SHANTIKUNJ, HARIDWAR

Shantikunj Ashram, nestled in the serene surroundings of Haridwar, India, is the spiritual headquarters of the All World Gayatri Pariwar (AWGP). Founded by the revered Pandit Shriram Sharma Acharya in 1971, the ashram serves as a global center for spiritual awakening, moral upliftment, and social transformation, guided by the philosophy of the Gayatri Mantra and the principles of scientific spirituality.

WHAT IS GAYATRI?

Gayatri is the eternal source of thy willpower that motivates the origin and all activities of the visible and invisible forms of Nature. The rivers, oceans, the earth, the moon, the sun and the gamut of other planets, from tiniest particle to the universal expansion…, everything is moving because of this cosmic driving force. It is the root of the impulse of life in the blossoming plants and trees that beautify Nature.

The force of life in all living beings originates from its presence. Its superior presence in the human beings is reflected in the intellect, which enables the progressive development of the world and ascent of human life. In extraordinary cases, this sublime power is expressed as spiritually evolved pure, discerning intelligence – Ritambhara Pragya.