Uttarakhand / Haridwar : The highest position of Guru in Sanatan Dharma is : Swami Kailashananda Giri
Niranjan Peethadheeshwar Acharya Mahamandaleshwar Swami Kailashanand Giri Maharaj said that Guru has the highest place in Indian culture and Sanatan Dharma. Blessing the devotees on the occasion of Guru Purnima at the Adi Shakti Mahakali Temple at Kankhal, Swami Kailashanand Giri Maharaj said that the Guru has been given the highest position after the mother. Guru’s blessings are very important to be successful in life. He said that the Guru not only teaches the knowledge of alphabets but also gives the knowledge of life to the disciple. Only by assimilating the knowledge and education received from the Guru, the Naya of life can be taken across the ocean of the universe. While guiding the devotees who came to perform Guru Puja, he said that since time immemorial, Guru traditions have an important place in Indian culture. It is the Guru who takes the disciple from the side of darkness to the light. He said that through service of the Guru, the disciple progresses on the path of progress. Saints guide the society with their knowledge and tenacity. Swami Kailashanand Giri Maharaj said that while calling upon the devout devotees who have come to different states, he said that the rituals of the Guru should be carried out properly. He also gave a pledge to the devotees on the occasion of Guru Purab to clean Ganga, environment protection, polythene, drug addiction. During this, CMO Dr. Arjun Singh Sengar, Rajendra Parashar, Chandrashekhar Yadav, Anoop Bhardwaj of Sarva Brahmin Mahasabha, Pandit Ashish Sharma, Luvkumar Dutta, Ashish Pant, Manish Pant, National President of National Brahmin Yuvjan Sabha, Bhriguvanshi Ashutosh Pandey, Gaurav Kaushik etc. Representatives of many political parties worshiped Swami Kailashanand Giri and took blessings. Avantikananda Brahmachari, Krishnanand Brahmachari, Mukundanand Brahmachari, Lalbaba, Acharya Pawan Dutt Mishra, Pandit Pramod Pandey etc. were present on this occasion.