Braj bids farewell to Padma Shrī Sant Ramesh Bābā of Barsana
The Barsana saint, born in 1938 in Prayagraj, died earlier this week.
- Amar Ujala
The Barsana saint, born in 1938 in Prayagraj, died earlier this week. His last rites were held on 7 October at Mataji Goshala after a procession from the Ras Mandap in Gahvarvan along the Brahmachal parikramā route.
Cabinet Minister Chaudhary Lakshmi Narayan laid a wreath on behalf of CM Yogi Adityanath.
Key data
About six decades of sevā at Maan Mandir. His 2007 Kaman agitation, with about 22,000 Braj pilgrims, helped get about 5,253 hectares of Braj hills declared reserved forest. Mataji Goshala began in 2007 with 2 cows. Padma Shrī in 2019.
Why it matters
He was a leading figure of gau-sevā and Braj conservation, joining bhakti with protection of the sacred landscape of Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa's līlā.
GK: did you know?
Barsana is traditionally revered as the home of Śrī Rādhā.
