Hans Ram Singh Rawat, called Shri Hans Ji Maharaj and by various other honorifics, was an Indian religious leader.
13 Facts About Hans Maharaj
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Hans Maharaj was born in Gadh-ki-Sedhia, north-east of Haridwar in present-day Uttarakhand, India.
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Hans Maharaj's parents were Ranjit Singh Rawat and Kalindi Devi.
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Hans Maharaj had a daughter from his first wife Sinduri Devi, and four sons from his second wife Rajeshwari Devi, later known among followers as "Mata Ji" and "Shri Mata Ji".
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Hans Maharaj was reportedly disenchanted with these and turned to the Arya Samaj, a popular movement formed to remove caste prejudices and idolatry from Hinduism.
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Three years later, in 1926, Swami Swarupanand asked him to start teaching others the techniques of Knowledge, and for the subsequent 10 years Hans Maharaj traveled through what is today Pakistan and northern India.
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Hans Maharaj branched out on his own with the understanding that he had his teacher's blessings, and continued teaching throughout the Indian sub-continent.
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Hans Maharaj traveled constantly between Haridwar and Delhi, often staying at followers' houses at Paharganj and Connaught Place, behind the new Delhi center.
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In 1944, as the number of students grew, Hans Maharaj purchased a small, two-floor house on the bank of the Ganges canal outside Haridwar, and named it "Prem Nagar".
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For nearly 30 years Hans Maharaj disseminated his message without any formal organisation.
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In 1965, Hans Maharaj attended a religious conference in New Delhi's Constitution Club that was chaired by the then Speaker of the India Parliament, Mr Ayengar.
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That year Hans Maharaj flew for the first time when he visited his students in Jammu, Kashmir.
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On 18 July 1966, while visiting a small ashram in Alwar, Hans Maharaj fell ill, and the same day returned to Delhi by car.