Kumbh special: Akharas explained | India News – Times of India
1. Shri Panch Dashnaam Juna Akhada BASE: Baba Hanuman Ghat, Varanasi, UP FOUNDED IN: 1146 AD (as Juna) prior to that they were known as Bairagis HEAD: Acharya Mahamandaleshwar Swami Avdheshanand Giri DEITY: Dattatreya UNIQUENESS: It is the largest and extremely diverse. It embraces anyone who seeks, keeps dogs as companion DESCRIPTION: Aligns itself with…