Archive · 1 Sep 2026
Haryana Assembly Unanimously Passes Resolution on Guru Ravidas Abhiyan
The Haryana Assembly agreed to support a special campaign honoring Guru Ravidas.
The campaign is connected to the 650th Prakash Parv of Guru Ravidas.
It began on July 29 and will continue until February 20, 2027.
Its goal is to encourage equality, kindness, service and peace between communities.
Sacred soil from Guru Ravidas’s birthplace in Varanasi was brought to Haryana.
People are taking this soil to villages and districts and mixing it with soil from local temples.
A special yatra will travel across Haryana from October 5 to November 5.
Schools, colleges and other educational centres will also hold programmes about the campaign.
The Haryana Assembly unanimously passed a resolution supporting the nationwide Guru Ravidas Maharaj Samrasta Sankalp Abhiyan.
Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini said the campaign began on July 29 and will continue until February 20, 2027.
The campaign promotes equality, compassion, service, devotion, social justice and harmony among communities.
A Kalash Yatra carrying sacred soil from Seer Govardhanpur in Varanasi reached Haryana on August 4.
The Samrasta Yatra is scheduled to travel through Haryana from October 5 to November 5, followed by educational outreach programmes.
- Who
- The Haryana Assembly and Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini supported the Guru Ravidas Maharaj Samrasta Sankalp Abhiyan.
- What
- The Assembly unanimously passed a resolution promoting the nationwide campaign dedicated to Guru Ravidas’s 650th Prakash Parv.
- When
- The resolution was moved on Tuesday; the campaign runs from July 29 to February 20, 2027.
- Where
- The campaign was launched at Seer Govardhanpur in Varanasi, while related activities are being held across Haryana.
- Why
- The campaign seeks to spread Guru Ravidas’s messages of equality, compassion, service, devotion, social justice and social harmony.
- Resolution
- Unanimously passed by the Haryana Assembly
- Campaign
- Guru Ravidas Maharaj Samrasta Sankalp Abhiyan
- Campaign period
- July 29 through February 20, 2027
- Launch location
- Seer Govardhanpur, Varanasi
- Kalash Yatra arrival
- Reached Haryana on August 4
- Haryana welcome ceremony
- Held August 5 at the Mata Sheetla Temple complex in Gurugram
- Samrasta Yatra
- Scheduled in Haryana from October 5 to November 5