Archive · 24 Aug 2026
Sant Ravidas’s 650th Birth Anniversary Marked With Sacred Soil Campaign
Sant Ravidas’s 650th birth anniversary was celebrated at an event in Delhi.
Sacred soil from Varanasi was brought to the programme.
Vehicles carrying the soil were sent to all 14 districts of Delhi.
The campaign is called the Samrasta Sankalp Abhiyan.
Leaders said Sant Ravidas taught that everyone deserves respect and equal opportunities.
They also spoke about devotion, kindness and helping society live together peacefully.
The organisers want his teachings to reach many homes and communities.
They said remembering his message should also mean following it in daily life.
A programme marking Sant Guru Ravidas’s 650th birth anniversary was held at Talkatora Stadium in Delhi.
Bharatiya Janata Party president Nitin Nabin flagged off vehicles carrying sacred soil from Varanasi to Delhi’s 14 districts.
The Samrasta Sankalp Abhiyan aims to spread messages of devotion, equality, dignity and social harmony.
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said the organisers want the soil and Ravidas’s teachings to reach households and localities.
BJP leaders said Ravidas’s teachings should guide social conduct and promote compassion, humanity and positive change.
- Who
- Bharatiya Janata Party leaders, Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, saints and spiritual leaders, and other public representatives attended.
- What
- A Pavan Mati Kalash – Vandan & Distribution programme was held, and vehicles carrying sacred soil were flagged off.
- When
- On Sant Guru Ravidas’s 650th birth anniversary.
- Where
- Talkatora Stadium in Delhi, with the soil distributed to all 14 districts of Delhi.
- Why
- To spread Sant Ravidas’s teachings on social harmony, equality, dignity, devotion and humanity through the Samrasta Sankalp Abhiyan.
- Occasion
- Sant Guru Ravidas’s 650th birth anniversary
- Programme
- Pavan Mati Kalash – Vandan & Distribution
- Campaign
- Samrasta Sankalp Abhiyan
- Venue
- Talkatora Stadium, Delhi
- Sacred soil source
- Varanasi
- Distribution reach
- All 14 districts of Delhi
- Core message
- Social harmony, equality, human dignity, devotion and compassion