Juna Akhara expels mahant for accepting girl, 13, as ‘donation’ | India News – Times of India
The incident sparked objections from top saints and a meeting of senior Akhara officials AGRA: Juna akhara, the largest Hindu monastic order in India, has expelled mahant Kaushal Giri for seven years after he accepted a 13-year-old girl as “donation” from her family and initiated her as a sadhvi (monk) before the Kumbh Mela‘s first…