Shree Aniruddha Upasana Foundation (the Foundation) is a ‘not-for-profit’ charitable institution incorporated under Section 25 of the Companies Act, 1956, in April 2005, with the blessings and inspiration of Param Poojya Sadguru Shree Aniruddha Bapu (Dr. Aniruddha Dhairyadhar Joshi - MD. Medicine, Mumbai). Since the time of its inception, apart from pursuing its principal objects of setting up Upasana Centres across the length and breadth of the country and abroad and propagating the spiritual teachings and preaching of Sadguru Shree Aniruddha, the Foundation, alongwith its sister organizations, such as Shree Aniruddha Aadesh Pathak (SAAP), Aniruddha’s Academy of Disaster Management (AADM), all of which are registered charitable organizations, etc. also undertake various socio-cultural activities, under the divine blessings, guidance and inspiration of Sadguru Shree Aniruddha Bapu.
Sadguru Shree Aniruddha’s preachings and teachings emanate from two fundamental principles and values - Adhyaatma (spirituality with Bhakti as the fulcrum) and Aadhaar (sustained support) - with bhakti being the common thread binding the two. Bhakti, in turn, has two facets to it - Shraddha-Bhakti and Seva-Bhakti. Bapu says that Bhakti becomes meaningful only when a person treads the path of Seva. In fact the line of thinking of Shraddha-Bhatki and Seva-Bhakti is the basic nature of Bapu. These principles are constantly and at all times active. Bapu does not have to do anything deliberate in order to practice the principles of Shraddha-Bhatki and Seva-Bhakti. It is a way of life for Him. It is impossible to separate and remove these values and principles from His life. The principle of Aadhaar is embodied in the first charitable organization that was set up by Bapu way back in the early nineties - Dilasa Medical Trust & Rehabilitation Centre. The word Dilasa itself means Aadhaar.
Sadguru Shree Aniruddha’s preachings and teachings cover a very broad spectrum, encompassing all aspects of our lives, be it family life, social and cultural aspects, governance, etc. Sadguru Shree Aniruddha’s preachings and teachings can be accessed from a range of sources; be they from His discourses over the past 14 years, many of which are in public domain, His earliest works - ‘Tadaatmanam Srujamyaham’ and ‘Aavaahanam Na Jaanaami’ (both in Marathi), the three volumes of the Shreemad Purushartha Grantharaj, viz. ‘Satya Pravesh’ (available in Marathi, English, Hindi and Gujarati), ‘Prem Pravaas’ (available in Marathi, English and Hindi) and ‘Anand Saadhanaa’ (available in Marathi), His editorials on a range of topics in His capacity as the Executive Editor of the Marathi - Hindi bilingual daily PRATYAKSHA and last but not the least His exhaustive treatise on Sunderkand, again through the columns of PRATYAKSHA, offer a veritable treasure trove that provides answers to virtually all questions that haunt and confront us with regard to all aspects of our lives.
Shree Aniruddha Upasana is performed by groups of bhaktas of Sadguru Shree Aniruddha, who assemble together once a week, generally on Saturdays. Each such group is known as a Upasana Centre. There are 634 such centres spread across the country and the globe.
DEVOTIONAL Services :-
1) Annapurna Mahaprasadam Project
- Free mid-day meals provided to nearly 4000 students across 31 different schools in the rural areas managed entirely by dedicated volunteers of the Foundation
- Free mid-day meals provided once a year during mega medical camp to nearly 40000 people, including nearly 7500 school children.
- Significant improvement seen in health and attendance levels of students
2) Eco - Friendly Ganesh Murti
- Idols of Lord Ganesh made from Paper Pulp replacing Plaster of Paris
- Paper pulp generated from shredded paper of completed ‘Ramnaam’ notebooks
- Non-toxic paints used
- Idols disintegrate very quickly and are bio-degradable – zero threat of pollution
3) Mega Medical and Healthcare Camp
- Being conducted for the past five years in the backward areas of Kolhapur
- 2008 camp covered 16300 villagers, including 7634 students from over 200 villages
- Methodical approach and follow up has seen sharp decline in common ailments
4) Blood Donation Camps
- 2866 units of blood collected in a single day in Mega Blood donation camp on May 4, 2008 involving 23 reputed blood banks
- Total of 6059 units collected during 2007 from 68 camps
5) Aniruddha’s Bank For The Blind
- Audio Cassettes/CDs based on the academic curriculum are prepared and given to the visually challenged students of various blind school and colleges
- More than 30,000 (thirty thousand) CDs and 3000 CDs distributed to various schools and institutions, free of cost
- CDs and cassettes recorded in 11 Indian languages not only for school study material but also for post-graduation and vocational courses.
- Till date, nearly 65,000 students have benefited from this project
6) Free distribution of notebooks
- 1,00,000 notebooks distributed free every year to needy students
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