Pujya mota
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Pujya Shree Mota or Chunilal Asharam Bhavsar, was a spiritual leader who established ashram
s in Nadiad
and Surat
in Gujarat, India
. He founded the Hari Om Ashram, also known as the Maun Mandir, near Nadiad.
Ashram
Traditionally, an ashram is a spiritual hermitage. Additionally, today the term ashram often denotes a locus of Indian cultural activity such as yoga, music study or religious instruction, the moral equivalent of a studio or dojo....
s in Nadiad
Nadiad
Nadiad is a city and an administrative center of the Kheda district in the Indian state of Gujarat.The city is famous for its socio-educational-religious humanitarian services led by Santram Mandir and supported by institutions of higher learning such as Dharamsinh Desai University, Muljibhai...
and Surat
Surat
Surat , also known as Suryapur, is the commercial capital city of the Indian state of Gujarat. Surat is India's Eighth most populous city and Ninth-most populous urban agglomeration. It is also administrative capital of Surat district and one of the fastest growing cities in India. The city proper...
in Gujarat, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. He founded the Hari Om Ashram, also known as the Maun Mandir, near Nadiad.
Further reading
- Om, Hari, The Fragrance of a Saint: Life-incidents of a Gujarati Saint Pujya Shree Mota. India: Hari Om Ashram Publication, 1998.