Lungs are bad yet faith is unwavering, ‘Oxygen’ Baba is different from thousands of saints in Mahakumbh

Maha Kumbh 2025 Oxygen Baba: The sands of Sangam in Tirtharaj Prayagraj are said to be the place of salvation. According to mythological beliefs, those who take a dip of faith in the Triveni stream of Ganga Yamuna and invisible Saraswati get freedom from the bondage of life and death. This is the reason that while crores of devotees will come here for the Mahakumbh starting from January 13, thousands of saints have camped here weeks in advance. How much eagerness and wait the Saints and Mahatmas are waiting to take a royal bath in the nectar like water of Ganga in Mahakumbh can be gauged by looking at Oxygen Baba.

In the Prayagraj Mahakumbh, sitting in a resting posture on the bed with an oxygen tube in his nose, this is Shri Mahant Indra Giri Ji Maharaj of the Avahan Akhara of Sanyasi tradition. Four years ago, in the year 2021, during the Corona pandemic, his lungs were almost completely damaged due to contracting Covid. The doctors had given the answer. They were told that life continues only as long as breathing continues through artificial oxygen. Not only this, he was also asked to avoid walking and travelling.

Reached Mahakumbh after traveling a thousand kilometers

Shri Mahant Indra Giri ji, ignoring the instructions of the doctors, not only traveled a thousand kilometers from Kurukshetra in Haryana to attend the Maha Kumbh, but also took artificial breaths from an oxygen cylinder while lying on the bed among other Naga Sanyasis. Chanting the name of Bholenath. Shri Mahant Indra Giri Ji Maharaj himself is a Naga saint, but due to illness, he has given up his Digambara form and is immersed in the devotion of God, wearing clothes.

People also call him Oxygen Baba

Due to the oxygen pipe being attached to his nose all the time, people in Mahakumbh also call him as Oxygen Baba. In the Mahakumbh area, there is a crowd of people to see and have darshan of Oxygen Baba Shri Mahant Indra Giri in the cantonment of Avahan Akhara. Some call him a perfect saint while others pay obeisance to him from a distance and take his blessings.

Will order Ganga water and take bath in the camp itself.

Shri Mahant Indra Giri Ji Maharaj says that in the Mahakumbh, he is eager to go to take the royal bath in the stream of Triveni along with other Naga saints of the Akhara. However, he is aware of his health and the extreme cold, so he says that if his body does not support him, he will order Ganga water and take a bath in the camp itself. The loyalty and dedication of Shri Mahant Indra Giri Ji Maharaj of Avahan Akhara towards Sanatan is inspiring to many other people. He says that even if one loses his life on the land of Mahakumbh, it will be a good fortune.

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