Harsha Richhariya in Mahakumbh:In the Mahakumbh, Anand Swaroop Ji Maharaj criticized Niranjani Akhara and glamorous Sadhvi Harsha Richaria, after which Harsha was so hurt that she decided to leave the Mahakumbh midway. Swami Anand Swaroop Ji Maharaj had said, "This kind of tradition is not right in Mahakumbh. This is the result of a distorted mentality. In Mahakumbh, it was not the beauty of the face that should have been seen, but the beauty of the heart."
Along with this, Swami Anand Swaroop ji also commented on model and actor turned Sadhvi Harsha Richhariya and foreign woman Lauren Powell. He had said that religion and spirituality should be discussed in Mahakumbh. Giving initiation and Sanatani name to Lauren Powell is just publicity and joke, because she is attending Mahakumbh without purification. He also said that such things make Mahakumbh just a marketing event.
Harsha Richhariya gave her reaction on this and said that she has only taken Mantra Diksha, and she is moving towards Sanatan Dharma. Harsha also said that she has come into this field through anchoring, acting and modeling, so what is wrong in it? He is being targeted, while there were other people with him who were householders, but they were targeted.
After Swami Anand Swaroop Ji Maharaj's statement, Harsha alleged that he was being prevented from participating in the Mahakumbh and was locked in a room. He said that Swami Anand Swaroop Ji Maharaj will feel guilty.
Apart from this, Shankaracharya Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati had also raised questions on Harsha Richhariya. He had said that a person who is in the midst of Sannyasa initiation or marriage should not have been made to sit in the royal chariot of the Saint Mahatmas. He should have participated as a devotee, but making him sit in the royal chariot wearing saffron clothes is wrong.
