Jammu Tawi: As part of the ongoing Gau Dhwaj Sthapana Bharat Yatra, Jagadguru Shankaracharya Avimukteshwaranand Ji Maharaj of Jyotirmath is set to arrive in Jammu, J&K, on 22nd October 2024.
Today, co-convener of the Gau Dhwaj Sthapana Bharat Yatra, Gobhakt Vikas Patni Ji, along with Akhilesh Brahmachari Ji and state convener Deepu Raina, addressed a press conference, highlighting the significance of this movement. They informed that, from 12 PM to 3 PM on 22nd October, Shankaracharya Ji will preside over the installation of the Gau Dhwaj and deliver an address at the Gau Mahasabha in Jammu. Following the event, he will continue the Yatra towards Leh, Ladakh.
Continuing the mission, Param GauBhakt Pujya Gopal Mani Ji has led the Gau Pratishtha Andolan, and has kept it alive across the country. This sacred movement is blessed by the Jagadguru Shankaracharyas of the four peethas, who organized a Gau Sansad to demand the status of Rashtra Mata and the implementation of legislation against cow slaughter. In this event, the Rama Gau Pratishtha Samhita Bill has been passed along with a 42-point Dharmadesh.
To ignite the momentum of this movement, Jagadguru Shankaracharya Avimukteshwaranand Ji Maharaj of Jyotirmath, lit a sacred flame of cow ghee and declared this year as the Gau Samvatsar (Year of the Cow). As part of this movement, the Gau Dhwaj Sthapana Bharat Yatra began on 22nd September which will visit all Indian states and union territories, with a sacred Gau Dhwaj being installed at each state capital. In each state capital, a grand Gau Pratishtha Sammelan will be held, beginning in Ayodhya— where Ram Lalla, a Gau rakshak and GauBhakt, resides. During the Yatra, Jagadguru Shankaracharya Ji will honor distinguished cow devotees from across the country.
Following this Yatra, a nationwide Gau Pratishtha Mahasammelan will be held on the occasion of Gopashtami in Delhi, on November 7, 8, and 9, which will decisively appeal to the Government of India to end the curse of cow slaughter and honor the cow as Rashtra Mata.
