Mahant Digvijaynath Smriti Bhavan

Mahant Digvijay Nath (born Nanhu Singh, 1894–1969) was the Mahant, i.e., head priest, of the GORAKHNATH MATH in GORAKHPUR, India. He was also a hindu nationalist activist and a politician of the HINDU MAHASABHA, who was arrested for inflaming passions among Hindus against MAHATMA GANDHI, leading to his Assassination. Nath played a leading role in the ram janmabhoomi movement in 1949, which culminated in the placing of RAMA idols inside the BABRI MASJID, in an effort to revive the HINDU MAHASABHA after its implication in the Gandhi assassination. Nath was elected as the mp for GORAKHPUR in 1967 on a Hindu Mahasabha ticket.nDigvijay Nath was born Swaroop 'Nanhu' Singh in 1894 in Kankarwa Thikana of Mewar, Udaipur, Rajasthan in a Rajput thakur family. His mother died when he was 8 years old. His father was Rawat Uday Singhji of Kankarwa, President of the Mewar Presidency Council (Mahendraj Sabha). He was given away or taken away to a Nathpanth yogi called Phul Nath, who took him to the Gorakhnath Math (monastery) in Gorakhpur. Nanhu Singh grew up in the monastery and went to study in the St. Andrews College in Gorakhpur. He was an average student but excelled in sports, especially, hockey, horse-riding and tennis. In 1920, he left his education to take part in politics.nnIn 1932, Baba Brahma Nath became the mahant of the Gorakhnath Math and initiated Nanhu Singh into the Nath panth tradition. After his death in 1935, the leadership of the math passed to Digvijay Nath, who was anointed as the mahant on 15 August 1935. Despite being a mahant, Nath continued his pastime of playing lawn tennis as well as his political activities. Whereas the Gorakhnath math was traditionally venerated by both Hindus and Muslims, especially lower caste communities.nDigvijay Nath was succeeded by Mahant Avaidyanath as the head of Gorakhnath Math.

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In the west side of shri gorakhnath temple this souvenir of Mahant Digvijay Nath is situated. It is a picture museum cum library. It was built by the holy Mahant of the temple. It is a Rectangular hall with the capicity of 5000 people. On all the sides of the hall there are statues of holy sages, saints, Mahants, philisphors related to the hinduism and its culture along with thier short bio. Walls are full of storey-teling-pictures (comic) of different Noble person related to Nath sampraday and gorakhnath temple along with the god-goddesses of hinduism. Come and feel the value of being a Sanatani / hindu.

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