A Sufi Monk and The Juna Akhara

My late Naga Guru

Shri Vijay Giri Maharaj..

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I thought I should fill in the blanks here..

I met Shri Vijay Giri Maharaj at Trimbakeshwar Nasik Kumbh 2003.

I met him at Sevagram Juna Akhara.

I had shot Panchwati and it was first time I had come to Trimbakeshwar.

I was in a Sadhu attire too I took his pictures and we became friends.. He was a tantric too and when I told him I was connected to Bollywood.

He said he had seen me at Film City during a Govinda shoot I was Govindas stylist.

He further told me he had his Ashram in a built in cave near Film city.

He invited me to spend the night at his tent with his Guru Triveni Giri and his Dada Guru Satyapal Giri.

Next morning was Shahi Snan I shot his Ling Kriya and followed him half way till the tank.

I could not enter with the Naga Sadhus but I did enter with a senior photographer Manchekar Ji from my camera club PSI.

I returned to Bandra I got a call from Vijay Giri Ji to meet him at his Ashram in Film city.

I liked him he was connected to Sufism and Haji Malang Baba... I became Vijay Giri Ji s student.

We met again in 2013 he invited me to MahaKumbh Allahabad.

I stayed with him at Juna Akhara.

Through him I shot Nasik Kumbh 2015.

Ujjain Kumbh 2016...

He passed away in 2017..

But I am still connected to Juna Akhara through his Guru bhai Jaidev Giri.

Thanks to Jaidev Giri I shot Ardh Kumbh 2019 Prayagraj.

It was Vijay Giri Ji who called me Firoze Giri.

I later began documenting the Aghoris 2016 at Khamakhya and my Guru is Manikandan ji from Trichy.

I am connected to the Juna Akhara Khamakhya through Govind Giri Ji and Thanapati Nityanandji.

As a Muslim I dont think anyone has documented Aghoris Naga Sadhus Tantrics Hijra Kinnar Akhara as much as I have.

I have a heart problem but if the pandemic disappears I will be with the Naga Sadhus at Haridwar Kumbh 2021.

 

Om Namo Narayan

Har Har Mahadev

Done