A luminary of Vraja and a stalwart and exemplary Go-sevaka, Shri Ramesh Baba of Maan Mandira left on the most auspicious Indira Ekadasi.

The renowned Padma Shri awardee and ascetic saint of Vraja, Ramesh Baba Maharaj, passed away at the age of 88 on Tuesday, October 6, 2026, at the famous Maan Mandira in Barsana, Uttar Pradesh. After a long illness, he left his mortal body and went to Goloka Dhama. The news of his disappearance (tirodhan) has cast a shadow of deep sorrow…

Dear Maharajas, Prabhus, and Matajis,

Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

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“I am informing you that my father is preparing to leave his body in his home. He has been diagnosed his Stage 5 Kidney Failure which is now at the end of life stage. This is putting…

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