Widely followed spiritual leader Dada Vaswani passes away at 99

Dada Vaswani, spiritual leader and head of the Sadhu Vaswani mission, passed away at the age of 99 in Pune on Thursday morning. (Express Photo by Arul Horizon)

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Followers pay their last respects to spiritual leader Dada J P Vaswani at Sadhu Vaswani Mission Satsang Hall in Pune on Thursday. (Source: PTI)

“He was admitted to a city hospital for age-related problems three weeks ago. His condition deteriorated a couple of days back and he passed away this morning,” one of his close aides said. (Express Photo by Arul Horizon)

Born in Hyderabad, Sindh (Pakistan) on August 2, 1918, Vaswani had initiated a global peace initiative, ‘The Moment of Calm’. His birthday is also observed as World Forgiveness Day. (Express Photo by Arul Horizon)

Dada Vaswani is known for actively promoting vegetarianism and campaigning for animal rights. He had also written over 150 self-help books. (Express Photo by Arul Horizon)

The Mission had planned a grand celebration to mark Dada’s 100th birthday. (Express Photo by Arul Horizon)

His regular discourses at the mission premises attracted people from different walks of life. (Express Photo by Arul Horizon)

The Vaswani Mission also runs several schools and colleges and has offices across the globe. (Express Photo by Arul Horizon)

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