This man left his business worth crores, participates in Kanwar Yatra for..., building temple on 35 acres, his name is...
The Japanese Monk Who Left His Business: In the holy month of Sawan, which is dedicated to Lord Shiva, devotees of Lord Shiva, known as Kanwariyas, perform the tough Kanwar Yatra, in which they collect the holy water of the Ganga and offer it to Lord Shiva temples. This pilgrimage is tough and stressful, but devotees do it for the blessings of their deity. Recently, a man who is seen performing the Kanwar Yatra has become the talk of the town and has gone viral on the internet like wildfire.
The person's video of performing the holy yatra in Haridwar has gone viral on social media platforms. People are talking about him as he left his comfortable life and started living like a sanyasi.
You must be wondering who this person is. The man's name is Hoshi Takayuki. He is a former businessman from Tokyo. He was running a chain of 15 beauty stores in Japan, but suddenly left everything and chose the spiritual path.
Who is Hoshi Takayuki?
Hoshi Takayuki is a former Japanese entrepreneur who has now changed his name and has now become 'Bala Kumbha Gurumuni'. He is performing Kanwar Yatra in Uttarakhand in search of peace for his soul. His spiritual journey began 20 years ago from Tamil Nadu. During his journey. Takayuki visited ancient palm leaf reading astrology center.
At the centre, he was told that he once lived as a Himalayan Sadhu. After listening to this, he decided to become a Sadhu and accept Hindu religion. According to Takayuki, he had a dream in Tokyo that he was in Uttarakhand in his previous life. This dream changed his life.
He then handed over his entire business to his disciples and started his spiritual journey. Hoshi Takayuki has transformed his house in Tokyo into a Shiva temple. He has also built another temple dedicated to lord Shiva. Now he is known by his spiritual name 'Bala Kumbha Gurumuni'. Bought Land To Build Shiva Temple
Takayuki is currently in India with his 20 disciples and is providing free food to other devotees at a camp in Dehradun. One of his old friend and Japan-based Indian advisors, Ramesh Sundriyal, Takachuki wants to build an ashram in Uttarakhand.
He has also bought 35 acres of land to build a magnificent Shiva temple in Puducherry.
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