At the Pragraj Mahakumbh 2025, famous actor Mamta Kulkarni became Mai Mamta Nand Giri after taking a bath in the sangam while wearing sadhvi’s clothes. Actor Mamta Kulkarni becomes ‘Mahamandleshwar’ of Kinnar Akhara and assumes a new name: ‘This was the order of Mahadev, Maha Kaali.’
On Friday (January 24, 2025), actor Mamta Kulkarni undertook a spiritual journey by leaving her worldly existence and taking on the new name of ‘Mai Mamta Nand Giri,’ according to the Uttar Pradesh government, after captivating her fans, audiences, and audience with her characters and parts.
In a statement, the U.P. government said in the ongoing Maha Kumbh, Kulkarni first took ‘sanyas’ in the Kinnar Akhara, and then she got a new name, ‘Mai Mamta Nand Giri,’ in the same akhara.
Mamta took a dip in the sacred waters of the Sangam and was seen in the clothes of a ‘sadhvi.’. After sanyas and pattabhishek, Mamta said it will be “my good fortune that I am also becoming a witness in this holy moment of Maha Kumbh.”.
She said she was receiving the blessings of the saints. She took initiation (‘deeksha’) from Guru Shri Chaitanya Gagan Giri in Kupoli Ashram 23 years ago, and now she is entering a new life with complete sanyas, the statement added.
Speaking to the media, Kulkarni said, “I started my penance (‘tapasya’) in 2000. And I chose Laxmi Narayan Tripathi as my ‘pattaguru’ because today is Friday… it is the day of Maha Kaali (Goddess Kaali).
