At the foothills of the Aravallis, where the Brahma Kumaris have anchored their global headquarters for nearly a century, Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma and Rajya Sabha MP Nitin Nabin joined thousands of followers on Monday, 26 October 2026, for the closing ceremony of the organisation's landmark 90th founding anniversary — a grand 'Navdashakotsav' and Global Summit held at Abu Road, Sirohi district.

Meditation in Shanti Van before the final address

Before the closing session began, both leaders stepped into the institution's celebrated Shanti Van — the sprawling meditation complex at the Abu Road campus — for a session of silent meditation. It was a deliberate, visible gesture: a Chief Minister pausing in quiet contemplation before addressing the assembled crowd. They then jointly addressed a large gathering of spiritual practitioners and delegates who had converged from across India and abroad for the multi-day summit.

The Chief Minister's Office shared the update on X with the hashtag #आपणो_अग्रणी_राजस्थान ('Our leading Rajasthan'), linking the state's identity directly to the milestone occasion.

Why the Brahma Kumaris' 90th year carries weight

The Brahma Kumaris, founded in 1937, have built one of the world's most recognisable spiritual networks from their base in Rajasthan. Their headquarters at Mount Abu and the adjacent Abu Road campus serve as a nerve centre for meditation education and peace programmes that now reach followers in over a hundred countries. A 90th founding anniversary is not a routine occasion — it marks nine decades of institutional continuity and a deepening global footprint rooted in a single Rajasthani town.

For a sitting Chief Minister, attending the summit's closing ceremony carries a clear signal: the state government's alignment with the values of peace education and value-based community building that the organisation champions. Indian state leaders have long participated in major milestones of large spiritual organisations headquartered within their borders, and the Brahma Kumaris — with their international stature — represent one of Rajasthan's most prominent such institutions.

Abu Road as Rajasthan's spiritual geography

Abu Road sits at the gateway to the Aravalli hill station of Mount Abu, Rajasthan's only hill station and a site of considerable religious significance across traditions. The Brahma Kumaris' presence there has made the town a destination not just for Indian devotees but for international delegations exploring mindfulness and conflict-resolution frameworks. A 'Global Summit' framing for the 90th anniversary underscores the organisation's ambition to keep that international conversation alive and growing.

With the anniversary summit now concluded, attention will turn to whether the state government formalises any collaboration on peace education or meditation-based wellness programmes — areas where the Brahma Kumaris have developed structured, exportable models over nine decades.