​Consecration to the Position of Jagadguru Ramanandacharya

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On 21st October 2005, in Ayodhya—the sacred city sanctified by the footsteps of Lord Rama—a grand coronation ceremony was held, during which Mahant Narendra Das was formally enthroned as Jagadguru Ramanandacharya.
 

Eminent Saints and Representatives
Present at the Ceremony
 

• Mahant Gyan Das Ji Maharaj, President of the Akhil Bharatiya Shad-Darshan Akhada Parishad

• Members of the Akhada Parishad

• Representatives of the Nirvani, Nirmohi, and Digambar Akhadas, along with their 18 affiliated sub-akhadas

• Leaders of the Chatur-Sampradaya and office bearers of all Vaishnava Khalsas

• Representatives from the Udasin, Bada Udasin, and Nirmal Akhadas
   

From that day onward, Mahant Narendradās became Jagadguru Ramanandacharya Narendraacharya. Adorned with the title Anant Shri Vibhushit, he was formally entrusted with the full spiritual authority as a revered Hindu religious leader, a Vaishnava Acharya, and the rightful successor to Ādi Jagadguru Ramanandacharya.
 

The Rise of Nanijdham & the Establishment

of the Southern Peeth
 

On this very day, the village of Nanij was transformed into "Nanij Dham", signifying its elevated spiritual status. It was officially designated as the Southern Seat (Dakshina Peeth) of the Ādi Jagadguru Ramanandacharya tradition, under the name: "Ramanandacharya Dakshina Peeth – Nanij Dham". The three principal Peethas (seats of authority) of the Ādi Jagadguru Ramanandacharya lineage are as follows:
 

1. Shri Math – Panchganga Ghat, Varanasi (Original/Principal Peeth)
   Peethadheeshwar: Ramanandacharya Ramnareshacharya

2. Tulsipeeth – Chitrakoot, Madhya Pradesh
   Peethadheeshwar: Ramanandacharya Ramabhadracharya

3. Ramanandacharya Dakshina Peeth – Nanij Dham, Maharashtra
   Peethadheeshwar: Ramanandacharya Narendraacharya
    

The Revival of Lord Ram’s Spiritual Legacy.
 

During the time of Shri Rama's incarnation, He, upon the counsel of the guardian of dharma, killed a Shudra who was engaged in Vedic austerities—a practice then reserved exclusively for the Brahmin and Kshatriya castes. It is believed that this act remained in His heart like a thorn, a source of deep inner anguish. For the protection and restoration of dharma, He is believed to have incarnated again as Ādi Jagadguru Ramanandacharya on Magha Krishna Saptami, Vikram Samvat 1356 (1299 CE). As declared in the ancient scriptures:
 

"Ramanandaḥ svayaṁ Rāmaḥ, prādurbhūto mahītale."

Translation: "Ramananda is Lord Rama Himself, who manifested again upon the earth."
 

In response to the rising poison of caste-based discrimination and untouchability within Vedic Sanatan Dharma, Ādi Jagadguru Ramanandacharya made a powerful declaration

"Jaat-paat pooche na koyi, Hari ko bhaje so Hari ka hoyi."

Translation "Caste and creed should never be considered; whoever sings the name of Hari belongs to Hari alone."

Ādi Jagadguru Ramanandacharya not only preached this revolutionary message but also practiced it by accepting non-Brahmin disciples such as Saint Kabir Das, Ravidas, Sena Nai, Dhanna Jat, and Nabha Das. Moreover, he broke gender barriers by empowering women saints like Sura Suri and Padmavati, affirming that the right to spiritual liberation belongs to all, regardless of caste or gender.

The Historical Role in the

Preservation of Dharma
 

In the 13th century, during the reign of Muhammad Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq of the Delhi Sultanate, efforts toward the Islamization of Hindus were rapidly intensifying. The contribution of Ramanandacharya in resisting these efforts proved to be of immense significance.
And today, it appears that Jagadguru Ramanandacharya Narendraacharya has incarnated precisely to fulfill and complete that extraordinary mission.