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Temple dedicated to Lord Ganesha; located in Prabhadevi, Mumbai, it was orginally built by Laxman Vithu and Mrs. Deubai Patil; managed by Shree Siddhivinayak Ganapati Mandir Nyas (Prabhadevi) Trust
Mission founded in 1953 by devotees of Swami Chinmayananda and administered by Chinmaya Mission Trust in Mumbai; operates more than 300 centres in India & 50 centres abroad; activities: balavihar, study groups, bhajan groups, social service etc
3 Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS)
Organisation founded by Dr Hedgewar in 1925 in Nagpur, Maharashtra to strengthen Hindu society & India; has 49,734 basic units (shakhas) in India, & conducts social service through its wing, Sevabharathi; presently led by P.P.K.S. Sudarshan
4 Akkalkot-Niwasi Shree Swami Samarth
Website dedicated to the 'Swaroop Sampradaya' initiated by Akkalkot Niwasi Shree Swami Samarth, in Mumbai; site brings to life the humanitarian and spiritual work undertaken by the devotees for the spiritual enlightenment of the common man
5 Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Mumbai
Organisation founded in 1938 by K.M. Munshi in Mumbai with the blessings of Gandhiji; voluntary, apolitical national movement with an international outlook, devoted to life, literature & culture; has 373 institutions & 118 kendras in India
Hindu saint supposed to have first appeared in Shegaon (Maharashtra) in 1878; had numerous disciples; attained samadhi in Shegaon; a temple has been erected on the spot where he left his body
7 ISKCON Food Relief Foundation
Charitable trust serving 40,000 nutritious meals daily to primary students in government and government-aided schools in Mumbai to eradicate hunger and illiteracy; has similar Midday Meal Programmes in Delhi, Jaipur, Tirupati etc
Non-Governmental Organisations Hinduism
Mission founded by Sadhu T.L. Vaswani in 1929 in Hyderabad (Sind); site offers info about its history, various locations around the world etc; based in Pune
