Anant Ambani's 170-km padayatra to Dwarka enters eighth day

ANI April 5, 2025 233 views

Anant Ambani's remarkable 170-kilometer padayatra from Jamnagar to Dwarka showcases extraordinary physical and spiritual resilience. Despite battling complex health challenges like Cushing's Syndrome and obesity, he walks 20 kilometers nightly, chanting sacred mantras. His journey symbolizes a profound blend of personal transformation and spiritual commitment, reflecting the Ambani family's deep-rooted spiritual traditions. The pilgrimage also demonstrates Anant's multifaceted personality - a businessman, philanthropist, and spiritual seeker.

"Today is the 8th day of padayatra. I am going to bow my head before Dwarikadhish." - Anant Ambani
Dwarka, April 5: The 170-kilometre padayatra of Anant Ambani, Director of Reliance Industries Limited, from Jamnagar to Dwarka, has entered its eighth day.

Key Points

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Overcoming Cushing's Syndrome and obesity during 170-km spiritual walk

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Chanting sacred mantras throughout transformative journey

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Balancing spiritual devotion with business leadership

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Walking towards Dwarka before 30th birthday

Speaking to reporters, Anant said, "Today is the 8th day of padayatra. I am going to bow my head before Dwarikadhish."

After setting out on March 29, he has been covering about 20 kilometres daily, walking for about seven hours each night. He will reach Dwarka, a city etched in India's religious and spiritual lore, on April 8, a day before his 30th birthday.

Along the way, Ambani has encountered an attitude of reverence and goodwill--some have walked along with him a part of the way in solidarity, others have given his pictures of the presiding deity Lord Dwarkadhish and still others have come over with their horses to get their pictures taken.

Ambani's padayatra is also remarkable for the fact that the strenuous journey has been undertaken surmounting the debility caused by Cushing's Syndrome--a rare hormonal disorder--and morbid obesity, as well as asthma and a severe lung disease.

On this spiritual padayatra, Anant has been chanting the Hanuman Chalisa, Sunderland, and the Devi Stotra on his way to Dwaraka.

The younger son of Reliance Industries' Mukesh Ambani is a devout Sanatani who wears his spiritual passion on his sleeve. Some of India's most iconic religious destinations are his regular haunts and the beneficiaries of his munificence--Badrinath, Kedarnath, Kamakhya, Nathdwara, Kalighat and the Kumbh Mela, to name just few.

There is also a business to run- he oversees the world's largest refinery and directs the country's biggest new energy transformation projects. Then, there is the Vantara animal refuge he founded, which was inaugurated by no less a person than Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Ambani is showing that he can walk in the footsteps of a holy spiritual tradition while also creating the future in the world of business.

Reader Comments

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Rahul P.
This is truly inspiring! To undertake such a challenging journey despite health issues shows incredible determination. More power to him! 🙏
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Sunita K.
While I admire his devotion, I wonder if this much media coverage would be given to an ordinary person doing the same pilgrimage. Just a thought.
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Amit D.
Walking 20km daily with health conditions is no joke! His dedication to both spirituality and business is remarkable. #Respect
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Priya M.
The Hanuman Chalisa gives so much strength during difficult journeys. Wishing him safe travels to Dwarka! �
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Vikram S.
I appreciate that he's doing this pilgrimage quietly without any grand arrangements. Shows genuine devotion rather than showmanship.
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Neha T.
His work with Vantara and now this spiritual journey... it's refreshing to see young business leaders with such diverse passions.

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