Dhamtari, September 10 (HS). Hiralal Kashyap, who left his village at the age of 16 and wandered in ashrams, is now known as Swami Vishwajyoti Saraswati, a nationally renowned yoga instructor. When he returned to his village Mode after 51 years, he started seeking blessings from the elders. Hearing about his fame, people from nearby villages also came to Mode village to seek his company.
The passion to promote yoga and serve in the ashram was so strong in Hiralal Kashyap, a resident of village Mode in Nagari, that he left home and took shelter in the ashram. Then he never looked back towards home, but started teaching yoga while living in the ashrams on the banks of river Ganga. Hiralal, who left home at the age of only 16, is now known as a yoga guru. He is known as Swami Vishwajyoti Saraswati. When he reached the village after 51 years, the villagers gave him a grand welcome.
It is told that Swami Vishwajyoti Saraswati Mode is the second son of Babulal Kashyap. He has five brothers. He went to serve in Yoga Ashram Bihar 51 years ago. He served as a yoga guru in Bihar School of Yoga Munger. Later he served for two years in Baijnath Dham Devdhar Mangotri, five years in Nadiaar of Gujarat and four months in Ujjain. After that he served in Rishikesh Ashram, Kailash Ashram, Yogi Niketan. On his arrival in the village, apart from Mode, the villagers of Sankara and Ghathula also welcomed him. Out of the five brothers in his family, two brothers Govind Kashyap and Suresh Kashyap are serving him. Among those who welcomed him were Dr. Rudra Kashyap, Dr. Raju Som, Romesh Kashyap, Darwin Kashyap, Naval Kashyap, Shraddha Som, Ritu Suryavanshi, Geeta Devi, Vandana Kashyap. It is said that Yoga Guru Swami Vishwajyoti Saraswati has disciples in Japan, Switzerland and England. He has created a distinct identity in the field of Yoga education in the entire country. After staying at the residence of his younger brother Govind Kashyap in Nagari for a few days, he will return to his ashram.