Sri Sukhdevanandaji of Atal Peetham

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Shri Sukhdevanandji is the predecessor Pontiff {Acharya Mahamandaleshwar} to HDH in the Atal Akhada (the oldest monastic order in Hinduism) since 2013 when HDH was declared by him as the succeeding Acharya Mahamandaleshwar of the Atal Akhada, which has its ruling seat in the holy city of Haridwar in North India.

Atal Peetham in Haridwar, India

Swami Sadananda Puri

Kailasa Paramparagatha Atal Peetham


The Atal Akhada is an ancient apex body of Sanatana Hindu Dharma with origins from the puranic times of Hindu History. Bhagavan Sri Paramaśiva founded the Atal Akhada (Ref: when He performed the ceremonial coronation of His direct descendant and son Sri Ganapati, ordaining him on the royal spiritual seat of the kingdom called ‘Kailaasa Paramparagatha Atal Peetham to govern and protect the world through the cosmic constitution (reference – Śrī Gaṇapati Purāṇa). Śrī Gaṇapati as the ruling divinity and presiding deity of the Atal Akhada is represented by the Ācārya Mahāmanḍaleśvar (the senior pontiff) who continues the cosmic lineage as the inheritor of the Atal kingdom.

With this historic beginning of this ancient kingdom, it is today one of the oldest kingdoms which still survives though in the last hundred years the kingdom was uprooted from Pakistan and made to restart in Haridwar, from which it operates today. The predecessor of Sukhdevanandaji who was the last Mahamandaleshwar to rule Atal Akhada from its origin ruling city in Pakistan, was forced to flee from the kingdom and resettle in Haridwar, India.

It is in Haridwar that Sukhdevanandaji Maharaj was crowned as the Mahamandaleshwar and trained as the next successor of the Atal Kingdom from the age of 12.

Sukhdevanandaji Maharaj was born in Haridwar and had been brought up by his guru, Swami Sadananda Puri Maharaj who would initiate him into Balasanyas at the age of twelve and as his successor for the Atal Akhada. Sukhdevanandaji Maharaj received his first initiation into the Sri Vidya Sampradaya from Kanchi Shankaracharya Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati Swamigal and later received the Sri Vidya knowledge from Swami Vidyasharamji Mahraj. One of Sukhdevanandaji Maharaj’s most unique contributions to Hinduism is constructing the Tripura Sundari Temple in the shape of Sri Chakra in Amarkantak, Madhya Pradesh.

On November 6, 2013 The Supreme Pontiff of Hinduism, Jagatguru Mahasannidhanam, His Divine Holiness Bhagavan Nithyananda Paramashivam was nominated and declared by the Atal Akhada Peethadheeshwar (the current senior most religious king), Ācārya Mahāmanḍaleśvar Swami Sukhdevanandji as his successor and legal inheritor of the Atal Peetha namely the Kailaasa Paramparagatha Atal Peetham. As the Ācārya Mahāmanḍaleśvar of the Sri Panchayati Atal Akhada, The Supreme Pontiff of Hinduism assumed the most prestigious and honored role holding the responsibility, governing power and all customary rights when Swami Sukhdevanandji attained liberation in October 2018. Sri Panchayati Atal Akhada is the most ancient spiritual kingdom of India with its capital city in Multan in present day Pakistan. The base or the main branch of Atal Akhada is at Kutwapara Shakh Hanuman, Varanasi, with vast branches in the holy cities such as Haridwar and Nasik, North.

As the current Atal Akhada Ācārya Peethadeeshwar, His Divine Holiness Bhagavan Nithyananda Paramashivam inherits the vast responsibility to govern this spiritual kingdom of India.


  1. On 6 November 2013, The Supreme Pontiff of Hinduism has Himself spoken on Sukhdevanandaji Maharaj of Atal Peetham and commended his contributions to Hinduism as well as his adept knowledge in the science of Sri Vidya and Astrology. The Supreme Pontiff of Hinduism named Swami Sukhdevanandaji as a “walking University!” and narrated his life achievements and contributions for the global audience.

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