A staggering Rs 65 lakh has already been spent on a hawan for infusing patriotism among people and now the man behind this mission Acharya Swami Dineshanandji has taken a bank loan of Rs 8 lakh to complete the process. The yajna, which was initially planned for 10 days, is being held at the biggest ‘hawan kund’ (fire altar)— measuring 27X27 feet — at the camp of Vishwa Hindu Parishad in Magh Mela. The hawan began at January 18 and would conclude on February 7.
Elaborating about the reason for taking a loan, Swami Dineshanandji told Hindustan Times, “Post demonetisation many of my disciples, who had earlier pledged to donate money for organising the hawan in this huge hawan kund, backed out due to which we faced shortage of fund. Left with no choice I decided to take loan from Allahabad Bank in Lucknow. I also exhausted all my savings to perform this yajna.”