Guru Ji Chatarpur Weli was an Indian spiritual leader.
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Guru Ji Chattarpur Wale, also known as Dugri Wale Guruji, Shukrana Guruji and Pyaare Guruji, whose real name is Nirmal Singhji Maharaj, was born on Monday, July 7, 1952, in the village of Dugri in Malerkotla, Punjab (India). His zodiac sign is Cancer. He finished his studies in the government. Dugri Primary School. He had a master’s degree in economics and political science.
Old picture of Guru Ji
Physical appearance
Height (approx): 5′ 11″
Hair color: bald
Eye Color: Black
family and caste
parents and siblings
Father’s name is Shri Mast Ramji and mother’s name is Light Smt. Surjit Kaur. His father was a farmer and had experience in agriculture.
Guru Ji with family members
Guru Ji’s father
A picture of Guruji’s mother
He has a younger sister named Krishna. He also had a younger and older brother.
A picture of Guruji’s sister
wife and children
His wife’s name is unknown.
Career
Guruji left home after completing his studies to help people on their spiritual journey. He traveled and lived in various places like Jalanhar, Chandigarh, Panchkula, Delhi, Mumbai before finally settling in the house now known as his temple located in Defense Colony, Jalandhar. Until 2002, he traveled frequently between Delhi and Jalandhar before finally residing at Chota Mandir, also known as Empire Estate House on MG Road in New Delhi.
Location of empire property
In the 90s, he established a Shiv Mandir at Bhat Mine, Chhatarpur, which is now recognized as Bade Mandir and has a Samadhi. In addition, he founded many ashrams all over the world.
Image of Bade Mandir in Delhi
There are three famous Guruji temples in India accessible to the general public. Bada Mandir, located in Delhi, is one of them and attracts a large number of devotees every week. It has a colossal granite lingam, representing the Hindu deity Lord Shiva, on top. Jalandhar Mandir, located in Punjab, is open every month on Pooranmashi (full moon evening).
Guru Ji’s Mandir in Jalandhar
Dugri Mandir, located in Malerkotla, Sangrur, Punjab, is open every first Sunday of the month.
A crowd of devotees outside the Dugri Mandir
In 1995, Guruji was headquartered in S Block, Greater Kailash -1, New Delhi. From there he moved to Empire Estate on Mehrauli Gurgaon Road, Delhi. Nowadays, both S Block Greater Kailash -1 Residence and Empire Estate are rarely open to the public. Guru Ji also has an ashram in Mumbai.
Guruji’s Ashram in Mumbai
Guruji temples are now present in various countries, including the United States. The largest US temples are located in Somerset and Edison, New Jersey.
Guru Ji’s Ashram in Somerset, New Jersey
Guruji’s Ashram in Edison
teaching methodology
Guruji makes people focus on their sufferings by meditating on them. He did not advocate idolatry and did not prescribe any special rituals for his followers. Unlike many gurus, he does not give pravachanas (religious sermons) or offer elaborate rituals. Instead, he promotes practical teachings and encourages his followers to connect with him directly through meditation and prayer. Guruji emphasizes the healing power of prasada (religious offerings) and discourages wastage. Her devotees believe that langar prasad (communal food), chai prasad (tea offering) and jal prasad (water offering) prepared and served in front of her photograph continue to receive her blessings.
A picture of a platter posted by a follower
Picture of miracle tea
confrontations
A rape case against his nephew
According to the allegations, in 2021, Navdeep Singh, also known as Gaurav, the nephew of ‘Guruji’, sexually assaulted a woman named Asha. Asha claims that she met Gaurav for the first time in 2013 at a temple with his family and gradually began to attract more attention.
Guruji’s nephew
In March 2019, Gaurav reportedly called Asha to discuss a dream he saw about her and the future of the sect. He asked Asha to meet him on April 4, 2019 and sent his car to pick her up. Allegedly, Asha was taken to a farm near the temple, where Gaurav told her that Guruji had appeared in his dream and told her that Asha was destined to be his wife and bear a male child to continue Guruji’s legacy. Gaurav allegedly gave Asha a drugged religious offering that made her feel lifeless and dizzy. He then took her to another room and performed a ‘marriage’ ceremony by chanting shlokas in front of a ‘havan’ before allegedly raping her. Over the next few months, Gaurav took Asha to a farm or a nearby hotel where he promised that her divorce would be finalized soon. In September 2019, Asha’s husband asked her about her frequent visits outside the house and she revealed her relationship with Gaurav. Her husband demanded a divorce and when Gaurav heard that Asha had informed her husband, he started avoiding her and later threatened her. Asha went to the Vikaspur police station on September 5, 2020, after recovering from the alleged ordeal, to register a complaint. The final verdict has not yet been delivered.
signature
Signature of Guruji
death
He took ‘Maha Samadhi’ on Thursday, May 31, 2007 in Delhi. He was 55 years old at the time of his death.
Guruji’s Samadhi in Bada Mandir
Tatoo
Guruji has a symbolic tattoo on his hand. It is done in black ink and looks like the Devanagari script for the word ‘Om’.
Facts/Trivia
- Guruji is believed to be an incarnation of the Hindu deity Lord Shiva.
- It is believed that Guruji often went and sat in the dera much to the displeasure of his family, who wanted him to spend his time studying rather than sitting among the sages. Guruji’s father, like any typical parent, wanted his son to get a master’s degree in arts and so Guruji studied only to fulfill his father’s wishes.
- The tea in Guruji’s satang is said to contain magical healing powers.
- It is believed that he loves the scent of roses and many people claim that the temples smell of roses. It is believed to be a blessing from Guruji and indicates his presence.
- Many celebrities have made Guruji satangs in their homes, including Rishi Kapoor and political leaders like Amrik Singh. Celebrities like Jacqueline Fernandez have also visited the Shiva temple founded by Guruji in Delhi.
Actress Jacqueline Fernandez in the temple building
At the residence of Guru Ji Amrik Singh
Guruji Satsang at Bollywood actor Rishi Kapoor’s residence
- Guruji’s students noted his famous ability to fill blanks with just a touch of his finger.
- Sometimes he would ask the devotees to share before the congregation the divine experience of his blessings to instill faith in the Supreme and remove all doubts from their minds.
- There is little written documentation of Guruji’s early life, and much of it was passed down orally by his followers. However, his teachings are found in books such as Pyaare Guruji and The Light of Divinity distributed by his followers. The written literature about Guruji is divine and hagiographic in nature.
Online version of Light of Divinity
- Guruji instructed his disciples to listen to Shabads, Sachi Banis and Gurbanis from Guru Granth Sahib.
- The construction of Bada Mandir is believed to be miraculous as all the problems like snakes and rain were solved immediately with Guruji’s involvement. The soil near the mandir complex is also considered magical as flowers and trees grow twice their original size in the area. The Shivling atop the mandir is also considered an architectural marvel.
Miraculous Shivling at Chatarpur Mandir
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According to the Sangat website, Guruji has not named a successor. However, his nephew Gaurav took over the responsibility of managing the sangat, including managing the funds, the ashram and the temple. In 2008, after Nirmal Singh’s death, a devotee filed a case in the Delhi High Court regarding the management of the ashram. The fiduciary argued that with only one old trustee alive, the trust was being mismanaged, which would lead to a dispute.
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