On 24 Jan 2025, Former Actress Mamta Kulkarni,52, now Shri Yamai Mamta Nand Giri has been declared Mahamandleshwar of Kinnar akhara in Mahakumbh 2025. The ceremony of embracing Sanyas by doing her own Pind Dan took place at Mahakumbh 2025. After PindDan the coronation ceremony in which A person gets a new identity as per traditional rituals took place. She was endowed with a new name “Yamai Mamta Nand Giri” by Laxmi Nath Tripathi Sanstha.
What is Mahamandeleshwar?
He/She is a respected spiritual leader who is the head of the Monastic order. Roles and responsibilities include guiding followers and organizing various religious activities to preserve dharma.
Actress Mamta Kulkarni
The Bold and beautiful Mamta started her career in films early in 1992 with the movie Tiranga alongside famous actors Raj Kumar and Nana Patekar. With her fabulous performances in movies like China Gate, Karan Arjun, Ashiq awara, Waqt Hamara hai, she became a celebrated icon of the 90s. In a short span she did 50 plus movies of south as well as Bollywood. Her most appreciated movies were Ram lakhan, Krantiveer, and Sabse bada Khiladi.
She left Bollywood in 2002 marking a Golden performance in Bollywood with A-listers like King khan, and Salman Bhai. Her Songs Gup chup Gup chup rules the world even today. Her controversial topless cover shoot marked her in the bold actresses list of that time. The Synonym of Glamour along with daring moves made her unforgettable in the golden era of Indian cinema. Her Net worth is 83 crore.
Controversial life of Mamta Kulkarni
From being a bold controversial actress whose career was always in conspiracy to a Sadhvi shocked everybody. In the year 2016, She was a prime suspect in Thane’s major drug trafficking case. She along with her husband seized by the police under racket for being involved in 2000 crore INR in the international drug trade which made them leave India.
After returning in Dec 2024, She felt immersed in emotions and planned a homecoming. But the comeback in Bollywood as an actress was never her motive. And after this ceremony, she can do roles in Spiritual movies only.
Bold Mamta to Mahamandleshwar Mamta Giri
Mamta commits that she had embraced the Spiritual path after exiting Bollywood. And further to continue her journey to end the wordily life more prominently she took these big steps. She took Deeksha from the head of Kinnar Akhara Laxmi Tripathi.
Oppose of this move
Some seers, from akharas all around Mahakumbh 2025 said this was a move of publicity and opposing to give her the title of Mahamandleshwar. Seers proclaimed that Nobody has the right to uplift bold actors to saints directly just like that.