Himangi Sakhi Becomes India's First Kinnar Shankaracharya, Establishes Peeth in Pushkar

• Himangi Sakhi was formally consecrated as India's first Kinnar Shankaracharya at a Kinnar Dharma Conference in Bhopal on Mahashivratri.
• She announced the establishment of the Kinnar Shankaracharya Peeth in Pushkar, Rajasthan, to preserve the religious traditions of the Kinnar community.
• Himangi Sakhi, a Mumbai resident, is the world's first Kinnar Bhagwat Katha speaker and head of Maa Vaishno Kinnar Akhara, the first religious platform for transgender women.
• The Peeth aims for socio-religious upliftment of the Kinnar community, focusing on education, health, rights protection, and religious recognition.
• Over 60 Kinnars who had previously converted to Islam returned to Sanatan Dharma through Vedic purification at the event.