Pune bids adieu to spiritual leader Dada JP Vaswani

Spiritual leader Jashan Pahlajrai Vaswani, popularly known as ‘Dada JP Vaswani’ died at his abode in Sadhu Vaswani Mission here on Thursday morning, just 21 days before his 100th birthday on August 2. (RAVINDRA JOSHI/HT PHOTO)

Updated on: Jul 12, 2018 7:41 PM IST

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Spiritual leader Jashan Pahlajrai Vaswani, popularly known as ‘Dada JP Vaswani’ died at his abode in Sadhu Vaswani Mission here on Thursday morning, just 21 days before his 100th birthday on August 2. (RAVINDRA JOSHI/HT PHOTO)

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Rashmi Shukla, Pune police commissioner, paid homage to Dada JP Vaswani at Sadhu Vaswani Mission in Pune on Thursday. (RAVINDRA JOSHI/HT PHOTO)

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Dada was a spiritual teacher, who taught humanity, vegetarianism and how to live a peaceful life. (RAVINDRA JOSHI/HT PHOTO)

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On Thursday, as the news of dada’s demise spread among the devotees in the morning hours, devotees started gathering at the Mission headquarters to pay their last tributes. (RAVINDRA JOSHI/HT PHOTO)

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The mortal remains of Vaswani, known for promoting vegetarianism and animal rights, have been kept at the mission for followers to pay their last respect. (RAVINDRA JOSHI/HT PHOTO)