Former Bollywood actress Mamta Kulkarni, now known as Yamai Mamta Nandgiri, has been inducted as the Mahamandleshwar of the Kinnar Akhada at the Mahakumbh festival in Prayagraj.
Former Bollywood actress Mamta Kulkarni was formally inducted as the Mahamandleshwar of the Kinnar Akhada at the Mahakumbh festival in Prayagraj on Friday. She has been given the spiritual name Shri Yamai Mamta Nandgiri. Acharya Mahamandleshwar of Kinnar Akhada, Laxmi Narayan, said, “Kinnar Akhada is going to make Mamta Kulkarni (former Bollywood actress) a Mahamandleshwar. She has been named as Shri Yamai Mamta Nandgiri. As I am talking here, all the rituals are underway.”
#WATCH | #MahaKumbh2025 | Pattabhisheka of former actress Mamta Kulkarni performed at Sangam Ghat in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh.
Acharya Mahamandleshwar of Kinnar Akhada, Laxmi Narayan said that Kinnar akhada is going to make her a Mahamandleshwar. She has been named as Shri Yamai… pic.twitter.com/5hFfFTMe1s
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According to Laxmi Narayan, Kulkarni has been associated with the Kinnar Akhada for the past one and a half years. “She has been in touch with Kinnar Akhada and me for the last one and a half years… She is allowed to perform the character of any devotional figure if she wants as we do not prohibit anyone from performing their art,” he said.
Visuals from the Mahakumbh showed the former actress in saffron attire, participating in spiritual activities, including her ‘Pind Daan’ at Sangam Ghat. Speaking to reporters, Mamta Kulkarni expressed her devotion, saying, “…This was the order of Mahadev, Maha Kaali. This was the order of my Guru. They chose this day. I didn’t do anything.”