He became the head of the dera in 1990, and lives in Beas.īaba Jaimal Singh, the first head of the dera chose Baba Sawan Singh, a civil engineer by profession, to be his successor. The “gentleman” referred to in the Delhi court is Baba Gurinder Singh Dhillon, the fifth and current head of the Radha Soami Satsang Beas. The dera regularly purchases land for new centres.
The dera has property worth around Rs 3,000 crore, which includes the land of its centres all over the world, and three large hospitals. Some 2.5 lakh people can attend the satsang at the Beas dera at a time, it is said. The Beas centre is the largest, and is visited by some 12 million to 13 million followers every year, according to dera records. Some 18-20 of the bigger centres are spread over several hundred acres each. They say the dera has around 5,000 big and small centres across India and overseas. The dera claims to have an installed solar power capacity of 19.5 MW, including a rooftop plant with panels spread over 42 acres and a capacity of 11.5 MW.Ĭlick here to join the Explained WhatsApp group How many followers does the dera have, and where?ĭera officials claim there are around 20 million followers, spread over 90 countries all over the world. Of the 3,000 acres of land at the dera, over 1,200 acres is dedicated to agriculture.
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