While hundreds of elderly people have already enjoyed trips to several places of religious and historical importance with his help so far, he has taken around 100 elderly people and 46 children to Manakamana pilgrimage. [break]
“As I could not fulfill my parents desire to go on a pilgrimage, I am trying to bring cheers to people who cannot afford to go on pilgrimage on their own expenses,” he said, adding, “I give top priority to the poor and helpless.”
Karmacharya, a businessman by profession, had lost his father when he was just 10 and his mother died soon after. “I could not complete my studies as I lost both of my parents in a very young age,” he recounts.
Karmacharya had established Singh Academy in the village eight years ago. The academy has been providing scholarship to the highest SLC scorer from Chandeshori Higher Secondary School, where Karmacharya studied.
Karmacharya first began by taking 240 elderly people to Budanilkantha, Pashupatinath, Swayambhu, Changunarayan and Namobuddha, in the Valley in 2008. With his help 160 devotees have already visited Sai Baba´s abode in Bangalore so far.
“I plan to take around two dozens elderly people to Mumbai next year,” Karmacharya said.
Today the entire village is thankful to Karmacharya for being “the son of the village”.
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