Harsha Richhariya

Actress Harsha Richhariya says, ‘When someone starts their spiritual journey, they don’t hesitate in quitting the world of glamour”!

Former Bollywood actress #MamtaKulkarni took sanyas at the #MahaKumbh 2025. She has been announced as the #Mahamandaleshwar of the #KinnarAkhara and has also got a new name, #MaiMamtaNandGiri. Harsha Richhariya, a social activist and spiritual seeker, says she is looking forward to meeting her and mentioned that an individual’s past or age cannot determine their spiritual journey.

She said, “Mamta Kulkarni was a very famous actor of her time. So for her to become a Sadhvi and be consecrated as the Mahamandaleshwar by the Kinnar Akhara is a big thing. Actually, the Kinnar Akhara is only for transgenders, and people from other genders cannot be added to it. It was established to give value and respect to the transgenders. And like Mamta didi said, she has been doing sadhana for the past 23 years and has been living life like a Sadhvi, so I feel people can start their spiritual journey at any point in their lives. There is no said time or age for one to start that.”

She also believes that everything is already written by the universe, and so was Mamta’s journey. “This spiritual journey, as I said before, can start at any time and age. And like she herself said that it was an order from Mahadev-Mahakali and that her Guru had given her the date and time for her being consecrated as the Mahamandaleshwar, so everything is already written in time,” she said.

“When someone starts their spiritual journey, they don’t hesitate in quitting the world of glamour. If you are in love with the supreme power, you won’t have time for anything else,” she added.

Harsha also pointed out that leaving the entertainment industry is not that big of a deal, especially when you know your spiritual calling.

“When your soul is in search for peace, and is with being in the world which is real and not fake, you can leave anything. Like I meditate and do yoga, and do a lot of bhajan-kirtan, so for me I understood what can bring peace to me and soul and then there was no looking back,” she said.

As for her plans to meet Mamta, she confessed that though she doesn’t have any plans of meeting her as yet, she will do it once there is less crowd.

“I feel she too must be occupied with a lot of things now, because the media is circling around her. But of course, once everything settles, and there is less crowd, I will definitely go to meet her,” Harsha ended.

By Keerti Kadam