Anant Ambani completes 170-km padyatra from Jamnagar to Dwarkadhish Temple

Anant Ambani's 170-kilometre spiritual padyatra from Jamnagar in Gujarat to Dwarkadhish Temple started on March 29.

Anant Ambani, non-executive director of Reliance Industries Ltd, on April 6, completed a 170-km padyatra from Jamnagar to the Dwarkadhish Temple — a journey his mother, Nita Ambani, praised for its deep cultural significance.

Speaking to reporters after completing the spiritual walk, Anant said, "I extend my best wishes to all on the occasion of Ram Navami. I did the darshan of the Dwarikadhish, and with this, my padyatra has completed..."

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The padyatra, which began on March 29, saw Anant walking nearly 20 kilometres a day, often through the night. On April 4, spiritual leader Bageshwar Baba (Acharya Dhirendra Shastri) joined the journey and was seen walking barefoot alongside Anant's convoy.

#WATCH | Devbhumi Dwarka, Gujarat | 'Padyatra' of Anant Ambani, Director, Reliance Industries Limited, from Jamnagar to Dwarkadhish Temple, completed today and arrived at Dwarkadhish Temple on the occasion of #RamNavami2025.Anant Ambani says, "I extend my best wishes to all on pic.twitter.com/JhL6KGkqvQANI (@ANI) April 6, 2025

Reacting to her son's spiritual odyssey, Nita Ambani, Founder-Chairperson of Reliance Foundation, said, "As a mother, it's a very proud feeling to see my youngest son Anant complete this padyatra to this divine place of Dwarkadhish... For the last 10 days, all the youngsters who have joined Anant's padyatra have been spreading our culture. I only pray to Dwarkadhish to give strength to Anant..."

#WATCH | Devbhumi Dwarka, Gujarat | 'Padyatra' of Anant Ambani, Director, Reliance Industries Limited, from Jamnagar to Dwarkadhish Temple, completed today and arrived at Dwarkadhish Temple on the occasion of #RamNavami2025.Anant Ambani's mother & Reliance Foundation pic.twitter.com/B5KZvSdi1Y ANI (@ANI) April 6, 2025

Radhika Merchant, Anant’s wife, added that the padyatra had a special personal significance. "Today, it's Anant's 30th birthday. It was his wish that he would do this padyatra after our wedding... We feel proud that we are celebrating his birthday here today. I thank all those who blessed him for his padyatra to be successful..."

#WATCH | Devbhumi Dwarka, Gujarat | 'Padyatra' of Anant Ambani, Director, Reliance Industries Limited, from Jamnagar to Dwarkadhish Temple, completed today and arrived at Dwarkadhish Temple on the occasion of #RamNavami2025.Anant Ambani's wife, Radhika Merchant, says, "Today, pic.twitter.com/jtWyUp2jXvANI (@ANI) April 6, 2025

Apart from being a non-executive director of Reliance Industries, Anant also serves on the boards of Jio Platforms Ltd, Reliance Retail Ventures Ltd, Reliance New Energy Ltd, and Reliance New Solar Energy Ltd.