Gautam Adani, Chairman of the Adani Group, and Dr Priti Adani, Chairperson of the Adani Foundation, visited Shrimad Rajchandra Mission Dharampur in South Gujarat on 18 October 2026. The couple met Jain spiritual leader Pujya Gurudevshri Rakeshji, attended a spiritual gathering and visited projects working with tribal women, children with disabilities and people needing medical care.

The Adani visit to the ashram in Dharampur, Valsad district, took place during Navratri. Discussions covered seva, or selfless service, youth participation in community work and possible cooperation between the Mission and the Adani Foundation on welfare projects.

In a post on X, Gautam Adani wrote: ‘Priti and I spent warm moments with Pujya Gurudevshri Rakeshji at Shrimad Rajchandra Ashram, Dharampur, and received His blessings. Performing charan pakshal at the world’s tallest idol of Shrimad Rajchandraji was deeply moving.’

The couple also attended a satsang at Raj Sabhagruha, the Mission’s centre for meditation and spiritual talks. Pujya Gurudevshri spoke about the purpose of human life and the place of spiritual practice in daily living. During their meeting, he stressed the link between saadhana, or spiritual discipline, and seva. He also spoke about using personal resources and opportunities to help others.

The Adani visit brought together religious practice and discussions about social welfare, with possible joint work in areas such as healthcare and vision care still to be explored.

Dr Priti Adani visited the Shrimad Rajchandra Sarvamangal Centre of Excellence for Women, where she met tribal women taking part in skill training, livelihood and small-business programmes. The centre, located in Dharampur, was formally inaugurated in December 2025. Its facilities include production units, training centres, digital labs and community spaces designed to support women’s employment.

Such programmes address a practical issue for rural families: access to paid work and the skills needed to earn a regular income. Their long-term value depends on whether women can find steady employment, build businesses and earn enough to support their households.

Dr Adani also visited Shrimad Rajchandra Hospital and Research Centre, where she took part in the distribution of medical aids to children with disabilities. At the Mission’s Jinmandir, she offered prayers to Bhagwan Mahavir, the 24th Tirthankara of Jainism.

Healthcare is a major part of the Mission’s work in South Gujarat. Shrimad Rajchandra Hospital and Research Centre is a charitable, multi-speciality hospital with 250 beds. It serves rural patients who may face difficulties reaching specialist medical services or paying for treatment. The hospital began in 2004 with 40 beds and grew over the years to meet wider healthcare needs in the region.

The Adani visit to the hospital brought attention to medical support for children with disabilities, a group that can require long-term care, assistive devices and help with daily activities. The source material does not specify the number of children who received medical aids during the visit.

Gautam Adani expressed interest in exploring cooperation with Shrimad Rajchandra Love and Care (SRLC), the Mission’s humanitarian arm. Dr Priti Adani discussed possible work with its vision care programme, which fits with the Adani Foundation’s community welfare activities.

SRLC works in healthcare, education, women’s welfare, tribal development, emergency relief, animal care and environmental protection. The organisation has also received Special Consultative Status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council since 2020.

Its vision care programme began in November 2023 with financial support from Sarvamangal Family Trust. It screens children and people in underserved communities for vision problems, including those caused by refractive errors, and provides free spectacles where needed. The programme has reported more than five million vision screenings, over 800,000 spectacles distributed and more than 27,500 screening camps.

These figures show the scale of the existing work. Any new partnership with the Adani Foundation would need to be assessed through the resources committed, the number of people reached and the services delivered. No formal agreement or funding commitment was announced during the visit.

Spread across 355 acres, Shrimad Rajchandra Ashram serves as the international headquarters of Shrimad Rajchandra Mission Dharampur. Founded in 1994 by Pujya Gurudevshri Rakeshji, the Mission draws inspiration from Shrimad Rajchandraji, the Jain spiritual teacher regarded as Mahatma Gandhi’s spiritual mentor.

The Mission combines meditation and spiritual teaching with programmes for people in need. It has more than 142 centres across six continents, according to the information provided for the visit.

Gautam Adani has also visited several religious sites this year. Earlier in 2026, he travelled to Ayodhya, Kalighat in Kolkata and a Jain shrine at Taranga Hills in North Gujarat. On 1 May, he visited Kedarnath with Dr Priti Adani to mark their 40th wedding anniversary.

The Dharampur visit placed particular attention on the Mission’s work beyond its spiritual activities. The discussions on youth involvement, women’s livelihoods, healthcare and vision care may lead to further cooperation, although the details remain undecided. For the communities served by these programmes, the practical test will be whether any plans result in wider access to care, education and income opportunities.

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