• To connect all Vasavites in NY and NJ to serve the community
• Service the underprivileged in the community by providing education, health and food support
• Preserve and promote our culture and Values
• Bring awareness about the History of Vasavi Matha’s self-immolation and the sacrifices made by our families of 102 gothrajas and spread the Vasavi Matha’s message “Dharmam, Seelam and Ahimsa” to the world.

History of Vasavi Maatha Sacrifice

India has very rich history and values that goes back to several thousand of years. Indian society is as complex as its diversity. People who don’t know the history of Vasavi and Vasavi Community often mistake Vasavi Community as a caste. Vasavi community has a strong history and beliefs. To understand the community, one need to know the history.

Vasavi was a very beautiful and intelligent girl born in a highly respectable business family. When the King of that kingdom learned and saw beautiful Vasavi, he wanted to marry her. But she rejected him. With lot of power and arrogance the King wanted to overpower Vasavi and their family by force. Many people in the Kingdom did not like the arrogance of the king but they could not raise their voice against the very powerful king. Vasavi asked all the citizens to rise against this undemocratic act. Many citizens came forward and stood by Vasavi and her call. To avoid the bloodshed and violence, Vasavi decided to self-immolate and called everyone to join her to save the atrocity against the power less girls. 102 Families came forward to sacrifice their lives to support Vasavi’s call and they all sacrificed their lives by entering into the fire along with Vasavi with self-immolation rituals performed by 102 rishis one for each couple. Vasavi appealed the world to follow DHARMAM-SEELAM-AHIMSA (DUTY-INTEGRITY-NON VIOLENCE) and restore the peace in the world.

With this great sacrifice the people of Kingdom revolted against the King and ended the dictator king’s rule. Children of these 102 families given the Gothra of the respective rishis and they called these 102 families as Vasavi Community. These 102 Rishis established rules for marriages between the families of 102 Gothras. Since then Vasavi Community marriages happens between these 102 Gothras within the framework established and restoring the tradition of Vasavi Community and taking Lord Vasavi’s legacy and her message DHARMAM-SEELAM-AHIMSA to future generations. This matrimonial system is strictly being followed even today. By keeping their unique system of matrimony they are preserving the thousand years old history, legacy and strong beliefs. Keeping the legacy and tradition is as important as preserving one's history.

Vasavi Community treats Lord Vasavi as the Goddess Parvathi, who took Birth to make the world peaceful with the great principles of Duty, integrity and Non-Violence. Vasavi Community built numerous temples of Vasavi, Senior living homes, Ashrams everywhere. Following Lord Vasavi’s message they are involved with service of the society and service of underprivileged for hundreds of years. Vasavi Community is very peaceful, highly spiritual and helpful community and follows vegetarianism. Vasavi community celebrates Vasavi’s self-immolation day (Atmarpana Mahotsavam) and Vasavi Jayanthi (Vasavi’s Birthday) with great devotion.

Vasavi associations are serving the society for several hundreds of years in India. As the result of globalization, many Indians are living all over the world and they are known as NRIs. NRIs are preserving the great legacy, history, culture, tradition, arts of India with highest passion. Non Resident Indian (NRI) Vasavi community is trying to keep the legacy of Vasavi tradition and spread Vasavi’s great message DHARMAM-SEELAM-AHIMSA and serving the society with great passion. Vasavi Society Inc. is spearheading the Vasavi movement in NY/NJ. Vasavi Society is not a Caste. It is a big family. It is a group of families who follow Vasavi and her message.