Sadhguru Seeks China Permission to Search for 80 Missing Pilgrims in Tibet Flood

Spiritual leader Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev has appealed to Chinese authorities to allow him and a small team of volunteers to travel to Gyirong in Tibet to search for 80 members of his Isha Foundation pilgrimage group who remain unaccounted for after a devastating flash flood struck the Nepal-Tibet border region. The disaster, which occurred on Wednesday, August 26, has caused widespread destruction and left hundreds of people missing across the affected area.

In a statement dated August 27, Sadhguru said the group was caught in the floods at Gyirong while returning from the Kailash Mansarovar pilgrimage. He stated there had been no further information about the missing members since the disaster. "We write to you in absolute pain of losing 80 people from our group in the floods in Gyirong. We have no further information after the floods," Sadhguru said. He and the families of those missing are seeking permission to travel from Saga, where they are currently located, to Gyirong to assist with search efforts. He emphasized that their intent is not to interfere with ongoing rescue operations. "We deeply respect and understand the nature of the rescue efforts and will in no way...