rambhadradas was made jagadguru ramanandacharya seated at the tulsi peeth by the kashi vidwat parishad in varanasi on 24 june 1988, and this order was supported by the "mahants" of three "akharas", the four sub-"sampradayas", the "khalsas" and saints of the ramananda sampradaya on 3 february 1989, at the "kumbh mela" in allahabad. on 1 august 1995 he was anointed as the "jagadguru ramanandacharya" in a ritual manner in ayodhya by the "digambar akhara". after that he is known as "jagadguru ramanandacharya swami rambhadracharya".