from september 1989 he was in rikhia, deoghar, jharkhand. there he lived as a paramahamsa sannyasin and performed vedic sadhanas including panchagni, an intensive sadhana for peace, abundance and well-being for all, performed before five blazing fires outdoors from makar sankranti (mid- january) to karka sankranti (mid-july). it was during the panchagni sadhana that he received the (divine) mandate “take care of your neighbours as i have taken care of you”