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RSS Sarkaryavah (General Secretary) Dattatreya Hosabale speaking on the occasion of the 2550th annivesrary of 'Nirvana' of Vardhaman Mahaveer, 24th Tirthankara(supreme Guru) of Jains. Source: https://www.rss.org/Encyc/2023/3/14/Nirvana-of-Mahaveer-Swami.html

Celebration of Vijayadashami at the RSS Headquarters in Nagpur Maharashtra. The RSS was founded on Vijayadashami in 1925. Source: https://www.rss.org/Vijaya%20Dashami%20Utsav%202021.html

Volunteers of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh(RSS). Source: https://www.rss.org/Vijaya%20Dashami%20Utsav%202021.html

Vounteers of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh at a training camp. Source: https://www.rss.org/Vijaya%20Dashami%20Utsav%202021.html

RSS Sarsanghchalak(Chief Mentor) Mohan Bhagwat along with Bhaiyya ji Joshi. The latter is a former Sarkryavah(General Secretary) now. Source: https://www.rss.org/ABPS%202019.html

RSS volunteers at a parade on the occassion of Vijaydashami. Source: https://www.rss.org/Vijaya%20Dashami%20Utsav%202021.html

RSS volunteers training at a camp in the Indian state of Kerala in 2017. Source: https://www.rss.org/Home%20Gallery.html

An RSS training camp at Raipur in the Indian state of Chattisgarh in 2017. Source: https://www.rss.org/Home%20Gallery.html

An RSS training camp at Raipur in the Indian state of Chattisgarh in 2017. Source: https://www.rss.org/Home%20Gallery.html

Women delegates at the meeting of RSS' top decision making body Akhil Bharatiya Pratinidhi Sabha(ABPS) in March 2023 at Panipat in the Indian state of Haryana. Image Source: VSK Bharat

Sarkaryavah (general secretary) Dattatreya Hosabale addressing a press conference in presence of its Akhil Bharatiya Prachar Pramukh (All India Pubicity Chief) Sunil Ambekar at Panipat in the Indian state of Haryana. Image Source: rss.org

RSS Sarsanghchalak Dr. Mohan Bhagwat delivering an annual address on Vijayadashami at Nagpur in October 2022. Image Source:rss.org

Fifth Sarsanghchalak of the RSS KS Sudarshan paying homage to Dr. BR Ambedkar who worked tirelessly for upliftment of socially marginalised sections of the society and played a key role in shaping Indian(Bharatiya) Constitution.

Sarsanghchalak(Chief Mentor) and Sarkaryavah(General Secretary of the RSS at the meeting of ABPS at Panipat in the Indian state of Haryana. The meeting was held between 12 to 14 March, 2023. Image Source: vskbharat.com

RSS Akhil Bharatiya Prachar Pramukh( All India in-charge of Media Publicity) Sunil Ambekar

Fifth Sarsanghchalak of the RSS KS Sudarshan and Sixt and the present Sarsanghchalak Dr. Mohan Bhagwat reciting the RSS prayer that pays homage to the motherland Bharat.

Manikchandra Vajpayee was an Indian journalist, writer, and RSS pracharak. Image Source: https://vskbharat.com/and-manikchandra-vajpayee-is-smiling/

The second Sarsanghchalak of the RSS MS Golwalkar

Third Sarsanghchalak of RSS Balsahed Deoras offering homage to leading Indian social reformer Mahatma Jyotiba Phule

Third Sarsanghchalak of RSS Balsaheb Deoras in discussion with senior RSS Pracharak Moropant Pingley. Pingley was one of the key driving forces behind the Ram Temple movement that began in the1980s.

Third Sarsanghchalak of RSS Balsahed Deoras with Madhavrao Muley. The latter an RSS Pracharak was Sarkaryavah(General Secretary) of the RSS from 1973-79

Late Atal Bihari Vajpayee and late Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya. Both of them were RSS Pracharaks (full-time workers)

Ashok Singhal, an RSS Pracharak(full-time worker) who was also international working president of Vishwa Hindu Parishad(VHP)

Ashok Singhal, an RSS Pracharak (full-time worker) and stalwart of the mass movement to build Ram Temple at Ayodhya(Uttar Pradesh) during his younger days. He was also international working president of Vishwa Hindu Parishad.

Five Sahsarkaryavahs( joint general secretaries of RSS): Dr Krishna Gopal, Dr Manmohan Vaidya, CR Mukunda, Arun Kumar, RamDutt Chakradhar. Image source: https://samvada.org/changes-in-responsibilities-and-the-new-rss-team-rssabps-rssabps2021/

RSS Sarkaryavah (General Secretary) Dattatreya Hosabale.

RSS Sahsarkaryavah (joint general secretary) Arun Kumar

RSS volunteers at Pune in the Indian state of Maharashtra in January 2016

RSS volunteers at Pune in the Indian state of Maharashtra in January 2016

RSS Volunteer training camp at Indian state oh Assam in December 2022

RSS Volunteer training camp at Indian state of Assam in December 2022

RSS volunteers at Pune in the Indian state of Maharashtra in January 2016

RSS volunteers at Ambikapur in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh in November 2022

RSS volunteers at Meerut in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh in February 2018

RSS volunteers at Meerut in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh in February 2018

RSS volunteers at Meerut in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh in February 2018

Balasaheb Deoras, third Sarsanghchalak of the RSS. Image Source: News Bharati