Arya Samaj

Arya Samaj
Formation10 April 1875 (1875-04-10)
Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India (present-day Mumbai, Maharashtra, India)
FounderDayananda Saraswati
TypeReligious organisation
Legal statusFoundation
Region served
Worldwide
Members10 million (world)
8 million (India)
Official language
Hindi
Websitewww.aryasamaj.org/aryasamaj/arya-samaj-himmatpur-kakamai-etah Edit this at Wikidata
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Arya Samaj (lit. 'Aryan Society') is a monotheistic Indian Hindu reform movement that promotes values and practices based on the belief in the infallible authority of the Vedas. Dayananda Saraswati founded the Samaj in the 1870s. Arya Samaj was the first Hindu organisation to introduce proselytisation in Hinduism.

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