NOIDA, 25 SEPTEMBER 2026: Mr. Dhananjay Sharma, Founder and Director, Age Ayurveda, and Senior President, Baidyanath, was given the award for the best innovation at Ayur Mahotsava 2026, the National AYUSH Festival & Exhibition at the International Trade Expo Centre, Sector 62, Noida. It was presented by Mr. Tirath Singh Rawat ji, Vice President of the Bharatiya Janata Party and former Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, at the launch of Surya Shirodhara®, the portable Shirodhara apparatus from Age Ayurveda, from the House of Baidyanath. The other dignitaries that adorned the dias where the Hon’ble Governor of Telangana Shri Shiv Pratap Shukla ji, Hon’ble Home Minister of Delhi Shri Ashish Sood ji.
The device is the first of its kind which increases accessibility and affordability. The 1.7 kg device can be carried from home to home to increase access of patients with mobility issues, this increases the reach of the patients served. Since it’s a “Do It Yourself” DIY, apparatus assembling and carrying is done under five minutes and its easy to wash and ready to use on next patient. Age Ayurveda whose campaign slogan is “Vaidya ki Sunno” firmly believes and advices that inspite of its ease of doing therapy it should be done under the supervision of a Vaidya or an expert therapist. The affordability factor is two pronged. Firstly, the device itself is very reasonably priced and secondly the design of the device ensures it captures the oil in the base of the device, which allows the oil to be reused on the same patient multiple times bringing the cost of the treatment down drastically. The device is attached with a manual oscillator to conform to the teachings of Acharya Charaka to meet the oscillating feature during the therapy.
Shirodhara, the pouring of a warm unbroken stream across the forehead, settles the brain from high-frequency beta waves into slower alpha and theta waves, the state between deep relaxation and light sleep, and engages the parasympathetic nervous system through the vagus nerve, bringing cortisol and adrenaline down. The stream falling on the third eye (Ajna Chakra) works on the forehead and the nerve endings there, supporting mental clarity.
“We set out to reach the person who cannot come to a Panchakarma Centre: and yet would get the benefits from this therapy. Make it light enough to carry to their bedside, simple enough for the family to set up as well.”
Dhananjay Sharma, Founder and Director, Age Ayurveda, and Senior President, Baidyanath
Mr. Sharma has spent more than forty years in Ayurvedic manufacturing and is Senior President of Shree Baidyanath Ayurved Bhawan, one of the oldest Ayurvedic houses in the country. The apparatus was developed at the Shree Baidyanath Research Institute and first shown at Prayagraj on 31 May 2026, with collaboration of Age Ayurveda.