Consider the following about Prarthana Samaj 1 It was established in 1867 in Bombay 2 Its primary ob...........

Explanation:

Prarthana Samaj was founded by Dr Atmaram Pandurang in 1867 when Keshab Chandra Sen visited Maharashtra. Another leader of Prarthana Samaj was R.G. Bhandarkar. In I870, Justice Mahadev Gobind Ranade joined this society and much of the work of this society was done by zeal and dedication of Ranade only. Under Ranade, it got all India character.

The two main planks of the Samaj were worship and social reforms.

Ranade was a revivalist, who pointed that most of the prevailing evil customs ran counter to the practices observed in earlier times. Ranade also launched a Purity Movement comprising anti-dancing and temperance agitation, admission of converts from other faiths and reduction in extravagant marriage expenses.

Two other champions of social reform with him were Dhondo Keshav Karve and Vishnu Shastri.  Ranade and Karve launched the Widow Remarriage Movement and started Widows’ Home Association, to provide education to widows. In no other part of India did the social reform movement work so successfully and create so profound an influence as in Maharashtra under the auspices of the Prarthana Samaj.

Statement 3 is incorrect as the religious meetings of the Samaj drew upon Hindu, Buddhist and Christian texts. Statement 2 is also incorrect, as securing social justice was the primary aim of the Samaj, not the promotion of spirituality to the West.