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What if I tell you that many tech titans once came to India from the world’s best technology and innovation center, i.e. Silicon Valley, only to visit an Indian Guru named Neem Karoli Baba? These people are the founding members of most prestigious companies of today like Apple, Google, and Facebook. Would that sound crazy? Neem Karoli Baba’s Kainchi Dham Temple & Ashram India is the center for spiritual studies – people from all over the world have often described ‘India travel’ as one of the best things in life. From this same land of India, a temple in Uttarakhand province attracted people like It is said that the founding person of this temple – The Enlightenment Stage I wasn’t aware of this temple which is called Kainchi Dham until one day I saw it on the TV. I remember correctly – there was a news reporter standing outside the temple in a black and white dress speaking about the temple. She said that Steve Jobs once visited to meet Neem Karoli Baba. And I was like – What? Steve Jobs? Now for those who don’t know me – I idealize Steve. A lot. It is one of the reasons that I’m writing this post on a Mac (just kidding). So, I immediately stopped eating my food. But then my fickle mind proposed to me that this might be their another dirty trick – claiming things which aren’t really true or haven’t been proven yet. But when I checked it on the Internet, this what Wikipedia showed me! How can I not believe this? Notable disciples of Neem Karoli Baba. Source: Neem Karoli Bab...

11 Interesting Facts About Neem Karoli Baba Who was There are many such holy pilgrimages in India, where all the wishes of a person are fulfilled just by going there with devotion. One such holy pilgrimage is in the plains of Devbhoomi Uttarakhand, which is known by the name of “Kainchi Dham”. Neeb Karauri Baba (Neem Karauli) of “Kainchi Dham” is famous all over the world. Devotees of Baba believe that Baba was an incarnation of Hanuman ji. Kainchi Dham, about 65 km from Nainital, has a belief that the person who comes here never returns empty handed. The prayers sought here are completely fruitful. This is the reason why thousands of people from India and abroad come here to seek the blessings of Hanuman ji. FACT#1. This holy abode of Baba, who is considered to be the incarnation of Shri Hanuman ji, is visited by devotees throughout the year, but every year on 15th June, a huge fair and Bhandara is organized here. Here on this day the foundation day is celebrated in this holy abode. Baba Nib Karori established this ashram in 1964. Baba came here for the first time in 1961 and he along with his old friend Purnanand ji had thought of building an ashram here. FACT#2. It is believed that Baba Nib Karori got many miraculous achievements from the worship of Hanuman ji. People also consider him as an incarnation of Hanuman ji. Although he stayed away from ostentation. There was neither a tilak on his forehead nor a garland around his neck. Baba, who lived life like a common man,...

Windfall of Grace is a heart-invoking odyssey on the Spiritual Pied Piper Neem Karoli Baba (1900-1973), a marvellous metaphor of the exalted beings that India is treasured for. The film explores the enigma that Maharajji was and continues to be, as it journeys across places saturated in his aura, meeting people who inexorably emanate his fragrance, and in this way hopes to facilitate his darshan - an experience of his presence.​ Through candid narratives by a potpourri of devotees and an eclectic mix of kirtan, the film hopes to offer a peak into the potency of his love; the eccentricities of his being, the perplexity of his alchemy; and perhaps a glimpse of how the sublime blows out of the mundane. • Windfall of Grace film was produced in September 2020 and was subsequently screened at certain film festivals and special events on select portals for limited periods. • Windfall of Grace (129 minutes) was officially released on our website for free viewing on Ram Navami April 21st, 2021. ​ • Windfall of Grace - longer version (165 minutes) was released on Hanuman Jayanti April 27th, 2021. ​ • The Windfall of Grace Kirtan Album was launched in February 27th, 2021 by the Kirtan Wallah Foundation along with a special screening of the film. The entire kirtan album is available for download and listening here on this page. ​ • To increase accessibility, the film has recently also been uploaded on ​ • Under our Feed with Love initiative, we organise regular bhandaras on ...

The place came to limelight after Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg told Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during the last week's townhall meet, that Steve Jobs had recommended he visit Neem Karoli Baba's (Maharajji) ashram in Kainchi. Zuckerberg visited the ashram at a time when he and Facebook were going through a tough time. The Facebook founder had arrived here with just a book in his hand and he was supposed stay here for one day but he spent two days. Apple founder Steve Jobs visited the Ashram to meet Neem Karoli Baba with his friend Dan Kottke. He, however, could not meet Baba who had died before his arrival. Hollywood actress Julia Roberts is also said to be influenced by Neem Karoli Baba and was drawn to Hinduism because of him. A lot of foreigners visit the Ashram. Spiritual leaders Ma Jaya, Ram Dass, musicians Jai Uttal and Krishna Das, humanitarian Larry Brilliant, scholar and writer Yvette Rosser and Daniel Goleman are among his devotees. India TV brings to you 10 facts about Neem Karoli Baba: 1. Neem Karoli Baba was born to a Brahmin family in Akbarpur village of Firozabad district in Uttar Pradesh. 2. When he was 11, Neem Karoli Baba was married to a Brahmin girl. Soon after his marriage, he left his home and wandered throughout the India as a sadhu and was known by many names. 3. It is believed that by the time Neem Karoli Baba was 17 years old, he knew everything. 4. After 10-15 years, his father was informed that his son was spotted somewhere in Uttar Pradesh...

Neem Karoli Baba or Maharaj-ji - was a guru, mystic, and devotee of Lord Hanuman. He is the spiritual master of a number of prominent Americans who traveled to India in the 1960s and 70s, including spiritual teachers Ram Dass, Bhagavan Das, and musicians Krishna Das and Jai Uttal. Maharaji was a lifelong adept of bhakti-yoga and encouraged service to others (seva) as the highest form of unconditional devotion to God. He has been known by different names, through the years. He gave no discourses; the briefest, simplest stories were his teachings. Usually, he sat or lay on a wooden bench wrapped in a plaid blanket while a few devotees sat around him. Visitors came and went; they were given food, a few words, a nod, a pat on the head or back, and they were sent away. There was gossip and laughter for he loved to joke. Maharaj-ji’s teachings were simple and universal. He often said, “Sub Ek” — All is One. He taught us to “love everyone, serve everyone, remember God, and tell the truth.” Strongly connected to Hanuman, Maharaj-ji taught in a non-traditional way that reflected the bhakti path of the heart. Here is the essence of his remarkable life and teachings Dr. Richard Alpert, a former Harvard professor became the much-beloved spiritual teacher Baba Ram Das. His '70s iconic book, Be Here Now, turned on a generation to the deep, nonsectarian spirituality within us all. Krishna Das is an American vocalist known for performing Vedic devotional music known as kirtan. Bhagavan Da...