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Neem Karoli Baba (Hindi: नीम करौली बाबा, romanized: nīm karaulī bābā) [3] or Neeb Karori Baba (Hindi: नीब करौरी बाबा, romanized: nīb karaurī bābā) (c. 1900 – 11 September 1973), also known to his followers as 'Maharaj-ji', was a Hindu guru and a devotee of the Hindu deity Hanuman. [4]
The temple was established in 1950 by Neem Karoli Baba, after he spent 10–12 days in the forest area. While meditating, he got some instinct that Hanuman temple should be built on the site. While meditating, he got some instinct that Hanuman temple should be built on the site.
After Baba Neem Karoli's Mahasamadhi, Mukerjee wrote two English-language books about him: By His Grace: A Devotee's Story, [1] and The Near and the Dear: Stories of Neem Karoli Baba and His Devotees. [2] These works are, in part, autobiographical as well. Mukerjee is also mentioned in passing in Ram Dass's book Miracle of Love: Stories about ...
His guru, Neem Karoli Baba, died on 11 September 1973. Timothy Leary and Ram Dass, who had grown apart after Ram Dass denounced Leary in a 1974 news conference, reconciled in 1983 at Harvard (at a reunion for the 20th anniversary of their controversial firing from the Harvard faculty), and reunited before Leary's death in May 1996.
Ma Jaya Sati Bhagavati (May 26, 1940 – April 14, 2012), often shortened to Ma Jaya, was a devotee of Hindu Guru Neem Karoli Baba. She founded Kashi Ashram in Sebastian, Florida, in 1976. [1] Jaya's interfaith teachings included a blend of philosophy from many different religions. She was involved in HIV/AIDS activism [2] and hunger alleviation.
Neem Karoli Baba gave him the name Surya Das in 1972. [ 8 ] During his travels in India and Nepal, Surya Das studied with Tibetan Buddhist Lamas Thubten Yeshe , [ 9 ] Kalu Rinpoche , [ 10 ] The 16th Gyalwa Karmapa , [ 11 ] Tulku Urgyen , [ 12 ] Thrangu Rinpoche , [ 12 ] Dezhung Rinpoche , [ 12 ] Dilgo Khyentse , [ 13 ] and Kangyur Rinpoche. [ 12 ]
The temple was developed by a Hindu saint Neem Karoli Baba who started by building a small temple on the banks of Gomti River in Lucknow. However, in 1960, a huge flood swept most of Lucknow along with the old bridge near the temple and the old temple. Only the statue was left untouched from the floods.
Brilliant found that Indian officials became more receptive to his efforts when they learned of Neem Karoli Baba's involvement, to which he credits a significant portion of the program's success. [8] Brilliant contributed a seven-page account of his experiences to the book Miracle of Love: Stories of Neem Karoli Baba. [8]