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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]
Hanuman Garhi, Nainital is a temple of Lord Hanuman in the hill station of Nainital, India. It was often visited by local saint, Neem Karoli Baba . Located at an altitude 1,951 m (6,401 ft), the temple complex is about 3.5 km (2 mi) from the Tallital (South End) bus stop.
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.
An inquiry whether Baba Hari Dass was a disciple of Neem Karoli Baba leads to a proposition that there was no long-lasting relationship of guru-disciple in the sense of guru-shishya (or chela), although that relationship extended over several years (1954–1968) and included selfless service, guru-seva or karma-yoga done by Baba Hari Dass. [85]
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.
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 ]
Neem Karoli Baba [27] (c. late 19th or early 20th century – 11 September 1973) Nigamananda Paramahansa [28] (18 August 1880 – 29 November 1935) Nimbarka [29] (c. 7th century or earlier) Niranjanananda (c. 1862 – 9 May 1904) Nirmala Srivastava, also known as Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi (21 March 1923 – 23 February 2011)
Baba became Alpert's guru and gave him the name Ram Dass. [10] [11] [12] In 1971 Bhagavan Das returned to America. In 1997 he wrote his autobiography, It's Here Now (Are You?). [1] In 2002, he released his seventh full album, called Now, that was produced and arranged by Mike D of the Beastie Boys, an East-meets-West musical pairing. [13]