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SHRI KAINCHI DHAM MANDIR :-
Shri
Kainchi Hanuman Mandir & Ashram
P. O. Kainchi Dham
Nainital District
Uttarakhand (UK) India |
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It is a placed at an altitude of (1400 MT)
On the Nainital - Almora Road, 9 Km from Bhowali
and 17 Kms from Nainital is a modern pilgrim
centre. This place has achieved recognition
owing to the ashram of the famous Shri Neem
Karoli Baba Maharajji.
Many hundreds of people visit the temples
here every day, in season. Each year, during
the June 15th Bhandara, reportedly,
more than one lakh (100,000) people are fed.
Kainchi is a term used for two sharp hairpin
bends of the motor road in local dialect hence
the name. It has NO relation with scissors.
Founded by the famous Maharaj Neem Karoli
Baba in 1962 and is very well maintained and
kept neat and clean.
The concept of this place came into existence
in 1942 when Maharaj Neem Karoli along
with Shri Poornanand of the Kainchi Village
proposed building an Ashram here dedicated
to Sombari Maharaj and Sadhu Premi Baba who
used to perform yagnas in this very place.
Later in 1962, their dream materialised and
the forest from this area was cleared and
a rectangular platform was constructed. After
due permission from the Forest Conservator,
Maharaj Ji acquired the lease of this land
and constructed a Temple devoted to Lord Hanuman
over that rectangular platform and adjacent
to it is the Kainchi Temple and an Ashram
built for devotees.
The Hanuman temple is built over the platform
mentioned above. His devotees started coming
from different places and a chain of bhandaras,
kirtans, bhajans started. The Pran-Pratishtha
of idols of Hanumanji and others was performed
on 15th June in different years. Thus,
15th June is celebrated every year as Pratishtha
Divas when a large number of devotees come
to Kainchi and get Prasad. The number of devotees
and the associated vehicular traffic is so
large that the district administration has
to make special arrangement to regulate the
same. Accordingly some changes have been made
in the whole complex so that people do not
face any difficulty in movement.
Kainchi temple is of a special importance
in each and every devotee's life. It was here
that Ram Dass and other westerners spent a
lot of good time with Maharajji. All devotees
should pay a visit to this temple at least
once.
There is also a cave beside the temple where
Baba Neem Karoli used to spend his time praying
and is considered a sacred area.
Neem Karoli Maharaji's Teachings
Maharajji taught many people. These teachings
continue today. The teaching was very subtle
or literally a knock on the head. Maharajji's
teachings seem to have been totally individual.
Each devotee would have the answer or the
help they needed in the way that was best
suited to their needs. When devotees remembered
Him, Maharajji would rush to them to help
and protect them. This seems to be going on
to this day.
Maharajji seems to be continually visiting
people and helping them since He "left His
body" in Vrindaban in 1973. One devotee said
that he thought the greatest miracle was what
Maharajji has done since then. Maharajji has
visited, helped, guided, fed, and called into
service so many in the last twenty-five years.
Maharajji never went away. For this we can
be grateful.
Construction of Neem Karoli Maharaji's
Temple at Kainchi
Babaji left His physical body in the night
of 10 September 1973. The Kalash containing
his ashes was already installed in Shri Kainchi
dham. Then, without any plan and design the
construction work of Babas temple began in
1974. All His devotees cooperated (voluntarily)
The artisans and masons engaged in the construction
work has an early bath and wearing clean clothes
began work, reciting Hanuman Chalissa and
chanting "Maharajji Ki Jai" (glory to Maharajji).
When the construction work was on, the devotees
also recited Hanuman Chalissaand did Kirtan
by singing (Shri Rama - Jai Rama - Jai Jai
Rama), Mothers also writing "Ramnam" on the
bricks passed them on to the workers. The
whole atmosphere vibrated with the chanting
of "Baba Neem Karoli Maharaj Ki Jai". Influenced
by the ardent devotion of the Mothers for
Babaji, the workers also developed the same
feeling of devotion, faith, reverance and
love. It was Babaji's lila that he infused
these workers with the qualities of Vishwakarma
(the architectof Gods) and they remained busy
with the construction work.
Now came 15th June 1976, the day for installation
and consecration of Maharajji's murti. Maharajji
Himself had fixed June 15th as the consecration
of Kainchi Dham.
The Bagvat saptah and yajna etc. were completed
before the installation and consecration ceremony.
The devotees installed Kalash and hoisted
flag on the temple with the sound of bells,
gongs, drums and conches. The sky vibrated
with the sound of clapping. Kirtan and slogans
of glory to Babaji. The atmosphere was ecstatic
and everyone had the feeling of Babaji Maharaj's
physical presence. Then with recitation of
hymns from Vedas and with the specified method
of consecration ceremony and worship, Maharajji's
murti was installed. In this way, Babaji Maharaj
in the form of a murti is seated in Shri Kainchi
Dham.
Kainchi
Ashram in Nainital Uttarakhand, inspired Steve
Jobs to Found Apple
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You Can Visit SHRI KAINCHI DHAM MANDIR By Taxi Or By Tours &
Travel Packages.
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For
Hotel Booking or Package related enquiry please
Contact
Here
Or Talk to us at 09536-1182-78 or
09027-1555-78
Office Landline Number: 05942- 237476 (10.30
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