Neem karoli baba born

Shri Neem Karoli Baba or Shri Neeb Karori Baba (नीब करोरी बाबा) (? - September 11, , in Vrindavan, India), also known to followers as Maharaj-ji, was a Hinduguru and who loved the Hindu deityHanuman. He is known in the West for having been the guru of a number of Americans who traveled to India in the s and s.

These students were returned to the West and told other people about Neem Karoli Baba.

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The most well known of these students are the spiritual teachers Ram Dass and Bhagavan Das, and the musicians Krishna Das and Jai Uttal.

Sadhu and guru

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Not much is known about Neem Karoli Baba's birth and early years. According to one story, he was born Lakshmi Narayan Sharma (in Akbarpur, Faizabad currently Ambedkar Nagar district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

After an arranged marriage at the age of 11, he left his home and traveled a lot in northern India as a holy man (sadhu). During this time he was known by many names i Neem Karoli Baba - नीम करोली बाबा - Life, Death, Stories ... TEHA