Neem Karoli Baba Ashram Kainchi Dham

Kainchi Ashram History
Kainchi is a beautiful secluded mountain ashram located in the Kumaon  Hills in Uttarakand. The first temple was inaugurated in June 1964. It  is approximately 38 km from Nainital. Many hundreds of people visit the  temples here every day, in season.

Rules are strictly enforced and individuals staying at the ashram are  required to participate in morning and evening arati. The ashram is  closed for a large portion of the year, because it becomes very cold.

Construction of Maharajji'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 Baba's  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 architect of 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 Kainchidham.

The Bhagwat 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.

 

Address: Kainchi dham, Near Bhawali, Uttarakhand 263132