Long
ago many devotees went on a pilgrimage to Badrinath with Baba when the
journey was more difficult and buses only went as far as Pipalkoti.
Tularam Sah, Habba and family, Girish, and Umadatt Shukla were among
those who accompanied him. Advance information about their arrival had
been sent to Mr. Nautiyal, the manager of the Kali Kamli dharmashala
in Badrinath. Mr. Nautiyal arranged for a grand recepton for Baba at a
place called Devdarshan, and a crowd of people gathered there to
receive Baba. When Baba arrived, riding on a dandi
(a seat carried on the shoulders of four men), he and the devotees
following him on foot walked through the crowd unseen.
Once in Badrinath, Baba asked the devotees to stay in a dharamshala,
and he himself rested in a cowshed at Badrivan. When Mr. Nautiyal came
to know that Baba had arrived and was staying in the cowshed, he went
there for darshan. He did not understand how
people who wanted to have Baba's darshan simply
did not see him and the group of devotees pass through such a small
place. Baba just looked at him and smiled.
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