Symbolic of Babaji's Will Power
Whatever Babaji thought of, he remained firm on it. In what way,
aspect, mood, or thought, it would materialize was known to him only.
There are many instances of it, but only a few of them related to
Kainchidham Hanuman temple are given here and some instances in other
context will be narrated in further sections.
In 1942, Poornanand Tewari had gone to Nainital to get some papers
connected with his law- suit. As he missed the bus, he was coming back
to Kainchi on foot via Gathia. It was the dark of night and the tired and frightened Tewari was passing by
Khufia danth, so-called a haunted place. He saw a bulky man wrapped in
a blanket by the Khufia danth. He was scared but that man called him by
name telling him the reason of his (Tewari's) coming there at that odd
hour. He was none else but Baba Neeb Karoliji Maharaj. Tewari felt
somewhat comfortable. Babaji talked to him for a little while and asked
him to go forward fearlessly and that he would get a public transport ahead.
Tewari asked Baba when he would have his darshan again. " Later, after
twenty years" was the prompt reply. Tewarl left in a state of
uncertainty. Babaji also disappeared from Tewari's sight. After some
time he also got a conveyance.
Just after twenty years in 1962, Babaji was coming back to Nainital
from Ranikhet with Tula Ram Sah and Shri Siddhi Ma by taxi. He got down
at Kainchi. Incidentally, while going to Ranikhet Maharajji
unexpectedly said, "Shyam Lal was a good man". Shyam Lai was the
father-in-law of Tularamji's son. The use of the word 'was' for
Shyamlalji sounded somewhat odd to Shri Ma. On their arrival at
Ranikhet, they got the news that Shyamlalji had died of heart attack
that very day. This was the reason that they were going back to
Nainital.
Babaji sat for a little while on the parapet by the roadside. Then he
sent for Poornanand. The memory of the event twenty years ago revived.
The place where Premi Baba. and Somvari Baba lived and performed havan
was mentioned, and Babaji expressed his desire to see that place.
Babaji crossed the river with Shri Ma and thus on 25 May 1962 put his
sacred foot on the land on which Kainchi ashram stands today.
By clearing the grass and foliage there, the havan-kund was shown to
Babaji. He ordered that the havan-kund be covered with a raised
platform then and there. While the work was on, the forest guards
objected to it. Babaji at once rang up to the Chief Conservator of
Forests and occupied on lease the piece of land on which are now built
the temple and ashram. Thus, the resolve made twenty years ago took its
shape. The foundation of Kainchi dham, as is seen today, was laid then.
The Hanuman temple is built on that platform and at the back of it the
remnants of the fire lit by Somvari Baba have been preserved.
Whenever Babaji came to Uttarakhand he mostly stayed at Bhurniadhar or
Kainchi. Devotees came in large number and there were bhandaras,
chanting of Kirtan, and singing of bhajans. The consecration ceremony
of Hanumanji's Murti and of other gods and Goddesses installed in other
temnles was held with Great pomp and show on 15th June. This day was
also fixed for the annual bhandara at KainchiDham and mal-pua is given
as prasad. Now on 15 June, people in thousands partake prasad to their
heart's content and take it home also. All things are prepared in
un-adulterated ghee. How is it all managed? Maharajji had then said
that a time would come when there would be such a large gathering that
two paths would be made separately for entry and exit. It came to be
true, two gates had to be made, one for going to the place of bhandara
and the other to come out. Since the bhandara of 15 June 1988, another
bridge has been built to go out of the temple. A police van carrying 30
policemen came to control the traffic for bhandara on 15 June 1991.
They said that they had difficulty in controlling the traffic, how is
it that so many devotees are fed in the temple without any problem? But
it was Maharajji's lila that the large crowd partook prasad and having
had darshan went away without any commotion. At that time it appeared
as if Maharaji himself came and managed everything. It manifests
MaharaJi's eternal mystic power.
The Vindhyavasini devi and Vaishnavo Devi were installed in the temple
on 15th June 1973 and 1974 respectively. The installation of
Vindhyavasini Devi was done in Maharajji's time and for that of
Vaishnavo Devi he had made all arrangements before he left his body.
The unique event of the consecration ceremony, according to the eye
-witnesses, was that Babaji Maharaj himself made Hanumanji drink a
small bucketful of milk with his own hands. Those present saw that
little milk was left in the bucket, a thin line of milk was lying on
the floor and some was seen on Hanuman lips.
In order to inspire devotion, service, faith, reverence, sacrifice,
etc., in the heart of devotees, Babaji started the tradition-of
celebrating some festivals. 15th June as the consecration day, Shri
Guru-Purnima, Rakshabandhan, Janmashtami, and adoration of goddess
Durga and havan during Navratra in autumn, which is still carried on. A
large number of devotees and common people join in worship and
bhandaras. Besides constant repetition of God's name (kirtan) is
organized from 15 April to 15 October every year from 5AM to 10 PM. |
