Neeb Karori Baba was an Indian saint who died in 1973. He was renowned among the people of the west when he was alive, and he got famous around the world once he died. This rise in popularity was fated to happen as 4 people who visited his temple were Steve Jobs, Mark Zuckerberg, Larry Brilliant, and Larry Page. 

So if you are planning a solo trip from USA and deciding whether or not to book flights to India, one sure thing we promise here is GOOSEBUMP.

5 seconds Guide to the Post 

 

• Why Travel Solo?

• About The Saint

• Reason for traveling and feedback of The billionaire’s

• The Temple – Location, Surrounding, the Best time to Visit

• Other Famous Followers who came from the USA to India

• Faq

 

Why Travel Solo to this temple?

Solo traveling is bliss because with it you purely explore yourself! Move, when you decide to move, Eat, when you want to eat and stay in one place for as long as you want. No disturbance whatsoever. One thing which matters the most while traveling alone is the Destination. 

 

Here is our recommendation for your destination:

The Kainchi Dham Temple, a spiritual temple that has turned the fortune for many Silicon Valley’s top Entrepreneurs must be in your list of trips. Western tourists and backpackers have come to Kainchi for decades. 

This place serves as an ultimate spot to explore yourself. Go there to feel the vibe of spirituality. Who knows with the blessing and exploring, you connect the dots to your purpose of existence. 

 

The Saint:

Neeb Karoli Baba (popularly known as The Maharaj ji) was very popular among the westerners, he used to sit on an elevated cot in the Kainchi Dham temple. He covered his body in a large shawl and was surrounded by followers all the time. The most common story among his followers is that –

 

“The moment you enter his temple he knows who you are, why you came to him, your name, occupation, and a lot about yourself even before your introduction.” 

 

One such incident happened with Ram dass (Richard Alpert – Harvard University Professor) where he stood perplexed when Maharaji told him about his thoughts from last night. He later became his follower and also wrote a book on him named BE HERE NOW.

The Billionaire’s – The time of their visit and their experience.

 

Steve Jobs – Co-Founder of Apple

Steve Job was struggling in his career, he dropped out of college when he found himself more inclined towards spirituality. That was when he read the book written by Ram Das BE HERE NOW. Then and there he decided to meet this Indian Guru.

 

On his arrival in India, he was disappointed to know that Maharaj Ji had died 4 months earlier. He stayed at Kainchi Dham for a couple of days and summed up his overall journey to India as 

 

“Coming back to America was, for me, much more of a cultural shock than going to India. The people in the Indian countryside don’t use their intellect like we do, they use their intuition instead, and their intuition is far more developed than in the rest of the world. Intuition is a very powerful thing, more powerful than intellect, in my opinion. That had a  big impact on my work”

 

Mark Zukerberg – The co-founder of Facebook

Mark was in big trouble with Facebook’s future when one day he received a call from Steve Jobs and here is how he describes it.

 

“He (Jobs) told me that in order to reconnect with what I believed as the mission of the company I should visit this temple that he had gone to in India, early on in his evolution of thinking about what he wanted Apple and his vision of the future to be”

 

“So I went and I traveled for almost a month, and seeing people, seeing how people connected, and having the opportunity to feel how much better the world could be if everyone has a strong ability to connect reinforced for me the importance of what we were doing and that is something I’ve always remembered over the last 10 years as we’ve built Facebook.”

 

Larry Brilliant: Earlier Director of Google

Larry Brilliant stayed in India at Kainchi Dham for three years, when Maharaji forced him to leave and asked him to follow his advice to join the WHO(World Health Organization). Larry earlier rejected with no experience in the field, but later joined on much pressure from the Neeb Karori Baba and has made a legendary contribution in the eradication of smallpox.

 

He later advised Larry Page – Co-founder of Google and both of them visited the Ashram together. 

 

The Temple: Location, Surrounding and the best time to travel.

 

The Kainchi Dham temple is located at a height of 1400 meters on the Nainital-Almora road. It is beautifully built in between the lush green mountains. A small bridge connects the temple to the highway, under the bridge calmly flows a river. Such is the serene beauty of this temple that was built in 1962. 

 

Best time to travel the place 

• February to June, with pleasant winter. Every year on 15th June a Kainchi Dham fair festival is held in the temple. 

Note: If you are traveling for the first time we suggest you avoid visiting during the first time as it becomes crowded.

How to reach the Temple  – Flight tickets to India and cost of stay 

Nearest airport – Pantnagar Airport [71km] 

Nearest Railway Station – Kathgodam [18km]

Cost of stay for 1 day at Kainchi Dham – (5$  for lunch and dinner, 25$ for a stay in hotels nearby) 

 

Other famous followers from the USA

 

• Julia Robert 

• Ram Dass

• Krishna Das
• Jeffrey Skoll

 

FAQ – 

• How costly is the stay near the temple?

The stay and food around the temple are very cheap. So get your cheap tickets to flights to India and enjoy the vibe.

• How is FOOD near the temple?

Food near the temple is healthy and less spicy unlike most places in India.

• Is solo traveling to this temple safe?

Yes, India is a delight for solo travelers. 

• Where else can I travel solo after visiting the temple?

There are a lot of tourist spots near this temple, you can visit Nainital (17km), Almora(60km) and Kasar Devi(70km) from this temple

 

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