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	== Controversy ==		== Controversy ==
	He came into focus when a person named Shyam Manav of All India Andhashraddha Nirmulan Samiti of Nagpur Challenged him in ~~hid~~ Divya Durbar and questioned his spiritual powers, Manav also ~~allege~~ Shastri of promoting [[Blind faith]]. When the controversy erupted in Media, Shastri invited Manav to his Divya Durbar and ask whatever he wants to know<ref>https://news.abplive.com/videos/news/exclusive-interview-of-shyam-manav-who-challenged-baba-of-bageshwar-dhirendra-shastri-1577179</ref><ref>https://www.dnaindia.com/india/video-dna-dhirendra-krishna-shastri-and-shyam-manav-a-faceoff-3018367</ref>. Many prominent [[Hindu saints\|Hindu Religious leaders]] like [[Ramdev\|Swami Ramdev]], [[Sadhguru\|Sadguru Jaggi Vasudev]], [[Rambhadracharya]], [[Sadhvi Prachi]], [[Pragya Thakur]] and Politician [[Giriraj Singh]] came in his support<ref>https://www.abplive.com/states/up-uk/bageshwar-dham-sarkar-row-baba-ramdev-support-pandit-dhirendra-krishna-shastri-mention-lord-hanuman-2313675</ref><ref>https://www.aajtak.in/india/politics/story/union-minister-giriraj-singh-in-support-of-dhirendra-krishna-shastri-of-bageshwar-dham-lcln-1620339-2023-01-21</ref><ref>https://www.aajtak.in/india/maharashtra/story/nagpur-bageshwar-maharaj-accepted-challenge-called-shyam-manav-to-raipur-manav-said-your-people-will-be-there-lcla-1619233-2023-01-19</ref>. He is known to reconvert around 300 Hindus turned Christian in [[Chhattisgarh]]. On January 20th, 2023 around 500,000 people came to his Divya durbar. On January ~~22th~~, 2023 several Hindu organizations called out a protest at [[Jantar Mantar, New Delhi\|Jantar Mantar]] in [[New Delhi]] in support of Bageshwar Dham Sarkar's Chief Pontiff Shastri.<ref>https://zeenews.india.com/video/india/today-protest-in-delhi-to-support-bageshwar-dham-baba-2564340.html</ref><ref>https://www.indiatv.in/india/national/bageshwar-dham-sarkar-dhirendra-shastri-supporters-demonstration-at-jantar-mantar-2023-01-22-924056</ref><ref>https://www.news18.com/news/india/bageshwar-dham-sarkar-advocate-of-sanatan-dharma-superstition-all-about-godman-dhirendra-shastri-6888859.html</ref>		He came into focus when a person named Shyam Manav of All India Andhashraddha Nirmulan Samiti of Nagpur Challenged him in his Divya Durbar and questioned his spiritual powers, Manav also alleged Shastri of promoting [[Blind faith]]. When the controversy erupted in Media, Shastri invited Manav to his Divya Durbar and ask whatever he wants to know<ref>https://news.abplive.com/videos/news/exclusive-interview-of-shyam-manav-who-challenged-baba-of-bageshwar-dhirendra-shastri-1577179</ref><ref>https://www.dnaindia.com/india/video-dna-dhirendra-krishna-shastri-and-shyam-manav-a-faceoff-3018367</ref>. Many prominent [[Hindu saints\|Hindu Religious leaders]] like [[Ramdev\|Swami Ramdev]], [[Sadhguru\|Sadguru Jaggi Vasudev]], [[Rambhadracharya]], [[Sadhvi Prachi]], [[Pragya Thakur]] and Politician [[Giriraj Singh]] came in his support<ref>https://www.abplive.com/states/up-uk/bageshwar-dham-sarkar-row-baba-ramdev-support-pandit-dhirendra-krishna-shastri-mention-lord-hanuman-2313675</ref><ref>https://www.aajtak.in/india/politics/story/union-minister-giriraj-singh-in-support-of-dhirendra-krishna-shastri-of-bageshwar-dham-lcln-1620339-2023-01-21</ref><ref>https://www.aajtak.in/india/maharashtra/story/nagpur-bageshwar-maharaj-accepted-challenge-called-shyam-manav-to-raipur-manav-said-your-people-will-be-there-lcla-1619233-2023-01-19</ref>. He is known to reconvert around 300 Hindus turned Christian in [[Chhattisgarh]]. On January 20th, 2023 around 500,000 people came to his Divya durbar. On January 22nd, 2023 several Hindu organizations called out a protest at [[Jantar Mantar, New Delhi\|Jantar Mantar]] in [[New Delhi]] in support of Bageshwar Dham Sarkar's Chief Pontiff Shastri.<ref>https://zeenews.india.com/video/india/today-protest-in-delhi-to-support-bageshwar-dham-baba-2564340.html</ref><ref>https://www.indiatv.in/india/national/bageshwar-dham-sarkar-dhirendra-shastri-supporters-demonstration-at-jantar-mantar-2023-01-22-924056</ref><ref>https://www.news18.com/news/india/bageshwar-dham-sarkar-advocate-of-sanatan-dharma-superstition-all-about-godman-dhirendra-shastri-6888859.html</ref>

	=== Religious Career ===		=== Religious Career ===
	He is currently serving as the Peethadhishwar and Head of Bageshwar Dham Sarkar, a [[Hindu pilgrimage sites in India\|Hindu Pilgrimage Site]] in the [[Chhatarpur district\|Chattarpur]] District of [[Madhya Pradesh]]. Shastri is known for his preaching of [[Ramcharitmanas]] and [[Shiva Purana]]. He is believed to have some [[Charismatic power\|charismatic powers]] achieved through [[Sādhanā\|Sadhana]] by his followers. He has established Annapurna Kitchen in his Dham where free food offerings are arranged for his followers. Dhirendra Shastri also holds annual function of marriage of poor and ~~destitute~~ girls. He is establishing a [[Vedic]] [[Gurukul]] for promoting ancient [[Vedas\|Vedic studies]] and [[Sanskrit]]. <ref>https://bageshwardham.co.in/services/</ref><ref>https://www.timesnownews.com/india/why-mps-bageshwar-dham-and-its-head-dhirendra-krishna-shastri-are-trending-5-key-reasons-article-97244704</ref>		He is currently serving as the Peethadhishwar and Head of Bageshwar Dham Sarkar, a [[Hindu pilgrimage sites in India\|Hindu Pilgrimage Site]] in the [[Chhatarpur district\|Chattarpur]] District of [[Madhya Pradesh]]. Shastri is known for his preaching of [[Ramcharitmanas]] and [[Shiva Purana]]. He is believed to have some [[Charismatic power\|charismatic powers]] achieved through [[Sādhanā\|Sadhana]] by his followers. He has established Annapurna Kitchen in his Dham where free food offerings are arranged for his followers. Dhirendra Shastri also holds an annual function for the marriage of poor and needy girls. He is establishing a [[Vedic]] [[Gurukul]] for promoting ancient [[Vedas\|Vedic studies]] and [[Sanskrit]]. <ref>https://bageshwardham.co.in/services/</ref><ref>https://www.timesnownews.com/india/why-mps-bageshwar-dham-and-its-head-dhirendra-krishna-shastri-are-trending-5-key-reasons-article-97244704</ref>

	== References ==		== References ==

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{{Short description|Indian Narrator and Katha Vachak}}
{{Infobox Hindu leader
| religion = [[Hinduism]]
| name = Dhirendra Krishna Shastri
| birth_place = [[Chhatarpur]], [[Madhya Pradesh]], India
| occupation = [[Narrator]]
| education =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|07|04|df=yes}}
| image = Dhirendra Krishna Shastri.jpg
| caption = Dhirendra Krishna Shastri in 2023
| father =
| mother =
| website = {{URL|https://bageshwardham.co.in/}}
}}

'''''Dhirendra Krishna Shastri'''''<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-01-21 |title=Covid या आतंकी हमले का पहले से पता क्यों नहीं चला? धीरेंद्र कृष्ण शास्त्री ने दिया ये जवाब |url=https://www.aajtak.in/india/news/story/bageshwar-dham-dhirendra-shastri-interview-with-sudhir-chaudhary-aajtak-why-didnt-predict-terror-attack-and-covid-by-dhirendra-shastri-lcln-1620400-2023-01-21 |access-date=2023-01-22 |website=आज तक |language=hi}}</ref> (Bageshwar Dham Sarkar)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-01-19 |title=What is the row over Bageshwar Dham Sarkar? Who is Dhirendra Krishna Shastri? |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/what-is-the-row-over-bageshwar-dham-sarkar-who-is-dhirendra-krishna-shashtri-101674130665942.html |access-date=2023-01-22 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=जबलपुर |first=अजय त्रिपाठी |date=2023-01-06 |title=MP News: बागेश्वर धाम सरकार, जहां पूरी होती भक्तों की मनोकामनाएं, जानें कथा का शेड्यूल |url=https://www.abplive.com/states/madhya-pradesh/mp-bageshwar-dham-sarkar-chhatarpur-katha-schedule-wishes-of-devotees-fulfilled-story-ann-2301285 |access-date=2023-01-22 |website=www.abplive.com |language=hi}}</ref> is an [[Indian people|Indian]] [[Narration|Narrator]] (''Katha Vachak'')<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bageshwar Dham: कौन हैं पंडित धीरेंद्र शास्त्री, जानिए उनका कथा वाचक से बागेश्वर धाम महाराज बनने तक का सफर |url=https://www.gnttv.com/religion/story/who-pandit-dhirendra-shastri-know-his-journey-story-teller-becoming-bageshwar-dham-maharaj-501128-2023-01-21 |access-date=2023-01-22 |website=Good News Today |language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-01-19 |title='ना मैं संत हूं, ना कोई समस्या दूर करने का दावा करता हूं', बोले बागेश्वर धाम के धीरेंद्र शास्त्री |url=https://www.aajtak.in/india/news/story/dhirendra-shastri-of-bageshwar-dham-clarification-on-spreading-superstition-1619100-2023-01-19 |access-date=2023-01-22 |website=आज तक |language=hi}}</ref> is popularly known as Bageshwar Dham Maharaj.<ref>{{Cite web |title=धीरेंद्र शास्त्री ने 2009 में की थी अपनी पहली भागवत कथा, जान‍िए पूरा बायोडाटा |url=https://www.aajtak.in/india/news/video/dhirendra-krishna-shastri-biography-and-facts-about-him-latest-news-in-hindi-1620266-2023-01-21 |access-date=2023-01-22 |website=आज तक |language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=राजपूत |first=ब्रजेश |date=2023-01-21 |title=बागेश्वर धाम के पंडित धीरेंद्र शास्त्री की परिवार के साथ अनदेखी तस्वीरें, यहां रहकर हुई थी उनकी |url=https://www.abplive.com/photo-gallery/states/madhya-pradesh-mp-bageshwar-dham-sarkar-dhirendra-krishna-shastri-old-photos-seen-with-family-and-friends-chhatarpur-ann-2314050 |access-date=2023-01-22 |website=www.abplive.com |language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=बागेश्वर धाम सरकार का बयान: ये तो ट्रेलर है अभी और चुनौतियां आएंगी, ये सनातन को मिटाने की साजिशें कर देंगे |url=https://www.amarujala.com/madhya-pradesh/bageshwar-dham-sarkar-pandit-dheerendra-shashtri-statement-this-is-just-a-trailer-more-challenges-will-come-2023-01-22 |access-date=2023-01-22 |website=Amar Ujala |language=hi}}</ref> Shastri is the [[Hindu priest|Peethadhishwar]] of the Bageshwar Dham Sarkar, a famous religious pilgrimage site in [[Chhatarpur district|Chhatarpur]] district of [[Madhya Pradesh]] state of India.

== Early life ==
He was born on the 4 July,1996 in Gada village of Chhatarpur district. Dhirendra Krishna Shastri spend his childhood in his own village. He belongs a normal poor family.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Video: जब रावण से बागेश्वर धाम पीठाधीश्वर धीरेन्द्र कृष्ण शास्त्री की फोन पर बातचीत हुई. |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/hindi/video-untold-truth-baba-dhirendra-krishna-shastri-bageshwar-dham-4071742 |access-date=2023-01-22 |website=DNA India |language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-01-14 |title=कौन हैं बागेश्वर धाम महाराज पंडित धीरेंद्र कृष्ण शास्त्री, चमत्कार बने चर्चा का विषय, रात में लगता है दरबार |url=https://hindi.news18.com/news/dharm/who-is-bageshwar-dham-maharaj-pandit-dhirendra-krishna-shastri-how-to-reach-ashram-miracle-durbar-at-night-ganj-chhatarpur-5220239.html |access-date=2023-01-22 |website=News18 हिंदी |language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-01-21 |title=Superstition challenge row: Who is Bageshwar Dham Sarkar alias Dhirendra Krishna Shastri? |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/india/superstition-challenge-row-who-is-bageshwar-dham-sarkar-alias-dhirendra-krishna-shastri-article-97183362 |access-date=2023-01-22 |website=TimesNow |language=en}}</ref> He received his early education from the government school in the village.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bharatvarsh |first=TV9 |date=2023-01-20 |title='बागेश्वर धाम करते हैं चमत्कार', छत्तीसगढ़ में पं धीरेंद्र शास्त्री की सभा में उमड़ी हजारों की भीड़ |url=https://www.tv9hindi.com/videos/bageshwar-dham-controversy-huge-crowd-in-bageshwar-dham-gathering-in-chhattisgarh-au538-1672953.html |access-date=2023-01-22 |website=TV9 Bharatvarsh |language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Bageshwar Dham वाले Dhirendra Shastri का कठिनाइयों में बीता बचपन, जानें- बाला जी भगवान के भक्त की कहानी |url=https://www.jagran.com/news/national-who-is-dhirendra-shastri-of-bageshwar-dham-know-all-about-dhirendra-krishna-shastri-information-about-bageshwar-baba-row-23303049.html |access-date=2023-01-22 |website=Dainik Jagran |language=hi}}</ref>

== Controversy ==
He came into focus when a person named Shyam Manav of All India Andhashraddha Nirmulan Samiti of Nagpur Challenged him in hid Divya Durbar and questioned his spiritual powers, Manav also allege Shastri of promoting [[Blind faith]]. When the controversy erupted in Media, Shastri invited Manav to his Divya Durbar and ask whatever he wants to know<ref>https://news.abplive.com/videos/news/exclusive-interview-of-shyam-manav-who-challenged-baba-of-bageshwar-dhirendra-shastri-1577179</ref><ref>https://www.dnaindia.com/india/video-dna-dhirendra-krishna-shastri-and-shyam-manav-a-faceoff-3018367</ref>. Many prominent [[Hindu saints|Hindu Religious leaders]] like [[Ramdev|Swami Ramdev]], [[Sadhguru|Sadguru Jaggi Vasudev]], [[Rambhadracharya]], [[Sadhvi Prachi]], [[Pragya Thakur]] and Politician [[Giriraj Singh]] came in his support<ref>https://www.abplive.com/states/up-uk/bageshwar-dham-sarkar-row-baba-ramdev-support-pandit-dhirendra-krishna-shastri-mention-lord-hanuman-2313675</ref><ref>https://www.aajtak.in/india/politics/story/union-minister-giriraj-singh-in-support-of-dhirendra-krishna-shastri-of-bageshwar-dham-lcln-1620339-2023-01-21</ref><ref>https://www.aajtak.in/india/maharashtra/story/nagpur-bageshwar-maharaj-accepted-challenge-called-shyam-manav-to-raipur-manav-said-your-people-will-be-there-lcla-1619233-2023-01-19</ref>. He is known to reconvert around 300 Hindus turned Christian in [[Chhattisgarh]]. On January 20th, 2023 around 500,000 people came to his Divya durbar. On January 22th, 2023 several Hindu organizations called out a protest at [[Jantar Mantar, New Delhi|Jantar Mantar]] in [[New Delhi]] in support of Bageshwar Dham Sarkar's Chief Pontiff Shastri.<ref>https://zeenews.india.com/video/india/today-protest-in-delhi-to-support-bageshwar-dham-baba-2564340.html</ref><ref>https://www.indiatv.in/india/national/bageshwar-dham-sarkar-dhirendra-shastri-supporters-demonstration-at-jantar-mantar-2023-01-22-924056</ref><ref>https://www.news18.com/news/india/bageshwar-dham-sarkar-advocate-of-sanatan-dharma-superstition-all-about-godman-dhirendra-shastri-6888859.html</ref>

=== Religious Career ===
He is currently serving as the Peethadhishwar and Head of Bageshwar Dham Sarkar, a [[Hindu pilgrimage sites in India|Hindu Pilgrimage Site]] in the [[Chhatarpur district|Chattarpur]] District of [[Madhya Pradesh]]. Shastri is known for his preaching of [[Ramcharitmanas]] and [[Shiva Purana]]. He is believed to have some [[Charismatic power|charismatic powers]] achieved through [[Sādhanā|Sadhana]] by his followers. He has established Annapurna Kitchen in his Dham where free food offerings are arranged for his followers. Dhirendra Shastri also holds annual function of marriage of poor and destitute girls. He is establishing a [[Vedic]] [[Gurukul]] for promoting ancient [[Vedas|Vedic studies]] and [[Sanskrit]]. <ref>https://bageshwardham.co.in/services/</ref><ref>https://www.timesnownews.com/india/why-mps-bageshwar-dham-and-its-head-dhirendra-krishna-shastri-are-trending-5-key-reasons-article-97244704</ref>

== References ==
[[Category:1996 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:People from Madhya Pradesh]]
[[Category:Indian Hindus]]