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{{Short description|Hindu Temple in Uttar Pradesh, India}}
{{Short description|Hindu temple in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India}}
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'''Baba Keenaram Sthal''' or '''Baba Keenaram Sthal-Kreem Kund''' is a spiritual centre and headquarters/pilgrim of [[Aghora (sect)|Aghora]] sect that is situated in Ravindrapuri, [[Varanasi]], a district of [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=v3goDwAAQBAJ&q=%22Baba-Keenaram-Sthal%22&pg=PT37|title=Journeys in the Kali Yuga: A Pilgrimage from Esoteric India to Pagan Europe|last=Cederberg|first=Aki|date=2017-12-12|publisher=Simon and Schuster|isbn=9781620556801|language=en}}</ref><ref name="Cederberg">{{cite book |last1=Cederberg |first1=Aki |title=Journeys in the Kali Yuga: A Pilgrimage from Esoteric India to Pagan Europe |date=2017 |publisher=Simon and Schuster |isbn=9781620556801 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=v3goDwAAQBAJ&q=%22Baba+Keenaram%22+-wikipedia&pg=PT37 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Schliesinger">{{cite book |last1=Schliesinger |first1=Joachim |title=Traditional Cannibalism in Southeast Asia and Beyond |date=2017 |publisher=Booksmango |isbn=9781946765697 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8YIoDwAAQBAJ&q=%22Baba+Keenaram%22+-wikipedia&pg=PA101 |access-date=6 October 2019 |language=en}}</ref>
{{Infobox Hindu temple
| name              = Baba Keenaram Temple
| image              = Baba_Kinaram.jpg
| alt                = Baba Keenaram Temple
| caption            = Baba Keenaram Temple in 2022
| map_type          = India Uttar Pradesh
| map_caption        = Location within Uttar Pradesh
| coordinates        = {{coord|25|17|45.90|N|83|0|09.50|E|type:landmark_region:IN_scale:5000|display=inline,title}}
| country            = [[India]]
| state              = [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| district          = [[Varanasi district|Varanasi]]
| locale            = [[Varanasi]]
| elevation_m        = 77
| deity              = Vishveshwar or Vishwanath ([[Shiva]])
| festivals          = [[Maha Shivaratri]]
| architecture      = [[Hindu temple]]
|website={{URL|aghorpeeth.org}}}}
 
'''Baba Keenaram Sthal''' or '''Baba Keenaram Sthal-Kreem Kund''' is a spiritual centre, headquarters, and pilgrimage site of the [[Aghori]] sect of [[Shaivism]]. It is located in Ravindrapuri, [[Varanasi]], a district of [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Cederberg |first=Aki |author-link=Aki Cederberg |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=v3goDwAAQBAJ&q=%22Baba-Keenaram-Sthal%22&pg=PT37 |title=Journeys in the Kali Yuga: A Pilgrimage from Esoteric India to Pagan Europe |publisher=Simon and Schuster |year=2017 |isbn=9781620556801}}</ref><ref name=Schliesinger>{{cite book|last1=Schliesinger|first1=Joachim|title=Traditional Cannibalism in Southeast Asia and Beyond|year=2017|publisher=Booksmango|isbn=9781946765697|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8YIoDwAAQBAJ&q=%22Baba+Keenaram%22+-Bharatpedia&pg=PA101|access-date=6 October 2019}}</ref> The temple is dedicated to [[Baba Keenaram]], the originator of the Aghori sect of Shaivism.<ref name=IBT2017>{{cite news|last=Roy|first=Ananya|title=Mystical or magical? Who are the Aghoris who feed on human brains and mate with corpses?|newspaper=[[International Business Times]]|date=11 March 2017|url=https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/mystical-magical-who-are-aghoris-who-feed-human-brains-mate-corpses-1611017}}</ref><ref name="Navbharat Times">{{cite news|title=Baba Keenaram: चंदौली में सीएम योगी बोले- बाबा कीनाराम की जन्मस्थली बनेगी पर्यटन केंद्र - cm yogi said in chandauli - baba keenaram's birthplace will become tourist spot|url=https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/state/uttar-pradesh/others/cm-yogi-said-in-chandauli-baba-keenarams-birthplace-will-become-tourist-spot/articleshow/70898298.cms|access-date=6 October 2019|work=Navbharat Times|date=29 August 2019|language=hi}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
* [[Hindu temples in Varanasi]]
* [[List of Hindu temples in Varanasi]]
* [[Nepali Mandir]]
* [[Nepali Mandir]]
* [[Tulsi Manas Mandir]]
* [[Tulsi Manas Mandir]]
* [[Bharat Mata Mandir]]
* [[Bharat Mata Mandir]]
== External Websites ==
https://aghorpeeth.org/<nowiki/>{{Portal bar|India|Hinduism|Religion}}


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


{{coord missing|Uttar Pradesh}}
==External links==
* [https://aghorpeeth.org/ Official website]
* [https://aghoristories.com/aghor/detailed-biography-of-kinaram-baba/ Biography of Baba Keenaram]


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[[Category:Hindu temples in Varanasi]]

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Baba Keenaram Temple
Religion
AffiliationHinduism
DistrictVaranasi
DeityVishveshwar or Vishwanath (Shiva)
FestivalsMaha Shivaratri
Location
LocationVaranasi
StateUttar Pradesh
CountryIndia
Coordinates25°17′45.90″N 83°0′09.50″E / 25.2960833°N 83.0026389°E / 25.2960833; 83.0026389
Architecture
TypeHindu temple
Elevation77 m (253 ft)
Website
aghorpeeth.org

Baba Keenaram Sthal or Baba Keenaram Sthal-Kreem Kund is a spiritual centre, headquarters, and pilgrimage site of the Aghori sect of Shaivism. It is located in Ravindrapuri, Varanasi, a district of Uttar Pradesh, India.[1][2] The temple is dedicated to Baba Keenaram, the originator of the Aghori sect of Shaivism.[3][4]

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References[edit | edit source]

  1. Cederberg, Aki (2017). Journeys in the Kali Yuga: A Pilgrimage from Esoteric India to Pagan Europe. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 9781620556801.
  2. Schliesinger, Joachim (2017). Traditional Cannibalism in Southeast Asia and Beyond. Booksmango. ISBN 9781946765697. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  3. Roy, Ananya (11 March 2017). "Mystical or magical? Who are the Aghoris who feed on human brains and mate with corpses?". International Business Times.
  4. "Baba Keenaram: चंदौली में सीएम योगी बोले- बाबा कीनाराम की जन्मस्थली बनेगी पर्यटन केंद्र - cm yogi said in chandauli - baba keenaram's birthplace will become tourist spot". Navbharat Times (in हिन्दी). 29 August 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2019.

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