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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
Baba Keenaram Sthal is located in Uttar Pradesh
Baba Keenaram Sthal
Location within Uttar Pradesh
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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