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Baba Mohan Ram Temple, Kali Kholi Dham

Kali Kholi hill, Milakpur Gujar, Bhiwadi, Khairthal-Tijara district, Rajasthan

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Baba Mohan Ram Temple, Kali Kholi Dham
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About

Kali Kholi Dham, on a hill by Milakpur village in Bhiwadi near the Haryana border, is the main shrine of Baba Mohan Ram. His devotees see him as a form of Shri Krishna in Kaliyug. Baba's akhand jyot burns on the hill, and there is also a dhuni (sacred fire) where devotees offer ghee and cow-dung cakes. A second temple stands in Milakpur village, where Baba's first devotee lived. Devotees come from Rajasthan, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi, especially on Dooj, the second day of the lunar fortnight.

The story

The temple trust tells that about 350 years ago a devotee named Nandu Bhagat lived in Milakpur village. He grazed cows in the nearby hills and loved Shri Krishna deeply. Baba Mohan Ram gave him darshan on the Kali Kholi hill and blessed him: Nandu was to serve all living beings in their troubles, and Baba would honour the words of his devotee. Baba said this blessing would stay with Nandu's family after him.

Nandu Bhagat lit a jyot at the spot where Baba had appeared, and built a small hut on the bank of the Milakpur johad (village pond), where he spent his days in Baba's bhakti. Since then worship with an akhand jyot has gone on at Milakpur too, and slowly devotees began to come from near and far. Today descendants of Nandu Bhagat, in the seventh generation, look after the temple trust.

Over time Baba's fairs grew bigger. The three-day fair on the Dooj after Holi now draws lakhs of devotees, and another big fair is held on the Dooj after Raksha Bandhan.

Visiting

Steep steps lead up to the hill shrine, so elders should climb slowly. The Holi and Raksha Bandhan fairs bring very heavy crowds; on ordinary days darshan is calm. Bhiwadi is on the Rajasthan–Haryana border, in the National Capital Region. October to March is the most pleasant season.

Festivals

  • Holi Dooj fair (Chaitra Krishna Dwitiya, three days)
  • Raksha Bandhan Dooj fair (Bhadrapad Krishna Dwitiya)
  • Dooj of every month

Devta dhams

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