Baba Keenaram Sthal

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Baba Keenaram Temple
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Baba Keenaram Temple in 2022
Religion
Affiliation Hinduism
District Varanasi
Deity Vishveshwar or Vishwanath (Shiva)
Festivals Maha Shivaratri
Location
Location Varanasi
State Uttar Pradesh
Country India
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Location within Uttar Pradesh
Geographic coordinates 25°17′45.90″N83°0′09.50″E / 25.2960833°N 83.0026389°E / 25.2960833; 83.0026389
Architecture
Type Hindu 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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  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 Hindi). 29 August 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2019.