Hindu Yogi
Mahavatar Babaji (IAST: ; lit. 'Great Avatar (Revered) Father') is the Himalayan yogi and guru who taught Kriya Yoga to Lahiri Mahasaya (1828–1895). Babaji first became recognized through the writings of Paramahansa Yogananda, who devoted a chapter of his "Autobiography of a Yogi" to Babaji and founded Self-Realization Fellowship, a modern yoga movement that Babaji is associated with. The cave where Babaji met Lahiri Mahasaya, located near Ranikhet, is now a tourist attraction and place of pilgrimage in India.170
In popular culture.
Mahavatar Babaji was on the cover of The Beatles' 1967 album "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band". He can also be seen on the cover of George Harrison's 1974 album "Dark Horse". Songwriter Roger Hodgson of English rock band Supertramp composed a song called "Babaji" in reference to Mahavatar Babaji. This song was recorded and released on their 1977 album "Even in the Quietest Moments..." In Book 3 of "Conversations with God" (1998), by Neale Donald Walsch, it is mentioned that Babaji may at one time have resurrected himself from the dead, like Jesus.
The 2002 film "Baba" featured a fictional encounter with Mahavatar Babaji. The film was produced by Rajinikanth, a devotee of Babaji.
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