RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Mahavatar Babaji

1900 - Today

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Mahavatar Babaji (IAST: Mahāvatāra Bābājī; lit. 'Great Avatar (Revered) Father') is a legendary immortal yogi and guru, who is said to be living in the Himalayas. He is said to have taught multiple revered historic yogis, including 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  There is little historical information about Babaji. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mahavatar Babaji is the 1,039th most popular religious figure (down from 731st in 2019), the 196th most popular biography from India (down from 100th in 2019) and the 22nd most popular Indian Religious Figure.

Mahavatar Babaji is most famous for being the guru of Paramahansa Yogananda.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Mahavatar Babaji ranks 1,039 out of 3,187. Before him are Al-Juwayni, Veronica Giuliani, Cláudio Hummes, Lidwina, Antipope Dioscorus, and Carlos Osoro Sierra. After him are Lawrence of Brindisi, Medardus, Paul of the Cross, Frederick Fleet, Clemente Domínguez y Gómez, and Stanisław Ryłko.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1900, Mahavatar Babaji ranks 67. Before him are Herberts Cukurs, Yves Tanguy, Aaron Copland, Kiyoo Kanda, Katina Paxinou, and Werner Haase. After him are Nathalie Sarraute, Helen Hayes, Gilbert Ryle, Ignazio Silone, Jean Arthur, and Filipp Golikov.

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In India

Among people born in India, Mahavatar Babaji ranks 196 out of 1,861. Before him are Tansen (1493), Kareena Kapoor (1980), Lal Bahadur Shastri (1904), Gangubai Kothewali (1939), Prithviraj Chauhan (1159), and Chandragupta II (400). After him are Salmaan Taseer (1944), Bāṇabhaṭṭa (601), Nirmala Joshi (1934), Vishvamitra (-2000), Mamnoon Hussain (1940), and Homi K. Bhabha (1949).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In India

Among religious figures born in India, Mahavatar Babaji ranks 22. Before him are Guru Angad (1504), Ravi Shankar (1956), George Alencherry (1945), Anthony de Mello (1931), Maharishi Mahesh Yogi (1918), and Mata Amritanandamayi (1953). After him are Nirmala Joshi (1934), Parshvanatha (-872), Sai Baba of Shirdi (1835), Jayadeva (1170), Śāntarakṣita (725), and Abbé Faria (1756).

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