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  • Home
  • About
  • Autobiography
    • Autobiography of a Sadhu
    • 50 Excerpts
    • Reviews
  • The Discourse
    • MasterClass Videos
      • II · Assumptions
      • III · Sacred Speech & Sacred Music
      • IV · The Text
      • V · Oral Tradition & Authority
      • VI · Sacred Geography of the Mouth
      • VII · Shiva: His Drum of Consciousness
      • VIII · Garland of Sacred Syllables
      • IX · Mysticism, Analogy & Metaphor
      • X · Resemblances & Correspondences
      • XI · Rishi Panini
      • XII · Patanjali: The Yoga Sutras
      • XIII · Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras
      • XIV · Bhartrihari & Meaning
      • XV · Bhartṛhari & the Sphoṭa
      • XVI · Kashmiri Shaivism & Abhinavagupta
      • XVII · Kashmiri Shaivism: The 36 Tattvas
    • The Edge of Indian Spirituality
    • Dhuni Discourse
    • Multani Baba Discourse
    • Baba’s Interviews
      • Baba Rampuri on Mass Media, Propaganda, Sacred Speech
      • Interview with Kartazon, Hari Puri Ashram, 2007
      • Shivanand Giri Interview
      • Peter Jenkins Interview
      • Kalyan Interview
      • Donna D’Cruz Interview
  • Akhara
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    • Legendary Naga Babas
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  • Ceremony
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      • Shiva Tandava Stotram
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    • Navratri Durga Puja
      • Navratri 2026 Dates
        • Day 1 – Shailaputri Devi
        • Day 2 – Brahmacharini Devi
        • Day 3 – Chandraghanta Devi
        • Day 4 – Kushmanda Devi
        • Day 5 – Skandamata Devi
        • Day 6 – Katyayani Devi
        • Day 7 – Kalaratri Devi
        • Day 8 – Mahagauri Devi
        • Day 9 – Siddhidatri Devi
        • Day 10 – Vijayadashami (Dussehra)
    • Yajna Videos
      • Assagao Yajna
      • Navgraha Homa – The Nine Planets
      • Chandika Homa – The 9 Durgas
      • Ganapati Homa
      • Hari Puri Ashram Yajna, Haridwar
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Pir Sandhya Puri Ji Maharaj, Datt Akhara Ujjain
Pir Sandhya Puri Ji Maharaj, Datt Akhara Ujjain
Naga Baba Hari Puri Ji Maharaj
Naga Baba Hari Puri Ji Maharaj
A youthful Shri Hari Puri Maharaj (1950's)
A youthful Shri Hari Puri Maharaj (1950's)
Jaipur Raj Mata Gayatri Devi performs Shiv Shakti Yajna in Rajasthan with Naga Baba Shri Hari Puri Ji Maharaj (1971)
Jaipur Raj Mata Gayatri Devi performs Shiv Shakti Yajna in Rajasthan with Naga Baba Shri Hari Puri Ji Maharaj (1971)
Shiv Shakti Yajna performed by Shri Hari Puri Maharaj in Rajasthan, joined by Raj Mata Gayatri Devi (1971)
Shiv Shakti Yajna performed by Shri Hari Puri Maharaj in Rajasthan, joined by Raj Mata Gayatri Devi (1971)
From left to right: Darshan Giri Ji Maharaj, Hari Puri Ji Maharaj, Amar Puri Ji Maharaj (later to be Pir of Datt Akhara).  Ph
From left to right: Darshan Giri Ji Maharaj, Hari Puri Ji Maharaj, Amar Puri Ji Maharaj (later to be Pir of Datt Akhara). Photo taken in 1970.
Pir Amar Puri sits on Gadi in Datt Akhara Ujjain (1979)
Pir Amar Puri sits on Gadi in Datt Akhara Ujjain (1979)
Amar Puri Ji Maharaj shares his dhuni with Raghunath Puri Ji (guru of Adbhut Chaitanya Puri Ji), during Kumbh Mela of 1977.
Amar Puri Ji Maharaj shares his dhuni with Raghunath Puri Ji (guru of Adbhut Chaitanya Puri Ji), during Kumbh Mela of 1977.
Shri Amar Puri Ji Maharaj, Pir of Datt Akhara, Ujjain (photo 1979)
Shri Amar Puri Ji Maharaj, Pir of Datt Akhara, Ujjain (photo 1979)
The abhishek of Pir Amar Puri Ji at Datt Akhara Ujjain 1979.
The abhishek of Pir Amar Puri Ji at Datt Akhara Ujjain 1979.
The new Pir of Datt Akhara, Amar Puri, 1979.
The new Pir of Datt Akhara, Amar Puri, 1979.
Shri Mahant Kapil Puri, Baba Rampuri's guru, and leader of Juna Akhara (1912-2001).
Shri Mahant Kapil Puri, Baba Rampuri's guru, and leader of Juna Akhara (1912-2001).
Shri Mahant Kapil Puri at Allahabad Kumbh Mela 2001.
Shri Mahant Kapil Puri at Allahabad Kumbh Mela 2001.
Shri Maharaj Kapil Puri with chelas, Baba Rampuri and Mahamandaleshwar Banwari Puri, during Kumbh Mela, Prayag, 1995.
Shri Maharaj Kapil Puri with chelas, Baba Rampuri and Mahamandaleshwar Banwari Puri, during Kumbh Mela, Prayag, 1995.
Kashi Thanapati and Shri Mahant Arjun Puri Ji Maharaj, the guru of Kapil Puri Ji.
Kashi Thanapati and Shri Mahant Arjun Puri Ji Maharaj, the guru of Kapil Puri Ji.
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Arjun Puri Maharaj at Haridwar Kumbh Mela, 1998.
Arjun Puri Ji Maharaj at Haridwar Kumbh 1998.
Arjun Puri Ji Maharaj at Haridwar Kumbh 1998.
The Yoga of Shri Mahant Arjun Puri
The Yoga of Shri Mahant Arjun Puri
Arjun Puri Ji Maharaj - Last Kumbh Mela
Arjun Puri Ji Maharaj - Last Kumbh Mela
Arjun Puri Ji Maharaj.
Arjun Puri Ji Maharaj.
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