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{{short description|Figure in Hindu mythology}} <br />
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{{Infobox deity<br />
| type = Hindu<br />
| image = Gufa-sidh-bawa-balak-nath-ji.jpg<br />
| Devanagari = {{lang|sa|बाबा बालक नाथ}}<br />
| mantra = {{lang|sa|ॐ नमः सिद्धाय}} <br />({{IAST|Oṃ Namaḥ Siddhāy}})<br />
| affiliation = [[Brahman]] ([[Nath]]), [[Deva (Hinduism)|Deva]]<br />
| parents = [[Vishnu]] (father), [[Laxmi]] (mother)<br />
| abode = [[Deotsidh]], Gufa-Baba Balak Nath, [[Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh|Hamirpur District]], [[Himachal Pradesh]], [[India]] <br />
| mount = [[Peacock]]<br />
| festivals = Chet Mahina, [[Chaitra]]<br />
}}<br />
'''Baba Balak Nath''', also known as Paunahari, Kaladhari or Dudhadhari, is a [[Hindu]] [[deity]], who is worshiped with great reverence in the North-Indian state of [[Himachal Pradesh]] and [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], his main place of worship is known as [[Deotsidh]], this temple is situated in the high peak of the hill of [[Chakmoh]] village. There is a natural cave in the middle of the hill in the temple, it is believed that this place was the abode of Babaji.<br />
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==In popular culture==<br />
Notable Indian films on the deity include: ''Shiv Bhakat Baba Balak Nath'' (1972) by Avatar, ''Jai Baba Balak Nath'' (1981) by Satish Bhakri.<ref name="RajadhyakshaWillemen1999">{{cite book|last1=Rajadhyaksha|first1=Ashish|last2=Willemen|first2=Paul|title=Encyclopaedia of Indian cinema|url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediaofi0000raja|url-access=registration|accessdate=|year=1999|publisher=British Film Institute}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Hindu folk deities|Sidh Baba Balak Nath]]<br />
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