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{{Short description|Spiritual ashram and temple}}
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'''Kainchi Dham''' also known as '''Neem Karori Ashram''' is a spiritual ashram and Hindu temple complex, located in the [[Nainital district]], [[Kumaon region]] of [[Uttarakhand]], India. It is known for its association with [[Neem Karoli Baba]], a revered Hindu saint.<ref name="n747"/><ref>{{Cite news |date=2025-06-12 |title=CM orders crowd control plan for Kainchi Dham fair as footfall triples in a year |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/dehradun/cm-orders-crowd-control-plan-for-kainchi-dham-fair-as-footfall-triples-in-a-year/articleshow/121805911.cms |access-date=2025-06-25 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Sethi |first=Narendra |date=2025-06-10 |title=Second life lost in four days amid tourist rush in Uttarakhand |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2025/Jun/10/second-life-lost-in-four-days-amid-tourist-rush-in-uttarakhand |access-date=2025-06-25 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=क्यों Kainchi Dham कहलाता है नीब करौली बाबा का आश्रम? जानें इस जगह का इतिहास और महत्व - Why is Neem Karoli Baba Ashram Known as Kainchi Dham Know the History and Significance |url=https://www.jagran.com/lifestyle/travel-tourism-why-is-neem-karoli-baba-ashram-known-as-kainchi-dham-know-the-history-and-significance-23903981.html |access-date=2026-02-13 |website=Jagran |language=hi}}</ref> [[File:Early morning Glimpse of Kainchi Dham Nainital 2023.jpg|thumb|Kainchi Dham in Nainital.]]

The ashram was established by Neem Karoli Baba in 1964 on land donated by a local resident, Purnanand.<ref name="n747"/> Kainchi Dham is situated at a distance of 9 km from [[Bhowali]] and 17 km from [[Nainital]], on the Nainital–[[Almora]] Road.<ref>[https://nainital.nic.in/tourist-place/kaichi-dham/ Kainchi Dham] Nainital district Official website.</ref>

== Etymology ==
Its name, "Kainchi," which translates to "scissors" in Hindi, is derived from the two sharp hairpin bends in the mountainous road leading to the site and forming a scissor-like shape.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kainchi Dham Mela 2024: कौन हैं नीम करोली बाबा? जिनकी देश-विदेश तक फैली है ख्याति - Kainchi Dham Mela 2024 date neem karoli baba biography in hindi |url=https://www.jagran.com/spiritual/mukhye-dharmik-sthal-kainchi-dham-mela-2024-date-neem-karoli-baba-biography-in-hindi-23739415.html |access-date=2025-06-25 |website=Jagran |language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=कैंची धाम के लिए एक और बाईपास की तैयारी, सुरंग भी बनेगी; गुलाबघाटी से रानीबाग तक की सड़क टू-लेन का काम भी जल्द होगा - Nainital News Bypass Construction to Ease Traffic at Kainchi Dham |url=https://www.jagran.com/uttarakhand/nainital-nainital-news-bypass-construction-to-ease-traffic-at-kainchi-dham-23962824.html |access-date=2025-06-25 |website=Jagran |language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=PTI |date=2025-06-24 |title=Uttarakhand Landslide: Search for two missing resumes after slide hits Yamunotri trek route |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/uttarakhand/search-for-two-more-persons-resumes-after-landslip-hits-yamunotri-trek-route-in-uttarakhand/article69730922.ece |access-date=2025-06-25 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=नीम करोली कैंची धाम जाने के लिए यह है सबसे बेस्ट रास्ता, जाम की कोई टेंशन नहीं, मिलेगा वादियों का नजारा भी |url=https://zeenews.india.com/hindi/india/up-uttarakhand/religion/photo-gallery-what-is-best-way-to-reach-neem-karoli-baba-ashram-kainchi-dham-on-kainchi-dham-sthapana-diwas/2794648 |access-date=2025-06-29 |website=Zee News Hindi |language=hi}}</ref>

Each year on 15 June a large [[mela]] (fair) known as ''Kainchi Dham Mela'', is organised, in which thousands of devotees and pilgrims take part.<ref name="n747">{{cite web | last=बेलवाल | first=ललित मोहन | title=कैंची धाम में किस दिन लगेगा भव्य मेला, नीम करोली बाबा के दर से कोई नहीं लौटता है खाली हाथ | website=Navbharat Times | date=2025-06-14 | url=https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/astro/religion-rituals/pilgrimage/neem-karoli-baba-kainchi-dham-mela-15-june-2025-kainchi-dham-sthapna-diwas-kab-hai/articleshow/121842126.cms | language=hi | access-date=2025-10-22}}</ref><ref name="g840">{{cite web | last=Singh | first=Govind | title=Kainchi Dham Mela 2025: तैयारियां शुरू, 15 जून को उमड़ेगी भीड़; जाम से बचने को बनाया फुलप्रूफ प्‍लान | website=Jagran | date=2025-06-05 | url=https://www.jagran.com/uttarakhand/nainital-kainchi-dham-mela-2025-preparations-begin-shuttle-services-planned-23956661.html | language=hi | access-date=2025-10-22}}</ref>

== Modern History ==
*[[Steve Jobs]] visited visited India in 1974 with his friend [[Daniel Kottke]] to meet the guru Neem Karoli Baba. Although he arrived in ashram after Baba left their physical body in September 1943, but the trip profoundly influenced Jobs' approach towards simplicity, intuition, and focus. <ref >{{cite news | title=How Neem Karoli baba inspired tech giants | website=Times of India| url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/technology/tech-news/how-neem-karoli-baba-inspired-tech-giants-like-mark-zuckerberg-steve-jobs-and-jack-dorsey/articleshow/115807331.cms | language=en | access-date=2026-04-23}}</ref>

* [[Mark Zuckerberg]] visited in 2015, he revealed that early in Facebook's development, when the company was facing challenges, Steve Jobs advised him to visit the ashram to reconnect with the mission of his company. <ref >{{cite news | title=How Neem Karoli baba inspired tech giants | website=Times of India| url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/technology/tech-news/how-neem-karoli-baba-inspired-tech-giants-like-mark-zuckerberg-steve-jobs-and-jack-dorsey/articleshow/115807331.cms | language=en | access-date=2026-04-23}}</ref>

==See also==
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* [[Hanumangarhi, Nainital]]

==References==
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==External links==
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*{{URL|http://nkbashram.org/|Neem Karoli Baba Ashram, Taos, New Mexico}}
*{{URL|https://nkbmeditation.org/|Neem Karoli Baba Meditation Centre, New Delhi}}
*{{URL|https://maharajji.love/|Maharaj Ji's Ashram}}
*''{{URL|https://www.windfallofgrace.com/|Windfall of Grace}}''

==External links==
* [https://shreekainchimandirtrust.org/ Official website]
* [https://utsav.gov.in/view-event/kainchi-dham-fair Kainchi Dham Mela] Ministry of Tourism website.

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Showbiz sportlight at 06:07, 23 April 2026