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Granite murti of Lord Hanuman at sunset at the Denison temple — shown in full
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Neem Karoli Baba Mandirat Osho Kaivalya DhamSPIRITUAL VILLAGE

1642 FM 1310 · Denison, Texas — the Neem Karoli Baba temple serving Dallas–Fort Worth (DFW) & Texoma

"Love everyone. Serve everyone. Feed everyone. Remember God."— Maharaj-ji · Sub Ek, All is One

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01 · A Sanctuary in Texas

From the Kumaon Hills to the Heart of Texoma

Nestled in Denison, Texas — near the shores of Lake Texoma — our mandir at Osho Kaivalya Dham is a humble home for Neem Karoli Baba (Maharaj-ji) and Lord Hanuman. What began as the heartfelt devotion of a few families has grown into a living sanctuary where seekers of every faith and background are welcomed as family.

At the center of the grounds stands a majestic black granite murti of Lord Hanuman, blessing all who arrive. Inside, devotees gather around Baba's garlanded portrait for aarti, kirtan, Hanuman Chalisa, and the bhandara — the free community meal that was so dear to Maharaj-ji, who said "feed everyone, for to feed people is to serve God."

Whether you come for five minutes of silence or a full evening of satsang, you are welcome here. Come as you are.

Lord Hanuman murti on the temple grounds at dusk — shown in full

"Sub Ek"

All is One — Baba's simplest teaching, lived here daily.

Morning Darshan

Saturdays 8:30 – 11:30 AM

Quiet darshan of Baba and Hanuman-ji to begin the weekend

Evening Aarti

Saturdays 5:00 – 8:30 PM

Diya aarti, kirtan and prasad distribution

Hanuman Chalisa

Every Saturday

Group recitation of the forty verses to Hanuman-ji

Bhandara Prasad

Every Saturday

A free sanctified meal shared with all who come — everyone is fed

02 · Our Story

From Kainchi's Hills to the Texas Plains

Every temple begins with a calling. Ours is a journey told in four moments.

The Pilgrimage

A Prayer at Kainchi Dham

In the spring of 2023, our story began in the Kumaon Himalayas — at Kainchi Dham near Nainital, the ashram Neem Karoli Baba made his own, in the valley he said was beloved of Hanuman-ji himself.

On April 29, 2023, our founder sat quietly for half an hour near Baba's bed and blanket at Kainchi Dham, wearing his maroon Osho clothes and mala. Leaving Baba's room, a wish arose: "Take Baba's photograph home to Texas — and someday, build Him a temple there."

Our founder with friends at the gates of Kainchi Dham
Our founder and his daughter at the gates of Kainchi Dham
Above Kainchi Dham — the valley where the wish was born
The Hanuman murti being lifted by crane in Denison
Hanuman-ji arriving on a flatbed truck
The murti lowered gently onto temple ground

The Arrival

Hanuman-ji Comes Home to Denison

And Baba answered — with a miracle hiding in plain sight. Waiting quietly in Odessa, Texas all along was a fourteen-foot, six-ton black granite murti of Lord Hanuman, long mistaken for a Buddha. On November 3, 2023, cranes lifted Him onto a flatbed and set Him gently upon Texas earth in Denison, beneath a wide blue sky.

The day Hanuman-ji touched this ground, the temple was no longer a plan — it was a presence. Today the doors at 1642 FM 1310 open every Saturday, and the mandir is lovingly tended by the Thakkar family — our founder Poorvesh Thakkar, together with Veena and Mahesh Thakkar — a circle of devoted families around them, and a board of trustees now forming.

The First Chalisa

The First Prayer Beneath an Open Sky

No roof, no walls — only grass, sky, and Hanuman-ji. The day after the murti was installed — November 4, 2023 — the very first Hanuman Chalisa rose over this field, and the first head bowed at His feet.

On December 4, 2023, Baba's own mandir was inaugurated — a hand-carved wooden altar, fresh marigolds, and Maharaj-ji's smiling face watching over it all. That is how this temple truly began: not with bricks, but with a chant.

The first bow at Hanuman-ji's feet after installation
Pure joy at the first Hanuman Chalisa
Baba's hand-carved altar at the mandir inauguration

IV · The Dream Ahead

"A place to come sit in silence and feel the presence of Baba, Hanuman and Ram — a place to drown in devotion and love for all."

This is our founder's dream for the new, bigger temple of Denison — and every brick of it will be built from love.

Join This Dream
Meet the family behind the mandir →

03 · The Life of Maharaj-ji

The Saint Who Taught Only by Loving

Neem Karoli Baba — Maharajji — wrote no books and gave no lectures. Devotees across the world revere him as a Hanuman Ansh, a living avatar of Lord Hanuman. He simply loved — and in that love, thousands found God. This is his story.

Neem Karoli Baba (Maharaj-ji) in his beloved blanket

Neem Karoli Baba

Maharaj-ji · c. 1900 – 1973

Devotees gathered around Baba's garlanded portrait at the Denison mandir

Satsang at our Denison mandir — Baba's portrait, fresh garlands, and family.

c. 1900

A Child Named Lakshmi Narayan

Maharaj-ji was born Lakshmi Narayan Sharma in the village of Akbarpur, in the Firozabad district of Uttar Pradesh, into a prosperous Brahmin family. Even as a child, he showed little interest in the world — and total absorption in God.

Youth

The Wandering Sadhu

Married young by family tradition, he soon left home to wander the length of North India as a sadhu. Villagers knew him by many names — Talli Baba, Handi Wallah Baba — an unassuming blanket-wrapped saint whose miracles quietly followed him wherever he sat.

The Miracle

The Train at Neeb Karori

Traveling without a ticket, Baba was put off the train by a conductor at the small station of Neeb Karori. The train would not move — engines failed, signals jammed — until the officials begged the sadhu to re-board. The moment he did, the train rolled on. The village gave him the name the world now knows: Neem Karoli Baba.

1962 – 1964

Ashrams of Vrindavan & Kainchi Dham

Baba established his great ashrams — first at Vrindavan, then in 1964 at Kainchi Dham in the Kumaon foothills of the Himalayas, a valley he said was dear to Hanuman-ji himself. Over his lifetime he founded more than a hundred temples, most dedicated to Lord Hanuman.

1967 – 1973

The West Comes to Baba

Western seekers — among them a young Harvard professor named Richard Alpert (Ram Dass) — found their way to Kainchi. Through 'Be Here Now' and the kirtans of Krishna Das, Baba's love crossed oceans. He asked for nothing, built no organization, gave no formal teachings — only love, food, and the name of Ram.

Sept 11, 1973

Mahasamadhi — and a Living Presence

Baba left his body at Vrindavan in 1973. Yet devotees across the world testify that his presence never left them. His ashrams in India and his temples abroad — including this one in Denison, Texas — continue his one instruction: love everyone, serve everyone.

04 · His Message

Four Simple Doors to the Divine

Maharaj-ji's entire teaching fits in a single breath. Four invitations, offered to everyone, everywhere, always.

सबको प्रेम करो

Love Everyone

Baba's first and only commandment. He saw no strangers — only God wearing different faces. 'Love everyone and tell the truth,' he would say, and meant every person, without exception.

सबकी सेवा करो

Serve Everyone

Service was Maharaj-ji's worship. To serve another being is to serve the Divine in them — no task too small, no person beneath care.

सबको भोजन कराओ

Feed Everyone

No one left Baba's presence hungry. The bhandara — the free feast — is his living tradition, and we continue it in Denison every week. 'To feed people is to serve God.'

ईश्वर को याद करो

Remember God

Baba constantly repeated the name of Ram. Remember God in all you do, he taught, and the whole of life becomes prayer.

"The whole universe is our home and all residing in it are our family… instead of trying to see God in a particular appearance, it is better to see Him in everything."

Sub Ek — All is One

05 · Touching Every Shore

The Seekers Who Found Baba

From Silicon Valley founders to Hollywood, from Harvard to the World Health Organization — Maharaj-ji's love reached the unlikeliest hearts. Their stories lead back to the same blanket-wrapped saint. Tap any story to read it in full.

07 · The Year at the Mandir

Festivals & Sacred Days

In Baba's tradition, every holy day ends the same way — with a bhandara, where everyone eats together as family. Mark these days; the kitchen will be warm.

September 11

Mahasamadhi Bhandara

The anniversary of Baba's mahasamadhi (1973) — the holiest day of our year. A full day of prayer, Hanuman Chalisa, and the great bhandara, because feeding everyone is how we remember Him.

Grand Bhandara — All Are Fed

December 4

Mandir Foundation Day

The anniversary of our own mandir's inauguration in 2023 — Baba's temple's Texas birthday, celebrated with family.

Grand Bhandara — All Are Fed

Chaitra Purnima · March–April

Hanuman Jayanti

The birthday of Hanuman-ji — abhishek at the murti, 108 recitations of the Chalisa, and a grand bhandara.

Chaitra Navami · March–April

Ram Navami

The appearance day of Shri Ram — Akhand Ramayana path and special aarti.

July · Full Moon

Guru Purnima

The full moon of the Guru — an evening of gratitude at Baba's altar, with bhajans and paduka puja.

October–November

Diwali at the Mandir

A thousand diyas around Hanuman-ji — Lakshmi puja, fireworks of devotion, and sweets for all.

Every Saturday

Weekly Satsang & Bhandara

The heartbeat of the mandir — darshan, aarti, Chalisa, and a sanctified meal, every single week.

Lunar festival dates shift each year — exact dates are announced on our satsang list.Join it below →

08 · The Way of Silence

Osho Meditations at the Spiritual Village

Osho Kaivalya Dham is not only a mandir — it is a meditation village. Alongside devotion to Baba and Hanuman-ji, we keep a space to explore Osho's meditations: in our founder's words, "practices that invite awareness, emotional expression, inner silence, and a more loving relationship with life."

Meditation and devotion have found a home together here. The maroon and the saffron sit side by side — and so can you.

Dynamic Meditation

Osho's signature morning practice — five stages moving through breath, catharsis, and celebration, designed to break old patterns and empty the mind for silence to enter.

Kundalini Meditation

Shaking, dancing, stillness, and rest — a gentle evening practice that shakes the dust of the day from the body and lets energy rise on its own.

Nadabrahma Meditation

The meditation of sound — soft humming and slow hand movements dissolving, layer by layer, into stillness.

Silent Sits & Satsang

Simply sitting in silence — near Hanuman-ji, beneath the Texas sky — with nothing to achieve and nowhere to go.

New to meditation? You are especially welcome. Write to us for the weekly meditation schedule — come with an open heart, and experience this place for yourself.

Ask About Meditation Times

10 · Come Home to Baba

Visit the Mandir & Offer Seva

Neem Karoli Baba Temple

1642 FM 1310
Denison, Texas 75020
Texoma region, North Texas

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Talk to the Temple

(214) 395-6757 Poorvesh.thakkar@gmail.com

Darshan Hours — Every Saturday

Morning Darshan8:30 – 11:30 AM
Evening Aarti5:00 – 8:30 PM
Satsang & BhandaraSaturdays, after Aarti

Temple Etiquette

  • Please remove shoes before entering the sanctum
  • Modest, comfortable clothing is appreciated
  • Flowers and fruit offerings are welcome; prasad is shared with all

Seva — Serve With Us

Baba taught that service is worship. Volunteers are the heartbeat of this mandir.

  • Cooking and serving the Saturday bhandara
  • Making fresh flower garlands for Baba
  • Leading or playing kirtan during aarti
  • Temple cleaning and garden care

Write to the Temple

Questions about visiting, seva, sponsoring a bhandara, or the new temple project? Send us a message.

11 · Stay & Explore

Come for Aarti. Stay the Weekend.

The mandir sits within Serenity Village at Texoma Resorts — our own retreat campus near the shores of Lake Texoma. Devotees and visitors can turn a Saturday satsang into a whole weekend of peace: stay overnight right here on campus, then wake to birdsong and morning silence.

Luxury Cabins
Glamping Safari Tents
Geodesic Domes
Campsites & Campfires

And when the heart is full, adventure waits outside the door:

  • ATV Trail Adventures — Ride scenic trails through rugged Texas terrain

  • Speed Boat on Lake Texoma — Private boat tours across open lake waters

  • Campfire Evenings — S'mores, blankets, and stars over the village

  • Eisenhower State Park — Hiking and nature minutes from the mandir

  • Fishing & Lake Life — Lake Texoma — one of Texas's great fishing lakes

Book Your Stay — TexomaResorts.com Explore Experiences
Serenity Village at Texoma Resorts — on-campus stays near Lake Texoma
Resort life at the spiritual village