Maharaj

Long ago many devotees went on a pilgrimage to Badrinath with Baba when the journey was more difficult and buses only went as far as Pipalkoti. Tularam Sah, Habba and family, Girish, and Umadatt Shukla were among those who accompanied him. Advance information about their arrival had been sent to Mr. Nautiyal, the manager of the Kali Kamli Dharamshala in Badrinath. Mr. Nautiyal arranged for a grand reception for Baba at a place called Devdarshan, and a crowd of people gathered there to receive Baba. When Baba arrived, riding on a dandi (a seat carried on the shoulders of four men), he and the devotees following him on foot walked through the crowd unseen.

Once in Badrinath, Baba asked the devotees to stay in a dharamshala, and he himself rested in a cowshed at Badrivan. When Mr. Nautiyal came to know that Baba had arrived and was staying in the cowshed, he went there for darshan. He did not understand how people who wanted to have Baba's darshan simply did not see him and the group of devotees pass through such a small place. Baba just looked at him and smiled.