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Okunevo, Omsk Oblast
Okunevo (russian: Окунево) is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, rural locality (a village#Russia, village) in the Muromtsevsky District of Omsk Oblast, Russia, situated on the Tara River (Russia), Tara River 240 kilometres north of Omsk. Okunevo is one of a number of modern "places of power", or holy places of Russian new religious movements. The majority of the inhabitants of the village are adherents of various of these religions: Rodnovery, Ynglism, Roerichism, Babajism (a branch of Shaivism), Krishnaism, Vedism and others. There is also an Russian Orthodox Church, Orthodox Christian community. Religious sites The locality hosts places of worship for various religions: * Babajist ''Omkar Shiva Dham'' ("Place where Creation Began") — an ''ashram'' established in 1995, with two temple halls, a garden, residential and dining buildings, and other facilities; * ''Omkar'' — a syncretism, syncretic ritual site with an Orthodox Chapel of Saint Michael the Archa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Babajist Shaivite Hindu Temple In Okunevo, Omsk Oblast (1)
Haidakhan Babaji, simply called Babaji by his students and devotees, was a religious teacher who appeared near the village of Haidakhan in northern India (Uttarakhand) and taught publicly from 1970 until his death in 1984. He has a following in the Western world, and two ashrams in India. Life According to "The Teachings of Babaji," Haidakhan Babaji "appeared" in June 1970 in a cave at the foot of the Kumaon Mount Kailash, across the River Ganges, near a remote village called Hairakhan, in the Nainital district, Nainital District of Uttrakhand, India. His followers maintain that Haidakhan Babaji is a Mahavatar – "a human manifestation of God, not born from woman." It is reported that starting in late September 1970 Haidakhan Babaji spent forty-five days meditating in a small temple on the top of the Kumaon Mount Kailash "without leaving his seat." In September 1971, Haidakhan Babaji, in a sworn testimony, convinced the judge of the court in Haldwani that he was the "Old Har ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
