Loknath Baba Ashram is based on Baba Loknath (লোকনাথ ব্রহ্মচারী), a saint and Hindu religion spiritual philosopher in Bengal. The Ashram is in Baradi Sonargaon Upazila in Narayanganj District under Dhaka Division.
About Loknath Baba Ashram
The Temple is 35 kilometers from Dhaka. There is a guest house, Durga Mondop and pond in the ashram area. Samadhi of Baba is in this temple.The place is also very near to Jyoti Basu’s paternal home. It is the holy place for Bengali Hindu pilgrimages. Main festivals day is celebrated in June every year of Tirodhan Dibos (on Tithi) of Baba. The place also the birth place of great Indian left leaders father of Jyoti Basu.
Life of Baba Lokenath
Loknath was born on 31 August 1730 (Bengali calendar 18th Bhadra, 1137) on the sacred day of Krishna Janmashtami in the village of Chaurasi Chakla, named as Kochua, few miles far from Kolkata, North 24 Parganas, now in WB, India. He is from a Brahmin family. His father name is Sri Ramnarayan Ghoshal and mother name is Shrimatee Kamaladevi. He has a lot of followers and devotees around the world.
He has traveled many pilgrimages on foot of Persia, Arabia, and Israel, Mecca. They believe at the age of 160, on June 1, 1890, C.E., Baba Lokenath took his Samadhi (Left his life means died). There is only one photograph is available at present of Baba Great quotation of Baba Lokenath to his devotees: “রণে, বনে, জলে, জঙ্গলে, যখনই বিপদে পড়িবে, আমায় স্মরণ করিও, আমিই রক্ষা করিব |” (“Whenever you are in danger, whether in war, forest, ocean or jungle, remember Me. I shall save you.”)
How to Go Loknath Baba Ashram at Barodi
- Bus is available from Gulistan, Dhaka
- Generally, it takes 1:30 hour from Dhaka
- Barodi is on the to Dhaka-Chittagong highway
- It is after Kachpur Bridge
- It is 35 Km from Dhaka
- Bus is available day and night after 30 mutinies gap
- Nearest bus stop is Morapara
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