Mahavatar Babaji.
In 1922, Babaji was with a group of devotees at the confluence of two rivers: Kali and Gori, north of Pitoragarh, almost on the border with Nepal.
Vowing that he will return for the benefit of all mankind, he plunged into the water of the river and disappeared.
Just a few hours to be seen shining in the water, but it, too, disappeared.
But in his subtle body he often came to his devotees to bless them with his presence or help in trouble.
Those who remember him from the time, with great admiration and love talking about him sixty years later. Many of them have not lost hope that he would ever return.
There are books in Hindi, describing previous incarnation Hayrakan Baba, which lasted roughly from 1800 to 1922. Around 1800, he appeared in the ball of light in front of villagers near Hayrakana and in 1922 in front of some followers, he again turned in a ball of light and disappeared.
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