Bhaktivinoda later accepted his siksa guru as Srila Jagannatha dasa Babaji Maharaj, who is said to have lived for 135 years.
Jagannatha Dasa Babaji was also the initiating guru of Bhagavat Dasa Babaji and Gaurakisora Dasa Babaji; the latter of whom would become the initiating guru of Bhaktivinoda's son, Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura.
People from nearby villages come to this place for taking blessings of the local Babaji (aint) on this holy occasion, and revelers gather to celebrate and sing songs.
Jagannatha Dasa Babaji was born in a small village within the modern day Tangail district of Bangladesh.
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Jagannātha Dāsa Bābājī (1776–1894) was an influential leader (guru) in the Gaudiya Vaishnava tradition of Hinduism, and is respected as a Mahatma or saint by followers of his lineage.
Various leaders are followers and have met Babaji for spiritual guidance, including Sukhbir Singh Badal and his father and Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal.
Sri M is a living Yogi and disciple of Sri Maheshwarnath Babaji who in turn was the disciple of Mahavatar Babaji.
-- Please do not remove 'Abu Anees': this is his full name as signed in his books--> Muhammad Barkat Ali Al-Ludhianiwi (Quddisa Sirrahul Aziz; 27 April 1911 – 26 January 1997), also referred to as Babaji Sarkar by his disciples, was a Muslim Sufi saint who belongs to Chishtia order of Hazrat Baba Farid Gunj-e-Shakar R.A., born in a small village of Brahmi in the Tehsil of Ludhiana in Northern British India.