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Child-sage Balak Nath

By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik - Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist In Himachal and nearby regions, a yogi is worshipped, who is considered a form of Shiva in Kalyug. His name is Baba Balak…

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Published August 8, 2019 · 3 min read
child-sage balak nath

By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik - Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist

In Himachal and nearby regions, a yogi is worshipped, who is considered a form of Shiva in Kalyug. His name is Baba Balak Nath. In art, he is visualised as a young boy with a yoga staff in his hand, seated on a peacock with the hood of a serpent serving as his parasol.

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