Kainchi Dham Fair

Kainchi Dham Fair celebrates the foundation day of the Kainchi Dham temple at the Kainchi Dham ashram. The holy site is located on the Nainital  Almora Road 17 km from Nainital at a height of 1400 meters above sea level and is very picturesque It was setup by Neem Karoli Baba revered as a saint by many devotees in the 1960s The ashram gets its name due to its location which makes a scissorlike Kainchi in Hindi language shape as the two hills between which the ashram is located cut and cross each other Neem Karoli Baba took samadhi in the year 1973 and since then is considered as the incarnation of Lord Hanuman Kainchi Dham got famous when in the year 1973 Steve Jobs Ex-CEO of Apple Inc visited the temple Going through a stressful time in his career Jobs came to India looking for a place where he could find answers to his questions and attain the ultimate truth of life Nirvana and Prajna Jobs meditated at the ashram and went back enlightened Later on Mark Zuckerberg CEO of Facebook also visited the Kainchi Dham in search of peace and enlightenment. The fair organized at the ashram is visited by lakhs of local and international tourists.*  The exact dates of the festival depend upon the Hindu Calendar.