Baba Keenaram was an Aghori ascetic born in Chandauli, India. Keenaram is believed to be the originator of the Aghori sect by some sources, however the sect has been mentioned in several ancient Hindu relegious texts. He was considered to be the incarnation of Lord Shiva. Aghoracharya Baba Keenaram was born on Aghor Chaturdashi in 1601 A.D at Ramgarh village of Varanasi district of Uttar Pradesh state of India. The entire region became overjoyed when the childless couple Shree Akbar Singh and Mansa Devi finally got their child. After the birth, the child neither cried nor suckled at his mother's breast for three days. After three days when three monks came there, took the child in their arms and whispered something into his ears. Amazingly the child began to cry for the first time since birth. It is from that day onwards the Lolark Shashti festival is celebrated as Sanskar of Maharaj Shree. With the blessing of Hinglaj Mata at Lyari district of Balochistan, Keenaram started his spiritual journey with the message of social welfare and humanity. Baba Kaluram known to be "Guru" awakened the consciousness of "Aghor" in Keenaram. Later on Keenaram established himself in the city of Varanasi for the service of the people and enlightened them with the ancient wisdom. He has mentioned principles of Aghor in his books *Viveksar*, *Ramgita*, *Ramrasal* and *Unmuniram*. The book called *Viveksar* written by Baba Keenaram is said to be the most authentic treatise on the principles of Aghor. During his tour Keenaram first stopped at the dwelling of "Grihast Saint", Shiva Das for few days. Shiva Das observed Kinarm activities very minutely and was impressed by the extraordinary qualities, suspecting that he is an Avatar or a reincarnation. One day while on way to bath in river Ganges, Shiva Das handed over his entire belongings to the boy Keenaram and hid himself in nearby bushes. He observed that the river Ganges become very restless as the boy approached closer. The level of water started to rise, and suddenly settled down only after touching the feet of Keenaram. Keenaram was known as the biggest saint of the Era of Aghor tradition also known as Lord Shiva tradition.
