Sidh Baba Balak Nath Ji

Sidh Baba Balak Nath Ji

Baba Ji's Gufa at Deot Sidh

Sidh Baba Balak Nath (बाबा बालक नाथ जी, ਬਾਬਾ ਬਾਲਕ ਨਾਥ ਜੀ) is a Hindu deity worshipped in the northern Indian states of Punjab and Himachal Pradesh. 

Temple - 

His shrine is known as "Deotsidh". It is 45 Kilometers from "Hamirpur" Himachal Pradesh and is on the border of Hamirpur and Bilaspur districts of Himachal Pradesh, India. Baba Balak Nath Temple is situated at the village of "Chakmoh" in the district of Hamirpur on the hill top, in a natural cave/"Gufa" carved in the hills, considered to be the abode of Baba. An Idol-Image of Baba is placed in the cave. 

Offerings - 

The devotees offer Sweet Indian Flour Bread"Roti" (a bread made of raw sugar/"Gur"Jaggery mixed with wheat flour and cooked in Pure Ghee)at the altar of Baba, ( When pure clarified sugarcane juice is boiled, what is left as solid is called as Gur which is called jaggery also). 

Goats are also offered to Baba as a gesture for his love. Goats are not slaughtered though; rather they are being fed and taken care of. 

The entry of women devotees is prohibited in the cave. However, there is a raised platform just opposite to the cave from where the women can have Darshan of the Babaji's Idol. 

Just 6 (six) kilometers ahead of the "Deot-Sidh" Temple, there is a small town named "Shah-talai” where Babaji is said to have practiced penance. The ancient name of this place was Changer-Talai. Baba Balak Nath’s worship and grazing Mata Ratno’s cattle’s, later returning her mattress of Chach-it got famous by the name of Chahtalai which later turned to Shahtalai, where Baba is said to have practiced disambiguation Dhyana meditation. 

In jhelum distt. Of Punjab Pakistan there is a famous tilla yogian near rohtas fort this tilla is just like one in himachal it is also known to be the balak nath tilla in heer rangha love story ranjaha went to see baba balak nath became jogi by having put rings in his ears symbol to be Gogi of baba balak nath still there are underground worship places and big mandars ponds gophas. 

At that time nath family had jageer of nawongran nine villages around tilla jogian called badobalola gharmala dharyala jango raryala nathwala khurdchotala (vill.of Sunil dutt) hoon mohala. bajwala and so on all estate of Ballak nath. Nath wala was baba's hometown next to gateway to tilla jogian.