Ka koma ga nassin da ke ƙasa sannan ka amsa tambayar daga baya a cikin yare iri ɗaya kamar nassin: Nassi: An fara ba da rahoton haɗuwa da Mahavatar Babaji a cikin 1861, lokacin da Shyamacharan Lahiri (wanda almajirai, masu ibada, da masu sha'awarsa suka kira "Mahāsaya") aka tura shi zuwa Ranikhet a cikin aikinsa a matsayin mai lissafi ga gwamnatin Burtaniya. Wata rana yayin da yake tafiya a kan tsaunukan Dunagiri sama da Ranikhet, sai ya ji wata murya tana kiran sunansa. Bayan muryar a kan dutsen, sai ya sadu da "mai tsayi, mai ɗaukakar allahntaka. " Ya yi mamakin ganin cewa sadhu ya san sunansa. Wannan sadhu shi ne Mahavatar Babaji. Tambaya: A wace shekara ce aka fara yin hulɗa da Mahavatar Babaji?
Shekara ta 1861