| Dhirendra Krishna Shastri is an Indian spiritual orator and self-styled godman. |
| He serves as the chief priest at Bageshwar Dham in Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh. |
| In his childhood, his family faced financial challenges, and he walked about 5 km to school daily. |
| His family lived in a one-room house initially and later built a bigger house at the same location. |
| His grandfather and father worked as spiritual orators in the village, and his grandfather initiated the building of a Hanumana temple there. |
| At the age of nine, Dhirendra began participating in spiritual events with his family and later pursued a career as a kathavachak. |
| He trained under spiritual mentors like Sadhguru Sanyasi Baba and Jagadguru Rambhadracharya Ji Maharaj. |
| After completing his training, he started conducting spiritual discourses and gained popularity, expanding to television broadcasts. |
| Devotees claim he can sense their problems without them speaking, and his teachings have been aired on various Indian spiritual channels. |
| He is known for his 'ghar wapsi' events to bring back Hindus who converted to other religions. |
| Dhirendra operates a successful YouTube channel, 'Bageshwar Dham Sarkar,' with millions of subscribers. |
| Apart from spiritual activities, he is involved in social services like providing free food and organizing welfare camps. |
| Dhirendra prefers to be called a kathavacak or shastri, not a sanyasi or baba. |
| He has received accolades like the World Book of Records award for his contributions to Bhagwat Geeta discourse. |
| Despite his large following, concerns have been raised about his controversial statements and bold claims, such as curing cancer through blessings and medicines. |
