Accounts of Neem Karoli Baba, or Maharaj-ji, are filled with narratives that devotees regard as miracles, yet they also function as teaching stories within a bhakti context. One of the most frequently cited is the train incident near the village of Neem Karori: after he was removed from a train for traveling without a ticket, the train reportedly would not move until he was respectfully invited back on board and offered prasad and a seat. This episode is often seen not merely as a display of power, but as a symbolic assertion that the divine cannot be measured or controlled by ordinary social rules. Many see in it a reminder that humility before the sacred can “set things in motion” where force and technical skill fail.

Another recurring motif is the mysterious multiplication of food. At gatherings and festivals, especially at places like Kainchi Dham, devotees recount that the available provisions appeared insufficient for the large crowds, yet under Maharaj-ji’s gaze the food never ran out. These stories sometimes extend to the sudden appearance or transformation of items such as fruit, sweets, or even needed sums of money, so that everyone present could receive prasad or pressing needs could be met. Such narratives are often interpreted as concrete expressions of divine abundance, suggesting that where there is sincere devotion, scarcity can be transcended in ways that defy ordinary calculation.

Devotees also speak of his intimate involvement with the lives and bodies of those around him through healing and protection. Numerous accounts describe people recovering from serious or seemingly incurable illnesses after receiving his darshan, a touch, or a simple blessing, and there are stories of fires or accidents being mysteriously averted when his name or image was invoked. Closely related are reports of his appearing at distant locations in moments of crisis, sometimes simultaneously in more than one place, offering help or guidance and then vanishing. Whether understood literally or symbolically, these stories underscore a sense that grace can reach across space and circumstance in ways that elude ordinary understanding.

Equally striking for many followers is the way Maharaj-ji seemed to know the inner worlds of those who came to him. Newcomers often reported that he addressed unspoken questions, named relatives, or described private events from their past without being told, and Ram Dass famously recounted how Maharaj-ji referred to deeply personal experiences and family matters that had never been shared. Such episodes are taken as signs of a consciousness not confined to the usual boundaries of mind and memory, and they invite reflection on what it means for a teacher to “see” a devotee fully. Finally, devotees hold that he foretold the circumstances of his own passing, including its timing, and that this unfolded as he had indicated, reinforcing the perception that his relationship to life and death alike was guided by a deeper, inscrutable awareness.