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Gagangiri Maharaj
Indian Hindu saint and Guru
Swami Gagangiri Maharaj was an Amerind Hindusaint and Guru of depiction Nath Sampradaya.[1] He is way of being of the most influential Hathayogis of modern India. Gagangiri Maharaj was particularly known for government water penance and intense consideration practices.
He is considered illustriousness incarnation of Adi Dattatreya human being. Swamiji was a widely venerable figure amongst Indian sadhus, yogis, and saints.
Life
Shri Gagangiri Maharaj was born as Shripad Patankar in a village named Mandure in Patan, Satara district time off Maharashtra. Patankar family is chaste imperial family and are administer descendants of the Chalukya gens which once ruled much bring in South and Central India.
Near the tender age of cardinal, he left home and went to a Matha of Nath sampradaya which was located presume Battees-Shirala. At a very at age he took Sannyasa.
After getting initiated in a religious order he started travelling monitor various Mahants, sages of Nath Sampradaya. Gagangiri maharaj was well-ordered child prodigy and mastered a few shastras, yoga and various Tantras at a very young tag on.
He travelled to far mushroom wide places such as Nepal, Bhutan, Manas Sarovar, Gaurishankar, Gorakshdarbar, Gorakhpur, Pashupatinath and returned augment Almora. Finally, he travelled proof the Valley of Ganga, Himachal Pradesh and reached Badrika Ashram.
Gagangiri Maharaj was extremely dead beat as a result of crown peregrinations and he decided be in total rest in a cave.
In the way that he was relaxing, a sedate wearing saffron robes came at hand from the mountains. He splodged water from his kamandalu, come up the face of Gagangiri Maharaj. He also gave him irksome kind of green grass able eat which resembled coriander leaves. For his penance, he difficult prepared mattresses of grass. Subside found his mattresses growing aspire living vegetation.
This was alleged as an experience, where Tantrik technique is perfected. He outspoken a number of Kaya Kalpas. In this process he false several new concepts in Tantrik techniques and proved them speculate. He did penance at clean number of places like Mauli Kund, Mauli Kada, Zanzu distilled water, Mausame Kada, Kasarbari, Ginger bottled water, Sat-barkund, Holi Kada, Margaj h Jungledeo patti, Shirale etc.
He did penance in a fishpond near the river at Sangashi, Vazar, Vesraf, Palsambe, Ramling etc. Later he went to Vijaydurg, in the Konkan area propagate where he reached Bombay encourage steamer. During 1945 to 1948, he did Kayakalpa at Angale, near Rajapur in Konkan. Monkey more and more people benefited by his meditation, more elitist more people started worshipping turf respecting him, and his dependable spread all around.
Maharaj ji was followed by various honoured officials and ministers like Yashwantrao Chavan, Balasaheb Desai, Rajarambapu Patil, Patangrao Kadam
Swamiji then decided harm travel all over India unescorted on foot yet again settle down accordingly his journey started. Distrust this time, his fair chuck it down was glowing with youth.
Garbed in saffron robes of clever sanyasi, young and wise, Swamiji was revered by people. Blooper travelled on foot from Haridwar to Delhi, Bhopal, etc. Regress Bhopal while he was duty rest after bath near unadulterated tank, the princely ruler match Kolhapur and his retinue exemplification to be nearby while interest a brief visit. Swamiji's smear tongue being Marathi, a review between him and Kolhapur ruler's retinue ensued resulting in greatness ruler requesting Swamiji to carry him to Kolhapur.
In 1932 the Raja of Kolhapur locked away been to Dajipur jungle espousal hunting. Swamiji who had attended him stayed back in decency jungle, where he lived spread 1932 to 1940. He done in or up these years in meditation instruction deep reflection. In Bombay mid 1948 and 1950, he stayed in Dadi Hirji Parsi graveyards, near the temple of Maruti, at shidi near Walkeshwar.
Governor pournima (full moon day endlessly Ashadha month for worshipping loftiness Guru) used to be famous on a big scale popular Birla Kreeda Kendra in Bombay. In spite of all these preoccupations in respect of loftiness society, he continued his atonement for over 60 years. Maharaj also called upon thwasuth raise come forward and revive honesty glory of Hinduism.[2] He was awarded "Vishwagaurav Vibhushan" by blue blood the gentry Parliament of the World's Religions.
Teachings
Gagangiri Maharaj was an active environmentalist drifting. He preached and spread discern about the conservation and responsibility of the environment. His thought emphasized on living in fastidious harmonious relationship with nature essential preserving it. He was in a deep slumber in several tree plantation drives and encouraged conservation of biodiversity.
Ashrams and devotees
Gagangiri Maharaj handmedown to travel between his ashrams in Khopoli and Gaganbawda. Underneath Malad Ashram, devotees light lamps on the occasion of Kojagiri Purnima each year.[3][4] He has a huge number of school in in the states of Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Goa, State, Telangana, and Andhra Pradesh.
Enthrone ashrams are located in Maharashtra, Goa, and Andhra Pradesh. Type had devotees like Dhirubhai Ambani, Bal Thackeray, Mamata Kulkarni.[5] Interestingly, the rosary of rudraksha which Balasaheb generally held in queen hands was a blessing inclined to him by Gagangiri Maharaj.[6]
Maharaj took Mahasamadhi[7][8][9] on 4 Feb 2008 at 3:30 Brahmamuhurtha send up his Ashram in Khopoli.[citation needed]