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Seldom do you find a man with so much grit and persistence that merely on the firm belief of an unknown power, he traverses his entire life from nothing to everything. Somewhat similar is the biography of Shri Sir alias Shri Swami Sakha alias Shri Swami Sakha Sumant Saraswati.

Let us start from a bit beginning. Born in a family which had its ancestors with such a perseverance to build their own house only after building the temple for their deity- Lord Shiva Atmaling, probably the same perseverance reflected naturally in Sumant. Born as the eighth son in the family, he was fondly called as Sakhya (Sakha- which means a friend), Lord Krishna was also called as Sakha for reasons known to all of us and he also being the eighth son of Devaki and Vasudev, Sumant was also therefore referred to as Sakha.

Sumant was born in Islampur and spent most of his childhood days around that region with frequent visits to Kolhapur being the nearest city at that time.

Shri Vasudev Rao, Sumant father, was an artist recognized at a national level and in the British era was awarded a dole for his art. He was an excellent Rangoli artist and also used to play the harmonium. Shri Vasudev was a very short tempered person and Sumant being the naughty child he was, used to be the target all the time, of his short temperedness. Well, Sumant was also partly responsible for all the servings he used to get from his father. Such was the naughtiness, that Sumant himself said that if had he not turned to spirituality, probably he would have been the most notorious person in his village.

Shri Vasudev Rao, whilst being busy as a farmer was also near to a few spiritual people of those times. One of them being Shri N V Kotekar, who used to compose bhajans in simple Marathi language to be easily understood by the common man. Shri Kotekar, followed the Dutta Sampradya and was a staunch follower of the second avatar of Shri Dutta (first being Shripad Shri Vallabh)- Shri Narasihma Saraswati. Shri Vasudev Rao used to play the harmonium whenever Shri Kotekar used to sing his own compositions. Sumant as a child

used to observe all this and slowly started getting attracted to this side of the life. By then he was already accompanying a pious personality by name Shri Chile Maharaj, who used to roam about in and around Kolhapur quite mysteriously to keep the general public away from him.

However, Shri Chile Maharaj, got very fond of Sumant and used to take him to various places in and around Kolhapur giving the basics of spirituality to Sumant. Shri Chile Maharaj, with his divine sight and knowledge had got to know that Sumant was not slated to lead life like an ordinary person.

While all this was happening, one fine day, Sumant father, on some incidence, beat Sumant so much that Sumant left house for good to go to Kolhapur for higher studies. In Kolhapur, Sumant used to do petty jobs to earn livelihood and at the same time study in the nearby college. The rendezvous with Shri Chile Maharaj continued.

In the meantime, Sumant (now we will address him as Sakha), also got to meet the great saints of that time, Shri Bhalchandra Maharaj, Shri Swaroopanad Swami. As said earlier, destiny for Sakha was carved differently than a normal human being. Shri Bhalchandra Maharaj gave his own urine as prasad and Shri Swaroopanad Swami gave a morsel of “dahi-bhaath (curd-rice)” from his own dish. This all indicated Sakha to move to a region which had “salty-water” and “sweating” (resembling urine) which meant near the sea-shore and where rice was grown as a primary crop (resembling “curd-rice”).

In the meantime, Shri Vasudev Rao, sadly demised and Sakha had no choice but to move to newer opportunities to lead a life of his own. Taking the cue from the prasad received from these saints, Sakha moved to Neral- a place near to Mumbai- the place which had sea shore.

As a bachelor, Sakha tried various stints doing jobs with private companies. Sakha now had grown into a personality which was liking for all. He had and still has a natural instinct to attract people. Then a young boy, singing and playing tabla (all inherited and learnt during his days with his father), acting, he gathered a lot of friends and well-wishers. At the same time, with the blessings of Shri Chile Maharaj, Shri N V Kotekar and the small i n c i d e n c e s w i t h S h r i Bhalchandra Maharaj and Shri Swami Swaroopanand, Sakha had got a hint of his way forward in life. He started rigorous penance like, “Gayatri Jap Anusthan” in waist deep water in a lake nearby and in the nearby mountains in Neral and being the era of Kalyug where bhakti is considered supreme, Sakha got a divine enlightenment for the followership of Shri Swami Samartha- the saint from Akkalkot. Shri Swami Samartha is the third avatar in Shri Dutta Sampradya.

Sakha gradually left his job in private companies and joined as a lecturer in the draughtsman curriculum at ITI, first at Ambernath- town near Kalyan and then at Thane. During this period, Sakha became Sir for all. S t u d e n t s , w e r e o v e r w h e l m e d b y t h e straightforwardness, ease of teaching style, adventurous behavior of Sir. Many students became his followers later but to start with it was the easy and natural behavior of Sir that attracted the students to him. Taking a due advantage of this, Sir planned picnics/trek

to the nearby Peb Fort in Matheran area, where he used to go for penance, with his students and got the whole fort cleaned up.

Soon, Sir realized the real purpose of his being. He realized that the purpose of his life is to spread the holiness of Shri Swami Samartha but through simple practical teachings, identifying the good things of a person and more importantly neglecting the bad qualities of the person, taking all of them together,

imbibing the lost confidence in them and making them do something in l i fe than what

everybody does.

Sir got married to Sou Vidya Risbud and were blessed with a son and a

daughter thereafter. Sir shifted from Neral to Badlapur for better a n d c o n t i n u e d w i t h h i s followership of Shri Swami Samartha. His initial days were not cosy. Sir had to exhibit his skills as a Rangoli artist and used to hold exhibitions to make an extra living along with his job.

His followership was increasing day by day. Sir experimented a

unique ritual of feeding 1000 people (Sahastrabhojan) by asking

all near and dear ones to donate only one fist of foodgrains. The impact was

such that, after feeding more than 1000 people, a truckload of the stock of foodgrains was

donated to Akkalkot. This showed the strength of togetherness in a very small way. The weekly ritual of Upasna at his home every Thursday and Saturday, caused disturbance to the neighbors which led to creation of the presently widely known- Shri Swami Samartha Wadi, in the outskirts of Badlapur.

Sir, travelled on foot to Akkalkot in merely 5 days from Badlapur- covering a distance of almost 500 kms. He also travelled on foot to various places like Shirdi, Alandi. Thereafter since the year 2004 he has been

taking all his followers with him walking to Akkalkot from Badlapur. The glaring characteristic of this walkathon has been that no one carries any money during the 15 day's odd walkathon. No one is allowed to ask for water or food. The belief is that the super power makes arrangement for you. It has been an experience for the last 12 years that not a single moment has gone during these 15 days that anybody has been left hungry or thirsty. The experience and the guidance given by Sir during these walkathons have been published as short stories in a book called- “Chal Chalito Chali”.

The creation of Samartha Wadi (Wadi for short) started in the year 1994 and was steading at a pace, where within a span of 1.5 years, almost 6 temples were built- of Shri Hanuman, Shri Dutta, Shri Surya (Sun God), Shri Gayatri Devi, Shri Shailya Mandir (Lord Shiva) and Shri Paduka Mandir.

While all were getting comfortable with the fact that a common place for Upasna has been built, Sir left for Jagannath Puri walking all the way from Badlapur. He had left to come for never. That was the divine order. During February 1996 he started the walkathon to reach in a dilapidated state to Puri sometime in May 1996. He had walked for days together with fever and no water and food and reached Puri, where the local people helped to get in touch with his followers in Badlapur. Thereafter it was grueling 2 months of treatment at Bombay Hospital for kidney failure and related ailments. God had different plans and Sir was back on his feet in 2 months.

Thereafter Sir did not look back. He left his job forever and since then has devoted his whole life to Swami Samartha seva. Samartha Wadi saw a new era of rapid development for the future times to come, during which period, there were various yagnas and religious rituals performed in the vaastu of Samartha Wadi, remarkable one's being the Atirudra, Ayutchandi and many of them such as these. Sir, along with a few disciples, completed Narmada Parikrama, Krishna Parikrama, by road travel.

In the year 2002, during the religious ritual of Atirudra, Sir was enthroned as Pancham Guru Peethadhish. He

was now Shri Swami Sakha Sumant Saraswati (Shri Swami Sakha).

Being ordained to the followership of Shree Dutta Sampradaya, it was decided to build a Guru Panchaytan a temple of five Gurus, ie- Shri Dutta, Shripad Shri Vallabh, Shri Narasihma Saraswati, Shri Swami Samartha and Shri Krishna Saraswati (of Kolhapur), alongwith 16 Temples of Shri Dutta Avatar.

Shri Swami Sakha, a personality who imbibed all the qualities of his father, is an instant poet, sings bhajans in a very luring voice, plays tabla simultaneously with singing, is a sculptor, makes idols of deities, is an extremely good cook, a Rangoli artist. No one has seen him reading any Vedas or books but during his spiritual discourses, he has been heard to easily refer them. He is an avid traveler, recently he explored Dandakaranya, Champarnya, Kishkindharnya, Namaisharnya, all on road travel and without any prior bookings and at times living in the forests and jungles.

Shri Swami Sakha truly is a god sent person, who has been, for the last more than 40 years, selflessly striving to find himself within him and once realized, trying to imbibe his learnings amongst all his followers and disciples, trying to make them understand the true meaning and value of life. Even today, after crossing the age of 60, his energy is relentless and amazing and the same as it was when he started this selfless service, towards that supreme power and to the common people. One will find his whole life story in his dairy published for the people titled as – “Shri Dutta Suvas”.

GuruPanchayatan

TheScientificTemple.

Incredible! There's simply no other word that'll convincingly

capture the enigma of this place called the Shri Swami

Samarth Vadi. It's the home to India's only Guru

Panchaytan temple build in Hemadpanthi style - one of

India's oldest and most amazing architectural techniques.

Bubbling with peace and tranquility, it's a place where all

questions, be it spiritual, philosophical, intellectual or

scientific, will meet their answers.

Below the main gabhara is a specially

designed Meditation room. Above it, Lord

Duttatray's ‘Dram' Mantra is created with

wires made from five metals. A wire from this

mantra reaches the meditation room and

endpoints of these five wires reach the

respective idols of the five deities. Why?

Scientifically, these wires transfer five

different vibrations, corresponding to each

deity, into the meditation room; adding to the

power and mental peace of meditators.

16 temples of the 16 avatars of Lord

Duttatray are erected at the four corners of

the temple in a unique semi-circular fashion.

Each idol is made from rich black stone. Each

temple follows a unique scientific and

spiritual architectural pattern. The month and

day of that particular Dutt Guru avatar is

figured out. According to that day's nakshtra

(planetary position) the direction of the

temple's door is derived and the door will face

that direction. What's the logic? Each temple

is filled with the absolute power of each deity.

Hence, whenever a worshiper worships in

that temple, this absolute power enhances

his well-being.

Serenity - KAALAAGNISHAMAN

(MAARGASHIRSHA SHUKLA.14) Only if

you are at peace with yourself, you can fight

the turmoil of the world.

Self-restraint - ATRIVARAD (KAARTIK

KRU.1) Exercise self-control and you won't

have to regret later.

Austerity - DIGAMBAR (AASHWIN

SHUKLA.15) Being simple, avoiding the frills

of life, deletes the unnecessary problems that

come with the jazziness of the world.

Purity - YOGIRAAJ (KAARTIK

SHUKLA.15)

Think clean, be clean and see negativity

get out of your life.

Forgiveness - MAAYAAMUKTA

(VAISHAAKH SHUKLA.15) Learn to

forgive and see the negativity in your heart

vanish. Enjoy immense happiness.

Uprightness - SIDDHARAAJ (MAAGH

SHUKLA.15) Lie and you'll have to say a

thousand lies to cover up. Say the truth

and life becomes so easy.

Power Of 16Mystery Of 16

Mythology says that a person is made from 16 essential gunas (qualities) that make him a

complete person. Following these bring balance in his life and ensure complete growth of his

mind, body and soul. Each of the 16 Dutt avatars, on which the above 16 temples are based,

is symbolic of these 16 gunas.

Knowledge - DNYAASAAGAR (FAALGUN

SHUKLA.10) The more you know, the more

you'll grow.

Realization - VISHAMBHAR (CHAITRA

SHUKLA.15) The faster you realize the

essence of living, the good and the bad, the

easier and happier life will be.

Belief in hereafter - DEVDEV

(BHAADRAPAD SHUKLA.14) Always

believe. Positivity creates wonders even in

the worst situations.

Truth - MAAYAAMUKTA (JYESHTHA

SHUKLA.13) Knowing the real things helps

you decide better. Learn to know the truth,

and accept the truth.

Kindness - AADIGURU (AASHAADH

SHUKLA.15) Be rough to the world and

you'll find nobody to help you. Care for

people around you and they will help you

drive your troubles away.

Cleanliness -

KRISHNASHYAAMKAMALNAYAN (KAARTIK

SHUKLA.12) A filthy society can never be a

place for good living. Likewise an unclean

body and mind can never be a place for

happiness and growth.

Penance - YOGIJANVALLABH

(MAARGASHIRSHA SHUKLA.15) Realize

your mistakes. Be sorry, say sorry for them.

One sorry can make the worst of enemies

the best of friends.

Charity - LILAAVISHAMBHAR (PAUSH

SHUKLA.15) Donate to less-privileged

people of the society, in whatever possible

way. It contributes to the development of

society and makes you happy.

Virtues - DATTATREYA (KAARTIK KRU.2)

The rights & wrongs, moral values are the

important verticals of a healthy society and a

good individual. Destroy them and you are

digging your own grave.

Forbearance - SHIVARUP (SHRAAVAN

SHUKLA.8) Patience is very important in life.

Things will happen on their own time. You

fretting won't change it, but will only make

you unhappy.

Now, aren't these qualities also suggested

by doctors, psychologists, physicists and

scientists, not only by saints? Precisely why,

Guru Panchaytan is a place for every

science-believing, hard-facts following nerd,

not only to pray but also experience in reality

the equations and values of science he

thoroughly believes in.

SHRI. YOGIRAJ

Wednesday, November

(Kaartik Shukla. 15)

SHRI. ATRIVARAD

Thursday, November

(Kaartik Kru. 1)

SHRI. KALAGNISHAMAN

Wednesday, December

(Maargashirsha Shukla. 14)

SHRI. DATTATRAYA

Friday, November

(Kaartik Kru.2)

SHRI. MAYAMUCTAVADHUT

Wednesday, May

(Vaishaakh Shukla. 15)

SHRI. VISWAMBHARAVADHUT

Tuseday, April

(Chaitra Shukla. 15)

SHRI. KAALAAGNISHAMAN

Friday, June

(Maargashirsha Shukla. 14)

SHRI. AADIGURU

July, Saturday

(Aashaadh Shukla.15)

SHRI. LILAVISHWAMBHAR

(Paush Shukla. 15)

SHRI. YOGIJANVALLABH

(Maargashirsha Shukla. 15)

SHRI. SIDHARAJ

Thursday, February

(Maagh Shukla. 15)

SHRI. DNYANSAGAR

March, Sunday

(Faalgun Shukla. 10)

SHRI. SHIVARUP

Monday, August

(Shraavan Shukla. 8)

SHRI. DEVDEVA

Friday,

(Bhaadrapad Shukla. 14)

SHRI. SHYAM KAMAL LOCHAN

Wednesday, November

(Kaartik Shukla. 12)

SHRI. DIGAMBER

Wednesday, October

(Aashwin Shukla. 15)

An important temple of Vishnu Panchayatan,

Shri Zurale Maharaj, Mayekar Maharaj and

Balyogi Parag Swami laid the foundation of

this temple on a Dutt Jayanti in 1994/ 1995. 16

yadnyas have the area surrounding the

temple extremely powerful and holy. A goose

pimples- raising idol of Shri. Dutt Guru,

carved out of a rich, black stone, is placed in

this temple. The idol symbolizes the three

mental states of a human, viz.- Satva

(Spir i tual), Raj j (Material) and Tama

(Physical). It says that only Shri Dutt Guru can

set the fine balance between these three

states, helping a human to attain nirvana. You

may wonder, why is the idol carved from

black? Traditionally black is supposed to be

an inauspicious colour. Now, that's the

difference between spiritual-scientific

thinking and long running, superstitious

beliefs. Black is a colour symbolizing

determination, tenacity and absorption.

These qualities help a devotee to add more

power to his prayer, by being more focused.

Behind Dutt Guru's idol, a standing idol of Shri

Swami Samarth adds to the heavenly

ambience. This idol has being carved by Shri

Swami Sakha's father. In front of the idol are

silver paduka that, after every Buddh

Purnima, travel throughout Maharashtra for

all the devotees to get a darshan of it. Shri

Swami Samarth's idol faces the east,

overlooking the rising sun and Shri Dutt

Guru's idol faces the west, looking at a setting

sun. The east-facing idol tells its devotees

that the blessings of Shri Swami Samarth are

with them. The west-facing idol says that Shri

Swami Samarth will stand behind all his

devotees, disciples in this Kaliyug. Over the

temple, the lovely Lord Ganesha sits blessing

the worshipers. Because of the Ganesh idol,

this holy ambience gets its name of Shri

Ganesh AtriDutt Devasthan.

This time temple, where east, west and

Kaliyug stand tall to tell you that whatever time

it may be, god is always there for his

followers, awaits one more worshiper. You!

Everybody is sacred of him. He's mystical, he's

silent, and he's a fair judge of your karma. He's

Saturn, the god of judgment. A great deal of

negativity surrounds this planet in normal

minds. In the astrological period of Sadesaati

when Saturn remains in your zodiac sign for

seven years, it's believed that Lord Shani

doesn't leave a chance of troubling people

and punishing them for their karma. To clear

this misconception, to make everybody aware

of the truth and let them experience peace is

the reason behind constructing the Shani

temple.

There's an interesting story behind this temple.

When Shri. Swami Samarth was on the earth,

to keep the troubles of Shani away from his

guru during the period of Sadesaati, he build a

Shani temple under the tree called Moha Tree

(the tree of greed). This temple is a

representation of that and is carved in the form

of a disc. 12 pillars, each representing the 12

zodiac signs, are carved in marbles with

colours that belong to that particular zodiac

sign. Crystal-clear glass forms the roof of this

temple, giving a beautiful view of the blue. The

idol of Lord Shani is carved from a rich, black

stone. Scientifically the temple symbolizes

that when you come here and surrender your

greed to Lord Shani, you are freed from all

pains and sorrows. You experience immense

peace and the worries of the world vanish.

Whether you really enjoy peace and really the

grinding worries of the world leave your back,

is a feeling you'll experience only in this temple

of silence. If silence is what you seek, Shani

temple beckons you.

The

Mystic of Silence

Be Free.Visit the temple tree.Want to experience the ambience of Narsoba

Wadi, Audumber & Gandgapur, right here in

Mumbai? Order your steps, excite your mind

to visit the Paduka Mandir in Smarathvadi. The

temple's name makes it obvious that these

sacrosanct square feet hold the sacred

paduka (foot wear) of Shri. Dutt Guru. A little

while back, these original paduka from the

Kandewadi Math, were gifted to Samartvadi

by the disciples of Swami Samarth who were

on their way to Akkalkot. Shri. P. Pu. Kasture of

I ndu r es tab l i shed these paduka a t

Samarthvadi in a non-stop-mantra-chanting

atmosphere. Shri. Swami Sakha's unique and

great idea makes this a matchless mandir.

Here the temple is built inside the sacred

Audumbar temple. Reason? The Audumbar is

supposed to be a very cool tree. The tree is so

powerful and peaceful, confirmed by

biologists, that whenever you're around an

Audumbar a l l you s t r ess , t ens ions

automatically get relieved. Mind experiences

immense peace and serenity. Even fever cools

down if you stay in an Audumbar. Now is there

a better way to make your prayers powerful

and life peaceful? No, no.

Want to stay fit Memory?Yogis say that a mandir is where the mind,

body and soul all become one. The daily grind

breaks the fine connection between them. In a

sacrosanct place like a temple they meet each

other to become a powerful identity. Visit the

Gayatri Mandir and you'll not only agree but

also experience this phenomenal feeling.

Such concentration and focus that you

experience here is a not-so-regularly

e xpe r i enced f ee l i ng . Fo r a r egu la r

improvement of your karmic cycle, one is

supposed to worship Goddess. Gayatri and

chant the Gayatri mantra at sunrise, in the

presence of sun. Precisely why, this temple is

built in front of the Surya Mandir and Renuka

Devi Mandir. The setting, the architecture is

absolutely apt for the congregation of the

mind, body and soul. It's built inside a 3 feet

deep abyss inside the ground. Here, below

the ground, the worshipers can cut away the

chaos of the world and focus on the non-stop

chanting of Gayatri mantra. In the temple, a

peace-evoking, Panch-mukhi (5 faced) idol of

Gayatri is set on a beautiful lotus flower.

An interesting incident gives birth to this

mandir. At the wee-hours of 3.30/ 4.00 a.m.,

Shri. Swami Sakha saw a dream of Goddess

Durga talking to him. She informed him about

her presence in the ground where the temple

now stands. Swami Sakha was ordered to

build a temple here so every Friday devotees

could come and pray here. As ordered an

exquisite piece of art stands here today. Not

just a piece of art but a place where you get a

chance to constantly improve your memory;

because regular chanting of Gayatri mantra

improves your memory. So remind your

memory, if she has to get sharp, she needs to

be at the memory temple.

Temples are God's abode. But when God

vacates a place next to him for nature, it's the

ultimate action of eco-conservation. And that's

precisely what you'll find at Shailya mandir

where nature gets treated like a special guest.

The structure in which this temple is built is

quite unique. It's established on a half-moon

shaped pattern of mountains, moving from

west to east. Between the Paduka Mandir and

Shailya Mandir is a dam built on the 'Stop

Water - Store Water' water-conservation

mechanism. That 's the 'make-nature-

comfortable' theory of the temple. What's the

mythological theory? Shri. Dutt Guru's 3rd

avatar, Shri. Narsinha Saraswati, finished his

avatar and disappeared in Gandgapur at the

Shai lya temple. This Shai lya mandir,

constructed in the East river of Samarthvadi, is

the replica and remembrance of the original.

One can visit and worship at this temple for 6

months of the year. The rest six months the

temple is under water and is closed for

darshan. Shri. Gagangiri Maharaj has put the

foundation stone of this temple. Based on the

teachings of Shri. Naro, the temple has a river

running in front of it and is surrounded by flora

and fauna.

Now, that's the perfect mantra of life. Respect

nature just like you respect the almighty.

The tipsy trio.God, Nature and You.

The enlightened say without balance life is

nothing. But what maintains the balance of

life? The seven key elements. And to keep

them alive and flowing in this world, Lord

Shankara (Rudra) took the form of Maharudra

Maruti (air). Established in 1994, during the

Navratri days, gives it the name of Ghat Maruti

and its foundation stone has been laid down

by the Anand Swami of Vajreshwari Vrundavan

Ashram. Air keeps the body alive and as

Maruti is the lord and master of air, this temple

is dedicated to Lord Hanuman (Maruti). There

are 5 major and 5 minor types of winds that

control the body. To keep these winds free,

fresh and flowing, the body is given 9

openings viz. - two eyes, ears, nostrils, one

mouth, one anus and butt. To keep this air-flow

process devoid of problems, Lord Ganesha,

the Vighnaharta, has been established in the

temple, in nine different forms. In the gabhara

(section where God's idols are kept), on a 2x2

feet platform stands a majestic, Gada-holding

idol of Hanuman, carved by Shri Swami Sakha

himself, displaying an of aura magnificence.

This temple, from the bottom to the top, is

made in 12 steps representing the 12 prayers

(stotrs) of Maruti written by Ramdas Swami.

Three exquisite arcs adorn the name entrance

of the temple, symbolizing Bramha, Vishnu

and Shiva - the gods of creation, care and

destruction. Silver, Gold and Bronze cover

these arcs, adding to their aura. Inside the

Maruti mandap, one can see a symbolic

representation of the 16 avatars of Lord Vishnu

on 10 beautifully carved pillars. Inside the

Maruti Mandir, Shri Swami Samartha's

footprints can be seen. They remind the

devotees of Swami's quote "I have not gone. I

am here for you." Also all those devotees who

visit the temple are informed, according to

their zodiac sign, about their right colour,

direction, book, mantra(prayer), service (seva)

and worship style. On Chitra Sudh Poornima,

the day of Maruti's birthday, a soul-evoking

program is conducted here. And a palkhi of

Shri Swami Samarth goes from Samarthvadi

to Badlapur, so everybody can take darshan.

God has made sure

that the balance of

our body is never

disturbed but we still,

always manage to

disturb this balance

by eating, sleeping

and living the wrong

way. Think!

Who doesn't know the famous story of King

Bhagirath, who prayed hard to make Lord

Shankara happy. As a reward of his prayers,

Lord Shankara let the holy river Ganga out of

his jata and told her to accompany Bhagirath

on earth. That's how Ganga descended on

earth to grace us with her holy presence. The

temple Samarth Ganga is constructed as a

respect to this great act of King Bhagirath and

the holy Ganges.

A beautifully carved temple, covered with

black tiles from outside, is in the shape of

Shivling. A Shivling and his vahan Nandi,

carved out of exquisite white stone, reside

inside the temple. Both these idols have been

carved by Shri. Swami Sakha's father -

Vasudev Ramchandra Aathle. Over the roof of

the temple is a huge water tank. When the tank

is full, water through 32 different holes, each

forming a beautiful outlet and at the end

merging into one current (representing the

holy Ganga), enter the temple.

Enchanting and eye-pleasing, it gives one

important message that rivers (water) are our

life and we need to respect this treasure.

Long live the Ganges!

Rise all. Bow to the God of Life, the

powerhouse of brightness; the Almighty Sun.

Want to see him, worship him? 6 am to 6 pm.

That's your time. Just 12 hours of the day. What

if you want to worship him after that? Move

your steps to the bright and beautiful Surya

mandir of Samarthvadi.

Designed on the principles of life and

existence, this temple is true mark how

science and nature are interlinked. On the four

corners of four squares stand the high pillars

of this delight. These seven, exquisitely carved

beauties represent the seven days of the week

and the seven colours of rainbow. There are 24

corners to this temple, symbolizing the 24

hours of the day. Their duty is to pray to the sun

to reside on earth for 24 hours. The twelve

Marathi months and the 13th month of Adhik

form the 13 steps that built this marvel. On 21

spiritual words and a 9X9 feet platform, the

egg-shaped idol of Sun, a replica of that found

in the Surya mandal or Navgrah (nine planets)

mandal is established in a 3x3 feet gabhara.

Seven phases will complete this egg-shaped,

energy temple. Like followers accompany

their master, along with the Sun idol, black-

stoned idols of the nine planets are placed in

the nine yadnas. The meditation room

accommodates 9 people. Wondering why

everything is in the number 9? Number 9

represents life, energy, warmth, fire, survival.

Multiply, add, subtract, divide, do any

mathematical operation on 9 and the result is

9. Meaning? Life, despite all difficulties, will

always be reborn like the number 9.

At the bottom of the temple, two wheels, half

above and half below the ground represent the

never-ending day and night cycle.

Enchanting isn't it. Visit the temple and you'll

experience how truly enchanting it is.

ENTER THEPOWERHOUSEOF ENERGY.

EcoConservation

Projects

Green is for jealousy no more. It’s the new colour of life and love.

The love for Nature. The life of every living being.

To make life more greener and better, Samarth Wadi has

started a ‘Greenathon’; a unique venture that has multiple

eco-conservation projects.

Love Green. Live Green.

Stop Water-Store Water, Water Conservation Project

Near Samarth Wadi flows a gurgling stream. The

pro-nature minds at Samarth Wadi have constructed

small dams on the stream at various places, leading

to the Stop Water-Store Water mechanism. Result?

The stream that used to be filled with water only for a

month, now retains water for over 7-8 months,

initially, an ambience good only for rice crop and wild

herbs, is now abundant in different kinds of beautiful

flowers and fruit bearing trees.

Along with the love for trees, comes the affection for

have found solace in Samarth Wadi. So have our

four-legged and feathered friends. Different species

of birds and animals enjoy a secure and caring

environment here. Powerhouse of strenght- Horses,

pious cows, loyalty icons - dogs, rare Emu birds,

quacking ducks, wild parrots, graceful swans can be

seen in this pious ambience. Simply speaking, be it

tress, birds, animals or humans, every living soul

finds peace at this ambience of acceptance called

Samarth Wadi.

We live by trees. Trees live by us. This relation

maintains the fine balance of life. Disturb it and

you are digging your own grave. To make life

happy and worth living, nature lovers of

Samarth Wadi have under-taken a tree

plantation program. They have planted 16,000

plants of different kinds and types. They say

Pollution control, Environment control and

Good-Health control are the three main

outcomes of this program. Moreover, when

devotees leave this pious ambience, they can

take along with them one bunch of Green Tea,

fruits, medicinal Tulsi, flowers, Kadipatta,

Banana Leaves without Paying a paisa. Why

you ask? This will ensure that the corruption

that happens in the name of god in religious

institutions will be curbed. The pious minds of

Samarth Wadi believe that when one gets

something for free, evil emotions like greed

can’t take its place. A pious, happy, contented

feeling prevails. So it’s not just about tree

plantation, it’s about Contentment Plantation.

Tree Plantation Program

Who doesn’t know the power of Sun. But despite

knowing it how many take advantage of this immense

powerhouse? Well, unlike others, Samarth Wadi has

tuned into the power of the Energy God through the

Solar Energy Project. The lights on the road, lights

around the program ground, fans, battery run on

solar stove. 8, 9 months of the year this solar energy is

the source of light at Samarth Wadi.

Solar Energy Project

COW DUNG AND GOMUTRAHAND MADE PRODUCTS.

Shri Swami Samarth Sampraday Wadi

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Shri Swami Samarth Sampraday Wadi, Kansgaon, Badlapur.