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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.