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Gajanan Fort
Gajanan is a given name. Notable people with the name include: *Gajanan Maharaj, saint from Shegaon, Maharashtra, India *Gajanan Jagirdar (1907–1988), veteran Indian film director, screenwriter and actor *Gajanan Kirtikar, Leader of Shiv Sena Party in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India *Gajanan Dharmshi Babar, member of the 15th Lok Sabha of India *Gajanan Digambar Madgulkar (1919–1977), Marāthi poet, lyricist, writer and actor from India *Gajanan Tryambak Madkholkar (1900–1976), Marathi novelist and a literary critic from Maharashtra, India *Gajanan Madhav Muktibodh (1917–1964), Hindi poet, essayist, literary and political critic and fiction writer See also *Gajanan Maharaj Temples *Gajanan Maharaj Temple, Indore *Gajanan Maharaj Temple, Kanhor *Shri Sant Gajanan Maharaj College of Engineering, Shegaon, Maharashtra, India *Shegavicha Rana Gajanan, Marathi film released in 2004 *Gajanan Vijay, a spiritual book written in Marathi language by Saint Shree Dasganu *Gajan (disambigu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gajanan Maharaj
Gajanan Maharaj was an Indian Hindu guru, saint and mystic. His origins remain uncertain. He first appeared at Shegaon, a village in Buldhana district, Maharashtra, as a young man aged 30, probably on 23 February 1878. He attained ''Sanjeevana Samadhi'' on 8 September 1910, which is thought to be a process of voluntary withdrawal from one's physical body. This date of his ''Samadhi'' is commemorated every year as part of the ''Shree Punyatithi Utsav''. The date of his first appearance is considered an auspicious day and is celebrated as ''Prakat Din Sohla''. Background and biographical versions Gajanan Maharaj's birth data and details of his early life are unknown. He is believed to have first appeared in February 1878 at Shegaon. One of his biographies, known as ''Shree Gajanan Maharaj Charitra-Kosh'', was written by Dasbhargav or Bhargavram Yeodekar, a native of Shegaon. The biography mentions various versions of Gajanan Maharaj's origins. While at Nashik, Dasbhargav is t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |