Historical Period19c CE
1878–1910 CE
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Deities
Gajānan Mahārāj of Śegāon
Gajānan Mahārāj — 19th c. Marāṭhī saint
Gajānan Mahārāj — 19th c. Marāṭhī saint
Gajānan Mahārāj (died 1910 CE) — an enigmatic sannyāsi who appeared in Śegāon village in 1878. He ate little, drank little, spoke less. He worked a number of documented miracles over 32 years. His samādhi temple, completed 1910, is the largest pilgrimage of Vidarbha — receives ~1 crore pilgrims annually. The Śrī Gajānan Mahārāj Sansthān runs schools, hospitals, and social-service programs. The Ganesha-motu-pūjā (idol-meditation) daily at the samādhi is the core practice. His Vijay Daśamī (samādhi day) draws half a million pilgrims.
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