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Shri Gajanan Maharaj Sansthan, Shegaon

गजानन महाराज

Shegaon, Buldhana, Maharashtra · 20.7991°, 76.6418°

Samadhi shrine of Sant Gajanan MaharajModern—
Sacred since
1910 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
samadhi 1910; temple raised thereafter
Modern

History & significance

The samadhi temple of the saint Gajanan Maharaj, who died in 1910, administered by a trust formed in 1908. It has made Shegaon one of the largest pilgrimage centres of Vidarbha, drawing hundreds of thousands of visitors a year.

Sthala katha — the traditional account

What follows is the temple’s own traditional account, transmitted through liturgy and local memory. It is recorded here as tradition, not as attested history.

A dhuni fire lit by the saint is said to have burned continuously beside his samadhi ever since.

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Sources

coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Modern