Narayan Maharaj
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Narayan Maharaj | |
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| Born | 20 May 1885 Bagalkot, India |
| Died | 3 September 1945 (aged 60) Bangalore, India |
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| Era | 20th century |
| Region | India |
| School | Hinduism |
Narayan Maharaj (20 May 1885 – 3 September 1945) was a Hindu Indian spiritual master considered by his followers to be a sadguru. He lived in the village of Kedgaon, east of the Indian city of Pune.
Narayan was born in a Deshastha Brahmin family[1] in Nargund in the Indian state of Karnataka. His father died when he was just 14 months old and his mother when he was four. He was then cared for by his grandmother. He soon left home due to family quarrels, eventually seeking solitude in a Shiva temple. Later, on the advice of a saint, he went to Gangapur for about 10 months, and achieved enlightenment.[2]
As a sadguru he traveled to many religious places including Varanasi, Kedarnath, Badrinath, Nepal, Omkareshwar, Mahakaleshwar, Rameshwar, Madurai, Chidambaram, Kanchipuram, Tirupathi, Ramakrishna Ashram, Calcutta, Bangalore, Mysore, Dwarka, Somnath and Mahabaleshwar.[3]
