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	'''Narayan Maharaj''' (20 May 1885 – 3 September 1945) was a [[Hinduism\|Hindu]] Indian spiritual master considered by his followers to be a [[satguru\|sadguru]]. He lived in [[Kedgaon]], ~~India~~.		'''Narayan Maharaj''' (20 May 1885 – 3 September 1945) was a [[Hinduism\|Hindu]] Indian spiritual master considered by his followers to be a [[satguru\|sadguru]]. He lived in the village of [[Kedgaon, Pune district\|Kedgaon ]], east of the Indian city of [[Pune]].

	==Early life==		==Early life==
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	Narayan often dressed lavishly and lived in a palace; he even had a silver throne. However, it is said that he was unselfish and that his compound gave continually to the poor. His motto was "Treat every one as God."		Narayan often dressed lavishly and lived in a palace; he even had a silver throne. However, it is said that he was unselfish and that his compound gave continually to the poor. His motto was "Treat every one as God."

	[[Meher Baba]] contacted Narayan Maharaj in 1915 in his youth and later said that Narayan was one of the [[Perfect Master (Meher Baba)#The Five Perfect Masters\|Five Perfect Master]]s of his time.<ref>http://www.trustmeher.com/files/five/narayan.htm</ref>		[[Meher Baba]] contacted Narayan Maharaj in 1915 in his youth and later said that Narayan was one of the [[Perfect Master (Meher Baba)#The Five Perfect Masters\|Five Perfect Master]]s of his time.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.trustmeher.com/files/five/narayan.htm\|title=Sadguru Shri Narayan Maharaj of Kedgaon}}</ref>

	Narayan's [[samadhi]] (tomb shrine) is in [[Bangalore]], India. From 1942 onward, he was seen having frequent health problems and he decided to move to Ottacmond [[Ooty]] of Tamil Nadu. Finally, he came to Bangalore where he desired to perform an Ati Rudra Swahakar to Lord Mallikarjuna. Lavish arrangements were made by the State of Mysore for this occasion, and it was attended by nearly 100,000 people. After the Maha Pooja, he gave a mantra to the devotees present, and retired to his chamber and sat in Padmasana and left his physical body, on 3 September 1945. When Maharaj dropped his body the State of Mysore provided an aircraft for his body to be taken to Bet, but later it was decided to provide nearly two acres of beautiful land near Kempambudi Lake at Bangalore where his mortal remains are kept at a Samadhi. Sri Bet Narayan Maharaj ashram and Brindavan are located in Gavi Gangadhareshwara circle.<ref>http://www.shreeswami.org/avatars/narayan-maharaj</ref>		Narayan's [[samadhi]] (tomb shrine) is in [[Bangalore]], India. From 1942 onward, he was seen having frequent health problems and he decided to move to Ottacmond [[Ooty]] of Tamil Nadu. Finally, he came to Bangalore where he desired to perform an Ati Rudra Swahakar to Lord Mallikarjuna. Lavish arrangements were made by the State of Mysore for this occasion, and it was attended by nearly 100,000 people. After the Maha Pooja, he gave a mantra to the devotees present, and retired to his chamber and sat in Padmasana and left his physical body, on 3 September 1945. When Maharaj dropped his body the State of Mysore provided an aircraft for his body to be taken to Bet, but later it was decided to provide nearly two acres of beautiful land near Kempambudi Lake at Bangalore where his mortal remains are kept at a Samadhi. Sri Bet Narayan Maharaj ashram and Brindavan are located in Gavi Gangadhareshwara circle.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.shreeswami.org/avatars/narayan-maharaj\|title = Narayan Maharaj}}</ref>

	== References ==		== References ==

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{{Short description|Indian spiritual master (1885–1945)}}
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| birth_place = [[Bagalkot]], India
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| death_place = [[Bangalore]], India
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'''Narayan Maharaj''' (20 May 1885 – 3 September 1945) was a [[Hinduism|Hindu]] Indian spiritual master considered by his followers to be a [[satguru|sadguru]]. He lived in [[Kedgaon]], India.

==Early life==
Narayan was born in a [[Deshastha Brahmin]] family<ref>{{cite book|title=Sociology of Religion: A Case Study of Nimbargi Sampradaya|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XoDXAAAAMAAJ|author=K. B. Dabade|publisher=Mangala Publications|year=1998|page=81|quote= The present head of the Chimmad Muth is Sri Vishwanath Narayan Yaragattikar Maharaj the second son of Narayanrao Maharaj. He is a Deshastha Brahmin and married.}}</ref> 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, Maharashtra|Gangapur]] for about 10 months, and achieved enlightenment.<ref>[http://www.trustmeher.com/files/five/narayan.htm Sadguru Shri Narayan Maharaj]</ref>

As a sadguru he traveled to many religious places including [[Varanasi]], [[Kedarnath]], [[Badrinath]], [[Nepal]], [[Omkareshwar]], [[Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga|Mahakaleshwar]], [[Rameshwar]], [[Madurai]], [[Chidambaram]], [[Kanchipuram]], [[Tirupati (city)|Tirupathi]], [[Ramakrishna]] Ashram, [[Calcutta]], [[Bangalore]], [[Mysore]], [[Dwarka]], [[Somnath]] and [[Mahabaleshwar]].<ref>[http://www.shreeswami.org/narayan-maharaj.htm ShreeSwami.org - Narayan Maharaj]</ref>

==Views and influence==
Narayan often dressed lavishly and lived in a palace; he even had a silver throne. However, it is said that he was unselfish and that his compound gave continually to the poor. His motto was "Treat every one as God."

[[Meher Baba]] contacted Narayan Maharaj in 1915 in his youth and later said that Narayan was one of the [[Perfect Master (Meher Baba)#The Five Perfect Masters|Five Perfect Master]]s of his time.<ref>http://www.trustmeher.com/files/five/narayan.htm</ref>

Narayan's [[samadhi]] (tomb shrine) is in [[Bangalore]], India. From 1942 onward, he was seen having frequent health problems and he decided to move to Ottacmond [[Ooty]] of Tamil Nadu. Finally, he came to Bangalore where he desired to perform an Ati Rudra Swahakar to Lord Mallikarjuna. Lavish arrangements were made by the State of Mysore for this occasion, and it was attended by nearly 100,000 people. After the Maha Pooja, he gave a mantra to the devotees present, and retired to his chamber and sat in Padmasana and left his physical body, on 3 September 1945. When Maharaj dropped his body the State of Mysore provided an aircraft for his body to be taken to Bet, but later it was decided to provide nearly two acres of beautiful land near Kempambudi Lake at Bangalore where his mortal remains are kept at a Samadhi. Sri Bet Narayan Maharaj ashram and Brindavan are located in Gavi Gangadhareshwara circle.<ref>http://www.shreeswami.org/avatars/narayan-maharaj</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
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*[http://www.trustmeher.com/files/five/narayan.htm Sadguru Shri Narayan Maharaj]
*[http://www.shreeswami.org/narayan-maharaj.htm ShreeSwami.org - Narayan Maharaj]
*[http://www.lordmeher.org/index.jsp?pageBase=page.jsp&nextPage=20 Meher Prabhu]

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