Narayan Maharaj

Background

Narayan was born in Bagalkot in the Indian state of Karnataka. His father died when he was just 14 months old and his mother when he was four.

Career

He lived in Kedgaon, India. 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. 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. Narayan"s samadhi (tomb shrine) is in Bangalore, India.

Achievements

• Later, on the advice of a saint, he went to Gangapur for about 10 months, and achieved enlightenment.