About Maharaj and Temples
The origin of Gajanan Maharaj is untraceable.
Gajanan Maharaj is prince amongst saints who first appeared in Shegaon on 23rd February 1878 . A rich moneylender Bankatlal Agarwal is credited with discovering Maharaj at 12.22 pm while scratching food particles from abandoned patravalis to give credence to the saying that Food is Bhahma and should not be wasted. " Annam Brahmeti " is what Maharaj seemed to have expressed. Maharaj was scantily attired and made gesticulations befitting an insane person. But it is the greatness of Bankatlal who did not consider him as insane and logically argued as to why Maharaj must be scratching food particles when sumptuous food was available nearby in a family celebrating a fertility ritual.
Gajanan Maharaj is prince amongst saints who first appeared in Shegaon on 23rd February 1878 . A rich moneylender Bankatlal Agarwal is credited with discovering Maharaj at 12.22 pm while scratching food particles from abandoned patravalis to give credence to the saying that Food is Bhahma and should not be wasted. " Annam Brahmeti " is what Maharaj seemed to have expressed. Maharaj was scantily attired and made gesticulations befitting an insane person. But it is the greatness of Bankatlal who did not consider him as insane and logically argued as to why Maharaj must be scratching food particles when sumptuous food was available nearby in a family celebrating a fertility ritual.
Gajanan Maharaj Temples in the USA
Atalanta (GA) : Shri Gajanan Maharaj murti established in 2016 at Sri Satya Narayan Swamy Temple, 5910 Bethelview Rd, Cumming, GA 30040.
Edison (New Jersey) : Shri Gajanan Maharaj murti established in 2018 at Sai Datta Peetham, 902 Oak Tree Avenue, South Plainfield, NJ 07080
Dallas (Texas) : Shri Gajanan Maharaj murti established in 2017 at Kapardi Shirdi Sai Temple, 6205 Coit Rd #201, Plano, TX 75024
Seattle (Washington) : Shri Gajanan Maharaj murti established in 2017 at Shri Saibaba Temple, 18109 NE 76th St #108, Redmond, WA 98052
Houston (Texas) : Shri Gajanan Maharaj murti established in 2019 at Jalaram Saibaba Temple, 5645 Hillcroft Ave Ste 104-105, Houston, TX 77036
Los Angeles (California) : Shri Gajanan Maharaj murti established in 2019 at Sri Siva Kameswari Temple, 3198-J, Airport Loop Dr J, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Chicago (Illinois) : Shri Gajanan Maharaj murt established in Feb-2020 at Chicago Kali Bari Temple, 2S511 IL-53, Glen Ellyn, IL 60137.
North Brunswick (New Jersey): Shri Gajanan Maharaj big Photo and a small murti established in 2020 at Sai Pariwar Temple, 2300 US-1 #103, North Brunswick Township, NJ 08902. Phone : (732) 940-0075
Gajanan Maharaj America Devotees Parivar (GMADP) was instrumental, Initiator and integral part to established these temples in the United States
Apart from these above temple, there is one more temple of Maharaj (Sunnyvale , CA) which was established by "Gajanan Seva Group"
San Francisco (California) : Shri Gajanan Maharaj murti established in 2017 at Shiv Durga Temple, 1170
Kern Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94085
Others so-called temples (published in various FB/Whats App/Website groups) are personal worship places at home and shared as "Temple". Devotees should be aware of this misleading communication. Every Temple in the USA has Full Name, Address, Open Timings, Website and Contact Details. So if someone is sharing the Temple photos, please ask these details to verify.
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