Preserving Our Local Heritage,The Sacred Samadhis of My Village

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Namaste Local Guides Community!

Mera naam Dharmendra Malakar hai aur main India se hoon. Aaj main aapko apne gaon ki ek bahut hi pavitra aur anokhi parampara ke baare mein batana chahta hoon, jise main Google Maps ke zariye duniya tak pahuncha raha hoon.

Mere gaon mein aise mahapurush hote hain jinhe hum dev-tulya (god-like) maante hain. Hamari manyata hai ki in mahapurushon ke sharir mein swayam devta aate hain—jaise Bhilat Baba, Nagalvadi wale Bhilat Dev, Durga Mata, Danvay Baba,Bijasni Mata, rajal dev, kakad dev aur Ravtya Baba. Or bhi he Ye log apne jeevan kaal mein logon ki samasyaon ko door karte hain aur sabka kalyan karte hain.

Jab ye mahapurush shant (death) ho jate hain, toh hamari parampara ke anusar unka dahan (cremation) nahi kiya jata. Balki, unki ‘Samadhi’ banayi jati hai. In samadhiyon ka naam unhi devtaon ke naam par rakha jata hai jo unke sharir mein aate the.

Maine in jagahon ko Google Maps par kyun add kiya?

Maine dekha ki dhire-dhire log in pavitra sthalon ka itihas bhool rahe hain. Isliye main in samadhiyon ko Google Maps par dalta hoon taaki:

Aane wali peedhiyo (future generations) ko pata chale ki ye kinki samadhi hai.

Log hamesha unka samman karein aur unki kathaon ko yaad rakhein.

Bahari log bhi hamari is anokhi lok-sanskriti (local culture) ke baare mein jaan sakein.

Mere liye Local Guide hona sirf rasta batana nahi hai, balki apne gaon ki shraddha aur vishwas ko hamesha ke liye amar karna hai.

Happy Guiding!

— DMR

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Wonderful idea, dear @dmrmalakar :+1:

We have quite a few Samadhi Sthals out here in Pune and also in Aurangabad where I was born and brought up.

Please edit your post and add Google Maps links to the Samadhi Sthals that you have added or visited in and around your town :+1:

If you have photos of those places, please share them too.

Additionally, if you have any tips to share on how to reach there, that will help local guides immensely.

Here’s one such Samadhi Sthal of Nipat Niranjan Maharaj from SambhajiNagar.

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Thank you, @TusharSuradkar , for your support. I will soon edit my post to include the photos, Google Maps links, and information on how to reach there. Thanks again!"