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where did swami live

Swami Samarth is widely believed to have lived and finally settled in Akkalkot , a town in today’s Solapur district of Maharashtra, India.

Quick Scoop: Where did Swami live?

  • Swami Samarth was a 19th‑century spiritual master revered in Maharashtra and Karnataka.
  • After travelling widely across the Indian subcontinent, he made his permanent abode at Akkalkot.
  • He is thought to have arrived there around 1856 and stayed for roughly 22 years.
  • In Akkalkot, he resided at the house of his disciple Cholappa , where his shrine stands today.

Other places linked to Swami Samarth

  • He is traditionally said to have first manifested in the Kardali forests near Srisailam (present‑day Andhra Pradesh).
  • Hagiographies describe him travelling through regions like Tibet, Nepal, Puri, Varanasi, Haridwar, Girnar, Kathiawar, Rameswaram , and briefly Mangalvedha near Pandharpur before finally settling in Akkalkot.

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