It is also believed that Shivanand Swami may have been a former resident at Sajjangad, Maharashtra, also where the prominent 17th-century saint and philosopher Samarth Ramdas lived for many years.

It is claimed that Shivanand Swami later travelled to the Himalayas and was never seen again (according to pages 362–365 of the aforementioned biography that details the conversation between Dasbhargav and Shivanand Swami). Shivanand Swami also declared that he would often visit Dadasaheb Khaparde, a resident at Amravati and stay with his family at their residence during these visits. He claimed to have made around 25 to 30 number of visits to Gajanan Maharaj during this period. He informed Dasbhargav about the period when Gajanan Maharaj appeared in Shegaon where he lived for the remainder of his life.

According to Shivanand he was a Brahmin who had previously met Gajanan Maharaj during 1887 at Nashik. While at Nashik, Dasbhargav is thought to have met a contemporary saint known as Swami Shivanand Saraswati who was speculated to be of 129 years of age at the time. The biography mentions various versions of Gajanan Maharaj's origins. One of his biographies known as Shree Gajanan Maharaj Charitra-Kosh was authored by Dasbhargav or Bhargavram Yeodekar, a native of Shegaon. He is believed to have made his first appearance during February 1878 at Shegaon. The early life details of Gajanan Maharaj remain obscure and his date of birth also is unknown. 2 Parallels with other prominent saints and spiritual mastersīackground and biographical versions.

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