Last week was a divine experience for me. Not many people are fortunate enough to take blessings of Siddhivinayak, Gajanan Maharaj, Ambejogai and SaiBaba in span of one week. Well I was one of those lucky souls to witness the magic of worship. My Divine journey to the soul started from 11th of October and since it is a Journey it just came to a small halt and not an End.
After seeking the blessings of Siddhivinayak I left for Pune on11th of October. After a night halt at myMaushi’s place, I along with my Maushi, Kaka, cousins and Aaji proceeded for Shegav from Pune on 12th of October. We hired a Xylo for our Tour. We left Pune at 1 PM in noon so much of our Journey was during day time and I was fortunate enough to witness the beautiful scenery, green fields, flowing lakes of Maharashtra.
A journey from Pune to Shegav is approximately 450 kms and it took almost 12 hours for us to reach Shegav. We reached Shegav at 1 AM in night. After booking rooms at “Bhakt Niwas” which is a hotel managed by Sant Gajanan Maharaj Sansthan Shegav we called it a day at around 2:30 AM in night. Shegav basically comes in Buldhana district in the Vidarbha region of Maharashtra. Shegav is a pilgrimage place of Sant Gajanan Maharaj. Sant Gajanan Maharaj resided in Shegav and with his miraculous powers cured problems of his followers. Sant Gajanan Maharaj took Samadhi in Shegav.
When you visit Shegav you can experience the existence of Gajanan Maharaj even today at this holy place. A remote village in Vidarbha region of Maharashtra, Shegav is truly blessed by Gajanan Maharaj’s miraculous powers. Shree Gajanan Maharaj Sansthan Shegav is a trust who takes care of most of the proceedings in Shegav. “Bhakt Nivas” managed by Shree Gajanan Maharaj Sansthan Shegav has almost 700 rooms which are available for accommodation at very cheap rates. Sansthan also has various educational institutes, hospitals in Shegav under its control.
On 13th of October I was blessed with the darshan of Gajanan Maharaj Samadhi. Gajanan Maharaj temple at Shegav is a perfect epitome of discipline. Social workers are present all around the temple and everything is well managed inside the Temple. After consuming Mahaprasad which consists of Bhakri, Dal and Ladoo we proceeded for Ambejogai in afternoon. Journey from Shegav to Ambejogai was fun and thrilling. At a point we went from a road which lots of villagers were telling us to avoid for safety purpose. When our Xylo passed from Parbhani I commanded our driver to stop at Parbhani. The reason being that I was so attracted with the name “Parbhani” that I wanted to get down there at least for some time.
Even rain made its presence felt during the trip towards Ambejogai. After a long drive of around 9 hours we reached Ambejogai at 10 PM in night. We stayed at “Yogeshwari Palace” hotel which is a nice place to stay at Ambejogai. Rooms are neat and clean and are supplemented by high quality room service. Ambejogai is a small village located in the Marathwada region in Beed district of Maharashtra. Lots of people visit Ambejogai to take darshan of Yogeshwari Devi. YogeshwariDevi Temple is an ancestral old age temple with a “Prachin” or Ancient feel to it. YogeshwariDevi is a “kuldaivat” of Konkanstha Brahmin community. After taking the darshan of YogeshwariDevi on 14th October we headed back to Pune at night around 9 PM. I came to Mumbai on 15th of October.
On 16th of October I along with my family left for Shirdi at 6:30 AM in morning. We reached Shirdi in afternoon at around 12:30 PM. Since it was a Sunday I was expecting a long wait in the queue for Darshan. But to my surprise we got darshan of Saibaba in less than an hour. Saibaba’s idol at Shirdi is really magical and you can feel the existence of Saibaba around you just by looking at that beautiful Idol. After taking darshan of the sacred Neem tree, Baba’s Chawdi and DwarkaMai Masjid we came back to Mumbai at around 9:30 PM in night.
So my divine journey from Siddhivinayak to Shegav to Ambejogai to Shirdi came to a halt on 16th of October. It was a beautiful journey which refreshed not only my body and mind but also my Soul. Now I am waiting for my next divine expedition. I would just like to share the route from Pune to Shegav, Shegav to Ambejogai and Ambejogai to Pune as it might be useful for someone.
Pune to Shegav – 450 kms (Approx)
Route: Pune – Nagar – SambhajiNagar- Devulgavraja, Chikli, Khamgav, Shegav.
Shegav to Ambejogai – 250 kms (Approx)
Route: Khamgav, Chikli, Mekher, Lonar, Mantha, Selu, Parbhani, Deugav, Gangakhed, Parli, Ambejogai.
Ambejogai to Pune – 350 kms (Approx)
Route: Kej, Manjarsuba, Patoda, Jamkhedh, Nagar, Shirpur, Pune
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