Shegaon, a tiny town in the state af Maharashtra
India has now become the holiest pilgrim centre of the devotees
of Sant Shrestha Shree Gajanan Maharat and they refer to
it as Vaikunlh on the earth It is the karmabhumi of this
great saint Sant Shree Gajanan Maharaj made his divine appearance
on 23-21878 and attained Samadhi on Bhadrapad Shukla Panchami
an 8-9-1910 at the same place A temple Is built at the Samadhi
Sthan Every year thou- sands of devotees fram far and near
visit this temple la pay hamage Atter PaaJa devotees naturally
aspire to extend their stay In this holy and pious atmosphere
for a few mare days and spend their time in religious educational
and cultural activities But at present there are na such
facilities available ta them Therefore the Sansthan proposes
to develop Anand Sagar project It is intended to provide
several avenues for devotees of Sant Shree Gajanan Maharoj
to spend their spare time peacefully and happily in devotional
cultural and other activi1ies of their choice and enlighten
themselves The project also aims to educate the people about
the life history and work and philosophy of life of Sant
Shree Gajanan Maharaj.
Anand Sagar project proposes
to encompass an area of 325 acres of land covering a huge
water reservoir spread over 55 acres There will be 30-35
feet high statue of Swami Vivekananda above a meditaflon
cell at the centre of the water reservoir Proposed meditation
cell will be a replIca of famous Vivekananda Kendro at Kanyakumarllocofed
at southern fip ot India II wIll alsa include Swami Vivekanonda
Sanskrufik Kendro and Sadhano Sthall There will be a big
Amphitheatre (seafing capacity 3500) to organise cultural
activtties, functions and exhibitions, besides Electronic
mu. seum, Aquarium, Water Fountain museum, Children park
(Amuse. ment and Water), Sansthan also has plans to develop
'Gajanar VihaJ' l.e, housing complex with different types
of apartments, by sharing marginally their construction
cost with the devotees.
Water reservoir being
developed on 55 acres of land on the Site will take care
of water supply needed for all the existing anc proposed
activities of the Sansthan. Project design incorporates
natural drainage system with a further plan of converting
drainage nala into a natural stream strewn with stones and
rubble and with plantation developed along its sides. All
the development on thE project site will be Eco-friendly
and aimed at greening and enriching the entire environment.
Anand Sagar is expected
to attract devotees and tourist alike, 11 will not only
provide religious and spiritual solace to the devotees at
the Samadhi Sthan temple but in today's materialistic world,
this holy place will be a great source of spiritual inspiration
to many visitors. It would represent great contribution
of Sansthan towards spiritual and culturaJ development of
the society. Nidhi received from different activities on
the project site will be utilised mainly for Sansthan's
'Sevarth' activities.
With the blessings
of Sant Shree Gajanan Maharaj and active participation Of
the devotees it will be possible to bring this dream of
Anand Sagar to reality.
