History of Santram Mandir and great saint Shree Santram Maharaj, Nadiad, Gujarat
Santaram Mandir is located in Nadiad, Gujarat and manages by Santram Maharaj organization trust. Shree Santram Maharaj was the great saint of Avdhoot group and came here at Nadiad in Samvat 1872 from Girnar, Junagadh, thus famous as Girnari Bava. He stayed here at Nadiad for 15 years and took the Jivant Samadhi on the Purnima of the month Magh in Vikram Samvat 1887 at ancient Rayan-tree where the ‘Deri’ is located at present. Santram Maharaj had established Ashram and temple here on selfless request of Poojbhai patel and started various spiritual work.
There were many Parcha – miracles of Shree Santaram Maharaj, in those two are very popular. Santaram Maharaj had full control over five element of life. A man came with rope and bucket to fetch water from well near Rayan Tree where Shree Santaram Maharaj stayed. Santram Maharaj requested him to kept rope and bucket but man did not kept it. Once he came back to take water Shree Santram Maharaj was taking bath and water came automatically with power of great saint. Anothere miracle was related to Kanbi, devotee of Maharaj. Once Santram Maharaj asked for milk and he replied that his buffalo stop giving milk then Santram Maharaj gave Tambipatra – vessel used by saints and told to come with milk in evening and with blessed of Santram Maharaj, buffalo started giving milk.
Various Activity at Santram Mandir, Nadiad
Shree Santram Mandir trust manages many activities including social, cultural, religious, spiritual, educational, health related servies etc. Annakshetra, Garbh Sanskar Kendra, Atithi Gruh, Hospitals, laboratory, Ayurvedic, Homeopathy, Akhand Dhun, Various Parayana, Gurukul etc are the key actilities manages by Shree Santram Mandir Nadiad.
All Mahant of the Santram Mandir, Nadiad
At present Shree Ramdasji Maharaj is nine Mahant of Santram Mandir Nadiad.
All Mahant of Shree Santram Mandir Nadiad are, first - Shree Santram Maharaj, second - Shree Laxmandasji Mahara, third -ShreeChaturdas Mahara, fourth- Shree Jayaramdas Maharaj, fifth -Mugutram Mahara, sixth - Manekdas Mahara, seventh – Jankidas Maharaj, eight- Narayanadasji Maharaj and ninth at present – Ramdasji Maharaj.
Other Santaram Mandir across the Gujarat
Santram Mandir Nadiad is the main place for Shree Santram Maharaj, apart from this many other Santram Mandir temple are located at various place. These are known as other other Gadi of Santram Mandir. There are Santram Mandir Karamsad, Santram Mandir Vadodara, Santram Mandir Padara, Santram Mandir Chaklasi, Santram Mandir Koyli, Santram Mandir Umreth, Santram Mandir Radhu , Santram Mandir Pachhegam, Santram Mandir Sojitra, Santram Mandir Varad, Santram Mandir Kalsar.
