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Indian Hindu saint and Guru

Swami Gagangiri Maharaj was an Indian Hindusaint and Guru of the Nath Sampradaya.^[1] He is one of the most influential Hathayogis of modern India.

Gagangiri Maharaj was particularly known for his water penance and intense meditation practices. He is considered the incarnation of Adi Dattatreya himself. Swamiji was a widely revered figure amongst Indian sadhus, yogis, and saints.

Life

Shri Gagangiri Maharaj was born as Shripad Patankar in a village named Mandure in Patan, Satara district of Maharashtra. Patankar family is an imperial family and are direct descendants of the Chalukya dynasty which once ruled much of South and Central India.

At the tender age of seven, he left home and went to a Matha of Nath sampradaya which was located at Battees-Shirala.

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At a very early age he took Sannyasa.

After getting initiated in a monastic order he started travelling with various Mahants, sages of Nath Sampradaya. Gagangiri m