P.P. Anandyogeshwar Nilkanth Maharaj (P.P. Bhau Maharaj Karandikar) (1931-2004)

P.P. Anandyogeshwar Nilkanth Maharaj (P.P. Bhau Maharaj Karandikar) (1931-2004) a Dattavtari satpurush who is considered by his devotees to be an incarnation of Paramhans Parivrajakacharya Shreemad Vasudevanand Saraswati (Tembe) Swami Maharaj​ (1854-1914) was born on 07/09/1931. He got married (Sou. Sunanda Nilkanth Karandikar) on 16/02/1959. In November 1980, P.P. Dada Maharaj Nimbalkar told him: “You consider me to be your Guru but your Guru is Shree Tembe Swami Maharaj.You find out about him and do his devotion”.From then onwards he started gathering information about Shree Tembe Swami Maharaj and was also guided by P.P. Nana Maharaj Taranekar. On 11/02/1984 Shree Tembe Swami Maharaj’s padukas were installed at “Om Sadguru pratishthan”, A-8, Daulat Nagar, Road No.7, Borivili (East), Mumbai - 66. On 02/12/1990 (Dattjayanti) a Panchdhatu Murti of Shree Tembe Swami Maharaj was installed at khopoli ("Om Sadguru Pratishthan", New township, P.P. Vasudevanand Saraswati (Tembe) Swami Maharaj marg,(Mogulwadi), Khopoli, Zilla Raigad, Maharashtra). “AATMASHODH” a book on his pravachans was published on 07/09/1996 and his biography “CHIRAYU” was published on 07/02/2003. His mission in life was to spread the message of his Sadguru Shree Tembe Swami Maharaj and to achieve this he travelled to many parts of the world. Many saints like P.P.Dada Maharaj Nimbalkar, P.P.Nana Maharaj Taranekar, P.P.Gagangiri Maharaj, P.P Shankaracharya, P.P.Datt Maharaj Kavishwar, P.P Mama Deshpande, P.P. Madhavnath Maharaj (Pune), P.P. Keshavrao Joshi Maharaj, P.P Pachlegaonkar Maharaj, P.P. Dada Maharaj Jhurle, P.P. Gajanan Maharaj (Akkalkot), etc., had visited “Om Sadguru Pratisthan” Borivili & Khopoli sthan's and expressed their satisfaction regarding the working of sthan made by P.P. Bhau Maharaj Karandikar. A new bungalow beside Borivili sthan was purchased in the year 1998.Now “P.P. Bhau Maharaj Karandikar” came to be known as “P.P. Anandyogeshwar Nilkanth Maharaj”. Maharaj left his physical form on 08/03/2004 (Tukaram Beej).