Hanumant Swami’s Bakhar suggests their first encounter took place in 1649. Historian G. H. Khare argues that the meeting occurred at Shivthar Ghal in 1652, citing the text Samarth Pratap by ...

Shivaji Maharaj and Samarth Ramdas Swami are two of the most venerated figures in Maharashtra’s history. While Shivaji Maharaj was the architect of Swarajya, Samarth Ramdas Swami played a ...