Saturday 18 February 2012


History of Shirdi Dwarakamayi
During those days one Gondakar Patil was owner of land from the neem tree to the boundary of shirdi. The place were today's Dwarakamayi is situated was earlier a dilapidated three story building. Where Animals were kept which also Gondkar owned. One pathan from malegaon used to sell sarees at different villages. Gondkar owned the pathan 12 Rs. In return of which pathan was given the dilapidated building to stay as he had no place to reside at shirdi. The depth of Gondkar was defrayed against the house. The pathan stayed there for several days, cleaned the house fetched water went about his usual business. One day the pathan went some where never to return again to shirdi.
As the land was given to the pathan on humanitarian grounds he he never came back a Masjid was erected there which much later became the dwarakamayi.
This information was given by Udhav rao (Shamas son to Vaman Rao Gokhale.
(Compiled By Sanjay Padiaji)

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