{{Hindu philosophy Devendranath, is one of the

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saints, a shishya

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. His original name is Vijaykumar Sakharam Sule and his

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name is Devendranath more popularly known as Sule Baba amongst locals. He was more active in Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra. Raghavendra

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(Manthralayam, Andhra Pradesh) was his guru. Devendra Nath was a blend of modernism and spiritualism. Devendranath also formulated "Nav Dhyaan Yoga" technique believed to help in a quicker progress to achieve "Nir Vikalpa Samadhi" in a comparatively shorter span. The technique consists of 9 simple steps. He performed "Shiv Yaag" in Madhi which was believed to be performed by none after Gurudev Machhindranath (founder of Nath Panth) himself. He started the "Alakh Niranjan" magazine which was a medium to impart knowledge to the true seekers of divinity. In his later days he was blessed by a "Samrasya Siddhi" a highest siddhi/stage in its own amongst the nath panthi siddhis. He took Samadhi on 3 May 1982. His Samadhi mandir is next to

Kanifnath Kanifnath ( मराठी: कानिफनाथ) also known as Kanhoba (कान्होबा), is a Hindu saint. He is one of the nine Mahayogis of Navnath Sampradaya. Kanifnath is Maharashtrian version of the name Kanhapad, a Siddha ...

Temple in Madhi. His followers have built a beautiful ashram which can be easily noticed from Shri Kanifnath temple. They conduct rituals every

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at the Madhi Shrine under the able guidance of current peethadhipati Shri Khagendra Nathji (current peethadhipati).

External links

* http://www.devendranathmaharaj.com/ * https://web.archive.org/web/20120118020339/http://www.devendranathmadhi.org/ * http://shridevendranath.blogspot.in/ * https://www.facebook.com/Devendranathmadhi/ 20th-century Hindu religious leaders