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Welcome to Official Website of Shree Shantai

II जय अम्बे, जय जगदंबे,

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- Mool Mantra -

Life Sketch - Aai

" आत्मा आणि ईश्वर या दोन्हीचा संगम म्हणजे आई "

The word itself conjures up a world of love, of warmth, of understanding and of belonging. All of this, and much more, is embodied by Barodekar Aai. she has been a Guru and a Mother to. her flock of followers and devotees for the past few decades. Indeed, so dear are these devotees to Aai, that they have become a family, Shantaai Parivaar.

Aai, Dr. Neela Anil Barodekar, nee Shikharkhane, was born on 7th February 1948, in Satara, Maharashtra.

Guru Parampara

The Guru–Shishya tradition, or Parampara, denotes a succession of teachers and disciples in traditional Vedic culture and religion of Hinduism.

Param Pujya Gajanan Atak Maharaj is Shantai’s guru. He was born on Aug 27th 1937, in Malvan, Sindhudurg, Maharashtra. He studied in Khalsa college in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. This is where he met his guru Param Pujya Mamasaheb Dandekar, who was a professor at the college.

Param Pujya Mamasaheb Dandekar, blessed Atak Maharaj with self-realization that he is an incarnation of Saint Muktai from the 1200 century.