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easily understood by the lay person. But this was a time of unrest for Swamiji, and he began a long period of wandering. He first traveled to Maharashtra, the neighboring state bordering Karnataka to the north. At that time he also visited the holy city of Pandharpur, as well as the samadhi shrines of the great saints Jnaneshwar (at Alandi), and Sai Baba (at Shirdi). One day, sometime in 1929, he was seen for the first time in the small town of Yeola, just a short distance north of Shirdi. He appeared wearing only a loincloth and had a green shawl wrapped around his shoulders. He
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