The Divine fame of Supreme Yogi Shri Swami Samartha Maharaj of Akkalkot has spread all over the world. It would be apt to say that during the span of 22 years between 1856 and 1878, people from Akkalkot as also many others from farthest of places literally witnessed and experienced the omnipotent power, residing on the planet in the form Shri Swami Samartha. The congregation of His numberless devotees who gathered in Akkalkot for His darshan named Him for their convenience 'Shri Swami Samartha Maharaj of Akkalkot’ Nobody knew where or when He was born, what His name was, who was His Guru and since when He has been carrying out His Divine mission (Avatarkarya). Whatever has now been known about Him is a matter of surmise either based on His answers to direct questions asked earnestly or on material indirectly gathered from vague suggestions from His talk. While some people narrated their experiences about Shri Swami Samartha to others some have jotted them down for the record and benefit of posterity.