This magnificent math is fully furnished with all latest amenities like Air Conditioners, Water Cooler, Music Systems, CCTV Cameras etc.
Several eminent personalities have visited this sacred temple and they have been honoured by trustees of the temple. The decorative structural formation was done by Shri Girdharlal Mistry & Sons, a well-known temple Designer of Vadodara. The building plan was designed by renowned Senior Architect of Vadodara - Shri Datta Ekbote. All necessary permissions were obtained from the office of Charity Commissioner of Vadodara and Vadodara Mahanagar Palika for renovation of Math. The Math premise was renovated in the year 2009-10. Rangavdoot Maharaj of Nareshwar (Bapaji), and the math was established at this sacred place where Swami Samarth Maharaj appeared. On 1st December, 1960, Swami Samath Maharaj’s idol was placed in Swami Samarth Math, Vadodara in the presence of P.P. The same thing was elaborated by Shree Vasudev Raoji Kaduskar to Shrimant Maharaja Gaekwad (Baroda) who kindly agreed to donate the idol of Swami Samarth Maharaj for this Shree Akkalkot Swami Samarth Maharaj Math, Vadodara. But as a part of celestial miracle one of the idols was cracked!! The holy sound came from un-cracked idol that “I do present in this idol.” Hence, it was decided to establish the other idol at the same place where Swami Samarth Maharaj appeared. On a divine indication, that there are two idols above the temple of Tarkeshwar Mahadev, he went there and brought both the idols down. Shree Bhau wanted to have an eviction of Shree Swami’s presence at Sursagar. There is a great secret associated with the establishment of this Math. Shree Vasudev Raoji (alias Bhau) Kaduskar was the founder of Shree Swami Samarth Math. The Place where Shree Swami Samarth Maharaj appeared physically for Vamanbua, at the same place a scenic Math is built which is called Swami Samarth Math - Vadodara. There is no need to mention that Vamanbua’s health started improving fast. Instead of going in Sahaj samadhi ,why would you prefer Jala samadhi ? Is this your only Divine knowledge?” By Saying so he consoled Vamanbua, moreover he took Vamanbua to home holding his hand. When he was about to take plunge in Sursagar, at the very same instance Almighty Shree Swami Samarth Maharaj appeared in front of him!He slapped him and said, “You Fool! One has to undergo all the sufferings predetermined by his fate. Extremely exhausted by the pain, he decided to take Jala samadhi in a lake called Sursagar at Mid-night. During this period he also tried to contact Swamiji by sending letters to convey his condition, but Vamanbua did not receive any reply from him.
Vamanbua’s health started deteriorating when he was in Vadodara. An incident took place in Vadodara proving this fact. Shree Vamanbua Vamorikar was one of the passionate disciples of Shree Swami Samarth Maharaj. He also told that he belonged to Kardalivan, Shrishailam and confirmed that he was incarnation of Shree Narsimha Saraswati Maharaj. On that he answered that he came out of a Banyan Tree and his name was Narsimha Bhan. One day one of his disciples asked him about his origin and his native. Prior to that he visited far wide in the region of Himalayas, China, Tibet and Nepal as well as in Puri, Banaras, Haridwar, Girnar, Kathiawad and Rameshwaram in the South. Shree Swami Samarth Maharaj was first seen near Khandoba temple, Akkalkot, district Solapur, Maharshtra. In the month of September – October 1856 A.D. The Yogi came out from Samadhi calmly and told the woodcutter that – “The time of resuming my spiritual mission has come – it is the wish of the god.” That Yogi was none other than Almighty Shree Swami Samarth Maharaj! The wound left scars on his thigh which was noticed as permanent mark by many of his close attendants. He started clearing that anthill and saw that a yogi was performing his penance. Suddenly he noticed blood stains on his axe. It is believed that a woodcutter accidently stroke his axe on an anthill where Shree Narshimha Saraswati Maharaj who was performing his penance for last 300 years. Shree Akkalkot Swami Samarth Maharaj is known as an incarnation of the divine personality Shrimad Narasimha Saraswati Maharaj. About Shri Akkalkot Swami Samarath Maharaj