W.M. Kalmegh

 On 23rd of June 1979 on the auspicious 77th birthday of Shri Nathji, Priya Nath had booked Dhanwate Rang Mandir at Nagpur, the most prestigious hall of the city. then Shri Kalmegh, the Vice Chancellor of Nagpur University,, was part of the welcoming committee and  he garlanded Shri Nathji at the start of the function and applied the tilak to His forehead.

Mr. W.M. Kalmegh (also known as Dadasaheb Kalmegh) was a Reader in the Laxminarayan Institute of Technology (LIT) and later became the Vice-Chancellor  of
Nagpur University (now known as Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University).
 He retired from his position on November 30, 1992, and passed away on July 29, 1997.

Smt. Tara Buty

 Smt. Tara Buty, a leading public figure of Nagpur. She had first met Shri Nathji in March 1949 and had even played host to him for the duration of his stay at Nagpur; but, at that time, Shri Nathji had not divulged his real form upon her, and she did not receive the devotion given to others.Latter in 1979 when Shri NAthji was to come to Nagpur, Taa Buty was at the head of the reception committee. When one devotee of NAthji from Nagpur send telegram to postpone the program and Nathji did not arrive then Tara Buty became distraught and she sent a telegram to Shri Nathji: “Save Prestige”. And, shortly thereafter, arrived at Shri Nathji’s residence in New Delhi by plane.
"Your devotees have become like orphans," she said to Shri Nathji, "Aapke bhakt anaath ho gaye hain. Please come and give them solace!"
The entire episode had been like a shocking drama. Even the devotee who had sent the telegram that created such havoc, had no idea why he had done it. The drama was part of the Divine Will. Tara Buty was destined to fly to Delhi to bring Shri Nathji to Nagpur.
Tara Buty came before Shri Nathji in his drawing room at Sarvodya Enclave. The moment she entered into his presence something happened to her. Tears came into her eyes and she began to experience the divinity of Shri Nathji.
She had met Shri Nathji in  Perhaps it was to grant her genuine faith and devotion that the drama had been enacted, and she had been compelled by circumstances to present herself before Shri Nathji at Delhi.
She begged Shri Nathji to start for Nagpur at once to save the prestige of the devotees who had announced his coming there, and also to give his darshan to the multitudes thirsting for him at Maharashtra.
Train reservations were well nigh impossible to obtain on such a short notice. But the miraculous was not far from happening when intense prayers and supplications from devotees moved the Divine Will. The reservations for Nagpur were obtained in one single day! And very shortly Shri Nathji was bound for Nagpur. Priya Nath and Sahadeva were with him, as also a servant, Brij Mohan, by name. Tara Buty travelled with them in the Servants’ Compartment. Even as Tara Buty sat in the Servants’ Compartment in the train, she had a vision of Shri Nathji's real divine form. She saw him as God Incarnate, Lord Vishnu, Lord Rama, Lord Krishna and Lord Shankar. Her heart and soul thrilled with a hitherto unfelt sensation and she could hardly contain herself. Tears streamed from her eyes as she came before Shri Nathji and bowed before him in the train.
This vision was to convert her, forever, to Shri Nathji. She had met Shri Nathji in 1949 at Nagpur, but the meeting had not opened the gates of her soul. As she said, "Hame tab akal naheen thhee! I had no insight at that time!"

latter Tara Buty came regularly for Shi Nathji Darshan when Shri Nathji was in Nagpur in 1978 and 1979. When 23rd of June 1979 came upon Shri Nathji at Nagpur – the auspicious 77th birthday of Shri Nathji. Priya Nath promptly arranged for the Dhanwate Rang Mandir at Nagpur, the most prestigious hall of the city. Then Tata Buty introduced Shri Nathji to the gathering and said to them:
 "God Himself – Saakshaat Bhagwan – is sitting before us. It is our good fortune that he is here with us today when the entire world awaits him.

 On 31st December 1979 She Nathji came with Pran Nathji and Priya Nathji from Mumbai by flight to Nagpur. Plane landed at night. At Nagpur airport there was not a soul in sight. Shri Nathji had not sent a telegram to anyone at Nagpur, and so there was no one to receive them.
Just when it appeared that there was no way of getting to the city from Nagpur airport at that hour of the night, a miracle took place.
Smt. Tara Buty suddenly appeared on the scene. She had no idea that Shri Nathji would be at the airport. In fact she did not even know that he had gone to Bombay and was returning. She had come to the airport to see off a relative. She was surprised upon meeting Shri Nathji at the airport and bowed before him. Shri Nathji said to her: "I had sent out my waves to you–that is why you are here. It was ordained that only you receive me at the airport!"
And thus it was in Tara Buty’s car that Shri Nathji, Pran Nath and Priya Nath returned to their residence at Nagpur. 

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Tara Buty was  a prominent  citizen of Nagpur, associated with social work and the city's development.
A notable location named after the family is the Buty Layout in Nagpur which is build around Buty wada whaich was thier historic residential complex, built during the Peshwa period. The Buty family, including Smt. Tara Buty, were early and influential residents of the area, and the layout was developed on land they owned The Buty family has deep roots in Nagpur and has been associated with various educational and social institutions in the region. he family has been associated with institutions such as the Women's Education Society (WES) and the Lady Amritbai Daga College for Women.

The Morna Dam

 One night in 1978 when Shri Nathji was in Akola, His voice took on a terrible, thunderous aspect, his countenance became awesome, he raised his hands in the air, sprang forward from his chair and warned the powers of darkness to desist from their works of destruction. His voice roared out loud:

"MAIN ASURI BAL KO CHETAAVANI DETAA HOON KE DUNIYAA KI KOYI SHAKTI BHAGWAN KI TAAKAT KE SAAMNE NAHEEN RAIH SAKTI!

“I WARN THE POWERS OF DARKNESS THAT NOTHING CAN STAND BEFORE THE POWER OF GOD!"

It appeared as if some calamity were about to strike Akola.
That very night, even as Shri Nathji was saying these words, Akola had been hit by a terrible flood.  Hundreds and thousands of people were uprooted from their homes, scores of houses washed away, there was destruction and devastation as the raging waters sought to engulf the entire city. The Morna River was in spate from the incessant rain. The dam was threatening to burst.
But Shri Nathji’s words had filled the atmosphere with his spiritual strength.
The moment Shri Nathji uttered his powerful words in a commandment, the flood began to subside, and in an incredibly short time, almost within hours the raging waters receded miraculously.
The city was saved from doom. The citizens of Akola had escaped a dreadful calamity in store for them. It was Shri Nathji once again re-writing destiny, erasing the parts he did not like and adding fresh ones.
All the newspapers in the country carried the news of this sudden calamity, begun and halted within so short a time.
No power of man could have halted the unleashing of Nature’s wrath. Only He, who controlled Nature, could halt it.

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The Morna River originates in the Ajantha Range and flows through Akola district before merging with the Purna River, which is a tributary of Tapi river.
As one of the chief tributaries of Purna River it is often prone o flooding during rainy season.
Morna Dam is located about 30 kms from Akola city in the Patur region of Akola district. It is a significant water body for the area. Recently also it was in news as its gates were opened due to excessive rain.

Pramila Tai Hall

When Shri Nathji visited Akola in 1978, He was given the honour reserved for the highest dignitaries visiting the city–a reception at the famed Pramila Tai Hall of the city.
The Pramila Tai Hall of Akola saw a scene the likes of which it had never seen before. The intelligentsia of the entire city had turned out to listen to Shri Nathji's words that night.

  Latter on 22nd of June 1978, Shri Nathji's lecture was organized at Pramilatai Oak Hall as part of Shri Nathji's birthday celebrations. It rained heavily that day, but the Hall was well filled, though not packed.

 On 23rd of June on the day of the birthday, a celebration with a sermon, bhajans, aarti, prasaad, was held at the Pramila Tai Hall. The entire hall was packed with people. The devotees, Bal Bhagat, Bal Ojarkar and others had sung their songs. People were waiting with breathless expectancy to listen to the words of Shri Nathji even as he sat before them glowing with heavenly light.
Shri Nathji said in a powerful thundering voice:

“MAIN MUKT HOON! NITYA MUKT HOON!

I AM IMMORTAL! I AM ETERNALLY IMMORTAL!

“And yet, there is no one in greater bondage than I am. And I shall remain in bondage until the last man is set free!

Pramilatai Oak Hall in the oldest continuously serving hall in Akola, which is still popular for functions with the tow's people. Pramilatai Oak Hall is lacated at  P242+VQP, New Radhakisan Plots, Akola, Maharashtra 444001

Sanjivani Medical Stores, Akola

 On March 26, 1978 Shri Nathji arived in Akola from Nagpur.  A procession took Shri Nathji through the city of Akola was magnificent to behold. The roads had been especially swept clean that day and watered by the City Municipality in honour of the distinguished visitor.
Shri Nathji, along with his son and daughter-in-law, rode in an open horse drawn carriage, a large decorated umbrella over their heads. There were elephants, and horses, and cars. A band played soulful tunes on the 'shaihnaayi' whilst a loudspeaker blared out, "Nishkalank Premavatar Shri Bhola Nathji Bhagwan ki Jai!"

Groups of people stopped the procession at various places and garlanded Shri Nathji, and applied tilak of vermilion to his forehead.
There was a  Rajabhau Phalke of the Sanjivani Medical Stores in Akola who saw a vision of the Divine in Shri Nathji as the procession passed by his house, and he ran forward to garland Shri Nathji.

Rajabhau Phalke established Sanjivani Medical Stores in 1969, It is loacted Gopalkusal Sankul Opp New Cloth Market Opp Open Thether, Gandhi Chowk, Akola-444001, Maharashtra

I have send the current photo of  Sanjivani Medical Stores

Khapri Kheda

There was the sub- postmaster, Shri Y. M. Deo, who wished to donate his land in far-away Khapri Khera for the construction of a Mahamateshwari Temple.
He donated the piece of land, only to discover that the government had run a water canal over it and that he would be paid a minimum compensation after several years. This broke the poor man's heart, and he wept and prayed. Here was a genuinely sincere person. His daughter's marriage had not taken place for years. But the moment he delivered up his land at Shri Nathji's feet, his daughter was blessed with a husband. Deo would never tire of narrating this event.
Mahamateshwari would frequently appear to him and his wife in their prayers. Another miracle took place. The owner of a large area of land in Khapri Khera, a certain Shri Ranchod Dasji, heard Deo's tale, and immediately offered a 60ft. by 60 ft. plot of his land as a donation for the temple! It was something that went beyond Deo's expectations!
His wife said: "I have one desire in life now, to be given the strength to build Mahamateshwari's temple at Khapri Khera!"

Shri Nathji, Priya Nath and Priyavari visited the place. There, under a tree, the statue of Mahamateshwari was placed, and Shri Nathji inaugurated the site.
 The sky was rent with the sounds of: "Jai Jai Shri Bhola Nath hare.... Jai Jai Shri Bhola Nath hare... Mahamateshwari ki jai ... Mahamateshwari ki jai...”
 It was a day the people would remember for long. Mahamateshwari appeared to be present, and very vividly alive and real on the spot. A snake passed through the assembled crowd quietly and almost reverentially, without biting anyone.

 Shri Nathji walked around the plot to the sounds of the chanting. Mahamateshwari had entered the region. The temple was not constructed later–because there was no money. Y. M. Deo managed to have a well dug in the area, but that was about all. But monument or no monument, the place had assumed a sanctity no other Mandir would enjoy for a long time to come, for God Himself had set foot upon the ground and declared it a temple. The memorable event took place on March 12, 1978.

Khapri Kheda is a locality in the Nagpur district of Maharashtra, India, known for the Khapri Kheda Railway Station (KPKD) and its proximity to the Khapri Metro Station in the city of Nagpur. It is a developing area that is strategically located and has both railway and metro connectivity. It was earlier on the outskirts of Nagpur but now as the city of Nagpur has grown considerably it is considered a part of Nagpur city. it is about 23 kms from Nagpur city centre.

Suyog Mangal Karyalaya

  Priya Nathji decided to celebrate the birthday of Shri Babaji Bhagwan on a grand scale and booked the Suyog Mangal Karyalaya at Nagpur for the function. It was a large hall usually given for marriages.
 Shri Nathji and Priya Nath went to the hall in a procession, which consisted of the devotees dancing to the rhythm of the brass band that accompanied them.

Shri Nathji's sermon at Suyog Mangal Karyalaya attracted a huge crowd on the birthday of Shri Babaji Bhagwan on January 21, 1978. There was Shri Nathji's voice saying with urgency:
"Do not be so hasty that you accept the wrong thing," Shri Nathji said, "and at the same time do not delay to such an extent that the real thing eludes you!"

“Itnee jaldi naa karo ke ghalat cheez ko pakarr lo, aur itnee der bhee naa karo ke achhee cheez haathh se nikal jaaye!”

About Priyavari and Priya Nath, Shri Nathji would say repeatedly:
"She will go where her husband goes, and her husband will go where his father goes, who in turn will go where the devotees want him to go and together we shall all go towards God!"
The son of the proprietor of the Karyalaya, Raja Deo Sarkar, a young man who had been an agnostic since long, was instantly converted. "My life has found fulfilment," he said. Thereafter he enlarged the large Viraat Roop portrait of Shri Nathji and hung it in his hall, for all to see in the months and years to come. His hall became a favourite place for marriages like never before.

 The  Suyog Mangal Karyalaya was located in S/1, Rani Laxmi Nagar, Nagpur - 440022. I was able to speak to Nikhil Sarkar, the son of Raja Deo Sarkar. He told me that his father Raja Deo Sarkar passed away in 2020 and Suyog Mangal Karyalaya closed down in 2018. He did not had any old photo of the hall. I was able to find an old visiting card of Suyog Mangal Karyalaya which is posted here.