Sant Narhari Sonar Jayanti

Sant Narhari Sonar Jayanti is the birth anniversary of Saint Narhari Sonar. Sant Narhari Sonar Jayanti 2010 date is August 18. This pious soul was an ardent devotee of Lord Vithoba and Lord Shiva and is believed to have had the darshan of Lord Vithoba (Sri Hari Vishnu). A goldsmith by profession, Sant Narhari Sonar got the darshan of Vithoba when he tried to measure the waist size of the murti of Vithoba at Pandarpur Vithal Temple through imagination.

Sant Narhari Sonar Jayanti is observed on ninth day of the shukla paksha or waxing phase of moon in Shravan month as per traditional calendar followed in Maharashtra

Legend has it that once a merchant asked Sant Narhari to prepare a gold waist band for Vithoba. But being an ardent devotee of Lord Shiva, Sant Narhari did not want to go to Pandarpur temple. So he tried to close his eyes and imagine the waist size of Lord Vithoba. But as he tried to imagine the waist size he felt as if he was touching the Shivling and this happened several times. Finally, when Sant Narhari opened his eyes he found Lord Vithoba before him. Sant Narhari Sonar realized that Shiva and Vishnu are the same.

After realization, the pious soul became an ardent devotee of both Vithoba and Lord Shiva. He undertook several activities for the upliftment of the poor.