Sant Dev Mamledar Yashwantrao Maharaj was a great saint
during the 18th century. He was also an important disciple of Swami Samarth and
is believed to have had darshan of Bhagwan Vishnu. Sant Dev Mamledar
Yashwantrao Maharaj Samadhi is located at Satana near Nashik. His Punyatithi or
death anniversary is annually observed in Margashirsh month. Sant Dev Mamledar
Yashwantrao Maharaj Punyatithi 2024 date is December 26.
Sant Dev Mamledar Yashwantrao Maharaj always helped beggars,
saints, mendicants, helpless women as well as children who came to his door as
if they were his own.
It is said that during the great famine of 1870-71 in
Satana, Dev Mamledar Yashwantrao Maharaj sold all his wealth to help the
people. But it was too little, he who was then taluka Magistrate of Satana
distributed money from the treasury to help the needy. The superior officers
who came to know about this came for an enquiry but to their surprise not single
penny was missing from the treasury. It is said that after this incident He had
the darshan of Bhagvan Vishnu.
Sant Dev Mamledar Yashwantrao Maharaj left the world and
merged with the Supreme Truth in 1887.
Sant Dev Mamledar Yashwantrao Maharaj Punyatithi is annually
observed on the Margashirsha Krishna Paksha Ekadasi or the eleventh day during
the waning phase of moon in Margashirsh month as per traditional Hindu Marathi
lunar calendar followed in Maharashtra .