Shri Ram Temple, Dervan

In 1970, Shri Maharaja built a raised platform next to the shrine of Sree Sant Sitarambuwa Walawalakar and expressed the wish to build a temple of Shri Rama in its place. Shri Ram is the adorable deity of Shri Maharaj. Shri Maharaja might have had the plan to build it and complete it with his disciple; hence he did not build and complete that temple himself. Shri Kaka finally completed building the temple in December 1995. The red stone used for this temple was brought from Sankeshwar in Karnataka. Shri Kaka himself had gone there twice to fetch that particular kind of stone.

Six beautiful panchdhatu (made of five metals) idols of Shri Rama, Shri Sitamai, Shri Lakshman, Shri Hanuman, and Akkalkot Niwasi Shri Swami Samarth and Shri Sahajananda Saraswati Maharaj were made to be installed in this temple. Tuesday, January 2, 1996, a grand procession of this idol was taken from Sawarde Market to Shiv-Samarthgad. The entire procession route was decorated with saffron flags, flags, cloth panels, and arches. The idols were mounted on a decorated chariot.