Shri Govind Maharaj was the first saint in the line of gurus who established “Anandvan Sansthan” at Songir, a small village in Khandesh, near Dhulia in Maharashtra.

Around the year 1860, he appeared out of the blue, in Songir. No one quite knew from where he had come as he had taken a vow of silence.

He had an awesome personality. He was 6 ft. tall well built, of fair complexion, and exuded an intense spiritual aura.