al ▁during ▁his ▁travel s ▁across ▁the ▁H imal ay as ▁and ▁its ▁adjacent ▁regions . ▁He ▁is ▁also ▁believed ▁to ▁have ▁visited ▁various ▁Indian ▁regions ▁such ▁as ▁P uri , ▁Var an asi ▁( also ▁K ashi ), ▁Har id war , ▁Gir nar , ▁Kath ia war ▁and ▁R ames war am . ▁He ▁might ▁have ▁also ▁briefly ▁lived ▁at ▁Mang al ved ha , ▁a ▁town ▁near ▁P and h arp ur ▁in ▁present - day ▁Sol ap ur ▁district , ▁Mah ar as ht ra . ▁He ▁finally ▁settled ▁at ▁A kk alk ot . ▁▁ ▁Sw ami ▁Sam arth ▁is ▁also ▁believed ▁to ▁have ▁visited ▁Man ik n agar ▁to ▁meet ▁Man ik ▁P rab hu , ▁an ▁Indian ▁saint ▁and ▁myst ic ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁another ▁inc arn ation ▁of ▁D att atre ya . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁Sh ree ▁Man ik ▁P rab hu ▁Char it ra ▁( bi ography ), ▁Sw ami ▁res ided ▁at ▁Man ik n agar ▁for ▁around ▁six ▁months . ▁During ▁this ▁period , ▁Man ik ▁P rab hu ▁and ▁Sw ami ▁Sam arth ▁often ▁sat ▁under ▁a ▁cluster ▁fig ▁tree ▁( A ud um bar ▁in ▁Mar ath i ) ▁and ▁had ▁convers ations ▁on ▁prof ound ▁spiritual ity . ▁It ▁is ▁claimed ▁that ▁Sw ami ▁Sam arth ▁regarded ▁Man ik ▁P rab hu ▁as ▁a ▁brother . ▁ ▁Sw ami ▁Sam arth ▁arrived ▁at ▁A kk alk ot ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 6 ▁CE ▁on ▁receiving ▁an ▁inv