 Swami Samarth is also believed to have visited Maniknagar to meet Manik Prabhu, an Indian saint and mystic considered to be another incarnation of Dattatreya.According to the "Shree Manik Prabhu Charitra" (biography), Swami resided at Maniknagar for around six months.During this period, Manik Prabhu and Swami Samarth often sat under a cluster fig tree ("Audumbar" in Marathi")" and had conversations on profound spirituality.