He always wore a tulasi-rosary (which is very different from rudraksha) and a crystal (sphatika). He had a fine set of teeth and a big and deep navel. He adorned a sacred mark (thilakam) on his forehead. He had big ears with thin and long ear-lobes which shook with the slightest movement of his body. His belly was protruding and he had broad shoulders. He was very tall and his hands were long, extending down to his knees.
Though he was seen at an advanced age, his skin was not wrinkled. The description of Sri Swami Samarth's appearance has been based on the vivid descriptions given by close devotees. He stayed at Ganagapura, Karnataka for a long time where he delivered the Nirguna Padukas to his disciples and devotees before leaving for the Kardali forest.
Swami Samarth came to Akkalkot in 1856 on the invitation of Chintopant Tol and stayed on the outskirts of the town for 22 years. He repeatedly visited places like Puri, Banaras (Kashi), Haridwar, Girnar, Kathiawad and Rameswaram as well as China, Tibet and Nepal and stayed at Mangalvedha, a town near Pandharpur in Solapur district before settling down in Akkalkot. Swami Samarth himself said that he came from the Kardali forest.
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