Bahirji Naik Jadhav was the intelligence chief of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. He was so capable and successful in spying that Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj trusted him blindly. He was called the Third Eye of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. He used to enter the enemy’s camps without caring for his life and used to convey each and every move, strength & weakness of the enemies to Shivaji Maharaj. Bahirji used to wear different disguises like sages, saints, Vasudev, fakirs, dance artists, etc to spy on the enemies. Bahirji Naik was a great warrior of Swarajya. His tomb is in Banurgad. There is no exact data about how exactly he died. But many people believe that he died due to injuries sustained in the attack by the enemies while spying.