Every year on 5 Ashaad, people from Punjab and Himachala gather at village Gunachaur to pay tributes to Baba Hathiram.

Since it was practically impossible to eat such a large amount of sugarcane for any human in one night, Bhavaji simply sat chanting the name of the Lord.

The king was shocked and made Bhavaji the supervisor of the daily rituals performed at the Venkateswara Temple in Tirumala.

It is believed that he died in Sajeeva Samadhi by being "After obtaining the divine approval, these enlightened saints fix the time and date for merging with the Almighty by attaining Jeevasamadhi" wish with the consent of Venkateswara.

It is believed that Hathiram is still alive in the form of a soul (Atma) and is carrying out the main rituals and services to the deity in the Venkateswara Temple in Tirumala.

[9][10] In the 1960 film, Sri Venkateswara Mahatyam, Chittor V. Nagaiah became the first actor to portray the role of Hathiram Bhavaji.

In the 2017 Telugu film, Om Namo Venkatesaya, Nagarjuna Akkineni portrayed the role of Hathiram Bhavaji.

Thus, South Indian plays or movies, specifically in the 1974 Kannada film, Sri Srinivasa Kalyana, adapted Hathiram Bhavaji in Venkateswara and Tirupati stories.