Saturday, March 22, 2008

SRI SHIRDI SAI BABA















ABOUT SHRIDI SAIBABA

Chandbhai, the headman of a village called Dhoopkhede (in Aurangabad, India), once lost his horse and was looking for it. Suddenly he heard a voice say "You look tired. come here and rest a while". He turned around and saw a young Fakir . The fakir smiled at him and said "What are you looking for in this jungle, Chandbhai". Chandbhai was surprised and he wondered how the fakir knew his name. Slowly, he said "I have lost my horse. I have looked for it everywhere, but cannot seem to find it". The fakir told him to look behind a clump of trees. Chandbhai was pleasantly surprised to find his horse grazing peacefully behind those trees. He thanked the fakir and asked his name. The fakir said "some people call me Sai Baba."

Sai Baba then invited Chandbhai to have a smoke with him. He got the pipe ready, but there was no fire to light it with. Sai Baba thrust a pair of tongs into the ground and brought out a burning coal. Chandbhai was wonderstruck. He thought "this is no ordinary person" and invited Baba to come to his house and be his guest for a few days.


Next day Baba went to Chandbhai's house and found everybody in a very joyful mood and festivities going on all around. He found that Chandbhai's wife's nephew was getting married. The bride was from Shirdi and the marriage party was going to Shirdi. Chandbhai invited Baba to accompany the marriage party to Shirdi. At Shirdi they camped in a field next to Khandoba's temple.




After the wedding, Saibaba stayed on at Shirdi. At first he lived under a neem tree and begged for food whenever he needed it. He then went to Khandoba's temple, intending to stay there, but the temple priest met him at the entrance and told him to go to the mosque. That is how Baba, started staying at the Mosque which was later called Dwarkamayi.

Baba preached at Shirdi all his life and performed numerous miracles to convince people that God exists. He healed people's diseases, provided moral and material comfort to his devotees. Baba helped bring Unity and Harmony between all communities. He said that God is one, but called by different names. He said follow your own religion and seek the truth.

One day a rich millionaire named Booty came to Sai Baba and said he was going to construct a stone building for Shri Krishna. Baba helped him plan the building. Before the building was completed Baba fell very ill. On the 15th of October 1918, he breathed his last. His last wish was to be buried in Booty's building.

Booty's stone building came to be known as the Samadhi Mandir. Shri Sai Baba was buried here and a beautiful shrine was built over it. To this day, people flock to Shirdi to pay homage to Shri Sai Baba







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Anniversary Celebrations at Sai Baba Temple - Vartak Nagar

The Sai Baba Temple in Vartak Nagar, Thane will witness a grand anniversary celebration from November 18 to 20.

The first day will see the Gayatri Yagna, beginning at 9 am. The yagna will continue through all three days. Twenty-one priests have been specially invited from Kolhapur for the occassion.


Decorations in full swingOn both November 18 and 19, the gates of the temple will be thrown open for the devotees from 4.30 in the morning to 10.30 in the night. On November20, there will be a 24-hour-long celebration.

The last day will see a ten-hour procession, Sai-Baba Templethat will begin at 6.45 in the evening. The palanquin, which will house a photograph of Sai Baba and his paduka, will pass through the various streets of Vartak Nagar, before returning to the temple only at 5 am.

The palanquin-cum-chariot has been specially ordered from Pune for the procession.

SHRIDI SAIBABA TEMPLE

The Shirdi Saibaba Temple, located at Shirdi, Maharashtra, India attracts millions of devotees of all religions, castes and creed who come to pay homage to Shri Sai Baba. The temple is a beautiful shrine that was built over the Samadhi of Shri Sai Baba.

TRAVEL INFORMATION


Shirdi is a famous centre of pilgimage and can be reached from several important cities of Western and Southern India.

From Hyderabad you can go to Shirdi by a direct bus. It is a 15 Hrs. journey. R T.C. runs 3 buses between 2 P.M. and 5 P.M.

From Bangalore the K K. express runs through Dharmavaram, Ananthapuram and Dond junction to Kopargam and Manmad. You can get down in either of the stations and catch a bus to Shirdi from there.

From Madras the Navajeevan express goes upto Ahmedabad. It passes through Pushaval. Get down there and catch another train to Manmad. You can catch a bus there to Shirdi.

You can reach Shirdi from Bombay in six hours by R.T.C Buses, Private Buses, and Taxis .







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SRI SHIRDI SAI BABA TEMPLE IN CHENNAI

This Mandir is located at one of the suburbs of Chennai in Tamil Nadu, India,called Chittlapakkam. This temple contains the Samadhi of His Holiness Sadhguru Sri Sai Viboothi Baba, the Statue of Sadhguru Sri Shirdi Sai Baba, and the Dhuni. This temple was establised in the early 80's. This temple is being maintained by the Sathguru Sri Viboothi Sai Baba Seva Samajam, an organisation formed by the principal devotee of Sadhguru Sri Sai Viboothi Baba, Sri M. Nagarajan. The exact loacation of the temple is No. 83 M.C. Nagar, Chittlapakkam P.O., Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, Pin Code : 600 064. This temple has got the pooja procedure similar to the South Indian temple pooja procedure. In this temple certain festivals are being celeberated in a very grand manner. Service to the people is the tharaka manthra of His Holiness Sri Sai Viboothi Baba. He is still with everyone of us. This is the centenary year of His Holiness Sadhguru Sri Sai Viboothi Baba. The samajam is planning to publish a BOOK on the services rendered by His Holiness Sadhguru Sri Sai Viboothi Baba. Everyone of us must visit this temple atleast once in our life time. An appeal to the devotees of Baba : Any offerings by way of cheque or demand draft should be favouring Sathguru Sri Sai Viboothi Baba Seva Samajam, payable at Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.







Sri Shirdi Sai Baba Temple of DFW Metroplex

2109 West Parker (Parker Plaza), Suite 212, Plano, TX 75023

Temple Hours
Monday 5:15 am ~ 6:00 am 12:00 noon ~ 1:00 pm 6:00 pm ~ 9:30 pm
Tuesday 5:15 am ~ 6:00 am 12:00 noon ~ 1:00 pm 6:00 pm ~ 9:30 pm
Wednesday 5:15 am ~ 6:00 am 12:00 noon ~ 1:00 pm 6:00 pm ~ 9:30 pm
Thursday 5:15 am ~ 6:00 am 12:00 noon ~ 1:00 pm 6:00 pm ~ 9:30 pm
Friday 5:15 am ~ 6:00 am 12:00 noon ~ 1:00 pm 6:00 pm ~ 9:30 pm
Saturday 5:15 am ~ 6:00 am 8:00 am ~ 9:30 pm
Sunday 5:15 am ~ 6:00 am 8:00 am ~ 9:30 pm
Aarti Hours
Morning (Kakad) Aarti 5:15 am
Afternoon (Madhyana) Aarti 12:00 noon
Evening (Dhoop) Aarti 6:15 pm
Night (Shej) Aarti 9:00 pm
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