Shirdi Sai Baba-The Avatar

Assurances Of SaiBaba

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Sai Baba made eleven assurances to his devotees:

   1. Whosoever puts their feet on Shirdi soil, their sufferings will come to an end.
   2. The wretched and miserable will rise to joy and happiness as soon as they climb the steps of the mosque.
   3. I shall be ever active and vigorous even after leaving this earthly body.
   4. My tomb shall bless and speak to the needs of my devotees.
   5. I shall be active and vigorous even from my tomb.
   6. My mortal remains will speak from my tomb.
   7. I am ever living to help and guide all who come to me, who surrender to me and who seek refuge in me.
   8. If you look to me, I look to you.
   9. If you cast your burden on me, I shall surely bear it.
10. If you seek my advice and help, it shall be given to you at once.
11. There shall be no want in the house of my devotee.

Sai Baba Biography

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Biographers of Shirdi Sai Baba (e.g. Govindrao Ragulnath Dabholkar, Acharya Ekkirala Bharadwaja, Smriti Srinivas, Antonio Rigopolous) when writing about him base it on the accounts of what was said by various people who knew Shirdi Ke Sai Baba. But this is not the only source of information used in compling the biography of Shirdi Sai Baba. Their exists a diary written by Ganesha Shrikrishna Khaparde. This diary was written by Ganesha Shrikrishna Khapade while his stay in Shirdi. This diary describes every day of the author's stay at Shirdi. When speculating about the unknown episode's of Sai Baba's life, they mainly base their conclusions on his words.

However, there is only one source that may be called authentic and comprehensive. This is the compendium written about Sai's life and is known as the Shri Sai Satcharita, written in Marathi, in 1916 by Govindrao Ragulnath Dabholkar (translated into English by Nagesh Vasudevanand Gunaji with English title: Shri Sai Satcharitra) whom Sai Baba nicknamed Hemadpant, which is an account of his life, teachings and miracles of Shirdi Sai Baba. Other important sources about Sai Baba are books by B. V. Narasimhaswamiji such as Sri Sai Baba's Charters and Sayings or Devotee's Experiences of Sai Baba. Another important document is "Sri Sai Baba and His Teachings" by Acharya Ekkirala Bharadwaja which is an in depth study of Sai Baba's life routine and activities.

Lendi baug

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After gurusthan there is a place named Lendi baug. Baug is a hindi word which means Garden. It is said that this baug or garden was made by baba. He came here every morning and evening and watered the plants. He loved this garden very much. The word Lendi baug is derived from the hindi word Nalla which means a drain. The main attraction is a neem tree. This tree is said to have historical value because here baba sat and took rest every morning and evening. It is interesting that Baba chose neem tree as his resting place. This is because the neem tree is a actually a tree with medicinal properties with thick branches and dense foliage which provide big shadow in sunny days and keep the air cool. Under this neem tree Baba dug a two feet deep pit and kept an assortment in the form of a lamp in that pit. This lamp form in Hindi is known as deep. The place housing such a deep will be deepgriha. The old deepgriha does not exist anymore and has been replaced by a new marble stone deepgriha. This new place is rechristened as Nanda deep, it continously burns in a glass box. This deepgriha has been provided with the shade of two trees, one of them neem and the other a peepul tree.

Sai Satcharitra

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Shri Sai Baba's life and teachings are well documented in Sai Satcharitra by Shri Hemadpant in Marathi which was personally blessed by Shri Sai Baba.

Shri Hemadpant got Shri Sai Baba's blessings in 1910 to write this work. Said Shri Sai Baba "Let him make a collection of stories and experiences, keep notes and memos; I will help him. He is only an outward instrument." Subsequently SaiSatcharitra has been translated into a number of different languages. The one in English is called Shri Sai Satcharitra by Shri Nagesh Vasudev Gunaji.

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Schedule of daily program at Shirdi

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Number    Programmes.................     Time

1.              Kakad Arati                       5:15 a.m.
2. Holy Bath of Shri Sai Baba 6:00 a.m.
3.      Darshan Begins                 7:00 a.m.
4.              Satyanarayana Pooja    9:00 a.m.
5.              Abhishek                          9:00 a.m.
6.              Noon Arati                        12:00 Noon
7.              Pravachan or Pujan            4:00 p.m.
8.              Dhuparati Sunset
9.      Bhajan, Keertan, Vocal Music, etc   9:00 p.m.
10.      Shejarati   10:00 p.m.

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Gurusthan

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When Sai Baba first cam to Shirdi, he was in the form of a Bala Yogi or a child ascetic. The people of Shirdi first took a notice of him when he was sitting under a neem tree. This place came to be known as Gurusthan. The seat continued to be in the same way till 1941, when the renovation was started on 30th September. However, the renovation did not include building of a temple. The present temple was built after this period. The Gurusthan has a small shrine in it. Inside the shrine, on a elevated platform, a big portrait of Baba is placed. When you enter the shrine, on the side is a marble statue of Baba. In front of the portrait is a Shivling and the Nandi. Photos of twelve Jyotirlingas are kept in the temple. The neem tree is so old that the branches of the Neem tree have come out through the roof of the temple.

At a short distance lies Baba's CHAVADI or resting place. Baba used to sleep here every alternate day. The Chavadi is divided into two parts. One part of the Chavadi has a large portrait of Baba along with a wooden bed and a white chair belonging to him.

Abdul Baba was an ardent devotee of the Baba. His cottage is situated in front of the Chavadi. The Lendi Baug was looked after by Abdul Baba. There are photos and various things which were handled by Sai Baba and Abdul Baba in the cottage.

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Dwarkamai

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As the legend goes, Sai Baba came to Shirdi with a marriage procession. The marriage procession continued, but the Baba stayed at Dwarkamai till the very end of his life. When you enter the Samadhi mandir, Dwarkamai is situated on the right side of the entrance. Here he lived a saintly life, solving people's problems, curing their sickness and resolving their worries. Before Baba came to Shirdi, Dwarkamai was not in its present form. It was a dilapidated mosque. Baba did all the hard work and while living there, turned it into Dwarkamai. This proved to people in Shirdi that God was one and could be found in a mosque, as well as in a temple.

Entire Dwarkamai is a testimony to the simple and frugal life style of the Baba. Dwarkamai is made of two levels. Both these levels are unique in their representation. The biggest asset on the first level is a big stone on which Baba used to sit. By the side of the stone, there is a portrait of Baba. This level has two rooms. One contains the chariot and the second a palanquin. Just in front of the room where the chariot is kept is a small temple. A saffron flag flies over it.

When you reach second level, you realise that this was Baba's bathroom. There is a square stool made of stone, which Baba used for taking a bath. The main attraction of this place is the oil painting of Shri Sai Baba sitting in a carved wooden shrine. This level also has the grinding stone and the wooden vessel called Kolamba in which Baba used to keep the Bhiksha brought from the village.

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Samadhi Mandir

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It is said that a millionaire from Nagpur actually owned the temple. He was a famous Sai Baba devotee by the name of Shreemant Gopalrao. He wanted to keep an idol of Muralidhar in the temple. But Sai Baba himself became Muralidhar, and Gopalrao dedicated the temple to Sai Baba. This temple later became the Samadhi of Sai Baba.

The temple is built with stones, however, the Samadhi of Baba in the Sanctum - Sanctorum is built of white marble. The Samadhi is surrounded by various decorations including a marble railing and various ornaments. When the devotees enter the Sanctum Sanctorum, they can see the Samadhi flanked by two pillars made of silver with intricate ornamental designs on them. A statue of Sai Baba made of white Italian marble stands just behind the Samadhi. This statue is said to have been made by Late Balaji Savant on 7th October 1954. The statue is covered by a big silver umbrella. The Sanctum Sanctorum is so designed so as to seat 600 devotees with ease with Sai Baba looking over them.

The temple begins the daily chores with a Bhoopali, a morning song at 5 AM. The temple then remains open for darshan by devotees all day long and is finally closed at 10 Pm after Shejrati has been rendered. This is the year long practice which is changed only thrice a year. On occasions of GuruPoornima, Dassera and Ramanavami, the temple remains open through out the night. In addition, a "Jhanki" of Baba, with Baba's photo in a palanquin, is taken out on every Thursday and on each festival.

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Miracles Of Sai Baba

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Water in the Oil Lamps

This miracle was performed by Baba long before he became famous as Shirdi Sai Baba. The Baba had made a rule for himself to light the erth lams in the masjid every evening. He himself had no means to buy the oil meant for these lamps everyday. The grocers in the area would donate him oil everyday so Baba would light lamps everyday and maintain his rule. Soon enough, the grocers in the area started shying away from providing oil to Baba for free. They reckoned it was a waste to provide oil for erath lamps to be lighted in the masjid. So they lied to the Baba that hey had no stocks. Upon there refusals, Baba, true Avatar that he was, returned to his masjid without any protest. In the evening since there was no oil, he just poured water into the earth lamps and lit the wicks. Lo! and Behold! A miracle happened! The wicks were lighted in the earth lamps filled with water. This was truly a miracle. Like the light from the lamps, the news reached the grocers about this great miracle. Repentant, they fell on Baba's feet apologising and asking for his forgiveness. Sai Baba, The great Avatar, pardoned them and warned them to never lie again or refuse a needy.The Baba said," Do not give me oil if you do not want to give, but my children, do not lie by saying you have no stocks." Thus Baba used a miracle to teach the greedy grocers the value of truth.

Getting There

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Shirdi is located approximately 296 Kilometers from Mumbai (Bombay) City in India. The nearest railway station is Kopargaon 15 kilometers on Manmad-Daund section of Central Railways.

To get to Shirdi from outside India:

First, you have to travel to India. (Check with the Office of Consulate General of India in your region for visa and travel requirements.). You could either go by Sea or by Air. Presuming that you want to go by Air, the first choice of landing airport should be Mumbai (Bombay) . Alternatively you could land in any other city which has an international airport. After reaching India, you have many options to travel to Shirdi.(see below).

To get to Shirdi from within India:

1. From Mumbai (Bombay):

    a. You could take a Cab, hire a private taxi or drive.

    b. You could take a Maharashtra State Transport Bus.

    c. You could take a Bus operated by Private operators.

    d. You could take a Central Railway train of the Indian Railways from Mumbai (Bombay) V.T. station to Manmad station and then take a bus to Shirdi. State transport buses are available from Manmad to Shirdi.

2. From any other City within India:

      a. You could first go to Mumbai/Pune by train, bus or an airplane and then follow the steps listed above.

      b. You could take a train from the city of origin to Manmad. Not all trains go directly from point to point. You have to check if the train goes directly to Manmad or if you have to break your journey and change over trains. From Manmad you have to take a bus or cab to Shirdi.

      c. You could drive, hire a cab or private taxi to take you directly to Shirdi.

Note International tourists must check the requirements for Driver's license and road regulations with the Maharashtra State Road Transport department.

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Assurances By Sai Baba

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No harm shall befall him who sets his foot on the soil of Shirdi.
He who cometh to My Samadhi, his sorrow and suffering shall cease.
Though I be no more in flesh and blood, I shall ever protect My devotees.
Trust in Me and your prayer shall be answered.
Know that My Spirit is immortal. Know this for yourself.
Show unto Me he who sought refuge and been turned away.
In whatever faith men worship Me, even so do I render to them.
Not in vain is My Promise that I shall ever lighten your burden.
Knock, and the door shall open. Ask and ye shall be granted.
To him who surrenders unto Me totally I shall be ever indebted.
Blessed is he who has become one with Me.

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The Story Of Sai Baba

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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 (Baba). The fakir smiled at him and said "What are you looking for in this jungle, Chandbhai". This surprised Chandbhai 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 wonder struck. 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 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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Temples around Shirdi

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Visiting places, temples around shirdi temple are given below. When we visit shirdi , it would be worth to visit these sacred places too.

Ayyappa temple Kanjurmarg
Ayyapppa Seva Sangham, Bombay
Balaji Temple, Nerul
Bhimashankar Temple
Birla Mandir
Datta Mandir
Jagannath Puri
Mahalaxmi-Kolhapur
Narasimha Saraswati Swami Dattadeva
Ranchhodraiji Temple
Shani Shinganapur
Shree Krishna

shirdi sai books publications

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To know about shirdi sai baba, to understand his life, we have to read some authentic books on baba. Most important books are published by the shirdi samsthan and made available at low cost for the benefit of sai devotees. List of books, publications by shirdi sai samsthan is given below. Prices are in indian rupees. Books can be obtained from the address given at the bottom of the list.
Sr. No Name of the Books Language Price Packing & Postage
01 Shri Sai Satcharitra ( Pothi) Marathi 65.00 30.00
02 Shri Sai Satcharitra (Pothi) Gujarathi 72.00 30.00
03 Shri Sai Satcharitra (Pothi) Sindhi 50.00 25.00
04 Shri Sai Satcharitra (Pothi) Kannad 88.00 30.00
05 Shri Sai Satcharitra Hindi 20.00 25.00
06 Shri Sai Satcharitra English 20.00 25.00
07 Shri Sai Satcharitra Kannad 25.00 25.00
08 Shri Sai Satcharitra Telugu 25.00 25.00
09 Shri Sai Satcharitra Urdu 50.00 25.00
10 Shri Sai Satcharitra Gujarathi 40.00 25.00
11 Shri Sai Satcharitra Tamil 35.00 25.00
12 Shri Saileela Amrit Marathi 11.00 20.00
13 Shri Saileela Amrit Hindi 14.00 20.00
14 Shri Saileela Amrit Gujarathi 16.00 20.00
15 Shri Saibaba Avatar Karya Marathi 10.00 20.00
16 Shri Sadguru Sai Sagunopasana (Aarati) Marathi 02.00 20.00
17 Shri Sainath Sagunopasana (Aarati) Hindi 03.00 20.00
18 Shri Sai Sagu.Marathi Arati-Translation.in Hindi Hindi 08.00 20.00
19 Shri Sai Sagunopasana (Aarati) Gujrathi 03.00 20.00
20 Shri Sai Sagunopasana (Aarati) Zarine English 12.00 20.00
21 Shri Sai Sagunopasana (Aarati) Sindhi 07.00 20.00
22 Shri Sai Telugu Pujavidhi (Aarati) Telugu 06.00 20.00
23 Shri Sai Stavan Manjiri Hindi 04.00 20.00
24 Shri Sai Stavan Manjiri Marathi 02.00 20.00
25 Shri Sai Stavan Manjiri English 03.00 20.00
26 Shri Sai Stavan Manjiri (Zarine) English 22.00 25.00
27 Shri Sai Stavan Manjiri Gujarathi 03.00 20.00
28 Shri Sai Stavan Manjiri Kannad 02.00 20.00
29 Shri Saibaba 108 Namavalih (Zarine) English 04.00 20.00
30 Four Adhyaya Marathi 03.70 20.00
31 Rudradhyaya (11th Adhayaya ) Marathi 02.00 20.00
32 Sainath Shodopachar Pooja Marathi 02.25 20.00
33 Sainath Bhajanmala Marathi 30.00 20.00
34 Sainath Bhajanmala Hindi 18.00 20.00
35 Shri Vishnu Sahastranam (Pocket Size) Marathi 02.50 20.00
36 Childern's Saibaba Marathi 03.00 20.00
37 Children's Saibaba Hindi 05.00 20.00
38 Children's Saibaba Gujarathi 05.00 20.00
39 Children's Saibaba Kannad 04.00 20.00
40 Children's Saibaba Tamil 06.00 20.00
41 Children's Saibaba Telgu 05.00 20.00
42 Children's Saibaba English 03.00 20.00
43 Sai the Supermans English 08.00 20.00
44 Saibaba of Shirdi by Pradhan English 06.00 20.00
45 Saibaba of Shirdi by Bharucha English 07.00 20.00
46 Khaparde Diary Marathi 15.00 20.00
47 Khaparde Diary English 11.00 20.00
48 Khaparde Diary Hindi 10.00 20.00
49 Khaparde Diary Tamil 15.00 20.00
50 Saibaba's Pictorial Album Mar/Eng 08.00 20.00
51 Diary- 2006 Mar/Eng 30.00 25.00
52 Shirdi Saibaba An Epic English 40.00 25.00
53 Dainandin Sai Bodh Marathi 70.00 30.00
54 Shri Saibaba Shildhi Marathi 4.00 20.00
55 Gurupathache Abhang (Book) Marathi 4.00 20.00
56 Shri Sainche Satya charitra ( Story) Marathi 65.00 30.00
57 Shri Saibabanchi Shikavan & Tatvadnyan Marathi 11.00 20.00
58 Sainath Sagunopasana (Arati) Tamil 10.00 20.00
59 Shri Saicharitra Bengali 35.00 25.00
60 Sai Mahatmya Marathi 15.00 20.00
61 Shri Sai Satcharitra Potry-Miss Mani Telugu 70.00 30.00
62 Shri Shirdi Niwasi Sachidanand Sadguru Sainatha (Lalit Charitra) Ragunatha pujari Marathi 40.00 25.00
Books & available at :
SHIRDI OFFICE 1. Executive Officer, Shri Sai 8aba Sansthan Trust, Shirdi, At Post. -Shirdi -423 109, Tal. -Rahata, Dist. -Ahmednagar. Tel : 02423 258500 Fax: 02423 258770 E-mail : mailto:saibaba_anr@sancharnet.in
MUMBAI OFFICE
2. 'Sai Niketan', 804-8, Dr. Ambedkar Road, Dadar, Mumbai - 400014Tel : 022 24166556/ 24161293 Fax: 022 4150798 E-mail : saidadar@bom3.vsnl.net.in

saibaba temples worldwide:

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information about sai baba temples world wide provided here.
saibaba temple Chicago, USA
http://www.saibaba.us/index.html or call 847-931-4058
Baba temple in Hampshire, IL
contact Hariprasad Valada at 630-424-1800 ext 314(W), 630-697-2095 (cell) or email hariv@indusa.com for more details.
Shri Saibaba Mandir, Minneapolis, Minnesota
1835 Polk St NE, Minneapolis from July 11th 2006. Please visit www.hamaresai.org for all details.
Sri Shirdi Sai Baba Temple of Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas
Sri Shirdi Sai Baba Temple of DFW Metroplex is located at 2109 West Parker (Parker Plaza), Suite 212, Plano, TX 75023. For temple hours and activities please call the temple office at 469-467-3388 or visit the website www.shirdisaidallas.org.
Shirdi Sai Center in Bay Area, CA
Shirdi Sai Center is located 897-B East Kifer Rd, Sunnyvale, CA 94086. For more information please call 408-705-7904 or 408-564-6704 or send email to saibandhu@yahoo.com. website is www.Shirdisaiparivaar.org.
Shirdi Saibaba temple, Los Angeles, CA
Devotees in Los Angeles area are informed about Sri Shirdi Saibaba temple in Los Angeles area. The temple is located at - 144 South 4th Street, Montebello, CA 90640. For more information please call Krishna Samantula at 949-679-9938 or visit www.shirdisaila.org.
Saibaba Temple, Columbus, Ohio
Devotees in Columbus and surrounding Ohio locations area are informed about Sri Shirdi Saibaba temple in Metro Columbus area. The temple is located in a leasing space at 7674 Sawmill Rd, Dublin, OH 43016. For more information please call Panditjee at 614-799-8411 or visit www.saibaba.cc.
sai temple Toronto, Canada
Shri Shirdi Sai Baba Sansthan, Canada (Toronto) at the Gur Mandir 207 Queen's Plate Drive, Etobicoke. Program Highlight - Four Aartis, Maha Abhishek, Satcharita Parayan, Palki Procession, Sai Amritvani, Bhajans and much more. Upon arrival devotees can visit the Resource table at the Lower level. Sai Satcharita is available in all languages along with Baba moorthis, pictures and other books and articles and a free gift. For more information visit www.shirdisainath.org or call 416-294-4804.
Sydney, Australia
Shree Shirdi Sai Mandir at 420 Liverpool Road, Strathfield South, NSW 2136, Australia. For detailed programme or Sansthan's activities, please contact Sansthan Info-Line at 0500 524 724.

shirdi temple aarati timings

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Aarati, Pooja timings in Shiridi temple:
8:30AM
KAKAD ARATHI

9:30AM
VISHNUSAHSTRA NAMA PARAYANAM

11.00AM
ABHISHEK POOJA

12:00PM
ARATHI AND BHAJAN

5:00PM
ARATHI

7:30PM
SHAYANAM ARATHI

How to reach shirdi, visiting places

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Buses to shirdi, trains to shirdi:
Visiting Places in Shirdi
Samadhi Mandir

Dwarkamai

Gurusthan
Lendi Baug

Khandoba Mandir
Near Shirdi:
Trimbakeshwar
Nasik
sani shingapur

Buses, trains to shirdi
From Hyderabad 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 Kopargao 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.
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vishnu sahasra nama parayan

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shirdi sai baba recommended vishnu sahasra nama parayan. He insisted on this. He has given this vishnu sahasra nam book to syama after taking it from another ramadasu, though ramadas wanted to have it blessed by baba. At this point sai baba told very very important points about vishnu sahasra nam parayan. He strongly recommended that the reading of this book will give peace, protect us from dangers and make the way to God realization easy. Baba's words "some time back, my heart was beating with tense, i was in danger then i hugged to this book. This has protected me. Read slowly but regularly. Read atleast one sloka or stanza from this book". These are very meaningful and helpful advice to all of us. We started reading thus, as said by baba. We found many advantages and the summed up blessing helped me to achieve my temporary goal. I used to count reading sahasra nama parayan 108 times as one avarthana, (one round). If you go on doing thus avarthanas after 3 avarthanas you feel devine help to help you to acheive your strong desire. But though you read three times a day, it takes one month for one avarthana. We have to remember the greatness and importance of this sahasra namavali from shirdi sai baba.vishnu sahasra nama stotram, vishnu sahasra namam, vishnu sahasranama

shirdi sai baba aaratis

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shirdi sai baba telugu aaratis

Aarati or arti became very important part of shirdi sai baba worship. Daily four times this aarathi is sung. The names of these aaratis are:Kakad Aarati, Madhyana Aarati, Dhoop Aarati, Shej Aarati.. There is an interesting aspect in this shirdi aarathis. Shirdi sai baba is a fakir , respecting muslim relegion, as well as Hindu. Muslims pray namaz 5 times a day, without fail at pre determined times , turning to mecca side. This is a great and wonderful rule, that muslim relegion laid to keep all the followers relegious and pious. Hindus lack this, as they can pray when and where they like. But , to fill this gap, shirdi sai baba aartis are like namaz, we sing these aartis 4 times a day. Each aarti has different meaning , concept and tune. These aarti is normally sung in marathi language, since the times of shirdi sai. So, we the devotees from other languages could not know the full meaning . If you are telugu devotee, there are translated , aaratis sung by SP Balasubrahmanyam. These aartis are really wonderful, because of the talent of sp balasubramanyam, these were sung in excellent way, and you will be understanding the full meaning too. Better try to listen these. You can listen on line these from shiridi sai baba aaratis
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The trio of shirdi , parthi and prema

2007-03-15T23:40:00.001-07:00

The trio of shirdi , parthi and prema
Shirdi sai baba ended his avatar and before that event he told nearby people that he would take birth in andhra pradesh after eight years. But the close by people could not understand the statement properly but understood , that he advents as a eight year boy in andhrapradesh.
As promissed shirdi sai baba took birth in ananthapur district as satya sai baba just after eitht years from the end of shirdi sai avatar. Not only that, satya sai baba even in his childhood, in a remotest place where none knows about shirdi sai, spoke about shirdi sai baba and has shown proof that he is shirdi sai avatar only. The great saints , avatars never tell a lie. So, we can take this granted and have faith in this. Many people, many shirdi sai devotees do not agree for this, but please do not under estimate satya sai, though you do not know the full details or truth. The great sign for our spiritual growth is to respect all saints, avatars and never to belittle anyone with doubt or suspecion. God never likes it.
The third avatar by the sai baba would be in karnataka, as prema sai or prem sai . It would be still after 21 years or so from now. Then this trio completes the devine purpose and objective of these avatars.

How to mail Shirdi Sai Baba?

2007-03-15T23:27:00.000-07:00

We want to send some money to shirdi saibaba (shiridi sai) to pay our reverence or gratitude for his help. Then you can send your money to this address: shirdi samsthan, shirdi sai baba temple, Shirdi, Ahmednagar, Maharashtra, India.
You will get back MO receipt and sacred ash (vibhuthi) prasad from temple. This vibhuthi would be very powerful to keep in your purse or wallet. It takes one month to get this prasad from reaching money to them.
Suppose you feel lonely and you love to write a mail or letter to sai baba shirdi, and pray there is a way to do this. Go to this site saibaba.org and post your feelings. Lots of devotees would be posting daily in hundreds. You can read others feelings too here, which increases your love for shirdi baba.

sai satcharitra parayan

2007-03-15T23:23:00.000-07:00

sai satcharitra is a sacred book in which the stories, leelas of shirdi sai was described in details and wonderfully.This was compiled by hemadpanth, (or hemad pant) with the blessings of shirdi sai baba. Thats why every line in this is so meaningful, and powerful. You can read it any number of times and you never get tired or bored.
All the desciples , devotees of shirdi sai baba recite or parayan this sacred book sai satcharita daily or weekly. There are two important types of parayan of this sai satcharitra. One is daily parayan which means, daily you will read one chapter from the book. There are about 51 chapters in this satcharitra and it takes about 50 days or so to complete. The second method, more powerful one is weekly parayan. You will complete reading this satacharita in a week, as prescribed in the book. Each day it takes about one hour to complete this weekly parayan. If you do this weekly parayan, you will get really some power and you can achieve your immidate goal, this has been proved to me too.
After parayan, we make prasad or offering to baba and donate some money , may be two rupuees or more to shirdi samsthan or your local baba temple. Feed a cow with bananas.

Shirdi Sai Baba

2007-01-26T17:43:00.000-08:00

Shirdi sai baba is an avatar from shirdi. He changed the lives of many and still changing towards good and spiritualism. Shirdi sai baba lived about 140 years ago, in shirdi, maharashtra , india.
He is a mystic saint with complete knowledge of past , present and future.
Knowing about Him is a must, and useful. Following his teachings would save us from peredition.