Dhumal about ten years before Baba’s Mahasamadhi. The Sri Sai Satcharitra describes him as a “multimillionaire”. The shrine was built by a wealthy devotee from Nagpur, Gopalrao Booty. Now that his tomb is here and Baba is receiving so many devotees, it seems that he is nurturing plants of a different nature – and still sowing seeds. For about three years Baba would water the plants every day and distribute the flowers to the local temples. Using seeds that he had brought from Rahata, he planted it with jasmine and marigold. Sai Baba seemed to like growing plants and in his early days he cleared and levelled this land, which had been used as dumping ground. It is built on some land that Baba had tended as a garden. The shrine which houses Baba’s tomb was originally constructed as a wada (large private house) during Baba’s last years in his physical body. In this form, thousands of people a day are able to take Baba’s darshan and pay their homage to Him.
#Shirdi sai baba shirdi torrent#
“Attention one and all!” commands the noon arati psalm, “Come, come quickly and make obeisance to Sai Baba!” This is exactly what the devotees are hastening to do, and to be part of this torrent of emotion is a powerful experience. The atmosphere of fervent and one-pointed devotion reaches its zenith here.
People may wait up to eight hours just for the opportunity to pay brief homage to their Lord. “Sri Satchidananda Sadguru Sainath Maharaj ki Jai !” (Hail the great Sadguru, Lord Sai, who is being-consciousness-bliss!) is the chant on the lips of most of His devotees while most others may sing bhajan or whisper prayers.Īt busy times, especially during festivals, the queue for darshan used to stretch for hundreds of meters along the village streets, though the recently constructed Queue Complex has changed this. Some may have personal items- such as a shawl, book, key to new possession, etc, for which they want to get Baba’s blessing by offering it at his feet and having it touch his tomb. People carry flowers, garlands, sweets, or fruit to offer Baba at his Samadhi.
#Shirdi sai baba shirdi full#
At any given point, the shrine temple is full of devotees eagerly queuing up to have Baba’s darshan.
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