Dwarakamai Sai: 2013

Friday, 13 December 2013

Milestones of Shri Sai Baba Sansthan

Shri Sai Baba Sansthan, Shirdi was established in the year 1921 exactly 3 years after the Samadhi of Shirdi Saibaba on 15th October 1918, after obtaining due permission from Ahmed Nagar District Court to continue the legacy of Shri Saibaba.

“Shri Sai Leela” the official Magazine of Shri Saibaba Sansthan Trust (Shirdi) was started in April 1923 as a Marathi Edition with Shri.Kaka Mahajani as the Chief Editor of the Magazine

The First Edition of “Shri Sai Satcharitra” written by Shri.Hemad Pant was published on 26th November 1930 by Shri.Ramachandra Atmaram Tarkhad.

Shri.B.V.Narasimha Swamiji, the founder of All India Sai Samaj, Chennai started Sai Prachar in a very big way from the year 1939. This resulted in heavy influx of Sai Devotees from South India to Shirdi.

The Marble Idol of Shri Saibaba sculpted by Shri.B.V.Talim was installed on 7th October 1954 by Swami Sharananand.

Shri Saibaba Sansthan started Bi-lingual edition of Shri Sai Leela (Marathi and English/Hindi combined edition) from April 1973.

The governing of Shri Saibaba Sansthan was handed over to the Board of Trustees on 16th August 1984 and Dr.P.K.Sawant was appointed as Chairman for 4 years. Afterwards, Shri.M.R.Patil was made the Chairman for a term of 1 year. For overseeing the day-to-day activities of the Temple, an Executive Officer was also appointed.

A New 25 Member Trust was formed on 1st September 1989 and Dr.Lekha Pathak was appointed as Chairperson of the Trust.

On 4th May 1990 the Bhoomi Pooja of “Saibaba Bhakta Niwas” was performed. A building to accommodate 3500 devotees, having 560 self-contained rooms and two spacious halls was constructed.

Shri Saibaba Sansthan increased the size of Bi-lingual edition of Shri Sai Leela (Marathi and English/Hindi combined edition) and started as a Bi-monthly Magazine from January-February 1991 issue onwards.

A New Trust was formed on 1st September 1994 and Shri.D.M.Suktankar was appointed as Chairman of the Trust.

A New Trust was formed on 23rd August 2004 and Shri.Jayant Muralidhar Sasane was appointed as Chairman of the Trust.

Newly built Asia’s biggest Prasadalaya was inaugurated on 27th November 2007.

Newly built Accommodation Complex “Dwaravati Bhaktaniwas” was inaugurated on 14th January 2009.

The old trust was dissolved and a New Shri Saibaba Sansthan Trust was formed on 30th March 2012 as per the directions of Aurangabad High Court and Ahmed Nagar District Judge, Shri.Jayant D.Kulkarni was appointed as Chairman of the Trust.

Centenary Celebration of Paduka Installation at Gurusthan was performed on 1st August 2012.

Shirdi Saibaba Sansthan starts information centres at Mumbai, Chennai, Bangalore and Secunderabad in the month of August 2012.

Shirdi Sai Trust, Chennai completes and hand-over all the buildings and facilities of the Sai Ashram Project I & II to Shri Saibaba Sansthan, Shirdi on the auspicious day of Vijayadashmi on 24th October 2012.

Information Centres of Saibaba Sansthan:

Sai Devotees can contact the below mentioned Information Centres run by Shri Saibaba Sansthan Trust (Shirdi) for getting details about Darshan, Aarti, Accommodation and other services.

Location	Address	Contact Details	Working Hours
Mumbai	Shri Saibaba Sansthan Trust Sai Niketan, 803-13, Dr.Ambedkar Road, Dadar, Mumbai-400 014, Maharashtra, India.	Phone: 022-2416 6556 Fax: 022-2415 0978 Email: saidadar@sai.org.in	10.00 AM to 5.00 PM (All Days)
Chennai	Krishnan karanai, Pattipulam Post-603 104, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India.	Shri.V.Kannan Phone: 044-2744 4093 Mobile:099405 14988	10.00 AM to 6.00 PM (All Days except Sunday) 10.00 AM to 2.00 PM - Sunday Tuesday Holiday
Bangalore	C/o.Sai Mandali (Regd.) 14th Cross, Sampige Road Malleswaram, Bangalore-560 003, Karnataka, India.	Shri.S.Krishnamurthy Mobile: 094492 14114	10.00 AM to 1.30 PM 02.00 PM to 6.00 PM Lunch Hour: 1.30 PM to 2.00 PM Tuesday Holiday
Secunderabad	Shri.S.Radhaswamy Foundation Unit No.25, Ground Floor, Deepti House, YMCA Complex, Sardar Patel Road, Secunderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India.	Shri.Chandrakant Surana Phone: 040-2780 8845 Mobile: 090302 97005	10.00 AM to 1.30 PM 02.30 PM to 6.00 PM Lunch Hour: 1.30 PM to 2.30 PM Sunday Holiday

Saturday, 30 November 2013

Important Contact Details of Shirdi

Sl.No	Contact Details
1	Shree Saibaba Sansthan Trust AT & Post-Shirdi, Taluk-Rahata, District: Ahmednagar - 423 109, Maharashtra, India. Phone: 02423-258500/258999 Fax: 02423-258770/258870 Email:saibaba@sai.org.in, saibaba@shrisaibabasansthan.org Website: http://www.shrisaibabasansthan.org; http://www.sai.org.in
2	Superintendent, Shirdi Saibaba Sansthan Trust, Shirdi, Phone: 02423-258974
3	Publication Department, Shirdi Saibaba Sansthan Trust, Shirdi, Phone: 02423-258734
4	Saibaba Sansthan Security Office Phone: 02423 – 258725
5	Saibaba Sansthan Announcement Room Phone: 02423 – 258946
6	Ambulance Phone: 02423 – 258666 / 02423-258795
7	Shirdi Police Station Phone: 02423 255133
8	Shirdi Post Office Opposite Kanif Nath Temple Shirdi, Taluk-Rahata, District-Ahmednagar-423 109, Maharashtra, India.
9	Shri Saibaba Hospital Nagar-Manmad Road, Shirdi-423 109. Taluk:Rahata, District:Ahmednagar, Maharashtra, Phone: 02423- 258666.
10	Sainath Hospital Near Dwarawati Guest House, Shirdi, Rahata Taluk, Ahmednagar District-423 109, Maharashtra, India Phone: +91-2423-258 795
11	Joshi Hospital Nagar-Manmad Road, Next to Hotel Sai Plaza, Near Bus Stand, Shirdi-423 109. Taluk:Rahata District:Ahmednagar, Maharashtra.
12	Sainath Hospital Blood Bank Near Sai Dwarawati Guest House, Shirdi-423 109. Taluk:Rahata, District:Ahmednagar, Maharashtra. Phone: 02423-258 794.
13	24 Hours Pharmacy Apollo Pharmacy Malmatta No.865, R.M.O.Quarters, Ground Floor, Shree Sainath Super Specialty Hospital Complex, Shirdi-423 109. Taluk:Rahata, District:Ahmednagar, Maharashtra. Phone: 02423-257 804.
14	Shirdi Nagar Panchayat Office Phone: 02423 – 255150
15	Fire Fighter Shirdi Nagar Panchayat Office Phone: 02423 – 255150 / 256844

Details of Paid Darshan Facility and VIP Pass Facility

Shri Saibaba Sansthan Trust, Shirdi has introduced the new system of Paid Darshan and VIP Pass Facility for the benefit of Sai Devotees.

The Paid Darshan details for attending Aarti’s and Darshan are given below for the benefit of Sai Devotees:

Kakad Aarti	Rs.500/- per person.
Madhyanha Aarti, Dhoop Aarti and Shej Aarti	Rs.300/- per person.
Darshan Pass	Rs.100/- per person.

The Paid Darshan facility is available on Saturday and Sunday and all Government Holidays also.

Devotees may kindly note that VIP Passes are not issued on Saturday, Sunday and during Annual Festivals like Gurupoornima, Ramanavami, Saibaba Punyatithi.

Shri Shirdi Saibaba Sansthan has now come out with online booking facility for Aarti, Darshan, Accommodation and Annadan Schemes. The link is : https://online.sai.org.in.

Shri Saibaba Sansthan Trust, Shirdi provides VIP Pass Facilities for the following persons:

Sl.No.	Category	Explanation
01	V.V.I.P.	Hon. Governor, Hon. Chief Minister, Hon. Minister & Equivalent, Hon. Judges of Supreme Court. Hon. High court Hon. Judges. Admirals and Air Marshals.
02	V.I.P.	Hon. Members of Parliament, Hon. Members of Legislative Assembly. Hon. Chairman of Z.P. and Equivalent.
03	Senior Govt. officers	IAS, IPS, IRS, IFS and Equivalent and Sr. Commissioned Officers of Defence Forces.
04	Shri Saibaba Sansthan, Shirdi Hon, Trustees and their Guests	Hon. Trustees of the Shri Saibaba Sansthan and their Family Members and Authorized Guests.
05	Donors	Rs.50,000/-And Above.
06	Senior Citizens	Aged 65 years and Above with one Escort.
07	Sick Persons	All sick persons, pregnant women, All Newly Delivered Babies with their mothers and one Escort and all Disabled Persons.
08	Saints	Saints from all Religious centers.
09	Press Reporters	All News Reporters having Govt. Accreditation cards from ministry of home Affairs.
10	Political leaders	All Recognized Political Party’s office Bearers of District level and Above.
11	Pedestrians	Pedestrian Pilgrims form near by villages.(only on Thursday)
12	Defense Personnel	Only on Sundays and Gazetted Holidays. morning 10:30 to 11:00 A.m. and 13:00 to 13:30.in the After noon (J.C.O./N.C.O/B.S.F./T.A. /R.A.F./C.R.P./S.R.P. and Police Dept.
13	As per Office Order	All Persons Having S.S.S. Executive Officer’s and Administrative Officer’s and Authorization.

If any Sai Devotee fall in the above listed 13 categories, kindly contact Public Relations Office present near Gate No.1.

The Pass Issuing Timings are as below:

07:30 A.M. To 11:00 A.M.
01:30 A.M. To 05.15 P.M.
07:30 P.M. To 09:00 P.M.

Poojas Performed by Shri Shirdi Saibaba Sansthan

Abhishek Pooja Timings

1st Batch	7:00 am to 8:00am
2nd Batch	9:00 am to 10:00 am
3rd Batch	11:00 am to 12:00 pm
Note: amount payable for Abhishek Pooja is Rs 101/- only

Sai Satyanarayana Vrath Timings

1st Batch

7:00 am to 8:00 am

2nd Batch

9:00 am to 10:00 am

3rd Batch

11:00 am to 12:00 Noon

4th Batch

1:00 pm to 2:00 pm

5th Batch

3:00 pm to 4:00 pm

Note: amount payable for Sai Satyanarayana Vrath Pooja is Rs 100/- only. The Sansthan will arrange for more batches if there are more devotees.

Vehicle Pooja Timings

Time : Anytime From 9:00 am To 5:00 pm

Coupons Are Available At Donation Counter

Two Wheeler - Rs. 51/-
Three / Four Wheeler - Rs. 151/

SHRI SAI BABA SANSTHAN TRUST INFO

Daily Programme at Shri Shirdi Saibaba Sansthan

4:00 am	Temple open
4.15 am	Bhupali
4:30 am	Kakad Aarti (morning)
5:00 am	Bhajan in Saibaba Mandir
5.05 am	Holy Bath of Shri Sai Baba (Mangal Snaan) in Samadhi Mandir
5:35 am	Aarti "Shirdi Majhe Pandharpur"
5:40 am	Darshan begins in Samadhi Mandir
9:00 am	Abhishek Pooja
8:00,10:30	Satyanarayana Pooja
11:30 am	Dhuni Pooja with rice and ghee in Dwarkamai
12:00	Mid day Aarti
4:00 PM	Pothi (Devotional reading/Study) in Samadhi Mandir
At Sunset	Dhoop Aarti
8:30 - 10:00 PM	Devotional Songs in Samadhi Mandir and other Cultural Programmes (if any)
9:00 PM	Chavadi and Gurusthan closes
9:30 PM	In Dwarkamai water is given to Baba, a mosquito net is hung and the hanging lamp is lit
9:45 PM	Dwarkamai (the upper part) closes
10:30 PM	Shej (night) Aarti. After this, a shawl is wrapped around the statue in the Samadhi Mandir, a Rudraksha mala is put around baba's neck, another Rudraksha mala is put on the Samadhi Mosquito net is hung and a glass of water kept there
11:15 PM	Samadhi Mandir closes after night Aarti.

Thursday, 17 October 2013

SHRI SAI BABA SANSTHAN TRUST,SHIRDI

95th Shri Sai Baba Punyatithi Festival Utsav 12/10/2013 To 14/10/2013

Sunday, 22 September 2013

Mysore Devotee Offered Panchamukhi Rudrakshi Shawls To Sai Baba Idol & Baba's Samadhi

95th Sri Sai Baba Punyathiti Utsav 2013 Invitation

Eleven Assurances Of Sri Shirdi Sai Baba

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.

|| Sri Sachidananda Sadguru Sainath Maharaj Ki Jai ||

Saturday, 14 September 2013

Pictorial Life Story Of Sri Sai Baba


There is an interesting story of one of Baba’s many miracles. Chandpatil was once riding through the forest when suddenly he felt an acute urge to smoke. To his great dismay he found that he did not have the wherewithal to ignite a fire to light his Chelum with. Seeing Sai Baba seated under a tree, the rider approached him for a match. Baba had no matches, but just for thrusting the tongs nearly, he produced a flame. The rider witnessing the miracle, realizes and recongnises Baba’s divinestature and kneels to the Saint in humble gratitude. Within a very short time of Sai Baba’s arrival at Shirdi, the villagers pointing ot him called him ‘Sa’ – which being interpreted in ‘God with us”. These simple folk also hailed him as an Avatar of the age. Thus, in a moment was resurrected the immortal Saint of Shirdi – Shri Sai Baba, the great apostle of love. The hunger of a Guru’s heart for the love of his bhaktas is not sufficiently recognized. Here is one such instance of a devotee’s burning love for the master. Baijabai daily sought out Baba in the forest where he lived in the early days, in order to bring him food which she lovingly prepared for him. Baba raises his hand in a gesture of blessing and his eyes light up with gratitude. The Guru has his needs and longings too, and this is an alluring facet of the Guru Bhakta relationship. In the very beginning, Sai Baba was in the habit of going to a few houses in the neighbourhood to beg for food. At times Baba would scold a grudging housewife by saying – “Mother you have so many Chapaties, so much rice and this or that vegetable in your pots, why refuse a bit of food to a fakir”! This gentle chastisement and the accuracy of the strange fakir’s prouncement would remove the veil of maya from these women who would then rush to put their all at his feet, as an as an offering of love. Sai Baba often cooked a hotch-potch of vegetables, rice and spices all mixed together in this ‘magic’ earthern pot. The food that Baba made seemed to grow in abudncance and there was always enough for everyone. Verily, the touch of a sat-purusha unlocks the storehouse of the Goddess Annapoorna’s unlimited resources. Sai Baba abandons himself to the mood of divine ecstasy through music. Like the lord of dancers Nataraja, Baba too loses himself in the Cosmic dance, symbolizing the primal rhythmic energy of life. Baba explaining Geeta Sai Baba Darbar in Dwarakamai “They that are whole need not a physician, but they that are sick” Sai Baba’s profound love and compassion for suffering humanity are manifested here, as he gently tends a lepers sores. Sai Baba distributing the holy ‘udhi’ – the panacea for all troubles – to his bhaktas. ‘Udhi’ is the ash that drops from the holy fire kindled by Baba a hundred years ago. The great master was wont to use this ash for healing the sick, thus investing the udhi with great power by this gesture. Even now the sick and the unhappy alike are healed if they take this divine medicine with faith. Shri Sai Baba was very found of children. He used to spend part of his day in playing, chit chatting or humouring with them. Sai Baba is going inprocession from the Dwarka Mayee to the Chavadi, according by this veteran devotees, Bhaktas thus escorted Baba to his destination with all the ceremonial honours due to a king – for, was he not in fact the king of kings? Here Sai Baba is seen sitting on the steps of the famous Dwara Mayee mosque at Shirdi, absorbed in the divine thraldom of music. Baba’s appreciation of talent, and the warm encouragement he gave to those who had talent were priceless gifts from his immeasurable divinity. The Saint of Shirdi had ‘green’ fingers, for all that he sowed and planted would blossom forth into fruit and flower. Here the divine gardener is seen tending and watering the plants in the Lendi Gardens. Service is te badge of God’s kingdom. Radha Krishna Mai, a lady of good family voluntarily assumed the duty of sweeping the ashram compound daily. This was her way of showing her adoration for her Master Sai Baba. The 15th of October 1918 was a sorrowful and fateful day for the little village of Shirdi, for in the heavy hours of the noon, the beloved Master suddenly breathed his last. Quietly and unobtrusively, Baba, gave up his body, and let his head fall gently on the shoulders of a near disciple. The great “Avtar’s” glorious period of Messiahship, his self attotted labour of love, came to an abrupt end. All the magic light seemed to have died out that erstwhile had given to thousands of seekers courage and hpe and inspiration in a moment all the chambers of the ashram seemed emptied of delight and a stranger desolation filled each heart. But not for long for, resurrection ever keeps pace with and outlives the foreces of death and destruction. The great Avtar of Love and Compassion gave up his body so that his spirit may be resurrected in the hearts of thousands of his ever growing bhaktas.

There is an interesting story of one of Baba’s many miracles. Chandpatil was once riding through the forest when suddenly he felt an acute urge to smoke. To his great dismay he found that he did not have the wherewithal to ignite a fire to light his Chelum with. Seeing Sai Baba seated under a tree, the rider approached him for a match. Baba had no matches, but just for thrusting the tongs nearly, he produced a flame. The rider witnessing the miracle, realizes and recongnises Baba’s divinestature and kneels to the Saint in humble gratitude.

Within a very short time of Sai Baba’s arrival at Shirdi, the villagers pointing ot him called him ‘Sa’ – which being interpreted in ‘God with us”. These simple folk also hailed him as an Avatar of the age. Thus, in a moment was resurrected the immortal Saint of Shirdi – Shri Sai Baba, the great apostle of love.

The hunger of a Guru’s heart for the love of his bhaktas is not sufficiently recognized. Here is one such instance of a devotee’s burning love for the master. Baijabai daily sought out Baba in the forest where he lived in the early days, in order to bring him food which she lovingly prepared for him. Baba raises his hand in a gesture of blessing and his eyes light up with gratitude. The Guru has his needs and longings too, and this is an alluring facet of the Guru Bhakta relationship.

In the very beginning, Sai Baba was in the habit of going to a few houses in the neighbourhood to beg for food. At times Baba would scold a grudging housewife by saying – “Mother you have so many Chapaties, so much rice and this or that vegetable in your pots, why refuse a bit of food to a fakir”! This gentle chastisement and the accuracy of the strange fakir’s prouncement would remove the veil of maya from these women who would then rush to put their all at his feet, as an as an offering of love.

Sai Baba often cooked a hotch-potch of vegetables, rice and spices all mixed together in this ‘magic’ earthern pot. The food that Baba made seemed to grow in abudncance and there was always enough for everyone. Verily, the touch of a sat-purusha unlocks the storehouse of the Goddess Annapoorna’s unlimited resources.

Sai Baba abandons himself to the mood of divine ecstasy through music. Like the lord of dancers Nataraja, Baba too loses himself in the Cosmic dance, symbolizing the primal rhythmic energy of life.

Baba explaining Geeta

Sai Baba Darbar in Dwarakamai

“They that are whole need not a physician, but they that are sick” Sai Baba’s profound love and compassion for suffering humanity are manifested here, as he gently tends a lepers sores.

Sai Baba distributing the holy ‘udhi’ – the panacea for all troubles – to his bhaktas. ‘Udhi’ is the ash that drops from the holy fire kindled by Baba a hundred years ago. The great master was wont to use this ash for healing the sick, thus investing the udhi with great power by this gesture. Even now the sick and the unhappy alike are healed if they take this divine medicine with faith.

Shri Sai Baba was very found of children. He used to spend part of his day in playing, chit chatting or humouring with them.

Sai Baba is going inprocession from the Dwarka Mayee to the Chavadi, according by this veteran devotees, Bhaktas thus escorted Baba to his destination with all the ceremonial honours due to a king – for, was he not in fact the king of kings?

Here Sai Baba is seen sitting on the steps of the famous Dwara Mayee mosque at Shirdi, absorbed in the divine thraldom of music. Baba’s appreciation of talent, and the warm encouragement he gave to those who had talent were priceless gifts from his immeasurable divinity.

The Saint of Shirdi had ‘green’ fingers, for all that he sowed and planted would blossom forth into fruit and flower. Here the divine gardener is seen tending and watering the plants in the Lendi Gardens.

Service is te badge of God’s kingdom. Radha Krishna Mai, a lady of good family voluntarily assumed the duty of sweeping the ashram compound daily. This was her way of showing her adoration for her Master Sai Baba.

The 15th of October 1918 was a sorrowful and fateful day for the little village of Shirdi, for in the heavy hours of the noon, the beloved Master suddenly breathed his last. Quietly and unobtrusively, Baba, gave up his body, and let his head fall gently on the shoulders of a near disciple. The great “Avtar’s” glorious period of Messiahship, his self attotted labour of love, came to an abrupt end. All the magic light seemed to have died out that erstwhile had given to thousands of seekers courage and hpe and inspiration in a moment all the chambers of the ashram seemed emptied of delight and a stranger desolation filled each heart. But not for long for, resurrection ever keeps pace with and outlives the foreces of death and destruction. The great Avtar of Love and Compassion gave up his body so that his spirit may be resurrected in the hearts of thousands of his ever growing bhaktas.

Dwarakamai Sai