shirdi sai baba shirdi temple made of gold

Whenever I was transferred in my job, I left all the belongings in that place itself and presented myself at the new posting. Me and my wife, Vanaja came into the fold of Baba around 1989-90. I consider myself very privileged as Baba chose a common person like me to offer Him the golden Padkukas, golden net and the Kalash of the Samadhi Mandir and get the adjoining Gopuram gold-plated. Many among these devotees are philanthropic. (This story has not been edited by Business Standard staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.Lakhs of devotees from all over the country and the globe come to Shirdi for the Darshan of Shri Sai Baba. The first day of the festival saw state Finance Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar and guardian minister Ram Shinde in attendance.

They said that elaborate arrangements had been made as thousands of devotees are expected to arrive at the temple town over the next three days to participate in various rituals.Īgarwal said that due to the festival, the morning 'aarti' (kakad), at 4:30am, and the night 'aarti' (shejaarti), post 10pm, would not be held on Sunday and Monday. The first day of the festival saw the arrival of processions bringing in 175 palanquins from different parts of the state, all of them having made the journey on foot, said temple authorities. The gold 'panchaarti' lamp will be used at the saint's 'samadhi mandir' during rituals, Agarwal said. Rubal Agarwal, chief executive officer of the Shri Saibaba Sansthan Trust (SSST) said that the offering was made by the devotee on the first day of the three-day Ramnavami festival that began here today.

Temple authorities identified the devotee as Jayantbhai, from Mumbai, but refused to divulge any more details about him. A Mumbai-based devotee has donated a five-wick lamp made from 1,351 grams of gold worth Rs 39 lakh to the renowned Sai Baba temple here, temple authorities today said.

Shirdi sai baba shirdi temple made of gold