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Sai Baba's Murti Sai Baba's Murti Sai Baba's Murti Sai Baba's Murti S thapnahapna Anniversarycelebrated in Canbarra, Australia

Babaabaaba s PunyatithiPunyatithiPunyatithiCelebrationselebrationselebrations AtColumbus, Ohioolumbus, Ohioolumbus, Ohio

For Sri Saibaba TempleSociety of Ohio, past coupleof months have been thebusiest periods with many

the participation of over 700devotees from Columbusand near by cities. Specialpujas and Bhajans were

In Hindu Temple & CulturalCentre, the Sai BabaTemple of Canbarra,Australia, the 5thanniversary of Sai Baba'sMurthy Sthapna wasceleberated with full

devotion and greatenthusiasm. Many devoteeswere present there to availBaba's blessings. The

of Canbarra. FromSydney two busescarrying Saidevotees went toCanbarra to attendthe function. Aprogram of Sai

Bhajans wasorganised by Mr.Kumar Advani. Mrs.Sangitha, Mr.

Reddy,M r .R a o ,M r s .

advisor of Shri Sai SumiranTimes, Mrs. Anibha Singhalso visited the Sai temple

Mrs. Ragini, Mr & Mrs. NagaBhushan, Mr. Tarun and Ms.Jayanti recited Sai bhajansin their melodious voice.

After Aarti mahaprasadwas distributed. All devoteeswere given one bag ofprasad.

Lata, Mrs. Nancy, and artistfrom Bhaj Man Re BhajanMandal Mr. Tiru, Mr. Alind,celebrations including

Dussehara Celebrations,followed by three day

Yagnam and Diwalicelebrations. The Columbuscity has got a chance towitness the real essence ofHindu culture with the vedicand cultural ceremoniesperformed in and outside theSai Baba Temple.Dussehara Celebrations:Babas 90 th Punyatithi daywas celebrated at Sri SaiMandir Columbus, Ohio with

performed followed by Mahaprasad.Sri Datta Sai Yagnam Atthe proposed templegrounds at Lewis Center,

Contd. at page 2

Shirdi Sai To arrive InShanthidham At Bangalore

Sri Sai Santoshi MaataCharitable Trust (SSSMCTRUST) at Bangalore hasplans to construct SaiTemple at Bangalore. Thec o n s t r u c t i o n

c o m m e n c e m e n tfunction wasorganized on 14thDec 2008 which wasattended by about500 Sai devotees.

Sai SriVishwaChaitanyaSwamyof ZeeT V(Telugu) fame was the Chief Guest for thefunction. Swami did the construction initiation

and also lighted the lamp. He also gavehis blessings for early completion of theproject.

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Hansraj beats the catand welts appear on

Baba's backOn Thursday, the 4th Dec

2008 recital of Shri Sai Kritipaath was organised by Mrs.Meena Kapoor at herresidence in Sydney(Australia). The cassette ofShri Sai Kriti was played andthe devotees sang along. ShriSai Kriti is written and sung byShri Surendra Saxena,popularly known as SaxenaBandhu. Shri Sai Kriti is thegist of Shri Sai Satcharitra.Everyone present there wasengrossed in the recital. Thepaath of Shri Sai Kriti isorganised every thursday bySai devotee Mrs. Anibha Singhin Sydney.

Shri Sai Kriti

Hansraj Vaani had asthma:it was very severe andtormented him day andnight. He was advised byNarsinga Baba Maharaj ofNasik to seek refuge atBaba's feet. Hence he andhis wife came to Shirdi andmade it their home.Baba cautioned Hansraj,

and told him not to eat curd,or acidic and pungent fooditems. But Hansraj lovedcurds and felt that the mealswas incomplete without it. Infact he felt he could give uphis life rather than give upeating curd. He forced hiswife to prepare curd daily so

he could have it for lunch.They had lunch after thenoon aarti, and while theyattended it a cat wouldsneak in and eat the curd.This bothered Hansraj a lot,as he had to have the mealwithout it. So he devised aplan, he asked his wife tokeep the vessel in a slingand hang it from thereafter.Nonetheless, the catsomehow managed to eatit. One day he decided tocatch the cat in the act andgive it a good thrashing. Hewaited with a stick in his

hand for the cat to committhe act. Indeed the cat cameinto the house andsomehow managed toclimb up and eat the curd.As soon as the cat had

finished eating, shedescended and Hansrajgave her a good thrashing.

In the evening Hansrajwent to the Dwaraka Mai,where Baba was sittingalong with his devotees.Baba looking at Hansrajsaid, There is an Uptiya(one who does the reverseof what he is asked to do)who wants to die by eatingsour and pungent things, butI will not allow him to do so.I went to his home in theform of a cat to eat the curdand he gave me a goodthrashing." Then Babaexposed his back and there

were red welts from thebeating.Many a time Baba

appeared before hisbhaktas to assure andsatisfy them. But he did soin unique and differentroopas (forms)."Sometimes I am a dog.sometimg a pig, a cow, acat, a fly and an aquaticcreature. In various formsdo I move about in theuniverse. Know that I likeonly him who sees me in allliving beings. so give up thissense of differentiation, this

is the way to worship me"said Baba to Mrs Tarkhadwhen she fed a hungry dog,and then a mud splatteredpig. Courtesy

Ambrossia In Shirdi

this rare historical and divineevent was performedmeticulously by 4 vedicpandits assisted by 5 ablepurohits drawing hugenumber of devoteeparticpation even at thesemi-sustainable weatherconditions. Appreciationsand good wishes overflowedfrom various sourcesincluding Mr.WindellWheeler (Mayor, Delaware),Mr.Eagen (Orange CountyChairman)Parivara DevataSamprokshana-On the very same days of

this grand yagna, Idolsanctification was done tothe three pancha loha utsavamurthis of Sri NatyaGanapathi, Sri RajaRajeswari, Sri AbhayaAnjaneyaDiwali Celebrations Diwali was grandlycelebrated at the templepremises with LakshmiPooja with more than 108

varieties of dishes,Annakoota Pooja to LordKrishna, and Sri ChakraPooja with deepaalankarana. Childrenhappiness on this occasionseemed much brighter thanthe burning sparkles in theirhands. There was anoverwhelming response anddevotee participation, someof whom travelled from othercities for this rare devotionalevents performed by SriSaibaba Temple ofColumbus. Most of thedevotees have strongly feltthe presence of Baba all overthe temple and the templesite premises at Lewiscenter, Columbus, Ohio.Lots of compliments wereexchanged and bestowed onthe society and countlessvolunteers who involved withthe success of this greatevent, Datta-Sai Yagnam forWorld Peace andProsperity.

-Varaha Appikatia

Contd. from page 1

Babas Punyatithi, .... Ohio

Quite a few number ofdevotees voluntarily cameup and announced theirdonation to the Trust. Allhereditary trustees, lifetrustees, and trustees wereduly honored by themanagement committee ofthe Trust which comprisedthe following- ShriA .N .Purusho t t am.Shr iPrakash Nerwani, ShriA.G.Kulkarni, Shri MedaRamakrishna, ShriV.Sainath.and Shri T.G.Venkateshwara Gupta.ShriMeda Ramakrishna hastaken up the totalresponsibility for early

execution of the project andis spending maximum timemonitoring the progress.

Shri G.Laxminarayana,Chief Advisor to the Trustexplained in detail aboutShanthidham Project andalso highlighted the futureplans of the Trust to help thepoor an needy.The function concludedwith vote of thanks byM.V.S.Appa Rao, s Saidevotee and resident of thecolony.After the function alldevotees present weregiven Sai Maha Prasadam.

-G. Laxminarayana

Shirdi Sai ... BangaloreContd. from page 1

The Miraculous Udihim. We prayed to Baba forher. In my family we all werevery upset for her. I have gotdhuni vibhuti thru my friendwho is also a Sai devotee. Imixed the vibhuti with the

milk and gave immediately toher. We did not meet anyENT specialist. After oneweek we went to the samedoctor who is child specialistfor vaccination. Before givingthe vaccination he checkedher throat but to our greatsurprise there was no signof infection or no white colorwas seen there. We did notgive any medicine for theinfection. Really Baba is agreatest hakkim(doctor).Till now whenever shesuffers Baba is saving her.

Jai Sai Ram !Courtesy Sai Vichaar

I am a sai devotee since lastfive years. I have onedaughter who was recentlyborn. Her name is SaiNirmala. In my family we aregiving respect to Baba as

our boss. When my childwas five months old shesuffered some pain in herthroat we went to the childspecialist. He checked herthroat (inside) and showed itto me that there was a little(pepper size) white colorinfection there. So doctorgave some medicines andasked me to come after oneweek. We have given themedicines as per his adviceand after one week we wentagain, still the infection wasthere. Then he advised us togo to ENT specialist andasked to stop the medicinewhich was prescribed by

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Animated Movie On BabaHeres a very good newsespecially for the kids, a newAnimated movie based onthe Life, Miracles &Teachings of Shri Sai Babahas just been released onVCD in Shirdi by the Shri Sai

Baba Sansthan. The Movietitled SHRI SAIBABA directed by Mr.KishoreBhaskar and music by ShriAnoop Jalota is released inboth Hindi And Marathilanguages. Pratibha Rajput

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My Experience about Sai BabaFor the protection of the

virtuous and for thedestruction of the evil, theAlmighty manifests Himselfin a form and a name

chosen by Him. BhagawanSai Baba of Shirdi is one ofsuch manifestations of theDivine who has descendedon the earth to savehumanity from moral decay.The Divine Will wasevidenced right from the veryinception of the Avatar i.e. thesecrecy of His birth. Nobodycan Vouchsafe Babas casteor the place of his birthexcepting several vaguetheories put forward by someof his contemporaries. Hewas loved and worshippedby Hindus and Muslims alike.

People coming from allareas and from all faithsflocked to Shirdi to prostrateat His holy feet for theirsalvation. He was a Hinduliving in Masjid. He was aMuslim for whom theMosque was Dwarka Mai "He is a servant to hisdevotees having nolimitations of caste, creed orreligion. Everyone has a rightto demand anything hewants from Him. He is father,mother and sadguru to theentire humanity. Everyminute aspect of this Avatar

was so precisely mouldedwith meticulous care byBaba Himself, with a specificmission of establishingharmony among Muslimsand Hindus. He is anincarnation of the SupremePower reflected in differentfaiths. His teachingsrepresent the gist of differentfaiths. Any attempt todescribe this Deva and Hisglory can only be a part of itand not the whole. If a manutters my name with love Ishall fulfill all wishes,increase his devotion and ifhe sings earnestly my lifeand my deeds, him I shall beset in front and back and allsides" (Shri Sai Satcharitra)The above assurance ofBaba is a matter of personalexperience for severalthousands of devotees, wholook to Him and who arelooked after by Him. In thisconnection I wanted tonarrate my own humbleexperience with theblessings of Sai Baba whichI think will appeal to all thosewho admire the supremacyof any faith by scientificreasoning or logic.

It was in the year 1970 thatI happened to go to Bombayon some personal work. Asit happened to be my firstvisit I went for sight-seeingto several places in and

around Bombay Suddenly Ifelt that I should go to Shirdiand visit the Mahasamadhiof Sai Baba more out ofcuriosity rather thandevotion. But the visit was tobe put off because of mybrother-in-laws arrival fromthe United States. I was verymuch disappointed andsilently prayed to Baba thatif He were to be a God. Heshould bless me with anopportunity to go to Shirdi. Inthe meanwhile a veryinteresting thing happened.We received a cable that mybrother-in-laws scheduledarrival had to be postponedon account of his prolongedstay enroute. Thus theseeds of faith were sowed

in my heart by anu n e x p e c t e daccomplishment of mydesire. Immediately I was insearch of a person whocould, help me with thedetails of the pilgrimage.When I was proceedingfrom Andheri to Dadar byelectric train I surprisinglycame across a devotee ofSai Baba who guided mewith minute details. Thus thevery first visit to the Shrineproved to be a preplannedsankalpa of Baba Himself todraw me towards Him. After

taking a bath I went for adarshan which made meextremely happy. For amoment there appearednothing but Sai Babas formin everything I saw in Shirdi.I prayed to Baba that Heshould help me with HisGrace and give me solaceand comfort throughout mylife. I happened to make a

study of several booksavailable at Shirdi whichmakes one to feel that He isnot merely a super-humanform but the omnipotent GodHimself. Since then my faithin Baba was steadilygrowing. One of my closefriends was blessed with adaughter. Unfortunately shehad an attack of paralysisand as a result of which shewas not in a position to moveher hands. My friend felt veryunhappy as the treatmentgiven by doctors did notproduce the desired results.He had lost all hopes ofrecovery and felt dejected. Igave him a little vibhuti whichI brought from Shirdi andasked him to apply it to the

affected hand with completefaith in Babas mercy.Though he was notpersonally a believer inSaibaba he consented to doit on my persistence. He toldme that he would worshipBaba as God if the Vibhutihelped the recovery of hischild in any way. With theapplication of vibhuti therewas a tremendousimprovement and very soonthe baby recoveredresponding very well to themedical treatment whichwas a big surprise even tothe Physician as he himselfwas not quite confident aboutthe outcome of his trial. Thegrateful father of the childhas become an ardentdevotee of Sai Baba. Suchwas the kindness of theSaint who responds to thecall of humanity if only thepersons look to Him. Shri Y. Nagarjuna Rao ,

Hyderabad.

Sai Baba the saint, God whoincarnated on this earthentirely and wholly for theupliftment of his devotees,living all His life in adilapidated masque. He

taught people how to live asimple spiritual andcontented life to be happy inwhat God has ordained forus, to be contented with thebasic minimums of life toperform ones karma with fulldedication, honesty,sincerity and amidst all thisalways chanting the Lordsname with full faith in thepower of His name andgrace.He performed leelas as we

call them the deedsperformed by the incarnationSai in a bodily form. leelaswere basically his every dayinteractions with one and allbut were given the nameleelas as behind each suchaction was always hidden adeep divine message of theLord. A message that wouldeither fulfill itself with thepassage of time on its ownor by Sais grace open itstrue self right there and then.Many such Leelas havebeen depicted in the mostsacred granth - The Sai SatCharita and each leela is adeep divine message of SaiBaba to humanity to upliftfrom the gutters of

selfishness to the epitome isselflessness. This sacredGranth is our Bible, GuruGranth sahib or in fact theBhagwat Gita itself. It notonly gives us to rise from thedarkness of Maya to the lightof spirituality but also takesus out of the small ditches& pits we keep falling intowhile traversing this path oflife, fully engulfed by Maya.Sai Sat Charita is the Lightof the Lord which takes usfrom materialism tospirituality, form darkness tolight, from Maya to Mayapatiand from the wheel of Karmato the eternal take-offtowards spirituality andmoksha. For our ownenhancement for our ownutthan, we must read the SaiSat Charita every day.

It is not important to doformal pooja but moreimportant is to cherish, love

& call God from the depthsof your heart. Lord isominipresent. He is notbound by the four walls of atemple nor is he only presentin formal rituals, instead he

is always inside us, with us,around us, it is just that wehave to realize this fact andremember them always withlove and a devoted heart andbe restassured you will beable to get His feel in yourown heart beat. Moreimportant is love rather thanformal pooja to which Godresponds. While doing allyour duties, if you rememberHim always, then that is abigger upasana rather thangoing to the temple for 10minutes and lighting a lampin two minutes and justforgetting the Lord the wholeday long.

So with the NEW YEAR ,let us just try to peep withinour own self and analysehow much did we reallyremember or loved Saigenuinely. How much was amere show off or a selfishventure. You will get yourown answers but please behonest to your own self andsee where you stand andpromise your own self toenhance your presentposition further to go closerto Sai, to increase your lovetowards Him and not moving

closer to this falsematerialistic world and justfooling your own self bycalling mere formal poojabhakti and mere selfishventure as love towards thelord.

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