Shirdi Visit – march 2006

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Jai Sai Ram

 

We returned back on 26th night

after visiting Shirdi and Goa. Our trip was as usual

very good, We were given Coconets and Udi in the VIP

room just behind the Statue of Baba. As a matter of

fact Baba takes care of us at all the places because

HE is with us all the time. We spend 3 days at Shirdi

and Mrs Gupta attended all the Aartees while in Shirdi

while myself and others skipped a few aartees. We

attended all the aartees from the VIP enclosures and

very close to Baba. This time one day we went to Sani

Signapore and one day we went to Nasik and visited the

Trayambakeswar, 10th Jyothriling and the Panchvati

area. For Nasik we hired an A.C. Qualis car. It is a 9

seater car.

On 20th March it was Rang Panchmi and

in Shirdi it was celebrated with very pump and show.

In the evening a palki procession of Baba was taken

out through out the galies (lanes) of Shirdi. Palki

was decorated at Dwarka Mai and was taken to Chawri,

there the photo of Baba was placed in it. Huge crowed

of devotees was following the Palki and were playing

with the colours of Holi. Palki will stop in front of

the doors of the waiting devotees. They will perform

the Pooja of Baba with great devotion with Pooja Thali

and Aartees. We also followed the procession for some

distance and then decided to see the whole procession

and with different route reached at a point where the

procession just started. Soon a Fire brigade tanker

also joined the procession and was sprinkling the

water on the devotees, playing Holi. We also applied

Gulal to Baba and bowed at HIS lotus feets. Our

clothes also got coloured. The procession was so nice

and all the devotees were enjoying it so much that it

can not be described in words. I have taken some

photos and made the clippings with video cameras and

will try to put it on the if possible, so

that devotees may download it and enjoy it. One photo

of Palki and procession is appended. All the priests

also played holi with Baba. In the last we all sat

near the exit gate of Samadhi Mandir and enjoyed the

procession again and attended the evening aartee from

there itself. That day we went to Nasik and returned

early just to attend the procession. We were not aware

of the Rang Panchmi procession and it was a bonus to

us. On 21st we started our journey onwards to Goa.

There also we had the booking at the Royal Goan Beach

Club at Benaulim beach and an a/c Qualis at our

disposal. There we saw all the beaches, Churches,

Temples, Forts, Dudhsagar Waterfalls. Enjoyed Dolphin

and Sunset Cruise. As we were 6 persons we had the

full boat for Dolphin Cruise and a four wheel drive

vehicle for the Dudhsagar. A four wheel drive vehicle

is necessary as we have to drive through the jungle

and had to cross river three times without bridgeand

through the water. It was really very enjoyable and we

enjoyed it. Although Mrs Gupta could not make it to

the final destination. Many rocks were to be climbed.

She sat a little before the final point and from where

the view of fall was splendor. It was Thursday that

we went to Falls. At 11 we started from our Hotel and

soon Mrs Gupta started her Sri Sai Amrit Vani. As it

was without the Cassette. She finished it early and

then we all started the Aartee. Soon we were passing

through the Sai Temple at Bori. It was so synchronized

that the driver was surprised that how come that, just

before the temple we started the Sai Aartee. Mrs

Gupta’s lap was sprinkled with lots of Udi in the

moving car. I have taken the photo of the Udi in the

lap from the top as I was sitting on the back seat of

Mrs Gupta. We asked the driver to stop the Car at the

temple on our return journey. It was a nice temple and

on Thursday we visited it. On 26th we returned Delhi

by the evening flight.

Jai Sai Ram

 

Ashok Gupta

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