Important dates connected with Sai baba's life

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1909, Dec 25Baba gave darshan in the form of Sri Rama to a doctor, devotee of

Sri Rama who came with a Mamlatdar.

 

1910Baba's 'Handi' ritual, occasionally cooking food Himself in a big copper pot

and distributing it to devotees and poor people without discrimination. This

practice continued till this year. After wards owing to Das Ganu's keertans

(musical recitals praising Baba), Baba's fame spread far and wide and devotees

started flocking together in large numbers offering large quantities of food as

'naivedya' and thus there was no need of 'Handi.

 

1910Ramachandra Atmaram alias Babasaheb Tarkhad from Bandra (Bombay) first visited Shirdi.

 

1910Rao Bahadur Moreshwar W. Pradhan of Santacruz (Bombay) first visited Shirdi.

 

1910Govind Raghunath alias Annasaheb Dabholkar (Aged 51 years), the author of

Shri Sai Satcharita (Marathi), had his first darshan of Sai Baba and received

significant and prophetic title of 'Hemadpant. Baba gave him his blessings and

inspired him to write SAI SATCHARITA - a religious scripture describing BABA's

life story and his divine play (leela) as monumental as GURU CHARITRA- the old

monumental POTHI - a poetic religious scripture inspiring worship to GURU,

NARASINHA SARASWATI.

 

1910Balkrishna Vishwanath alias Balasaheb Deo (Dahanu Mamlatdar) first visited

Shirdi prompted by Nanasaheb Chandorkar. Deo used to describe him as Baba's

child - with a full sense of surrender.

 

1910, Bhadrapad Shuddha 5H. H. Gajanan Maharaj of Shegaon (Buldhana District of

Maharashtra) left His mortal coil. (First appeared in 1878). At that very time

at Shirdi, Sai Baba grieved profusely and said, "Hallo! My Gajanan is gone. I

must take bath again in reverance to the Great Soul."

 

1910Shrimant Gopalrao Mukund alias Bapu saheb Butty of Nagpur, (a rich

statesman) started staying permanently at Shirdi.

 

1910Harishchandra Pitale's son suffering from epilepsy, was cured by Baba's mere

glance at him. Baba gave Pitale three rupees and reminded him of two rupees

earlier received by him from Swami Samarth of Akkalkot and thus showed his

oneness with all the other SAINTS (Vibhutis).

 

1910, Ashwin Vady13Sai Baba pushed his arm into the brightly burning Dhuni to

save a blacksmith's child. 'The arm was scorched and burnt. Nanasaheb came from

Bombay with Dr. Parmananda but Baba did not allow the doctor to treat

him.Bhagoji Shinde's service of massaging the arm with ghee and bandaging it

continued till Baba's Samadhi. This episode is in testimony to BABA's cosmic

existence- HIS super consciousness.

 

1910, Dec 5Hon'ble Mr. Ganesh Shrikrishna alias Dadasaheb Khaparde of Amraoti

(Maharashtra) first visited Shirdi. (Refused on 10 Dec. 1910) Mr.Babasaheb

Khaprde was an ardent devotee of BABA and his efforts were instrumental in

bringing Loka Manya Tilak- (a great national leader -Khapurde's contemparary)

to Shirdi for Baba's darshan and blessings in his movement for India's freedom

from the British Rule

 

1910, Dec10Foundation-stone of Dixit Wada laid with Baba's permission

 

1910, ChristmasLala Lakhamichand of Santacruz (Bombay) came to Shirdi. Baba

loved him very much and affectionately accepted his petty gifts given with

love.

 

1910Megha returns to Shirdi and stays till his death. In Baba's company he

underwent mysterious experiences which transformed Megha from an athiest to an

ardent devotee of Baba and spent his life in the service of Sai -Shiva. He

regarded Baba as Shiva-Shankar (Lord Shiva-Shankar -the welfare Doer).

May the Merciful Sri Sai Baba always shower His grace on us and our families

and remove our problems and anxieties by giving us all - strength , goodluck,

success and happiness with peace of mind.Sai bhakt,Deepa Hdebu7366