Baba Appears as an Old Man

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Baba Appears as an Old Man

By R. Radhakrishnan

Lovely temple for Sai Baba has come up at Mekkudi, 18 km from Trichy on the

Madurai route. It is built at a cost 65 lakhs and it can accommodate over 500 devotees for

congregation. Kumbabhishekam took place on 24th and 25th October 2001.

 

On 25th October 2001 around 11 a.m., a tall bearded old man came to the temple. He

was dressed poorly and was holding a bamboo stick of 7-ft height. His

personality resembled Baba. On seeing him, my intuition prompted me that it is

Sai Baba himself has come in that form. I received him with folded hands and

made him sit on a vacant chair. I called Sai Bandhu

K. V. Ramani and told him my feelings. He immediately

took out an 'Anga Vastra'

and bowed to him by placing it around the old man's neck. Then the old man

pretended that his legs were paining and asked us whether Baba would alleviate

his suffering. We affirmed that Baba would take care of everything. He then

looked at Baba's idol and bowed to him. By then, my wife, a few devotees like

Swaminathan came there and were quick to recognize the old man as Baba and

prostrated before him.

 

The old man told us that he has kept some 'kanikai', which he will bring it next time. He also told us

that he has been visiting this place since a long time and declared that this

is a sanctified place and the devotees who come to this temple will be blessed

and their problems would be automatically solved.

 

Then he received the prasad - sweet ‘pongal’. He put it in his upper cloth and took leave

of us. He walked back to the entrance holding the bamboo shaft for support. Sri

Swaminathan escorted him and at the exit door offered him a ‘dakshina’ of Rs.

10/- with reverence.

 

Sai Baba appears in any form,

at any time, at any place in the form of a fakir, Sadhu,

dog, cat, pig etc., and blesses the devotees. We should be alert always to

recognize Baba. If we are always thinking of him, then we would have his 'darshan' easily.

 

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AUM SAI RAM

yes i totally agree with this. I have been lucky enough to get His

darshan many times in such a similiar manner. i got married ti His

devotee this yr in feb. both of us wanted baba to come to our wedding.

though He was present in d form of a potrait at the mandap, but still

we wanted Him to come in His physical form. after the ceremony was over

n jus b4 we sat for lunch a strange unknown fellow turned up, he didnt

talk anything to any1. we felt stongly that this must be Baba. & we

ourselves served HIm with some food. He left the place b4 we could

notice.

Jai Sainath!

Baba b with us always!