SAI-PURNIMA CELEBRATED ALL OVER

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Devotees throng to Sai Baba temples on 'Gurupurnima' DayVijayawada, Jul 7 : Hundreds of devotees had darshan of Shirdi Sai Baba in Krishna District on the auspicious 'Gurupurnima' day today.Since dawn, queues were seen in front of the Sai Baba

temples in the city as devotees strongly believed that this day is very auspicious for praying.In some temples it took two hours for devotees for offering prayers. Special pujas, 'abishekams' and recital of poems praising Sai Baba and bhajans were conducted in many temples. ''Anna Danam'' was also organised for the poor on the occasion.Source - http://www.newkerala.com/nkfullnews-1-68656.htmlGURU PURNIMA CELEBRATEDMysore, July 7 (BRS & RK)- Devotees in large numbers offered worship at various temples and shrines including Mutts and Ashrams in city today marking Guru Poornima, the day sacred to the memory of

great sage Vyasa.The celebration is also descri-bed as an occasion to express respect and gratitude to teachers.The day marked the 71st year of celebrations at Sri Prasanna Sai Mandira on Thyagaraja Road in K.R. Mohalla, where devotees started arriving in large numbers to take part in the rituals that began at 7 am. They were seen worshipping Sri Sai Baba of Shirdi and making offerings in cash and kind.The five-day celebrations began with a grand procession of Sri Sai Baba in the locality.Mahaganapathi puja and Mahabhisheka which began 8 am at the shrine was followed by mass feeding at 12 noon. Nandi Rao and party, Zee TV and AIR artistes will present a programme of devotional songs at 7.15 pm.A richly decorated mantap has been erected in front of the temple and the interior of the temple is decked with buntings and colourful flowers.Audio CDs and cassettes with Sri Sai bhajans and books on the Saint are for sale at the

temple premises. More than 3,000 devotees offered worship at the shrine this morning. The devotees are standing in serpentine queues for the darshan of Baba which will conclude in the night.Source - http://www.starofmysore.com/main.asp?type=news & item=21162‘Guru Purnima’ celebrated all over IndiaJuly 7th, 2009 - 5:17 pm ICT by ANI Allahabad/Shirdi/ Chandigarh, July 7 (ANI): Hundreds of devotees converged on the banks of River Ganges in Allahabad to take a dip at Sangam and offer prayers on the occasion of ‘Guru Purnima’.“After bathing in the river, we will offer prayers to our

guru. Taking a dip at Sangam on this day holds great significance,†said Jagannath Singh, a devotee.The day of full moon, Purnima, in the month of Ashadh of the Hindu calendar is traditionally celebrated as Guru Purnima. On this day, devotees offer worship to their guru.While the entire country celebrates Guru Purnima on the full moon day, the festivities related to this occasion commenced earlier at Shirdi in Maharashtra.Devotees from across the country and even abroad thronged the shrine of Sai Baba, the revered saint and sought his blessings on the auspicious occasion..“Many Sai Baba devotees come to Shirdi to observe Guru Purnima,†said Balkrishna Joshi, a temple priest.According to a legend, Sai Baba was a nameless pauper who took shelter in a mosque in Shirdi but never asked for food or water or sought alms. He rarely spoke.Curious villagers took pity on this feeble and sparsely clothed man and donated

fruits and clothing. And it is said that to their surprise the Fakir (mendicant) shared whatever he got with the destitute and even animals.Soon the ascetic was named Sai Baba by his admirers. The poor, needy and the destitute from far off began pouring in to seek and share his divine wisdom.It is also said that during his last days, Sai Baba gave nine coins as blessings, to one of his ardent devotees named Lakshmi Bai, who had served him unfailingly for 45 years.Lakshmi Bai used to cook meals for Sai Baba and feed him with her hands and the ritual continued till he departed from this world.The coins are still preserved with reverence by the descendants of Lakshmi Bai. Indeed, these coins are protected with utmost care by the members of the family. (ANI)Source - http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/india-news/guru-purnima-celebrated-all-over-india_100214633.htmlGuru-Purnima Celebrations in Nalgonda, Andhra PradeshNalgonda: Sri Gurupurnima celebrations will be held at Shirdi Sai Baba temple in Nalgonda on July 7, temple executive committee president Murali has said. In a press release issued here on Sunday, he said special rituals like abhishekam, akhanda sainama sankeerthana and others will be performed on the premises from 5 a.m. on Tuesday. Poor feeding will also be done. He urged the devotees to participate in the programme.Source - http://www.expressbuzz.com/edition/story.aspx?GURUPURNIMA CELEBRATED IN LOS ANGELES2009 JULY 7Los Angeles - Hundreds of devotees all over the world gathered to receive the blessings of their great guru Sai Baba, during the celebrations of Guru Purnima Dayat the Shri Shirdi Sai Baba Sansthan - Los Angeles, here in an momentious event spread over three days.The event paying respect to the guru saw several aaratis, poojas and hawans performed during its duration which were all well attended and supported by eager followers of the Baba.During the pooja, the Sadguru the priest squat on the floor and immerse itself in the combined chanting of “Om†for nearly an hour which added a whole new spiritual ambience to the religious

experience.More reports on Guru purnima celebrations were recieved from US, UK, France, India, Canada and other parts of the world.Source - http://indiadomains.info/blog/2009/07/07/guru-purnima-imagesguru-purnima-photosguru-purnima-pictures/"Sai-Purnima ki Saimai Chandni, Sab Bhakton Par Barasti Rahen."Happy Sai-Purnima - rOhit beHaL

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