Om Sai Ram - Divine Images of Shirdi Baba

April 15, 2010

This is a rare photo of Baba with a book in His hand. On Gurupurnima day numerous Bhaktas came to Baba and placed a book before Him. Hoping that He might return it with His blessings. So they could study it and benefit from it. Baba however, took a book from one devotee and gave it to another. This photo is from the First Edition of the Marathi Satcharitra. The text says Baba with Tukaram's Gatha in hand.

This is a photograph of Baba along with His Bhaktas going to Lendi Bagh. A devotee wished to take a photo of Baba and sought permission. Baba refused but said "Take the photo of my feet only". The Bhakta nonetheless took the Photo of the whole procession. The Umbrella and Bhagoji Shinde and other Bhaktas are visible but in place of Baba is the luminous light only His feet are visible.

Vasudev Sadhashiv Joshi of Sitharam Co. and his friend Chidambar Rao K. Gadre were devoted to Baba They went to Shirdi of an on. Once Joshi gave Rs. 10/- to his friend and asked him to give it to Baba as Dakshina. He also made another request and that was to take a photograph of Baba and bring it back with him. Gadre left with the Rs. 10/- and went to Dwarakamai prostrated before Baba and gave Him Joshi's Dakshina. He was silent, as he did not have the courage to request permission for the photograph. Baba too was silent for a long time. Then just before his departure Baba Himself asked Gadre to take His photograph. Baba told him that the photographs should not be sold for a profit. He then give him Udi and Prasad. ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPH OF BABA BELONGING TO TATYA SAHEB NULKAR RARE ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPH OF BABA AT BUTTI HAWALI, NAGPUR

SAMADHI MANDIR BEFORE 1954