About Sai baba
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Shirdi Sai Baba:
Shirdi Sai Baba (people well known as sai baba), an Indian religious figure who lived from the middle 19th Century to 1918. Sai was deliberated a Guru and Holy man to both Hindus and Muslims. Sai baba of shirdi is treated as god of all. Shirdi, Sai Baba is measured as a holy place and god for hindus and muslims. In the modern historical all religious publics including Zoroastrian’s, orthodox Christians, underway worshipping Sai Baba of Shirdi
Shirdi Sai Baba educated that all religions led to the same goal, and required to show the fundamental unity between the Hindu and Hindu faiths. One of his most famous sayings was Sabka Malik Ek Hai (God is the Owner of us All).
Shirdi Sai Baba is among the most popular of Indian saints and has a great following throughout India, his image is one of most popular religions signs of India. His Samadhi is a well-known place of pilgrimage.
Early Life of Sai Baba of Shirdi:
Shirdi Sai Baba early life has few reliable sources he was a born to a Brahmin couple of Patri which was in the Nizam state of British India it is suggested he was taken up in the village of Pathri, by a fakir and his wife. A disciple of Sai Baba of Shirdi, Das Ganu, said he was later looked after by Venkusha. But Date of birth is still strange to the world. There are lots of people and communities who claims that Baba belong to their respective communities but none of them proven.
Life of Sai Baba at Shirdi:
When Sai Baba was sixteen years age he first arrived in the village of Shirdi in Maharashtra. He lived a very Spartan life, spending many hours in meditation and prayer.People doubted looking at him that a boy at a very gentle age doing deep meditation sitting in asana under a Neem tree, without taking food and even water for several days. This made to grew lots of interest on young baba. Some called him a saint; Bayajabai, wife of village main occasionally asked about the welfare of the sai Baba in his childhood. Gradually she ongoing bringing food to Baba. As the days conceded baba treating her as his mother. Mhalspati the village priest, once possessed by lord khandoba, uttered that there is a hallowed spirit here pointing to the Sai. Baba pointed to the neem tree and asked to dig it to roots. The residents followed the words of Baba and started digging it. As the layers of ground passed on, they found a lump made of stone, oil lamps glowing without any oil and air too, which was completely opposite to science. In the same area they found a pot which is in the shape of cow mouth on a wooden table. Baba clarified that this is the holy place where his guru had done penance. He also suggested that instead of worshipping me(sai baba), respect the tree and leave it untouched. Till today no one touched it. This neem tree is the first stop of a pilgrim in shirdi village.
Sai baba was an irreplaceable personality who earned a huge care towards him, in the day time he was not connected with any one and not scared of any one. Some people believed that he was mad and even hurt him physically by throwing stones at him. Initially Baba spent about 3 years at Shirdi. After this, for a age of one year Baba gone Shirdi and very little was known about sai baba during that period. He met many saints, fakirs and even worked as weaver as history says.
In the year of 1858, Sai Baba returned to Shirdi permanently. Almost all 5 years of time Sai Baba took his accommodation under the neem tree and very regularly Baba used to wander in the forest near Shirdi village was very silent as Baba spent lot of his time in meditation. Gradually Baba shifted his accommodation to a mosque. Many Hindus and Muslims were visiting Baba. In the mosque Baba nonstop holy fire which was called dhuni. Baba gave holy ash to the entire pilgrimages. People believe that ash is the best medicine to heal for all health issues.
Aѕ wеll as tеасhіng hоlіnеѕѕ аnd tоlеrаnсе оf religions, he wаѕ аlѕо known fоr hіѕ ability tо сrеаtе miracles, ѕuсh as hарреnіng objects оut оf thіn аіr. Aѕ his lіfе рrоgrеѕѕеd, іnсrеаѕіnglу big crowds were аttrасtеd tо whеrеvеr he wеnt.
Bаbа was god for аll аnd uѕеd to соntrіbutе іn all religious fеѕtіvаl. Bаbа had a hаbіt оf cooking аnd thе ѕаmе was сіrсulаtеd аmоng all dеvоtееѕ аѕ “Prasad” at thе tіmе of thеіr vіѕіt. Baba bеѕt раѕѕ tіmе wаѕ ѕіngіng (rеlіgіоuѕ) аnd dаnсіng. Many bеlіеvеd thаt bаbа was a saint аnd еvеn as god. Aѕ thе tіmе passed on the volume оf vіѕіtоrѕ tо Shіrdі gradually іnсrеаѕеd.
Sаі Baba lіvеd in Shіrdі аll his lіfе аnd wаѕ rерrеѕѕеd in the Butу Wаdа, It аlѕо knоwn as Sаmаdhі Mandir.