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FIVE BLESSED HOUSES THAT BABA TOOK BHIKSHA FROM

SAKHARAM PATIL SHELKE

This house is next to Baba's Chavadi with a west face entrance. Sakharam was

a farmer, a wealthy landlord, and devoted to Baba. The wife of his grandson,

Hari Bau, (Sakar Bai) relates how Baba in turn loved Sakharam. Baba would

stand at the crossroad between Vaman Rao Gondkar's house and Shelke's house

and call out "Sakharam Roti de". She also stated that his son Triambak

donated some land to Baba's Sansthan. Triambak's Samadhi is inside the

compound of the Narasimha Temple which is adjacent to Sakharam's house. The

other two Samadhis are of Thana Bai (Triambak's wife), and Ramghir Bhau. The

Narasimha Temple was constructed by the Shelke family.

VAMANRAOGONDKAR

This house is on the right hand side opposite to Sakharam Shelke's house.

Vaman Rao was born and bred in Shirdi. His family were wealthy farmers and

landowners. The descendants say they owned 500 acres of land in and around

Shirdi. They also state that they owned Lendi Bagh and adjacent lands. They

sold Lendi Bagh to Moreshwar Pradhan who donated it to the Sansthan. This is

one of the blessed houses that Baba took Bhiksha from. Mention is made of

this house in Ch.XIX English Sai Satcharitra. Baba placed a ladder against

this house and climbed up on the roof and passed the roof of Radhakrishna

Ayi's house. Baba gave Rs.2/- to Venku Kamblekar, who brought the ladder,

for his labour.

 

The other devotees objected saying that Baba had paid too much. Baba told

them that any labour should be paid for promptly and adequately. Kamblekar

had no children but after he received this money he prospered and got two

sons. Vaman Rao Gondkar took Mahasamadhi on 15.3.1964. His descendants are

living in Shirdi and carrying on his legacy.

 

 

(Adopted from Ambrosia In Shirdi by Dr.Vinny Chitluri, this book can be read

at http://saileelas.org/books/ambrosiainshirdi1.htm and this book is a

virtual guide on Shirdi with

lots of rare photos on Baba. This book can be purchased from Dr.Vinny

Chitluri 304, Bhagchand Apartments Pimpalwadi Road Shird, District

Ahmednagar, Maharastra India Pin-423 109 Phone : 91-02423 - 255835, cost

INR.70)