Guru Purnima Festival In Shirdi

July 17, 2008

My Dear Sister Manisha; AUM Sri Sai Ram~I must thank you first and foremost for posting an article such as this on GuruPurnima, which is tomorrow.May I please request as to where you would have received this information about the origins of Gurupurnima?I will appreciate this very much,Brother Ram Lakhanpal,Toronto, CanadaR. Ram Lakhanpal--- On Wed,

7/16/08, Manisha.Bisht < wrote:

Manisha.Bisht < Guru Purnima Festival In Shirdi Date: Wednesday, July 16, 2008, 9:46 AM

Dear ReadersTomorrow is Guru Purnima a very important and very special festival.Guru Purnima (“ Purnima means full- moon”) is the festival where disciples and devotees honour and felicitate their guru and seek his or her special blessing. Guru Purnima is celebrated with great pomp and show,lakhs of devotees visitholy land of Shirdi especially on this day to pay their respect to Jagat Pita and our SADGURU SAINATH MAHARAJ.Various religious activities are arranged by the Sansthan.History about the festival in nuteshell is that, it was originated

in the Buddha’s time when the monks used to Take diksa (instructions on their spiritual practice). This practice was then borrowed by the Jain tradition and later by the Hindus.And Hindu’s Puran says that tradtition of respecting or worshiping ‘Guru’ on this day started at the time of ‘Vyas’(who edited the four Vedas, wrote the 18 Puranas, the Mahabharata and the Srimad Bhagavata. Vyasa even taught Dattatreya, who is regarded as the Guru of Gurus) ,Shirdi Sai Baba also asserted the significance of this day indirectly.Here is a small excerpt...In 1908, Tatyasaheb Noolkar visited Shirdi and stayed in Chavadi. One day Baba told Madhavrao to tell Tatayasaheb to worship a post (pillar). The post Baba showed was near the Dhuni and Baba used to lean on it. He was glad to have chance to worship at least the post in

Masjid.Then Madhavrao Deshpande went into the Masjid.Baba told him to worship the same post along with Noolkar. But Madhavrao refused and insead requested to allow him to worship Baba himself. At last Baba gave the permission.Read More and Watch the video and pictures of Gurupurnima celebrated in Shirdi....--Posted By Manisha.Rautela. Bisht to Shirdi Sai Baba | Sai Babas Devotees Experiences | Sai Baba Related all Details at 7/16/2008 09:19:00 AM

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