SAMADHI MANDIR

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SAMADHI MANDIR

 

The Samadhi Mandir is the place where the mortal remains of Shri Sai

Baba are entombed. The 'Samadhi' is built in white marble, with

ornamental borders of beautiful inlay work. A magnificent idol of

Shri Sai Baba carved out in Italian marble is there along

the 'Samadhi'. The artist Late Shri Vasant Talim from Mumbai had

sculpted this masterpiece with the direct inspiration of Shri Sai

Baba. The statue assumes almost a reality in which the devotees

see Him alive, as if the Master is himself sitting there benedicting

his children. The chief attraction lay in his eyes with

compassionate moisture in them. When his gaze falls upon a devotee

the eyes seem to be probing into the innermost recesses of mind.

 

This was installed in the year 1954, before which there was a

portrait placed on the 'Samadhi' dais. The ambience of the Samadhi

temple where the Supreme Master is resting eternally, is enveloped

with overwhelming serenity and all pervading peace. This is the

Royal Court of Lord Sai, the Spiritual Emperor of the Universe

adorning a throne with a stately gold umbrella over Him.

 

The whole marble structure comprising of the 'Samadhi' and the idol

makes a square platform with three steps positioned in its centre

and a grill around it. In the front of 'Samadhi' there is a big

conference hall in which 500 people can stand comfortably at a time.

 

Samadhi Temple is a double storied building with a basement. A few

rooms are used for the office of temple administration. There is a

Gold 'Kalash' on the steeple of the temple, which was installed in

the year 1952 on the Vijay Dashmi day (Dussehra).

 

One of the rooms on the side of the conference hall houses all the

articles used by Sheri Sai like his long shirts 'Kafni' , begging

bowls, baton (Satka), a few clay pipes and leather slippers

(Paduka) - all what he possessed in his Royal Poverty 'fakiri'.

Besides these articles the ornamental dressings of the horse 'Shyam

Sundar' and other items of the palanquin procession in his days are

also displayed. One can have a look at them from the main hall

itself through the glass window. The Shirdi Sai Sansthan Trust

preserves all the articles.

 

All the formal worship is offered to Shri Sai in the Samadhi Temple

only, including the sacred bath and Aartis.