Newspaper clipings: Rousing welcome to Sri Sathya Sai Baba in Hadshi village

October 30, 2009

PUNE: Several hundred devotees thronging picturesque Hadshi village, about 45 km from here off the Mulshi Road, gave a rousing welcome to Sri Sathya Sai Baba on Wednesday.

Swamiji, as Sri Sathya Sai Baba is affectionately called by his followers, will install idols of Siddhivinayak, Vitthal-Rukhmini and Sai Baba of Shirdi at the temples at Sri Sathya Sai Pandurang Kshetra in Hadshi village on Thursday.

Swamiji visited the home of his Pune host Shivajirao Jadhav before leaving for Sri Sathya Sai Pandurang Kshetra which has three temples and a palatial residence constructed for him by Jadhav. A traditional dindi welcomed Swamiji in Hadshi, while thousands gathered at the Kshetra for Swamiji’s darshan.

Villagers presented abhangas, after which Kavita Krishnamurty, Nitin Mukesh and Sapna Mukherjee took the centrestage. Swamiji released Sapna and Nitin’s album - Sai Krishna. “I’ve been singing his bhajans since I was a child and I am simply too thrilled that this CD was release by Baba,” Sapna said. “This evening was divine. He smiled at me and praised me,” said Nitin.Kavita said, “I am what I am because of him. He is God, and it’s my good karma that has led me to perform in front of him.” (by Nupur Chaudhuri)

Source: http://www.sakaaltimes.com

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