Sai idol with one eye open - 19th July 2008

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Sai idol with one eye open - 19 July 2008

 

Sai Ram,

 

This is report today in Times of India, usually a credible source. If

any members of our group happen to be in Bangalore, they can verify

it and let us know.

 

Door No. 7, Chitra Block, Gavipuram Guttahalli, Bangalore, which,

till the other day, was a non-descript residence of phenol merchant

Babu, suddenly turned into a pilgrimage centre.

 

With devotees queuing up to have a glimpse of the statue, the area

wore a festive look with small-time traders trying to make a fast

buck by selling prasadam and Baba's idols!

 

The devotee couple Babu (45) and his wife Lakshmi took the marble

idol to clean on Wednesday evening to prepare for the Thursday puja.

 

The idol had some black mark on its left chin and the couple's son

Dhrupad, who was cleaning the eye, suddenly felt some change in the

idol - the eyelash seemed moving. The devotees were astounded and

stopped the cleaning work.

 

On Thursday morning, they found the left eye of Baba had opened.

Thursday being a day to worship Baba, the couple, along with their

neighbours, performed puja.

 

The news flashed on Friday morning and by afternoon, the crowds

multiplied.

 

" We had gone to Shirdi a year ago from where we bought this marble

idol. It is a miracle that Baba opened his eye on Guru Poornima Day

to give us darshan. It has been very difficult to control the crowd

as people are queuing up to see the miracle. So we had to inform the

police and arrange for bandobast, " said Drupad, a II PU student.

 

There was also a huge flow of cash as the devotees put " dakshine "

(cash offering to God) after the darshan.

 

" I am a staunch Sai Baba devotee and never had witnessed such a

miracle. The idol looked like as if Baba was looking at me...I cannot

forget this day, " said Swamy Narayan, a resident of Hanumanthanagar,

with tears in his eyes.

 

Policemen from two stations - Kempe Gowdanagar and Hanumanthanagar -

were deployed near the house along with Hoysala patrolling teams from

Bangalore South. " More than 1,500 people had gathered and the crowd

was maddening. Our concern was maintaining peace " , he said.

 

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Cities/Bangalore_Sai_idol_opens_an_

eye/articleshow/3252171.cms