Om Sai Ram
Tithi in Hindu Calendar on July 9, 2011 – Today is Shukla Paksha Navami –
ninth day of the waxing phase of moon in Hindu calendar and Panchang in all places. It is Shukla Paksha Navami till 9:03 PM on July 9. After 9:03 PM it is Dasami Tithi. All time based on India Standard Time.
Nakshatra – Chitra or Chithirai Nakshatra till 2:28 PM. Afterwards it is Swati or Chothi Nakshatram.
Rashi or Moon Sign – Kanya Rashi till 3:15 AM. Afterwards it is Tula Rashi.
Festivals, Vrat and Auspicious days – Bhadali Navami
This day is of great significance for certain Hindu communities in North India . Fairs and important annual rituals are held on the day in some temples.
Latest News from Shirdi
FAKE GOLD & DIAMOND STUDDED SHAWL OFFERED TO BABA @ SHIRDI
08th July`2011
In perhaps the First incident of its kind at the Sai Baba Shrine in Shirdi, a fake Gold & Diamond Shawl was offered to Sai Baba @ Shirdi.
On Sunday 12th June`2011, a Sai devotee from Pune`Maharashtra had donated a Diamond Studded Shawl to Sai Baba @ Shirdi.The 2.5 metre-long Shawl was decorated with 1¼ Kg of pure Gold Mesh work apart from being studded with American Diamonds. It was quoted to be worth around Rs 25.20 lakh.
But when the Shirdi Sansthan's Official Valuers did the Valuation of this Gold & Diamond Shawl for documentation purpose, it was found to be worth barely Rs.25,000/- and not Rs 25.20 lakh which was quoted by the devotee at the time of the Offering.
Earlier it was claimed that there were 1250 gms of Golden thread & American Diamonds on the Shawl, but both the Gold and Diamonds have been found to be FAKE by the Sansthan's valuers.
The Shirdi Sansthan immediately contacted the devotee in Pune who had offered this Shawl to Baba.The devotee was shocked and became unsettled on learning about this fraud. He had a talk with the Sansthan's Chairman & the Gold Valuers maintaining that he had no intention of cheating Sai Baba or the Sansthan.
He claimed that he was probably duped by the Jeweler to whom he had assigned the task of decorating the Shawl with Gold and Diamonds. And the Jeweler must have studded fake jewels and Gold into it.
To make his intention clear, on 08th July`2011 itself, this devotee from Pune sent a demand draft
of Rs 25.25 lakh to the Shirdi Temple Trust and has requested the Trust to return the fake Shawl to him inorder to file a complaint with the cops against the Jeweler who made this Shawl.
The Sai Trust, which has received the DD, is yet to decide on whether to return the shawl to the devotee.
So, though at first it appeared that the Sai Baba Temple in Shirdi had been duped of Rs 25 lakh, it turned out that the donator had himself been taken for a ride by the maker of the Gold & Diamond Shawl.
Latest News from the temples of Shri Shirdi Saibaba
75kg SOLID SILVER IDOL OF SAI BABA @ TIRUPATI
A Processional Deity of Shri Bhagawan Shirdi Sai Baba, made of Solid Silver, adorns the altar of
the Sai Baba Temple in the Theertha Katta street in Tirupati`Andhra Pradesh, India..Weighing 75 kgs of pure quality Silver, this 2.5 feet tall Idol was made by as many as Ten Goldsmiths,
specializing in preparing molded Idols of Deities.
This Silver Idol of Sai Baba will not only be worshipped along-with the presiding marble Idol of Sai Baba
which is consecrated at the Sanctum Sanctorum, but is also expected to be taken out in a procession during
festive occasions.
Let us Sense God's Presence Everywhere
Day by day, people are becoming more and more selfish. Therefore, man doubts that others too are selfish alike and may harm him. With this attitude, even if someone tells a good word, our suspicious nature makes us fearful to move ahead. Our elders observe that to Dharmaraja, a man of good conduct, everyone appeared good; whereas, to Dhuryodhana, a man of wicked character, everyone appeared selfish.
We may not get a spiritual feeling when invited to join and sing hymns and psalms in a house. Instead, we criticize the event as a mere show. This tendency stands like a mountain between us and God. It would be of no use even if Baba appears in front and speaks something beneficial. If one's eyes are affected with jaundice, everything looks yellowish. Likewise, the one whose mind is blinded by selfishness, the world looks darker. The Merciful God gifted us with a good intellect to sense divinity along with humanitarian qualities. In fact, the human life is a great boon which can surmount any hurdle to reach the Abode of God. Even if God appears and declares, "This is My Abode, come, I will take you along", we turn a deaf ear to that great opportunity by mere stupidity. Baba used to caution, "I do not say ten times; ignoring or listening to My words is upto you". Let us abide by Baba's call to safely reach His Divine Abode.
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