Sunday, October 4, 2009

Shirdi Saibaba Temple, Mangalore


This Saibaba Mandir was established in the year 1965.
Temple Address:
Sri Sai Mandir, Urva, Chilimbi, Near More Super Market, Udupi Road, Mangalore. Contact Person: Mr.Viswas Phone: 0824-2455711 Landmark: From City Bus Stand approximately 6 KM.

Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Sai Geetha Ashram, Secunderabad, Andhra Pradesh


About Sai Geetha Ashram:
Sai Geetha Ashram is a sacred place, which affords shelter and takes away one's distress while simultaneously bestowing the seeker with peace and happiness.

Sai Geetha Ashram offers succour and solace to the care-worn individual, caught in the daily grind of life. Here in the cool environs of lush green trees, one feels wonderfully restored in mind, body and sprit.

The year 1987 is significant for, in this year H.H. Sadguru Sri Sri Sri Sai Kumar Babaji fulfilled yet another divine task. He established this Ashram with a specifc purpose – that people may find solutions to their myriad problems through the medium of Puja or ritual worship to tree-deities. By doing so, we are reviving a much forgotten but age old custom of respecting and glorifying Mother Nature. By connecting with Nature we rediscover the sanctity, harmony and abundance sorely missing in our lives. Sadguru Babaji, in His Boundless Love, has shown us the real and true path to Bliss. Man must learn to live with nature in the true sense of the word.

Sai Geetha Ashram is set in a sprawling area of bountiful land, home to over a hundred species of rare plants and trees. These have been carefully sourced from different parts of India and countries abroad. This life-giving piece of earth has “Dhanwantari Trees” – those that impart health, “Divine Trees” that ensure prosperity in life and “Nakshtra Vrikshas” (Birth star trees) those that fulfill our sincere and legitimate desires. Circumambulating all these trees bestows the desired result. Ensconced among these trees are sacred idols of Ganesha, Hanuman and Garuda which occupy pride of place and fulfill our honest wishes. These hallowed abodes are entitled “Abhaya Murthula Kshetra”, “Garuda Kshetra”, “Draupadi Kshetra” and the holy shrine of Sri Shirdi Sai Baba.

At Sai Geetha Ashram, worship takes on a whole new meaning and fervour. Located far from the madding crowd, this unique Ashram is truly a home-coming for the seeker of the four-fold path namely Dharma (discharge of duty), Artha (acquiring wealth), Kama (gratification of desire) and Moksha (final emancipation).

Sai Geetha Ashram provides scope for attaining Divine Inspiration and the elevation from a lower plane to a higher truth. The name of the Ashram has been conferred by Sadguru Babaji to encompass and embrace the divine message of Sri Sai Baba of Shirdi.

Sri Sai Baba of Shirdi was an Apostle of Love, Compassion and Humility. He sought to dispel the dark of ignorance and scatter the shadows of ill-feelings rampant among people, by lighting lamps of wisdom in each soul through His divine words. The so-called Fakir who begged for alms and who also distributed “Vibhuthi” (Sacred Ashes) among people, constantly reminds us by His deeds of the brevity of life and that death would reduce us all to ashes and dust. We should serve mankind because service to man is service to God.

Ashram Activities:

Free Ayur-Yogic Medicines are adminstered to patients suffering with fits, psoriasis, skin allergies, lumps in breasts, migraine, headaches, sinusitis and for begetting progeny.

Sai Bairagi Yoga, a non surgical treatment for various eye ailments is given every day; for watery eyes, blurred vision, irritation in the eyes, headaches, refractive errors such as long-sight, short-sight, cataract, abscess on the eyelids.

Free Herbal Potions :Special herbal potions are administered on every Full Moon and New Moon days to patients suffering from lumps in breasts, skin allergies, psoriasis and fits..

Free Asthma Medicine :Administered to Asthmatic and Bronchitis patients on the auspicious ‘Mrigasira’ day and follows-ups ensured depending upon the severity of the patient’s case.

Sciatica & Disc Centre :Non-surgical treatment is given to patients suffering with severe backache and pains associated with Sciatica and Disc problems.Health Camps are conducted regularly for various ailments by eminent specialists.

Spiritual activities :Various yajnas and pujas are performed to get rid of myriad problems. Regular Satsangs and Meditation classes are conducted. Sarva Dosha Nivarana Maha Yajna is conducted on the last Sunday of December every year.Note : All the above services are rendered in Sai Geetha Ashram on every Sunday from 9:00 a.m. to 12 noon only.

Satsang :On the 2nd Sunday and last Sunday of every month Sadguruji’divine message will be followed by the sprinkling of “Navagraha Poorvaka Maha Mrityunjaya Thirth” at 12 noon.

Publications:

Books, Audio & Video Compact Discs in Telugu, English, Hindi are brought out by the Ashram.

Address:
Sai Geetha Ashram,Bowenpally - Medchal - NH7,Devaryamzal, OPP. Kandalkoya Bus Stop,Medchal, Ranga Reddy District.Andhra Pradesh.
City Office:
Dr. Sai Kumar vyadhi Nivarana AshramPadmarao Nagar, Secunderabad - 500025.
Phone Number:(0091) 8418248247, city off : 27500127
Email ID:sga_ashram@yahoo.co.in, saigeethaashram@yahoo.com
Website:http://www.saigeethaashram.org/

Shirdi Saibaba Temple, Shantiniketan Layout, Arekere, Bangalore

A new temple dedicated to Shirdi Saibaba, Manjunathaswamy, is coming up in Shantiniketan Layout, Arekre, Bannerghatta Road, Bangalore. The schedule of completion dates are as below:

1. Sri Sai Dhyan Mandir (ground floor) December 2009
2. Sri Sai Baba Temple (first floor) December 2009
3. Sri Manjunatha Swamy Temple (first floor) December 2009
4. Park, Walking Track and Fountain December 2010
5. Dining Hall and Kitchen September 2011
6.Mahadwaram December 2011

Sai Dhyana Mandir
This Saidhyan mandir is a temporary creation, pending completion of counstruction of permanent Sai Dhyan Mandir. The purpose of creating this temporary counstruction is as under.

* To Provide a place for Sai devotees to offer their prayers
* To facilitate Sai devotees perform Bhajans and Keertans in front of BABA.
* To distribute Sai Mahaprasadam to all SAI devotees.
* To conduct discourses on Sai Tatvam
* To bring SAI more closer to the residents of this colony and also the adjacent colonies.
* To spread SAI philosophy in order to better the life of devotees.
* To provide various SAI literature for reading at the Dhyan Mandir
* To enable the devotees receive blessings from Sri SAI baba and live in peace all the time.

Devotees willing to sponsor for Prasada Viniyogam , please contact Mr M.Rama Krishna @ 2658-6975.

Sri sai santoshi Maata Charitable Trust
With an object to render service to needy and poor a Trust by name "Sri sai santoshi Maata Charitable Trust" is formed and the same got registered with Government of karnataka on 28-02-2008 by 63 Authors of Trust coming together for this good cause.

The objects of the said Trust are to promote the following 1. Education Welfare 2. Medical Welfare 3. Physical Welfare 4. Social Welfare 5. Knowledge enhancement of people who are in need of such support

To achieve the above mentioned objects, the Trust hasplans to construct 'Shantidham' consisting of Prayer Hall, Meditation Hall, Library and Community / Dining Hakk etc along with a beautiful Garden in the CA site in the north East corner of the Shanthiniketan Layout at an estimated cost of Rs 150-200 lakhs. The amount required to complete this project will be raised through donations from the residents of shanthinikethan Layout and various philanthropists staying in and around Bangalore.

When adequate corpus is created and the necessary infrastructure is ready, the Trust will get fully engaged in the following welfare activities.* Feeding the poor & needy once in a week initially and on all the days subsequently.* Providing clothes to people in orphanages* Supplying note books/text books to poor students, besides giving scholarships to the deserving.* Supplying free medicines besides subsidizing cost of medical treatment in all deserving cases.* Enrolling service minded volunteers at "Shanthidham" to enable them to render various services.* Arranging various Knowledge enhancement programs.* Allowing the people to enjoy nice breeze in the park both in morning and evening hours.

A) Members of Management Committee:
1. President - Sri Meda Rama Krishna - 93428-31588
2. Vice President - Sri Prakash Nerwani - 99725-344313.
Vice President - Sri Mukesh Verma - 98453-996524.
Secretary - Sri Paluvadi Subba Rao - 98457-458445.
Treasurer - Sri V.Sainath - 94488-511296.
Member - Sri Kuppa Raju - 98450-028167.
Member - Sri Ashok Babu - 93417-433678.
Member - Sri K.V.Krishnaiah Chetty - 99860-754569.
Member - Sri T.G.Venkateswara Gupta - 99022-84089

B) Religious Committee:
Leader : Shri T.G.Venkateswara Gupta - 99022-84089
Other Members: Smt K.V.Madhavi - 99802-20886
Smt Sitamani - 26485273

C) Medical Committee:
Leader : Smt N.Lakshmi Devi - 99169-71736
Other Members: Shri B.V.Ratnam Setty - 99163-04104

D) Food Committee:
Leader : Shri Sanjeev Kataria - 9845089103/9901745256
Other Members: Shri Mukesh verma - 9845399652/9343977727

E) Fund Raising Committee:
Leader : Shri P.V.Prabhakar Gupta - 26487355
Other Members: Shri M.Nagabhushana - 98806-98169

F) Construction Committee:
Leader : Shri K.ravindriah - 98867-18084
Shri v.Sainath - 94488-51129
Other Members: Shri B.J.Badrinath - 99455-15826

Leader of each committee may select some more Trustees/Devotees as members of their respective Committee in due course of time.

Saibaba Temple, Marathhalli, Bangalore


Saibaba Temple, Nandanavana Layout, Jigani, Bangalore






























Saibaba Temple, 4th Block, Rajajinagar, Bangalore

Idol of Saibaba Rajajinagar, 4th Block

Monday, September 28, 2009

Seshadri Maharshi Ashram,Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu


Seshadri Swamigal was born in the year 1870 at Kancheepuram. It is believed that he went to Thriuvannamalai when he was in his teens. He was a ardent devotee of Goddess Shakthi. Unlike Ramana Maharishi who was a staunch follower of Lord Arunachalaeswarar. They were good friends even though their way of life was totally different from one another. Seshadri Swamigal’s behavior was strange to the devotees. He would never sit or sleep in one particular place and never had any permanent home of his own. Most of his time was spent roaming the streets of Tiruvannamalai. He used to sleep whenever it was comfortable to sleep in a place. Never had any organized daily routine to follow. Always ate food from roadside shops without paying them any money. The shopkeepers thought it was a good omen if Swamiji visited their shop to eat. There would be heavy sales in that particular shop where Seshadri Swamigal ate that day.

Seshadri Swamigal would never take bath for years together. But all the while likes to enjoy getting himself fully drenched in the rain. He stands still even in heavy downpours and would get indoors only when it stopped completely. Some times he would sing and dance in the rain in front of his devotees without any reservations. He lead life like a siddhi and would foretell things that would happen in future. He even reads people’s mind by observing them quickly. When they came to him for blessings, sometimes he would run away from them. He does not like devotees touching his feet and falling at his feet. At times pilgrims are scared to go near him, since he would abuse and throw stones at them. He mostly avoids people around him and like to sit in a lonely place talking to himself like a insane person. Sometimes he would touch the sick persons and his touch had a miraculous power to cure all ailments whom so ever he touched.

This power is believed to be inculcated from the Goddess Shakthi since he was a strong devotee of her. He was equally blessed with miraculous power of Lord Arunachalaeswar and Lord Rama. It is believed Mahan Seshadri was a gift of goddess Kamakshi. Since he was born to the couple Varadharajan and Maragatham after being childless for long years and was born after performing severe penance to Goddess Kamakshi. Hence he was considered a boon offered by Kamakshi.

Shri Seshadri was considered a divine child from the beginning. He also proved them right by starting to do poojas from his early childhood. One incident made him more popular in Kancheepuram when Seshadri was only a four year old child. Little Seshadri was walking beside his mother in the temple street. As he was passing by the shop he picked up a idol of Krishna kept there in the shop for sale. Seshadri’s mother refused to buy him the idol, but Seshadri was stubborn to own it. The shop keeper seeing this situation, allowed Seshadri to take the Krishna idol free. The next day when Seshadri was walking with his mother passing by the same shop to the temple, the shopkeeper recognizing the boy felt he was a golden child with divine powers. And he spread word about his power to every one since the whole lot of idol were sold the previous day when he touched the idol of Lord Krishna at his shop. From then on every body called him a boy with golden hand and with extraordinary divine powers.

At the fifth year Seshadri was sent to Veda patasalai by his parents. There he showed keen intelligence to grasp various vedantas and mantras. And by the time he was fourteen he learnt much at this Patasalai. His father passed away when Mahan was only fourteen years old. There after his uncle took to Vazhur. Here Swamiji completed his learning and was a master in Upanishads, Vedas, Gita,Vyakarama and Nyaya besides astrology and music. And when Mahan was seventeen his mother also died and his uncle solely took care of him and his brother. Seshadri began doing severe pooja and sat for long hours with the pictures of goddess Shakthi, Lord Arunachalaeswar and Lord Rama. When Seshadri was nineteen he became a disciple of Sri Balaji Swamigal who inducted him to sanyasin. Seshadri after traveling many holy cities and towns in Tamil Nadu reached Tiruvannamalai, the abode of Lord Arunachalaeswar.

Seshadri did not have any specific place for meditation. He would move from place to place and his favourite places were Kambattu Illayanar temple, Draupadi Amman temple, Yogeswara mandapam and padhala lingam. Seshadri came to Tiruvannamalai quite earlier to Ramana maharishi. The people around this holy temple city Tiruvannamalai would often refer to Seshadri Mahan as the elder brother of Ramana Maharishi.

Mahan always emphasized people to pray to Shiva Lingam. One can attain liberation and get spiritually enlightened by praying to Lord Arunachalaeswar. This was believed to be his strong teaching and ideology that he propagated among his followers far and wide.

Seshadri Swamigal after spending nearly forty years in Tiruvannamalai breathed his last here after falling sick for a brief period of time. The Ashram of Seshadri Swamigal is located near the Ramana Ashram at Tiruvannamalai.

There are Pancha Loha Idols of Shri. Sheshadri Swami and Shirdi Saibaba inside the Ashram Premises.

The address of the Ashram and contact Details are as below:

Sri Seshadri Swamigal Ashram Tiruvannamalai- 606 603, India.
Contact Person : Mr. Muthu Kumar, Advocate
Ph:+91 (4175) 236 999

Monday, September 21, 2009

Sri Sai Spiritual Centre, Tyagarajanagar, Bangalore

Sri Sai Spiritual Centre(SSSC) was founded by Radhakrishna Swamiji on April 4,1954. Sri Sai Spiritual Centre is the place where the restless mind finds peace and harmony.The holy Trinity-Sri Sai Baba, His Holiness Sri Narasimha Swamiji, His Holiness Sri Radhakrishna Swamiji adoring the sanctum sanctorum are the source of 'shanthi' and 'bliss'.





























The centre's daily religious program comprises Rudrabhishekha, Sahasranama Archana, Recitation of Sri Vishnu Sahasranama, chanting of Ashtakshari Bhajan, Aarati(Thrice a day) and Gita Parayana. Go Pooja(Cow Worship) takes place on Fridays. Special Poojas,havans and homas are conducted on special occasions like Guru Poornima, Baba's Mahasamadhi Day, Sri Radhakrishna Swamiji's Jayanthi Day and Sri Ramanavami.Besides, Sri Sathyanarayana Pooja, held on Poornima days attracts thousands of devotees.


Added to all this, a veda classes are conducted and a free medical unit treats about 50 patients every day. The centre is also helping poor students to take up further studies and has published books on Sai Baba and swamijis.


'Saipadananda'-a quarterly magazine in English and Kannada catalogues the various activities of the centre.The number of devotees who throng the centre is a proof of the growing power and popularity of Sai.On Thursdays, Poornima Days and special occasions, even the expanded and renovated building is inadequate to accommodate the rush of devotees.

Any note on the centre is incomplete without a mention of His Holiness Sri Radhakrishna Swamiji. A pole star in Sai's splendour,he is a shining example of absolute surrender to Sai-the Guru God. Having shared Sai Grace with everyone, he dedicated his life to spreading the fragrance of Baba's mercy, power and compassion.

Throughout his life under Sai grace, he was strength to the weak, prosperity to the poor and grace to the fallen. He was deputed in 1952 to do 'Sai Prachar' by Baba's apostle and Founder-president of the All India Sai Samaj, Chennai. His Holiness Sri Narasimha Swamiji. An illustrous disciple of a great master, he accomplished the sacred task in a truly exemplary manner. By spreading Sai love and dignity in and around Bangalore, he has enabled many to get a realisation of almighty Sai Baba-the master of universe.He represented the All India Sai Samaj in the Shirdi Sansthan Commitee.

The Portraits of Sri.Radhakrishna Swamiji and Sri.Narasimha Swamiji, the two great saints can be seen in Samadhi Mandir of Shirdi Saibaba.

Daily Events at the Mandir:


6-30AM : Kakadarathi
9-00AM : Rudrabhishekha
12-00noon : Noon Aarthi
6-15PM : Samoohika Vishnusahasranama Parayana
7-00PM : Bhajan
8-00PM : Arathi
8-15PM : Geeta recitation
8-45PM : Shejarathi


Temple Address:

Sri Sai Spiritual Centre 63/7, Sai Baba Mandir Road,1 Block, Thyagarajanagar, BANGALORE - 560 028,India. Phone: +91 80 26766922 Email:spiritualcentre@ssscsaipadananda.org,sscsaipadananda@ssscsaipadananda.org

Books Released:

1978
1. "The Silver Jubilee Souvenir". 2. "Muddu Makkalige Olavina Kanike"- Kannada translation by Sri B.S. Narayanana Murthy, of the original english version Sri Radhakrishna Swamiji's Gifts to Little Children. 3. "Talks with Swamiji"-Compiled by Prof. P.S. Narayana Rao and Dr. B K Raghu Prasad. 4. Publication of the booklet "Gems from the Sayings of Sri Sai Baba", with Kannada rendering , compiled by Sri B.S.Narayana Murthy.

1981
1. 'Apostle of Love', a biography on Sri Radhakrishna swamiji written by Sri R.Parthasarthy. 2. "Sri Radhakrishna Swamiji's Recipes", Compiled by Sri R.Seshadri. 3. Album of 200 crayon sketches drawn by Sri Radhakrishna Swamiji, presented to the Centre by Smt and Sri A.V.Kannan.

1983
April 21st Release of the book "Sai baba - ravara prema dootha sri narasimha swamiji" in Kannada by Sri B.S.Narayana Murthy of the original english version by Sri Radhakrishna Swaniji's "Sri Narasimha Swamiji, Apostle of Sai Baba.


1984
Jan.27th Release of "Gems from Sri Radhakrishna Swamiji's Sayings", with Kannada renderings, Compiled by Sri B.S.Narayana Murthy.

1996
In July Release of Kannada translation of "Apostle of Love" Prema Dootha Saipadananda Sri Radhakrishna Swamiji by Dr.P.S.Narayana Rao.

1997
Release of the book God Who Walked On Earth by Sri R.Parthasarthy. Saipadananda special issue.Introduction to trinity and sri sai spiritual centre.

1999
'Thus Spoke Saipadananda' (In English & Kannara), A collection of saying of Sri Radhakrishna Swamiji - compiled by Sri R. Seshadri.

2001
Shridi Guide - compiled by Air core TMM raghavan'Eternal Sai' - by S. Mawey (Reprinted)

2002
Light of Wisdom - Shirdi Sai Baba by sai ananda.Shirdiyalli Amiritha Dhare - Kannada version of amrosia of shirdi.