Photo: Walkathon ~ Chennai tO Shirdi

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On 27th July`2014,
a group of 13 Sai Baba devotees from Chennai walked all the way to Shirdi with "Sai Baba’s palanquin".
On their arrival in Shirdi they were given a warm welcome by the Shri Saibaba Sansthan Trust,
who congratulated them for their 31-day feat.

This is not for the first time for this group to make the 1650 km long Walkathon from Chennai to Shirdi.
To invoke the blessings of Sai Baba, they have been walking the same since the past 4 years
and every year they carry Sai Baba’s palanquin as a mark of their devotion for Baba.
“Next year, we wish to bring Sai Baba’s chariot”, the Sai Walkers’ leader said.

The group used to walk 50 kilometres every day and
they covered the 1650 km distance between Chennai and Shirdi in 31-days.
After leaving Chennai, they took “Sai Darshan” at Sai temple in Mailapur,
and later paid their obeisance at Pattipulam Sai temple which is 70 Km from their origin.
Here the Temple President K. V. Ramani felicitated every one of the Sai walkers
with Tulsi garland, and wished them ‘a happy, comfortable, walk ahead’.

Ramani kept in touch the ‘walkers’ throughout their march inquiring about their health.

This group of the Walkathon visited Tirupati and Pandharpur enroute.
At Tirupati, they invoked the blessings of Balaji.
And at Pandharpur, the Sai Walkers had Darshan of Shri Vithhal.

On arrival in Shirdi, they said “Saibaba is the great Saint of this era.
We experience his existence and presence every day.
We must pray from the depths of our heart to be heard”

Source: www.saiamrithadhara.com












Tapasya (Penance) is ThreefOld -
1) The highest fOrm is Sattvic tapas - like MeditatiOn, Pranayama & yOga.
This Tapas is dOne with nO desire of achieving anything.
It is again threefOld — Of the bOdy, Of speech and Of mind.
The first is service Of Others;
the secOnd truthfulness; and third, cOntrOl and cOncentratiOn.

2) Rajasic tapas - like cOntinuous fasting & expOsing the bOdy tO heat/cOld
tO dissipate desires and attachments.
This type Of tapas is dOne with the desire Of achieving sOmething
and usually causes repressiOn, thus the benefits are minimal.
Sattvic Tapas dOne fOr shOw/name Or fame becOmes a Rajasic tapas.

3) Tamasic tapas - like fOrcing/tOrturing the bOdy, which thereby affects the mind.
Like putting nails all Over the bOdy, standing fOr lOng periOds, walking On fire etc
....Swami Satyananda Saraswati






"Being in a state of equanimity, and enduring whatever cOmes
— hOt Or cOld, gOOd Or bad, praise Or criticism is Tapasya.
FOrbearing the OppOsites is called Tapasya, and it is essential in life.
Hence, Tapasya is nOt dOne tO please gOd Or tO attain Self-realisatiOn,
but tO make bOdy and mind strOnger."
....Sri Sri Ravi Shankarji


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