Shirdi - LENDI BAGH &...

[Dipika]

PEEPUL TREE
To the right of the Nanda Deep is this holy Peepul tree. Baba went daily to
Lendi Bagh and spent two to three hours below these trees (Neem and Peepul).
This Peepul tree began to dry and Baba gave life to it and made Navgriha
installation in this tree, as a mark of which the stem of this tree has nine
large branches and nine roots. There is also a Ganesh formation on this
tree.
Devotees do Pradakshina starting from the Nanda Deep around the Neem trees,
then the Peepul tree and back to Nanda Deep. This will complete one
Pradakshina. Having done so they bow to Nanda Deep which is the giver of
'light of knowledge', the Neem tree is symbolic of Lakshmi and the Peepul is
Ashwatha representing Lord Shri Krishna. This particular Peepul tree having
the Navgriha and Ganesh on it is considered very sacred. The women after
prayer ceremoniously tie a string round the tree for the longevity of their
husbands.
BABA'S WELL
It is situated straight ahead of the floral canopied entrance, by the side
of the western compound wall. Baba Himself with the manual help of His
devotees both rich and poor dug and built this well (Ref. SSB, Pradhan,
p.48). The water of this well became famous in the vicinity, for driving
away fevers and other ailments. Previously devotees used to take water from
this well, and then it gradually dried up. In 1983 A.R. Shinde deepened this
well and water was found in abundance.
There were two wells in Shirdi in those days, one in Lendi Bagh and the
other behind Baba's Samadhi. Devotees throng to this well and take Darshan
of it as it was dug by Baba Himself.
DATATREYA MANDIR
In front of the Nanda Deep, a little distance away is this Dattatreya
Mandir. This temple was built by two local devotees of Baba. The statue was
installed with due formalities by the Sansthan in 1976 August. There is a
small Audumbar tree behind this temple. The Pujari from the Gurusthan looks
after this temple. On Dattajayanti Day the Pujaris from the Samadhi Mandir
do Arati to Lord Datta. The devotees make Pradakshina of this temple and get
their wishes fulfilled.
Behind this Datta Mandir was another small Datta Mandir.


(Adopted from Ambrosia In Shirdi by Dr.Vinny Chitluri, this book can be read
at http://saileelas.org/books/ambrosiainshirdi1.htm and this book is a
virtual guide on Shirdi with
lots of rare photos on Baba)

From: "leeladhar" <leedhar@...>
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JISKE SIR UPAR TU SAI WOH DUKH KAISA PAAYE!

Sai baba let your holy lotus feet be our sole refuge.OMSAIRAM


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