Lendi Baug &Nandadeep

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Lendi Baug



 At some distance from Gurusthan, there is the Lendi Baug. This garden was made and watered daily by Baba himself. It got its name from a nullah (a drain), which used to flow there. Baba used to come here every morning and afternoon and take rest under a neem tree. Baba dug a pit, 2 feet deep, under the neem tree and kept a deep (a lighting object) lit in that pit. An octagonal deepgriha (lighthouse) called Nanda Deep has been built in marble stone in memory of this place. It constantly burns in a glass box. On one side of the deepgriha is a pipal tree and on the other side is a neem tree. Other sites to visit are Datta Mandir and Khandoba Mandir.

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

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Nanda Deep

Towards the north-east of Lendi Bagh, Baba used to keep a lighted lamp. This was started by him in the year 1890. He dug a small pit in the ground and kept the lamp inside and covered the pit with basket. As time passed by, the lamp continued to burn and two trees, one neem and another banyan, were planted on each side. Even now devotees go round the trees and the lighted lamp (Nanda Deep). Most of the devotees believe that by going round the Nanda Deep, there will not be any quarrels among wife and husband and they would lead a happy life with the blessings of Baba.

From Shri Saisatcharitra

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




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LENDI BAGH
Lendi was the name of a little stream on the outskirts of the village. Hence
the land nearby was called 'Lendi Bagh' by Baba. Baba was rather rigid in
this routine, and everyday He made His rounds in the morning and afternoon
to Lendi Ba°h, often accompanied by His Bhaktas, Butti, Bhagoji and Nimonkar
but He entered the garden alone and spent sometime. This Lendi garden was
purchased by Moreshwar Pradhan. A few years before the land was purchased,
Baba took Pradhan and the two sons of Chandorkar to Lendi Bagh. There Baba
dug small holes in the earth and gave some corn to Pradhan to put in the
holes which He covered with earth and asked Pradhan to water them. Pradhan
gave wonderful relevance to this incident as being the first seeds of
thought in his mind to buy this land for Baba's use.
NEEM TREE
To the left of the Nanda Deep are two Neem trees. These were planted by
Baba.
NANDADEEP
When Baba went to Lendi Bagh daily He lit the 'Nanda Deep'. At that time it
was placed in a pit and Abdul Baba looked after it. Abdul states that Baba
sat with His back to the 'Jyoth1 and from there the lamp was not visible to
Baba. Abdul brought pots °t water and placed them near the Nanda Deep and
Baba poured *ater in various directions (Ref. DE, p. 144). In 1942 Gal****ar
Ullt a par over which was placed the Nanda Deep and now it is contained in a
marble pillar and shielded with glass and protected from the elements. The
Pujari of the Gurusthan tends it and keeps u Perpetually burning as Baba
did.

(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)

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




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