1911-12
Sagun Meru Nalk arrived at Shirdi at the age of 23 and on Baba's advice settled permanently running a small restaurant. for the devotees visiting Shirdi.
1912,. Jan.
Dadasaheb Khaparde's youngest son Balwant was cured of bubonic plague by Baba by taking the disease on himself.
1912, Jan. 3
Megha fed some Brahmins on completion of his Gayatri Purascharana. Dadasaheb Khaparde attended it Sathe Wada.
1912, Jan. 19
Megha died at Shirdi at about 4 A.M. Baba lamented loudly and followed the funeral procession for some distance. Baba showered flowers on Megha's body.
1912., Jan 20
Bapusaheb Jog started performing Baba's Pooja and Arati after Megha's death. He continued this till Baba's Samadhi and even some years afterwards until he shifted to Sakuri and joined Upasani Maharaj there.
1912.
Transformation of Dwaraka mai started. Pits were patched up and the stone slabs fixed on the floor. Baba gave up sack-cloth seat and start using cushion seat andboister in deference to devotees' wishes
1912.Jan
Ganapatrao, father of Tatya Kote Patil passed away. Tatya Patil stopped sleeping in the Dwaraka mai with Baba.
1912, Feb. 25
Madhavrao Deshpande (Shama) left Shirdi to attend Kakasaheb Dixit's son's thread-ceremony at Nagpur. and Nanasaheb Chandorkar's son's wedding at Gwalior. From there accompanied by Appa Kote, he went on a pilgrimage to Mathura, Prayag, Ayodhya, Kashi and Gaya. At Gaya Madhavrao saw Baba's picture at the priest's house and was reminded of Baba's words, "After visiting Kashi and Prayag I would be ahead of Shama."
1912, Mar.15
Dadasaheb Khaparde returned to Amraoti. Mrs. Laxmibai Khaparde stayed behind.
1912, Ram-navami
Bala Buva Sutar, known as 'Modern Tukaram', wasinvited to perform Ram-navami Kirtan. When he bowed down in obeisance, Baba said, "I know this man since last 4 years". Bala Buva had never met Sai Baba before but 4 years ago at Bomba'y, he had prostrated before Baba's picture. Thus Baba proved to His devotees that seeing His picture was equivalent to seeing Him in person.
1912., April
First visit of Balaram Dhurandhar along with his brothers. Before they arrived Baba had expressed, "Today many of my Durbar people are coming". Baba offered Balaram 'Chillim, to smoke and since then his 6 year old asthma was cured for ever
1912, Shravan 15
Guru-sthan padukas installed under the Neem Tree at. Shirdi
1913.
First visit of Mahadev Rao Sapatnekar of Akkalkot accompanied by his younger brother Pandit Rao. When Mahadev Rao prostrated before Baba, the latter shouted 'Chal hat' (Get away).
1913
Baba gave at Dwaraka mai darshan of himself as Vitthal and Rakhumai of Pandharpur to the wife and mother of R. B. Purandare of Bandra.
1913, Ram-Navaimi
Bala Buva Satarkar performed Ram-Navami Kirtan at Shirdi and Baba gave him a gift of Rs.150/- for the Kirtan.
1913, May
Wamanrao Patel (Swami Sai Sharanananda ji) visited Shirdi again and this time stayed for 11 months. (Aged 24 - 25 Years.)
1913
Rao Bahadur Sathe got,a son by Baba's Grace at the age of 57 years.
1914
Sapatnekar of Akkalkot arrived at Shirdi again with wife and returned being blessed for begetting a son.
1914, Feb. 14
Mr.B.V. Deo(Memlatdar of Dahanu in Thane Distict) was charged by Baba for stealing His rag and after lot of abusing and scolding was favoured with instructions to read Dnyaneshawari regularly every day as per Deo's desire.
1914, Feb. 22
A Sadhak of Yoga (Swami Ram Baba) visited Shirdi and seeing Baba eating bread with onion got suspicious and disappointed. However Baba proved His power of omniscience by reading his mind and the Sadhak returned highly satisfied and blessed.
1914, April 2.
Before the year was over, Baba appeared to Deo in a dream and inquired if he understood Dnyaneshwari properly. Deo said 'No' and added that without Baba's Grace it will not be understood. Then Baba explained to Deo how to read it slowly and without making haste.
1914, Ram-Navami
Das Ganu was ordained by Baba to perform. Ram-Navami Kirtan at Shirdi every year.
1914, Shravan
H. H. Shri Vasudevananda Saraswati (Temple Swami) left His mundane body at Garudeshwar on the banks of River Nannada in Gujarat. (Aged 80 years)
1914. July 15
Kashinath Upasani left Shirdi (total stay 3 years, 19 days) and proceeded towards Nagpur, Khadakpur etc.
Sage of Sakuri by H. H. Narasimha Swam!, P.210.L.S.Vol.11, P. 271
1915,Dec.
Sai Baba 'suffered from asthma and was very weak. Yet He climbed over Radhakrishna Mai's roof with a ladder. Paid Rs. 2/- to the person bringing and placing the ladder.
1915, Dec.
Balakram Mankar passed away at Shirdi.
1915, Dec.
Mrs. Tarkhad (wife of Babasaheb Tarkhad of Bandra) sent a pedha (ball of sweetmeat) which was already offered as naivadya and that too with Balakram's son Govindji who was in mourning. Yet Baba swallowed it with great eagerness and love
1915, Dec. 30
Construction work of Booty's Wada was in progress
1916
Sai Baba made Das Ganu to do 'Nam-saptah and Kirtan' at Shirdi for a week
1916
Radhakrishna Mai passed away. (Aged 35 years)
1916.
Arrival of a Madrasi Bhajani Mela (Party of the Ramdasi Order)., Baba gave darshan to the chief's wife in the form of her beloved diety Shri Rama. The chief also got a dream and his attitude towards Baba was completely changed
1916
Nephew of Dr. Mulky from Malegaon (District Nasik), suffering from tubercular bone-abcess, was fully cured by Sai Baba's Udi and his loving glance. The doctor himself visited Shirdi afterwards and became a staunch devotee of Shri Sai Baba.
1916
Annasaheb Dabholkar (Hemadpant) retired from Govt. service. On Guru Poumima Day while at Shirdi, Anna Chinchanikar pleaded before Baba for getting some other appointment for Hemadpant as his pension was quite insufficient and his family was growing.
1916, Vijaya Dashami
When in the evening Shirdi residents were returning from Seemollanghan ceremony (crossing of the border or limits village), Baba suddenly got into wild rage and taking off His head-dress, kafaffi and langota etc., tore them into pieces and threw them in the burning Dhuni before Him. The fire in the Dhuni became brighter and Baba stood there stark naked. Later when cooled down and dressed again Baba said, "This is My Simollanghan" and thus hinted at His departure from this world soon on Dassehra Day.
1916
Ramchandra Dada Patil became seriously ill. One night. appearing before him, Baba told him that he would recover soon but Tatya Patil will die on Vijaya Dashami Day in 1918. Thus by substituting Tatya's name for His, Baba foretold His passing away.
1916
Baba averted Gopal Narayan Ambadekar's effortof suicide by prompting him to read an appropriate incident from Akkalkot Swami's Chaiitra.
1917
Parayana (study for 7 days) of Guru Charitra by one Mr.. Sathe (Not Rao Bahadur Sathe of Sathe Wada) and Baba's vision to him on the last day. Shama narrated to Hemadpant the story of Radbabai Deshmukh and Baba asking Hemad- pant to narrate the same to Him again blessed Hemadpant by pouring into his hands sugar-candy as prasad.
1917, May19
Lokmanya Tilak arrived at Shird! with Dadasaheb Khaparde for Baba's Darshan.
1917
Haiibhau Karffik of Dahanu (District Thane) wished to offer. one more rupee to Baba while leaving Shirdi, but could not do so. On the way at Nasik, in the Kala Rama Temple another saint Narasing Maharaj demanded one rupee from him. Kaniik gave it willingly thinking that Baba was demanding the rupee he wanted to offer. at Shirdi.
1917
Sai Baba appeared at thane (North of Born'bay) to inquire the well-being of Appasaheb Kulkarni's wife and children when the latter was away on tour. When Appasaheb returned. Baba not only fulfilled his desire of offering Rs. 10 as Dakshina but also favoured him by returning nine rupees consecrated by His touch.
1917
Upasani Maharaj made Sakuri (near Rahata) his permanent residence. (Aged 47 years)
1918
Rao Bahadur Moreshwar Pradhan purchased Lendi Baug and later presented it to Shirdi Sansthan'.
1918, April 1
At Vile Parle (East) (now suburb of Bombay) on Hanuman Road, Narayan Mahadev Thosar (later known as Narayan Ashrarn) built a Hanuman Temple. On the day it was consecrated, Baba paid Rs. 25 to a Brahmin named Waze and made him perform Shri Satya-narayan Pooja
1918
Prof. G. G. Narke, son-in-law of Butty got a permanent job by Baba's Grace as Professor in the Engineering College at Pune
1918, August
Baba offered Hemadpant a glass of butter-milk and said, "Drink it all, you won't get such opportunity again
1918, Sep.9
Das Ganu wrote 'Shri Sai Stavan Manjaril at Maheshwar (Madhya Pradesh) on the banks of River Narmada.
1918, Sept.28
Nath Panthi saint Rama-Maruti of Kalyan passed away.
1918, Sept.28
Sai Baba had a slight attack of fever which lasted for 3- 4 days. Since then Baba abstained from food and day by day His weakness increased.
1918, Oct. 1
Baba asked a Brahmin devotee by name Waze to read 'Raum- Vijay' (by Sridhar Swami) and listened to it for 14 days.
1918,Oct. 8
A tiger met its death at the feet and presence of Sai Baba and was emancipated
1918Oct.,15, Tuesday.
On Vijaya Dashmi, Sai Baba left his mortal coil at about 2-30 p.m. Few minutes before, He gave Rs. 9/- as charity to Laxmibia Shinde.
1918, Oct. 16 Wednesday
Early morning Baba appeared to Das Ganu at Pandharpur, in dream and said, "The Dwaraka mai has collapsed and all the oilmen and grocers have troubled Me a lot. So I am leaving the place. Go there quickly and cover My body copiously With flowers".
1918,Oct.16 Wetdnesday
In the evening Baba's body was taken in procession through the Shirdi village and then interred in Butty Wada with due formalities
1918, Oct.27
On the 13th day Baba's devotees from all over gathered and funeral rites were performed by Balasaheb Bhate with. a feast to Brahmins and poor. Later Upasani accompanied by Bapusaheb Jog went to Prayag (Allahabad) and per- formed all the remaining obsequies on the banks of River Ganges
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