Veena Gupta, New Delhi, India
Write-up no 15
This Nav rathera I went to Shirdi and spent 7 days with Baba. I wanted to write my recent experiences but due to other activities this has been delayed. On 3rd April it was decided to go to Shirdi on the 5th morning, along with my friend Anita and her family. I hurriedly packed my stuff and left Delhi for Bombay. On my way from my residence to Anita's place I was thinking of taking ladoos for Baba and I was not sure that I will be able to buy it in Bombay. It was about6 in the morning and I found a shop half-open. I immediately asked the driver to stop. The shopkeeper told, that he usually open the shop at 9 AM and he has come to collect some papers from the shop. But he obliged to give ladoos. This is how I stared my journey with Baba's blessings.
In Bombay some pooja of Baba was performed for the opening of the new office of Aushim Khetrapal, husband of Anita and the producer of Sai Baba movie. It was the 1st day of Navrathra, During the pooja, pujareeji asked for some sweets for the pooja. On this I opened my packet of ladoos. This was also for Baba weather it is Shirdi or Bombay. To our surprise we found the ladoos sprinkled with the Udi. This was enough indication of Baba that He is with us and He has blessed us. In late evening we started for Shirdi by car and reached Shirdi early in the morning. We stayed in Shirdi up to Ram Naumi. During this period we saw the unusual scenes at Shirdi. The whole Shirdi was lit with bright lights, much brighter than the lights of Diwali of any city of India. Groups of hundreds of devotees were coming on foot from different places and particularly from Bombay along with a beautifully decorated palki of Baba. They will park the palki whereever they find a place and will sing Sai Bajans day and night. They have traveled the distance on foot and their feet were wounded. Without caring for any thing. they were 'must' in singing 'bhajans' . In the groups there were children also of all ages. I could even see mothers with 3-4 months old babies. All the palkies were well decorated and there were hundreds of them. For the Ram Naumi palki of Baba went around the whole village of Shirdi. The next day a well-decorated Rath of Baba went through the Shirdi. The procession of Palki and Rath were mixed with dances and Bands of Music etc. which was very colorful.
I could not enjoy the procession of Palki and Rath Yatra because I fell ill with high temperature and had to stay at hotel. In the evening I was cursing myself that having come to Shirdi I was unable to enjoy the celebrations, then I felt a strong wind passing through our room. The room was a closed one and the wind was quite strong. Anita and myself felt that Baba is not very far away and He has shown his presence. The next morning on the day of Ram Naumi when Anita woke up and she cried to see the Udi coming out from the photo of Baba kept on the TV in the hotel room. Hearing her cry the attendant rushed into the room and soon many people from the hotel had the darshen of Baba in our room. Later on few people from the management committee of Shirdi Sai Sansthan also visited Baba in our room. Shirdi Sai Sansthan for the first time had given the permission to shoot a movie in their premises. Huge sets were erected there for proper lighting etc. management gave the permission for Dwarka Mai, Guru Sthan, Chawri. Procession of Palki from Samadhi Mandir to Dwarka Mai and then to Chawari on Thursday night. The movie was "Sai Baba" about which I have written earlier. There was excitement all over. Star attraction was Mr. Sudhir Dalvi who appeared to be real Baba and people were touching his feet, which he was avoiding. Press also covered the event saying "Baba is roaming in Shirdi". The movie is now 40% complete and its description, its clippings and stills and other details have been put in the website
www.saibabamovie.com. Those interested in knowing more about Baba and His movie in making must visit this site also and give their suggestion to them or in Sai Vichaar or can send the same to me at
ashok@dgsd.delhi.nic.in or
veena_gupta_2000@yahoo.com. When I was away from my house in Delhi for the 2 Thursdays, there was no Udi from any photo or the Statue of Baba in our mandir, as Baba was with me on Shirdi trip.
Sai baba let your holy lotus feet be our sole refuge.OMSAIRAM
dipika duggal
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