Sai Baba’s teaching combined elements of Hinduism and Islam: he gave the Hindu name Dwarakamayi to the mosque he lived in, practiced Hindu and Muslim rituals, taught using words and figures that drew from both traditions, and was buried in Shirdi. He taught a moral code of love, forgiveness, helping others, charity, contentment, inner peace, and devotion to God and guru. He had no love for perishable things and his sole concern was self-realization. Sai Baba remains a very popular saint, especially in India, and is worshipped by people around the world. Thus Sai Baba denotes “holy father”, “saintly father” or “poor old man”. The honorific “Baba” means “father grandfather old man sir” in Indo-Aryan languages. However Sāī may also refer to the Sanskrit term “Sakshat Eshwar” or the divine. Sai or Sayi is a Persian title given to Sufi saints, meaning ‘poor one’. Mahalsapati, a local temple priest, recognized him as a Muslim saint and greeted him with the words ‘Ya Sai!’, meaning ‘Welcome Sai!’. The name “Sai” was given to him upon his arrival at Shirdi, a town in the west-Indian state of Maharashtra. No verifiable information is available regarding Sai Baba’s birth and place of birth. Many devotees believe that he was a Satguru, an enlightened Sufi Pir, or a Qutub. Many Hindu devotees – including Hemadpant, who wrote the famous Shri Sai Satcharitra – consider him an incarnation of Lord Krishna while other devotees consider him as an incarnation of Lord Dattatreya. Sai Baba of Shirdi also known as Shirdi Sai Baba was an Indian guru, yogi, and fakir who is regarded by his Hindu and Muslim devotees as a saint. The temple opens on 5 AM with morning prayers and close down at 10 PM with night prayers. The first floor of the temple has the pictures depicting the life of the saint. The temple has an assembly hall for about 600 devotees. The idol of Baba is a marvelous statue made up of Italian marble built by Late Balaji Vasant in 1954.
The railings around it are full of ornamental decorations. The Samadhi of Baba is built with white marble stones.
However, according to the legends, Sai Baba manifested himself as Murlidhar and the temple became the Samadhi Mandir of Baba. He wanted to keep an idol of Murlidhar there. The Samadhi Mandir of Shri Sai Baba was actually owned by a millionaire from Nagpur and a famous Sai devotee Shreemant Gopalrao. Abhishek & daily four Aratis are performed here.
The articles handled by Baba are preserved & displayed here in a special showroom. Sai Baba’s Samadhi Mandir: This is the place where Sacred Body of Baba is resting in Samadhi.
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