श्री साईबाबा समाधी शताब्‍दी सोहळ्याचा शुभारंभ

by Shrutee K/DNS

Shri Saibaba Samadhi Centenary Celebrations being held on behalf of Shri Saibaba Sansthan will be inaugurated at the auspicious hands of His Highness Hon Shri Ram Nath Kovind, President of India on the 01st October 2017at 11 a.m. through a Flag hoisting at Lendibaug, Shirdi. This information was provided by Chairman of the Sansthan Dr. Suresh Haware. Press conference held under the Chairmanship of Dr. Haware, was attended by dignitaries namely Vice Chairman Chandrashekhar Kadam,  Chief Executive Officer Shrimati Rubal Agrawal, Trustees S/Shri.  Bhausaheb Wakchaoure, Bipindada Kolhe, Raja Bali Singh and Trustee  Chairman, Municipal Council Mrs. Yogita Shelke and others.

Dr. Haware said that Maharashtra Chief Minister Mr. Devendra
Fadanavis would Chair the event and Hon. Governor Shri C. Vidyasagar would ne Honorable Guest. Dignitaries those would be present on the occasion would be Guardian Minister Ram Shinde, leader of Opposition Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil, Monister of State (Home) and others. A huge Flag procession will be taken out from Shirdi city via Palakhi Marg. The procession will include various Tableaus for Shri Sai Chariot along with various show pieces. Band, Dhol, Lezim, Jhanz and Bhajan teams will participate in the procession. The Flag procession will also have traditional musical instruments such as Shehnai, Sambal, Shenai Chowghada and others. A Ganesh Yag Yadnya Celebrations have been
rranged at lendibaug, Datta Temple on behalf of Upasani Kanyakumari Sthan, Sakuri, Taluka Rahata.
           

Samadhi Centenary Celebrations will be organized between 01st October 2017 and 18th October 2018. On this occasion various cultural, social, motivational as a well as Paduka Darshan programs will be organized. Religious programs will include Kojagiri Pournima, Shri Laxmi Kuber poojan, Kartik Ekadashi, Shri Datta Jayanti, World Sai Temple Trustee Conference (Global Sai Temple Trust Summit) Ganesh Yag Yadnya, Vishnu Yag Yadnya, Rudra Swahakar Yadnya, Shri Ram Navami Utsav, Shri Guru Pournima utsav, Shri Sai Saccharit Parayan Celebrations, Community Stavan Manjiri Pathan and others.
           

Under the social programs Eye Checking and FREE number spectacles distribution, Eye surgery camp, Jaipur Foot Camp, Huge Blood Donation Camp, Cancer Diagnosis Camp, Food distribution Camp, Eye and organ Donation camps, Heart ailment Diagnosis Camp and Tree Plantation have been organized. Cultural programs during the year will include Tal-Vadya Kacheri program by Pt. Vijay Ghate, Shri Ajit Kadkade, Sai Bhajan program by Shri Sukhvinder Singh, Janta Raja Mega Drama, Geet Ramayan by Shridhar Phadke, Ramleela and other programs. Motivational programs will include addresses by Shri Pralhad Dada Pai, Vidya Wachaspti Shri Shankar Abhyankar, Shivyog Satsang program by Shri Avadhoot Shivanand Maharaj, Ramayan program by HBP Shri Ramrao Maharaj, Flute Recital by Pt. Hariprasad Chourasia, Pravachan by Shri Shivkripananda Swamiji and others. Dignitaries namely Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Shri Morari Bapu, Shri Charudtta Aphale,, Yoga Guru Ramdev Baba and other have also been invited.
           

During the Shri Sai Samadhi Centenary Celebrations Shri Saibaba Paduka darshan will be organized at every District of the State, every State in the country and at 25 countries of the world. The Paduka Darshan Celebrations will be inaugurated on the 12th October 2017 at Sai Seva Trust, Goa.  After this Paduka Darshan Celebrations will move to Kanakavali, Karhad, Channai, Pondicherry, Koimbtore, Bhopal, Surat, Ahemadabad, Nagpur and other cities. During 9th November 2017 and 27th November 2017 the Paduka Darshan Celebrations will be carried to many provinces of the United States of America namely Edison/S, Plainfield, New Jersey, Boston, Albany, Columbia, Detroit, Chicago, Minneapolis,
Kansas, St. Louis, Nasa valley, Atlanta, Charlotte, Verginia, Merryland, Delaware, Philadelphia, New York and others.
           

Dr. Suresh Haware has appealed to Sai devotees and everyone to participate in this huge Samadhi Centenary Celebrations. He has said that the celebrations are being held with the cooperation of all
trustees, Shirdi city residents, and all the Sai devotees and everyone
should cooperate in these celebrations.