From the Sculptors....
enclosed safely in a box at Shirdi
Dr Narayana along with pujari welcoming Baba with Arthi and Pooja
enclosed safely in a box at Shirdi
Dr Narayana along with pujari welcoming Baba with Arthi and Pooja
Standing in the truck along with the pujari welcoming Baba's idol is Dr Narayana who has reached his last but one stage of getting Baba's idol to the temple he has lovingly built for Baba to cater many villages surroundin Pudur in Ranga Reddy district of State Andhra Pradesh.
This temple is a perfect example to how love for Baba can transform a devotee..........
This temple is a perfect example to how love for Baba can transform a devotee..........
Four trips to Jaipur, from Hyderabad for checking the surfacing features of Baba, and explain to sculptor about the microscopic disparity that to a commoner is not evident. With the precision of a surgeon who sees every detail in micro bits, Dr Narayana went on to get the idol done until it came according to exactly what he visualized Baba to be like. He consulted a very blessed painter who paints Baba as Shri Jayakar did many years back (painting of Baba at Dwarakamai). This painter gave few suggestions and due to ill health unable either to travel to Jaipur or explain well to the sculptor on phone made Sri Naresh Bhardwaj (sculptor)to travel from Jaipur to Hyderabad to understand the suggestion. Like the saying goes ‘If the mountain will not come to Muhammad, then Muhammad must go to the mountain'. My apprehension that so many suggestions and trips to check the idol may create bad vibes got dispelled at the enthusiasm Sri Naresh Bharadwaj showed and welcomed all discussions since for them too it was a new experience to have such devotee who wanted to take home a perfectly chiseled Baba idol.
After it was finally decided Baba is ready to be brought home (Pudur temple).
It was unspoken feeling all had to perform the first Puja and Arti for Baba at Shirdi.
Hence, Dr.Narayan’s journey to Shirdi to welcome Baba. The land of Shirdi itself gives you a blanket of warmth upon entering and a feeling of heartrending, lost while leaving.
Dr Narayana was full of zeal like a child showed the photograph of Baba’s idol to pujari’s there to obtain their opinion. Very intriguing incident took place when he showed the photos. Pundits were annoyed with him and asked him who allowed him to take Baba’s snaps in Shirdi. Baffled, it took few moments to understand that the pujaris took the photos of Baba to be of those of Baba’s idol at Shirdi. Dr Narayana’s joy was boundless he was thrilled at the implication of such statement.
No other comment is required for the feat Dr Narayana achieved by taking pains to travel from Hyderabad to Jaipur to check on the developments of Baba’s idol.
After the rituals of welcome at Shirdi, Baba’s idol was installed in October 2011 Vijayadashmi day and is being worshipped by the villagers surrounding this temple with lot of devotion.
Note; this idol is donated by Sreedhar Kalidindi
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