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SHRI SAI BABA

OF SHIRDI, THE PERFECT MASTER

“ Sai Baba of Shirdi, as He is known to the world, is a Saint of the highest spiritual order who has millions of devotees in India and abroad. His parentage, place and
date of birth are not known clearly although there are many theories written by numerous authors. Believed to have appeared for the fi rst time at Shirdi, a small village
in Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra in the year 1852 A.D, He stayed there for two years. He left Shirdi and reappeared in 1858 and stayed there for a period of
sixty years up to 15 October, 1918, the day on which His soul embarked on its heavenly journey. His holy tomb and shrine are at Shirdi which is visited by millions of
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people from all religions and all walks of life from all over the world. Today He is a household name in India. Shirdi SAI Baba preached religious tolerance, universal
brotherhood, mutual love, respect and cooperation among human beings. Self-illumined of all the philosophies of the world, He professed and practiced humanism.
Love and sacrifi ce were the key principles in all His actions. For Him there was only one God (sabka malik ek). He fed the hungry, cared for the sick, provided shelter
for the destitute and gave solace to the distressed. He loved children immensely and took personal care of their character building and happiness. The children were
drawn to Him for the love they received from Him. The messiah of the masses also cared for the well being of the animals. The daily donations He received were
distributed amongst the needy, and His followers. He accumulated no wealth, created no institution in His name, nor did He choose any successor during His life
time. He treated all devotees as His children without expecting any returns. Baba’s life history is well written in a book captioned ‘Shri SAI Satcharitra’, a publication

of Shri Shirdi SAI Baba Sansthan, the offi cial organisation looking after the shrine. More than thousands of temples, educational and medical institutions have been
created in His name in India and abroad. Shri SAI is universally accepted ‘SADGURU’, a perfect master, on which we enshrine the doctrines of the GURU SHISHYA
PARAMPARA in SAI International School.
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