Chapter 18
Shiridilu Utsavalu
Old picture of Dwarakamai (Baba holding book in hand)
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Old Chavadi (Photo courtesy: Sai amrita dhara web site)
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Sai Pallakki
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Sri Raghuveera purandhare
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Sri Saibaba’s paduka and satka
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Sri Hari Sitaram Dixit
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Sri Tatya Kote Patil
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Sri Abdulla Baba
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Missing: Poojya Radhakrishna Ayi
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Ratha used during the Chavadi utsav
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Tulasi brindavan in Dwarakamai
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Shyamakarna horse with trainer
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Shyamakarna with trainer – Sri Nanasaheb Kasgiwale (Photo courtesy: Avo Sai Bijlee YouTube channel)
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Shyamakarna related information in Shirdi museum (Photo courtesy: Avo Sai Bijlee YouTube channel)
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Shyamakarna’s samadhi in Lendi baug (Photo courtesy: Avo Sai Bijlee YouTube channel)
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Lalkari’s in Dwarakamai
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Chavadi utsava illustration (Photo courtesy: Sri Sai Sacharitra, Shirdi Saibaba Sanstan Trust, Shirdi)
Chavadi procession
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Chavadi Procession
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Chavdi Utsav – Painting by Sri Shyamrao Jaykar (along with prominent devotees of Baba)
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Umbrella used during chavdi procession (Photo courtesy: Sai Keashr Prakashan, Pune)
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Chavadi utsav
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Gulal powder
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Sri M W Pradhan
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Sri Hemadpant
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Sri Mahalsapathi
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Sri Saibaba in Chavadi
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Shirdi Saibaba in Chavadi with crown
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Sri Nimonkar
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Sri Shyama
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Chamara
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Chilims used by Baba
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Sri Saibaba smoking chilim
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Missing: Smt. Jog
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Sri Jog
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Sri Kashiram Bala Shimpi
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Missing: Sri Triambak
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Smt. And Sri. Anna Chinchanikar (Smt. Lakshmi Bai and Sri Damodhar Babare) (Photo courtesy: Sai Keashr Prakashan, Pune)
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Chavadi
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Plaque above the front door of Chavadi (Photo courtesy: Sai amrita dhara web site)
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Poojya Master at chavdi along with Sri Shivaneshan Swami (Photo courtesy: Sri Jagadish Murari)
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Sri Madhav Adkar performing aarthi to Sri Saibaba
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Missing: Sri Megha
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Sri Saibaba’s lendi route
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Sri Saibaba’s lendi yatra (Baba leaning against Pilaji Gurav’s house)
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Umbrella used during Lendi procession (Photo courtesy: Sai Keashr Prakashana, Pune)
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Sri Sai Baba’s padukas at Sri Pillagi Gurav’s house where Baba used to stand
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Another photo taken during lendi yatra (Baba is invisible)
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Sri Pilaji Gurav (fourth from left, sitting cross legged)
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Sri Pilagi Gurav’s House and Paduka (old photo)
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Missing: Pilaji Gurav’s son
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Sriman Buti
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Missing: Sri Madhav Fasle
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Sri Nandadeep
Lendi garden Nanda deep old photo (Photo courtesy: Sai Keashr Prakashan, Pune)
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Missing: Sri Gopal Rao Gunda
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Sri Damu Anna
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Well in Lendibagh
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Missing: Sri Amir shakkar dalal
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Two flags on Dwarakamai
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Sri Bhishma (Photo courtesy: Sai Keashr Prakashan, Pune)
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Sri Saibaba garlanding Bhishma before sankeertana (Photo courtesy: Shirdi Sri Saibaba Sanstan Trust, Shirdi)
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Sri Kaka Mahajani
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Gopal Kala utsav (Dahi Handi) in Dwarakamai (Photo courtesy: http://www.saibabaofshirdi.net/)
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Missing: Sri Balabuva mali
Missing: Sri Balabuva sutar
Missing: Sri Balabuva sutar
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Sri Dasganumaharaj’s keertan at Dwaraka mai (Photo courtesy: Shirdi Sri Saibaba Sanstan Trust, Shirdi)
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Ramanavami Keertanakars
| Time line | Person performing keertan |
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| 1911-12 | K.J. Bhishma and Kaka Mahajani |
| 1913 | Bala Bua Mali |
| 1914 | Bala Bua Satarkar (Bala Buva Sutar) |
| 1915-1944 | Dasganu Maharaj |
| 1945-1985 | Anant Rao Atwale (grandson of Dasganu Maharaj) |
| 1986-present | Information not available |
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Sri Ramanavami utsav (Photo courtesy: Sai Keashr Prakashan, Pune)
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Sri Ramanavami kusti sports at Shirdi (Photo courtesy: Sai Keashr Prakashan, Pune)
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Sri Ramanavami utsav, Shirdi (Photo courtesy: Sai Keashr Prakashan, Pune)
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Sri Ramanavami Utsav, Shirdi (Photo courtesy: Sai Keashr Prakashan, Pune)
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Sri Ramanavami utsav, shops in Shirdi (from Shirdi Museum)(Photo courtesy: Sainaresh Kancharla)
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Sri Tathya Saheb Noolkar
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Missing: Sri Dada Khelkar
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Pillar near Dhuni (with Baba’s paduka, to which Sri Sai Baba directed worship on Guru poornima)(Photo courtesy: Saiamritadhara web site)
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Sri Ramana Maharshi
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Sri Swami Sharanananda
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Merudhanda and different chakras
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Sri Nanasaheb Chandorkar
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Gaddi of Sri Sai Baba
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Gaddi of Baba in Shirdi Museum (Photo courtesy: Sainaresh Kancharla)
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Old Dwarakamai
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Sri Dwarakamai after renovation
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Sri SaiBaba throwing Tatya’s headgear to agni (Photo courtesy: Shirdi Sri Saibaba Sanstan Trust, Shirdi)
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Sri Bhagoji Shinde
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Missing: Sri Kondaji
Missing: Sri Gabaji
Missing: Sri Tukaram
Missing: Sri Gabaji
Missing: Sri Tukaram
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