Sai Baba and the Arati Tradition in Shirdi.

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Sai Baba and the Arati Tradition in Shirdi.

 

In our endeavour to bring more about Sai Baba and the traditions in Shirdi. A new book Arati Sai Baba has been uploaded in www.Saileelas.org

 

Devotees who visit Shirdi do not miss the Arati. They make it a point to attend atleast one Arati in Shirdi. They prefer to stand hours together in line or miss their sleep and stand in line just to sing Arati to Sai Baba.

It was Mhalsapati, the priest of the Khandoba shrine at Shirdi, who first worshipped Sai Baba in the Hindu fashion.

"In the beginning only Mhalsapati and Mahadev, son of Nanasaheb Chandorkar, used to worship Baba. Afterwards the tradition of arati was started. Morning (Kakad) and Night (Shej) Aratis were conducted in the Chavadi. Only Noon arati was performed in the Dwarakamai. The arati tradition was first started by Noolkar, a Retd. Mamaledar of Pandharpur." Shri Kakasaheb alias H.S. Dixit also says, "Before, Baba never allowed anybody to perform arati to him. But, after some time, (Lakshman Krishnaji) Tatyasaheb Noolkar had the honour of giving arati to Shri Sai Baba for the first time."

So it was to Shri Tatyasaheb alias (Laxman Krishnaji) Noolkar that the laurels of setting up the arati tradition in Shirdi go. In this book the tradition of Arati at Shirdi is given in detail.

Read the tradition of Arati completely here

Sairam

 

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