Reincarnation of almost every one is a well-known fact-never doubted by Hindus. The person born is sure to die and the person dead is sure to be reborn. It is to escape the pain and sorrow of repeated and endless rebirths (known as Samsara) that people aspire through Jnana and Bhakti. This escape is termed is `Moksha'. Hence, Paramagnanis and Parama Bhaktas are the exceptions to the above rule stated in the Gita. Sri Sai Baba is admitted by all who know the facts about him to be a Jnani and Bhakta of the highest order, whose Jnana was evidenced by his laya in the Supreme Brahman, and expressed by his "Main Allah Hum" i.e., Aham Brahmasmi. He had shed his ego and could and did truthfully say, "I have done nothing, I receive nothing"-when his body did or received something. He had no Karma Vasana to pull him back to the Earth, once he left it. But to this exception about Jnanis and Parama Bhaktas, there is an exception. That is, those such saints as may choose rebirth may be born again. These are the Apantaratmas who may, if they choose, not to appear in the flesh for a long time, after their departure and may suddenly reappear in a fleshy body and disappear at pleasure. Sai Baba is an Apantaratma. He might reincarnate at will. That is a possibility. As for the probability of such reincarnation, there are several indications favoring it. First Baba passed away in Dakshinayana (and the Gita says such souls will be born again). Secondly, he himself mentioned several times that he would reincarnate. He was requested by a Bombay young man to look after him in the next three births, those being the final births of that young man. Baba promised to take birth and be with him birth after birth. Baba made a very similar promise to a North Indian Judge. He also said in the presence of Sri Bapu Rao Chandorkar, that he would be born as the son of Bapu. Sri H.S.Dixit said that Baba, to the knowledge of several devotees, said that he would reappear as a boy of eight years.

These statements show that Sri Sai Baba may reappear in the flesh. But has he come?

Whenever there is an expectation of a great prophet a saint appearing in the flesh, a number of persons come forward with the claim that each of them is the expected Avatar. As Sai Baba promised to reincarnate, we have a crop of claimants averring that each of them is Sai Avatar. Several people of the Madras Presidency and Bombay Presidency have been informed of the existence of such "avatars" and these cases have been investigated. So far, no well-informed and well-known Sai Bhaktas have discovered any real incarnation of Sri Sai Baba, amongst these claimants.

In the first place, no one has been discovered who from the age of eight exhibits the remarkable traits of Sri Sai's personality. Next, none of these claimants is sons of any Bapu. Thirdly, none of the claimants has shown even a hundredth part of Sri Sai Baba's pure, truthful, loving, sympathetic and all-knowing nature and not even a tiny fraction of Sri Sai's wonderful siddhis. Where these do not appear in a claimant, that man's claim should be rejected without hesitation.

It is not intended by this article to denounce as imposters all that say "I am Sai Baba" or "I am Brahman", without possessing the qualification mentioned above. These slogans or formula may be uttered by a Sadhaka with a purpose. The ultimate truth is that the devotee or sadhaka and the Guru Sai are the same. Baba used to say so. The goal is reached by the Sadhaka by constantly rubbing the ideal into himself. As a man thinketh, so he will become. So some people, not very much advanced spiritually, do say "I am He. He is I. I am God (Siva)". Sai, like Siva, is a name for God with most Bhaktas. Sai Baba recommended it to several devotees that they should constantly think of Him and merge in Him. All that is unobjectionable. Similarly, if any one though not spiritually very high is regarded by others as their guru, they will be acting rightly in identifying that guru with Sai Baba or God and receive pooja etc., that is offered to God. This is unobjectionable, as it is ordained in the Sastras. What is objectionable is that any of the above persons should proclaim to the entire Hindu public that he or his guru is, in point of fact, an incarnation of God or of Sri Sai Baba and must be treated as such by the public. It is only this claim that has been dealt with in this article.

(Editorial in All India Sai Samaj's "Sai Sudha (June 1944)"by Pujyasri BV Narasimhaswami)
(Compiled by K.Ramaswamy, All India Sai Samaj, Chennai)
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Contributed Article: Bhaja Govindam Sloka 9

Contributed by Paritala Gopi Krishna, New Delhi, India

Satsangatve Nissangatvam
Nissangatve Nirmohatvam
Nirmohatve Nischalatattvam
Nischalatattve Jeevanmuktih
... Bhaja Govindam, Bhaja Govindam

Meaning:
Sat sangatve - through the company of the good, Nissangatvam - (there arises) non-attachment, Nissangatve - through non-attachment, Nirmohatvam - (there arises) freedom from delusion, Nirmohatve - through the freedom from delusion, Nischala - Immutable, Tattvam - Reality, Nischalatattve - through the Immutable Reality, Jeevanmuktih - (comes) the state of 'liberated-in-life'.

Substance:
The company of the good weans one away from false attachments; from non-attachment comes freedom from delusion, when the delusion ends, the mind becomes unwavering and steady and from an unwavering and steady mind comes Jeevat Mukti (liberation even in this life).

Commentary:
It is very clear from what has been said so far that to live in attachment is, certainly, an ill rewarding program of existence. To waste one's life in lust and in passion of one's flesh is definitely dissipating oneself in all faculties. One has to withdraw from all such activities and spend the energy so conserved in seeking and serving God. The best, easiest and the only way for such a conduct is to associate oneself with good and enlightened men, which provides occasion for one to practice withdrawal from desire and attachment. As desires and attachments become less and less, the delusion diminishes and calmness and equanimity descends upon oneself. As we have understood from the earlier commentary, desire and delusion wrap the mind and cloud the perception, obstructing the power to discriminate between the good and the bad, between the lofty and the low and between shreyas and preyas.

Desire and attachment are the cause of delusion and delusion leads to confusion. As the mind ceases to agitate, internal purity ensues. At this stage, one reaches the state of equilibrium and enjoys divine peace. It is a step-by-step struggle like the elements of good slowly occupies the place vacated by the elements of bad and evil thoughts, as one occupies oneself in Satsangat. So, one must always cherish the company of the devotees of God to attain salvation at the end. At the same time, one should not indulge in criticism of others, who do not believe in God or who are not devotees, as despise them would be arrogance. One day they also change the path and they must also receive the grace of God. The hearts of those devotees should melt for the welfare of those who do not believe in God. We must grieve for those who are not blessed with devotion. If a person, who is not genuinely distressed at the sufferings and pain of others, is not a godly person at all. Of course, it is very difficult for a beginner, to understand, appreciate and put into practice such noble intentions. Sri Adi Sankaracharya, having understood this practical difficulty of the beginners in devotion, has given a ladder-of-progress; by carefully climbing which, a seeker can comfortably reach the pinnacle of perfection.

In spite of all this discussion, the fact remains that we are living in the midst of tremendous temptations of life, whether it is amassing wealth or running after women or artificial life or pretentious postures, etc. The objects of fascination are so numerous and their enchantments are so powerful that it is too difficult to resist and fight against. It is, therefore, advised by Sri Adi Sankaracharya to keep company of good people or look always for Satsangat. Only with good thoughts from within one cannot keep on fighting against the predating bad habits of this life and prarabdha of earlier lives. One has to fight against the hordes of temptations every day, at the same time, and for that one has to look for association with the good people. Such a company will infuse sufficient power so as to erect a strong fortress around oneself against the magic of the world outside.

As one progresses in this path, one discovers in oneself the rays of light of detachment, i.e., Nissangatvam. When all the false values are removed from their roots with one pointed sadhana, the mind mellows down its tricks of enticing with the worldly objects and slowly starts listening to the inner voice. The mind starts seeing the things in their right perspective. When such an understanding firmly establishes in oneself, the individual inches towards God or Realization. This is how a sadhaka reaches his origin or his roots by following the prescribed step-by-step progress in sadhana, i.e., Satsangatvam, Nissangatvam, Nirmohatvam, Nischalatattvam and Jeevanmukti.
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Experiences of Devotees

Smita Prasad
Today I would like to share the experience of the Pooja at my house. I once did post this experience earlier, so please forgive me for reiterating why I wanted to do the Puja. I am also writing how the Puja went that day.

After I went to Vizag after my first visit to Shirdi, I wished to have Sai Bhajans at my home, but my father disagreed for his reasons I am not surely aware of. So, the second time I went to Shirdi, I prayed to Baba to allow me to have a Bhajan at my home in Florida. On 2 Jan, I had a wonderful experience at Shirdi. I bought many pictures of Baba to be able to distribute it among people here hoping I could have a bhajan. That night, I decided to get some Udi too, I wanted around 40 Udi packets. But at the window, the person at the counter said that I could not have more than a maximum of two packets. If I wanted more I had to get permission from some official at the Mandir. I went up to the Mandir, and asked the sentry on guard to allow me into the mandir's office, to which he refused and asked me why, when I said that I needed permission for extra udi, he sent me to another office and asked me to get permission from an official whose name I cant recall. When I went there, the officer had already left. So I went back to the sentry and pleaded with him to let me in. He refused, I told him that I was returning to the states the next day and needed to get some extra Udi to distribute, but he still refused. I then made a silent prayer to Baba. I said to Baba that if he wills that I have a puja at my home, he certainly would allow me to get some Udi. At that very moment the sentry said that he would allow me to talk with someone inside the mandir through a locked grill gate and if then the official gives me permission, then he would allow me into the mandir. I agreed, and then spoke with someone, to whom I explained that I wished to have Bhajan in Florida, and would like to have Udi sufficient to distribute for 40 people.

The person went in to ask someone, and he came out followed by the temple priest. The priest said to me that he would give me udi for 100 people and not just for 40 people. Saying this he sent a young man to get me some Udi. The person came and gave me the Udi. I gave my thanks to Baba, the priest, the young man and the sentry. I decided to have the puja on 18 Jan, as it would be a weekend, and as it would give me time to prepare for that. In the mean time I was looking for someone who could help me with Bhajan. I started looking online, and found a Sai temple at Inverness, Florida. I sent them an email, and sent some other temple websites emails too. Surprisingly all the emails bounced back with some reason or the other, most of them since the email address was outdated. I then called the temple at Inverness, and spoke with the priest; he gave me a number to call. I called that number and got the answering machine. I cried, and said a prayer to Baba to help me. I slept and woke up. By the time I woke up, Mr.Sridhar Rangaswamy, whom I called and left a message for, had returned my call and left a message for me with my roommate who answered the call. She gave me the message. I called him up and spoke with him for a while. He works away from home, and generally does not check his home voice mail, and for some reason it seems he called his home and checked his voicemail and had returned my call. It was all Baba's Leela. Sridhar Uncle then helped me a lot in organizing the puja. He sent out emails to people he knew gave me phone numbers of many people and helped me every which way possible. I then got in touch with a Ms Sarala who lives in Gainesville. It happened to be Baba's Leela again that she was coming down to Ft.Lauderdale on the weekend of Jan 18th to see her daughter as it was to be her birthday on the 19th. She and her husband offered to do some Bhajan.

In the mean while I also got in touch with Mr Durga Srinivas Alahari from Orlando and he offered to drive down and do the Naama japa. I was running low on money and was quite worried about the food and other arrangements. The night before the Pooja, a Sai devotee from nearby called as she saw a flyer that I put up at the Indian grocery store. She offered to bring some flowers. She came with her husband and her son, with lots of flowers and lots of fruit. I wanted to buy coconut laddoos but decided against them as I was not sure if I could afford them. Mr. Durga Srinivas Alahari's wife, Deepa called on the day of the pooja to say that she was bringing some Pulihara and some coconut ladoos, again Baba's Leela. She also brought some potato kurma and fried rice, Jaishree aunty made Halwa, and Mrs Sarala brought some curd rice and Chakkarpongali, a sweet dish. My friends had some samosas ordered.

The puja went of well, people called from various parts of the country to wish me well, people whom I did not know, people who came to know of the Pooja from the Sai Vichaar, word of mouth and by Sridhar Uncle. It started in the morning from the Kakad Aarthi and went on until the Shej Aarthi. The Vishnu Sahasranaamam was read, the Satcharitha was read, The namavali was read, my friends who did not know about Baba were intrigued by his simplicity and open mindedness and miracles. The naama japa was excellent. Lead by Durga Srinivas Alahariji and his wife Deepa, devotees toke part in the japa with great fervor. I myself was surprised by the devotion and how all things came together that day. everyone present had a wonderful time, and went home with Baba's udi, prasad and picture. I was happy that Baba allowed me to have the Puja and allowed that to be a wonderful experience by bringing many of his children together and to spend it in reciting his name, and reading his glories.

DK Gupta
Shipra Sun City is a newly developed residential colony in the exterior of Ghaziabad, in UP in India. We found that many devotees own their residential flats. One day, me and a Sai devotee friend suddenly met and thought that a Sai bhajan may be organized in the colony. There are about 1200 families living here and many of them are devoted to Baba. We estimated the cost of tent, music system, singers, decoration and Bhandara PRASAD was approximately Rs. 25,000. We decided to collect it from the residents and in case the collection is less, bhandara PRASAD will be restricted to simple PRASAD . Believe it or not, when we approached the first flat for collection, the owner Mr. Anand Mohan Singh asked "What are the arrangements for Bhandara PRASAD after the bhajan?" We were surprised to here this sudden question. We replied, "If the collection is good, we will do it, otherwise simple PRASAD will be distributed." Mr. Anand said "Don't worry I will sponsor the Bhandara and entire expenditure on PRASAD." This unprecedented support thrilled us and we decided that we stop collection when it accumulates to Rs. 14 or 15 thousand and not 25,000. Out of 1200 occupied flats, we approach about 250 only in two weeks and to our surprise, we were able to collect Rs. 15947/-. Contribution/donation varied from Rs. 21/- to Rs. 1000/-. While making collection, we had another unique experience. When we knocked a door for collection a lady opened the door but the steel door was kept locked. We could not see the lady as the inside room was dark. We told her Bhajan plan and requested her for contribution. The lady went in another room, came back, opened the steel door and gave a coin of Rs 5/- and said "Brothers, the owner of this flat is not here. I am the maid servant. Whatever I possess at the moment, I am donating for Baba's holy bhajan. Please accept it." We were astonished to see the feelings and devotion of the lady. We touched that coin to our forehead and during the program, this episode was narrated to all the devotees who were present in the Bhajan program. We announced it as MAHA DAAN and prayed BABA to give her prosperity in her life.
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Devotees say...

A Sai devotee
My Dear Almighty, I have posted an article praying that I got a call from a company and I was about to attend technical interviews. Baba, with your grace, I have successfully completed the interviews and I was given an offer. It is all like a miracle to me. I could never imagine that I would get a job where I wanted to get and it is a very good company that I always dreamt of. I can't still believe I got an offer in that company. Baba, it is all your grace which made me comfortable in attending the interviews. There are still few things the employer has to check. Baba, please help me. I know that you would take care of all other things. I am sure you are always there for me. Om Sairam.

Lakshmi
I am surrounded by people who make fun of me as I worship Sai baba. How should I treat these people? Every time I see them, my blood boils as they laugh towards me. I cannot go away from them as they are in-laws. Baba, change them and make them understand who you are. I cannot forgive them unless they say you are god. Please make them to say you are god, because I have to live with them.

Subrahmanyam Bollapragada
On Sri SaiRam. A friend of mine is an officer in a reputed financial institution. He has a daughter who was suffering from a serious ailment that confined her to bed for a long time. He consulted for her treatment within his limitations and spent lot of money. I saw her in the bed and felt as to when she will recover and become normal again. At that time, we were experiencing the leela's of Saibaba at our relative's house and every day we used to receive some message or the other about Baba's leela. My friend asked me for an advice and I told him that if he has faith and surrender himself to Saibaba, Baba would take care of his daughter. We applied Baba's udi and offered teertham everyday to the girl for about six months. By Saibaba's mercy and his support she could slowly get up and sit and after some time she could walk. Her first visit was to Baba's temple for his blessings and then to my house. She climbed the stairs, sat next to me, and was very happy to say her experiences during the treatment given by Baba. My friend never went to Shirdi. He was transferred and was always trying to find some time to go to Shirdi. As if it was Baba's call all of a sudden my friend and his family went to Shirdi during last dassera and spent three days at Saibaba's sannidhi. They participated in chavadi utsav and gave me the details of his visit to Shirdi. Now that girl is normal drives two-wheeler and is attending college pursuing her degree. I always feel that anyone who surrenders himself to Baba need not worry for baba has given assurance that he will take care of his devotees.

Shammi and Ravi Chopra, Toronto, Canada
On behalf of Shirdi Sai Sansthan of Canada, all members of Sai family in Toronto congratulate and thank the dedicated team at saibaba.org for bringing Shivrathri celebration right into the homes of all devotees world wide or shall I say for taking devotees to Shirdi on the auspicious day of Shivrathri. Their dedication and love for Baba is just incredible, it will be hard for anyone to believe, but I witnessed it, when they helped me to log on to the site using various links on the net when my computer's operating system refused to respond to any links, making it possible for me to enjoy the full day's broadcast and at 9:48pm. When I called your help for real video on the net, as I could only hear the bhajans, once again without any hesitation and with great patience they were able to help me to log on thruogh another link to restore the video and enjoy the shej aarti. We are really blessed by Baba's grace that we know them and also because of them we had the opportunity to have the blessings of Sai ma and Guruji Shri CB Satpathy ji. May our dear Baba's blessings be always with saibaba.org support team.
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Prayer Club

Nakul Chopra
Dear Baba, you are aware of the predicament that I am in. Please help me. I don't know what too do. I feel so frustrated and lost, and that nothing I do will make anything better and that my life is headed downhill. You know what I have done, and I beg your forgiveness, and the forgiveness of my mother. I have hurt her so much with my recent behavior. She is a long time devotee and I feel that I have ruined all the dreams she had for me. You know how much pain I am feeling right now. I am sure you know how frustrated and hopeless I feel. My behavior of late hasn't been the greatest. I find myself arguing a lot with both my parents, usually over small things, stuff that we shouldn't be arguing at all about. Please baba, my mom has gone through this before, please don't let her go through it again. Help me, to help my mother, and to help my family and to change my life. Help me to see things her way, and help my mom to see things my way. Help us reach a level of understanding so that I feel it is safe for me to come to my mom with any problem I have. Help her in business, you know how hard she works, how hard both my mom and dad work, help her to succeed. She has been through so much pain in her life. Please help her and help my dad. I love them both so much, and it is only now that I have realized how badly I need them in my life, and how I wont be able to survive without them. I hope that this is published so that my mom can read it, cause I know she frequently visits this site. She won't even say a word to me right now, and I feel this is the only way I can let her know how I feel.

A Sai devotee
Baba, I know you are with us and bless us everyday in numerous ways but recently there is some hurdle or the other that is coming our way. It seems there is some unknown force that is preventing us from doing what our heart wants to do. You are Sarva Shaktiman, nothing is beyond you. Please remove the obstacles from our path and help us achieve our goals. Bless us and give us peace of mind.

Sai devotee
Dear Baba, You know about my current situation. I pray for a job for such a long time. It is more than a year I had a job. Why are you not listening to my prayers? I am begging you with tears at your feet. Please forgive me if I have done anything wrong. Please help me get a job by the end of this month Baba. You I wouldn't have a place to live any further. Please Baba bless me with a job. I can't live in this country like this anymore. Please hear my prayers.

Sai devotee
Baba, please give is love. Make my son mature and balanced.

Kannan
Sai Baba, please help my brother who is facing a lot of difficulties and help him to bust his infatuations. Oh! Deva what is this play of yours ,I am feeling so much dejected, please give me a solution Sadguru Sainaath!

Ananthashayanam
Om Sri Sai Ram, Baba, I am planning to come to Shirdi on 21st April with my family. Baba, please give your approval. Baba, my son is taking examinations from 12th March, please bless him to get good marks. Baba, please be with him while he will be writing the examinations. Baba,please solve my financial problems. Baba,I am reading Sai Satcharita for 4th time but I am not getting any good results. Baba,I am afraid that I am at fault. Baba, please advise me. Baba, please solve all my family problems and also my financial problems. Baba, I want to sell my house to pay the loans which I have taken for constructing the house. Baba, please be with me and get me a good sum to clear my loans and also I have to take one site in my place where I am staying and to start constructing the house. Baba, you only have to help me to solve these problems. Om Sai Sri Sai Jay Jay Sai.

Devika
Dear Baba, Please help. We really can't do anything without you. Nothing is moving. My husband is looking for a job for nearly one year and nothing has happened since. Please help. We need you. We need your love and encouragement.
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Quotation of the Week
"A Sadguru does not, even in his dream, expect any service or profit from his disciples. On the contrary, he wishes to serve them. He does not think that he is great and the disciple small. Not only he loves him as his son but regards him as equal to himself or as Brahma. The main characteristic of a Sadguru is that he is the abode of peace. He is never restless nor ruffled. He has no pride of his learning. The poor and the rich, the small and the great, are the same to him"-Hemadpanth in Shri Sai Satcharita
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Question of the Week

."What is the nature of that Viveka (knowledge) which leads to Vairaagya (detachment)?"
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Sai Activities

Annadanam seva (Feed the hungry service) from saibaba.org
Saibaba.org is designating the month of March 2003 as Annadanam (Feeding the hungry). Annadan is considered as the noblest means of charity and Baba did this for His children. The proposed venue and dates information on the annadanam seva to be held in March 2003 are as follows:

1. Venue: Leper's Colony, RKPuram Delhi: There will be bhajans followed by feeding dinner to all residing in the colony every Thursday in the month of March. This activity is being coordinated locally by Shirdi Sai Baba Temple in RK Puram in Leper's Colony, Delhi.

2. Venue: Spatics Society, Gudgaon, Haryana. There will be feeding to mentally retarded and handicapped residents of Spastics Society every Friday of the week in the month of March. Sai Prakash Spiritual and Charitable Trust, Gudgaon are coordinating this activity.

3. Venue: Saipuram, Chennai. There will be annadanam at Saipuram after Shej Arathi every Thursday of the week in the month of March. This activity is being coordinated by Shirdi Sai Spiritual and Charitable Trust, Saipuram, Injambakkam, Chennai

4. Venue: Shirdi Sai Mandir, Nagalapuram, Chittoor. There will be two annadanam services at this location one on 13th march and another one on 27th March, 2003. Shirdi Sai Seva Sangam, Nagalapuram, Chittoor are coordinating this activity.

5. The annadanam seva will end in partnership with Food Bank to serve the hungry here in USA. This activity is to be coordinated by Illinois Food Bank, IL.

Those interested, please visit the Annadan page on the website or send an email to maildrop@saibaba.org.

Sai Satsang, Houston, Texas
Shirdi Sai Jalaram Mandir, Houston, Texas, USA cordially invites you for Thursday satsang at the following location: 5645 Hillcroft, Suite #304, Houston, Texas, 77036 between 6.30pm to 8.30pm. For more information; Phone: (713) 789 7486, (832) 567 7861; Web: http://www.babamandir.org; Email: saibabahouston@yahoo.com

Ramanavami - Urs Celebrations - Shirdi Saibaba Prayer Center, Minnesota, USA
By the grace of Sadguru Sainath, Shirdi Saibaba Prayer Center, Twin Cities, Minnesota is preparing to celebrate the Ramanavami - Baba's Urs festival on April 12 at Geeta Ashram, Brooklyn Park, Minnesota. The program will include Sai Shodasopachara Pooja, Sai aarthis, Sai naama Jap, Flag and Chandan procession, Bhajans, Kids programs, and Palki Seva to Baba. For details, please contact hamaresai@yahoo.com. or call Sangeeta (651-481-6782), Kiran (952-233-1819), Ravi (651-342-0600) Bhuva (651-681-2042) or Sathya (651-739-2105). Regular Sai activities in the Twin Cities, MN are being conducted at Shirdi Saibaba Prayer Center, 725 Lake St NE, Apt #139 Hopkins MN

Shri Shirdi Sai- Ramnavami celebrations in Bay Area,California
We welcome everyone to join us for SHRI SHIRDI SAI- RAMANAVAMI Celebrations in the Bay Area, CA on Sunday April 6th, 2003 between 5:00pm - 8:00pm. AGENDA: 108 Shirdi Sai Namavali, Sai Satcharitra Parayana (Chap 6), Sai Mahima, Shirdi Sai Bhajans,Hanuman Chalisa, Naivedya, Dhoop Arathi and distribution of prasad. VENUE: Fair Oaks Park Building, 540 N. Fair Oaks Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 94087 (Located close to the intersection of Wolfe and Fair Oaks Avenue). For more information write to saibandhu@yahoo.com.

Ramnavami Celebrations, Toronto, Canada
Shri Shirdi Saibaba Sansthan of Canada cordially invites all devotees to join us in celebrating "Shri Ram Navami Festival 2003 in Toronto on Saturday April 12th at Durga Temple, 2691 Markham Rd. Scarborough, ph: 416 754 2983 or 905 887 1752. Devotees interested in volunteering or those interested in offering bhajans to Baba pls call Shammi Chopra 905 887 1752 from 7 to 9am or after 9pm in the evening or leave a message. For the details of the program and updates please visit our Web page at http://www.geocities.com/shirdisaisansthanofcanada/. Shirdi Sai Shirdi Sai Chitra Yatra, Toronto - Devotees can participate in Shri Shirdi Sai Chitra (Portrait) Yatra currently in effect in Toronto. To invite Baba to your home and for further details and directions please contact Shammi Chopra or visit Shirdi Sai Chitra Yatra Link on Home Page of www.saibaba.org

Shirdi Saibaba Satsang in Columbus, OH
Satsang in Columbus, OH has been taking place for the past few years. We are grateful to our Lord Sainath who has taken us to the 5th consecutive year. We always have felt him among us in our Satsang sessions making us feel blissful. Devotees around Columbus, OH area can visit: http://www.srishirdisaibabamandir.org or email: sssb_temple@yahoo.com for more details on events and join us in serving Mother Sai.

Sri Shirdi Sai satsangs in Auckland,New Zealand
Sri Shirdi Sai Sansthan,NZ is celebrating Sri Ramanavami on the Sunday 13th April 2003 at the Mt Eden war memorial hall, Mt Eden, Auckland. The morning will start with reciting Sri Sai Sahasranamavali, followed by Bhajans, Pravachan, Arathi and Maha Prasad. Also all Sai devotees are invited to participate in Sai Bhajans, discourse and arathi every Thursday at 7:30 pm.The venue is located at Balmoral Mandir, Balmoral, Auckland, NZ. For more details please contact Dr Ram Prasad at prasads@quicksilver.net.nz.

Shri Shirdi Sai Chitra Yatra in USA
"Shri Shirdi Sai Chitra Yatra(Pictorial Journey)", started in USA on Jan 01, 2002. With anchor points across USA concurrently participating from day one, this unique event is off to a great start.

The journey which involves the ceremonial travel of Baba in the form of a portrait will stop at all Baba devotees homes who are interested in being a host to his protrait. The Yatra which will run till fall of this year, is open to one and all. There is no fees or charges involved to take part in this event. You may participate either as a host home or serve as an anchor point in your community.

Vist online at yatra page for all the details and to register.

For questions, comments, suggestions or to get details on an Anchor home in your area, send us an email at maildrop@saibaba.org with the subject line of "Shri Sai Chitra Yatra".
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