Shirdi Sai Baba Timeline – Important Years and Devotees

 


Shirdi Sai Baba – Important Years and Devotee Timeline

Sri Shirdi Sai Baba is one of the most revered saints of India, embodying compassion, simplicity, and spiritual wisdom. His life in Shirdi is marked by miraculous events, teachings, and the devotion of countless followers.

Important Years in Sai Baba’s Life

  • 1854 – Sai Baba visited Shirdi for the first time.
  • 1857 – Left Shirdi.
  • 1858 – Returned to Shirdi with Chand Patil; Mhalsapati greeted him as “Sai.”
  • 1886 – Entered Samadhi for 3 days and returned.
  • 1896 – Urusu Utsavam started in Shirdi.
  • 1904 – Blessed women with Udi for safe childbirth.
  • 1908 – First Guru Purnima celebrated; construction of Sathe Wada began.
  • 1909 – Began sleeping alternately in Chavadi and Dwarka Mai.
  • 1911 – Devotees repaired Dwarka Mai.
  • 1912 – Sri Rama Navami celebration started; Sai Baba’s Padukas installed in Gurusthan.
  • 1915 – Construction of Samadhi Mandir began.
  • 1917 – Hemadpant received permission to write Sai Satcharitra.
  • 1918 – Sai Baba attained Mahasamadhi in Buti Wada.
  • 1921 – Sai Sansthan formed.
  • 1923 – Sai Leela magazine published.
  • 1929 – Sai Satcharitra completed.
  • 1950 – Expansion of Samadhi Mandir began.
  • 1952 – Golden Kalasha installed on temple gopuram.
  • 1956 – Sai Baba idol installed in Samadhi Mandir.
  • 2007 – Golden Simhasanam installed.
  • 2008 – 100 years of Guru Purnima celebrations.
  • 2018 – Centenary of Sai Baba’s Mahasamadhi.

Sai Baba’s Devotees – Key Years

  • 1892 – Nana Saheb Chandodkar’s first darshan.
  • 1894 – Das Ganu Maharaj’s first darshan.
  • 1907 – Radhakrishna Mai visited Shirdi.
  • 1908 – Megha Shyam’s first darshan.
  • 1910 – Hemadpant (author of Sai Satcharitra) had first darshan.
  • 1911 – Baijabai passed away.
  • 1916 – Radhakrishna Mai passed away.
  • 1917 – Lokmanya Tilak had darshan of Sai Baba.
  • 1918 – Nanavali died, 13 days after Baba’s Samadhi.
  • 1922 – Mhalsapati passed away.
  • 1929 – Hemadpant passed away.
  • 1940 – Shyama passed away.
  • 1941 – Upasani Maharaj attained liberation.
  • 1945 – Tatya Patil passed away.
  • 1962 – Das Ganu Maharaj passed away.
  • 1965 – Lakshmibai Shinde (who received 9 coins from Baba) passed away.

Significance of the Timeline

  • Shows Sai Baba’s spiritual journey and the evolution of Shirdi as a global pilgrimage center.
  • Highlights the devotees who preserved his legacy through writings, service, and devotion.
  • Marks milestones like the Guru Purnima celebrations, Samadhi Mandir construction, and centenary events.

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