PM Modi visited the temple in Shirdi town and paid obeisance to Sai Baba.
The year-long centenary celebrations of Sai Baba Samadhi will conclude at Maharashtra's Shirdi town today with a mega event where Prime Minister Narendra Modi is also participating.
Modi visited the temple in Ahmednagar district's Shirdi town and paid obeisance to Sai Baba.
The Saibaba Sansthan Trust celebrated the centenary year of Sai Baba’s Mahasamadhi from October 1 to October 18 this year. President Ram Nath Kovind was in Shirdi earlier this month to inaugurate the centenary programme.
Maharashtra Governor C Vidyasagar Rao, Chief Minister Devendra Fadanavis and many other VIPs will attend the functions organised by the Sai temple trust in Maharastra's Ahmednagar district.
Elaborate arrangements have been made in Shirdi in view of PM Modi's arrival and a large number of devotees visiting the Sai Mandir.
Modi is also expected to perform ground breaking ceremony for some projects of the trust, including the new "darshan" queue shelter to be constructed in the Sai temple, an official said.
Prime Minister Modi will also hand over keys of houses to some beneficiaries of the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) and interact with them at the popular temple town. Modi will be present at the e-griha pravesh ceremony for 40,000 beneficiaries of the affordable housing scheme of the government, he said.
1. PM Modi at Saibaba Samadhi temple
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi offers prayers at Shri Saibaba Samadhi Temple Complex in Shirdi.
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2. PM Modi offers prayers at Shirdi's Saibaba temple
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PM Narendra Modi offering prayers at Shirdi's Saibaba temple. The temple is celebrating the centenary year of Saibaba Samadhi.
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3. Sai Baba took Samadhi on Dusshera in 1918
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Worshipped by crores, Sai Baba took Samadhi on Dusshera in 1918 at Shirdi town. Elaborate arrangements have been made for centenary celebrations of Saibaba Samadhi which will conclude today.
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4. 100 years of Sai Baba Samadhi
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The Saibaba Sansthan Trust celebrated the centenary year of Sai Baba’s Mahasamadhi from October 1 to October 18 this year. President Ram Nath Kovind was in Shirdi earlier this month to inaugurate the centenary programme.
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5. Saibaba Sansthan Trust was established in 1922
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The Saibaba Sansthan Trust was established in 1922 with a sum of Rs 3,200. Today, the annual income of the trust is Rs 371 crore.
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6. Worshipped by people of all faiths and religions
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Sai Baba is known as the one worshipped by people of all faiths and religions. Sai Baba first made his appearance in Shirdi as a youth and remained there throughout his life, devoting his life in the service of people.
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7. Silver coin to commemorate centenary year of Sai Baba Samadhi
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PM Modi will also release a silver coin to commemorate centenary year of Shri Sai Baba Samadhi. The temple trust has decided to gift 25 g of silver coin with an emblem of the Saint Sai Baba to former and incumbent trustees, dignitaries and people who are officially working for the trust. The coin will also be up for sale as a memorabilia for those willing to buy it.
8. PM Modi releases commemorative coin
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PM Modi releasing a silver coin to commemorate the Centenary year of Shri Saibaba Samadhi at Shirdi, Maharashtra.
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9. Lakhs of devotees in temple town Shirdi
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Lakhs of devotees have gathered in Shirdi to attend the celebrations. Adequate security arrangements have been made, with over 500 CCTV cameras, police personnel, bomb squads present in every corner of the temple town.
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