Shirdi Sai Baba Mandir, Sri Sai Bala Mitra Mandal, Sai Nagar, Telli Galli, Andheri [E], Mumbai. Maharashtra.

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Sai Baba Mandir, Sai Nagar, Telli Galli, Andheri [E], Mumbai.

Today we visit this Shirdi Sai Baba Mandir at Telli Galli, Andheri [E] in Mumbai. This temple was built in the year 2008 and inaugurated on 26th Jan 2009. Before the construction of this temple, there used to be a small temple for Sai Baba and the entire area used to be a slum.

In 1988, Sri Satya Narayan Vrath Puja was performed on Dassera day & that is when the people of this locality felt the need to build a temple for Sri Sai Baba here.

There used to be a Community Water Tap in this place where the temple has been built now from where everyone used to take water. Later on the tap was sealed and the place was vacant.

People over here felt the need to construct Sai Baba's temple as there was quite a lot of open space. Hence they first made a temple Design out of cardboard. After that within a year they constructed a proper temple.

On completion of the construction of the temple there were talks of Re - Developement in this area & all the slum dwellers got proper concrete houses to stay because of Shri Sai's kripa.

After Proper buildings were constructed by 2005, Mr Sunil Yadav currently the Gen.Secretary of BJP in Mumbai and other devotees felt that a bigger temple should be built for Baba which should be constructed facing the main road so that even other Sai devotees from other Area could come and take Baba's blessings.

However some people felt that it should be constructed inside the complex only. The people seemed divided in their opinion. Finally everyone consented to Mr.Sunil's idea and the temple was successfully built by Baba's blessings.

Shri Sunil Yadav wanted a special idol of Baba. so he went to Jaipur to get this beautiful idol. For the past two years in order to mark the anniversary of this temple, celebration goes on for 8 days. Around 10,000 people come for Bhandara.They distribute free school books for the needy.They give haldi kumkum to ladies. During these 8 days the whole place looks so beautiful and lively with lots of people coming and taking part in all the activities.

For the yatra procession they have around 2,000 people taking part. Apart from this they celebrate Krishnashtami, Ram Navami, Gurupoornima, Tulsi pooja, Gudipadwa etc.

They also conduct free eye check up and medical camp once a year.

Daily 2 aarti's are held in the morning and evening. They don't have any priest here & all the resident members only perform the Puja & aarti. Shri Sunil Yadav said that from the time this temple has constructed, they have been getting very good donations for their yearly Bhandara and other activities.