This is the 4th Temple visited by me during my 8th Pilgrimage to Sri Shirdi Sai Baba Temples at Chennai on Thursday 22nd Sep 2011.
My 8th Pilgrimage at Chennai Started with a Visit to:
This temple is at a distance of around 5kms from Chrompet & 8kms from Chennai Airport. While traveling from the Airport we need to take left at MIT bridge after Chrompet & cross the bridge. At the end of the bridge take left leading to Hastinapuram Area. The nearest landmark to this temple is the BSNL telephone Exchange at Chitlapakkam & this temple is around 200mts from the telephone Exchange.
A Small but beautiful 3ft Marble Statue of Sai Baba along with Statue of Viboothi Baba has been installed in the temple premises. A Small 1ft Marble Utsav Murthy of Sai Baba has been placed on a Swing(Unjal) in front of the Baba's Sanctum & Unjal Seva is performed daily.
Sri Viboothi Baba & Sri Nagaraj Baba have been instrumental in construction of this temple.
Sai Baba's Dhuni, Dwarakamai & Meditation hall is present in this temple & all the rituals are strictly followed as per Brahmin tradition.
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History of Sri Sai Viboothi Baba & Sai Baba Alayam
Sri Sai viboothi baba had the darshan of Sri Sainath when he was 13 years old. On that special occasion Sri Saibaba was chewing betal leaves and he transferred eternal powers by giving the gravy betal leaves to viboothi baba from mouth to mouth to serve the mankind. By his eternal blessings in his later years, Sri sai viboothi baba was specifically on curing chronic diseases like leprosy, cancer etc by sucking it out with his mouth, sorting out on the family disputes sinking the difference of opinion, reuniting the couples, blessing the childless couple for child birth. After this holy darshan Sri sai viboothi baba wholly dedicated himself to Sainath and started drawing baba’s picture with his blood.
Sri sai viboothi baba was born to Gopala iyer and seethe Lakshmi couples at Madurai on 7th November 1900. In his young age, due to some depression he attempted to commit suicide at Madras Eliot beach. Sainath appeared as an old man and saved him by dragging him back with a stick on his neck and told, “You come again to shirdi, society is waiting for your services” and leaving the stick with him, baba disappeared. By this incident viboothi baba started his spiritual journey to shirdi with the stick. Now this stick is worshipped as Nagasai at Sai baba temple at chitlapakkam, Chennai.
Viboothi baba went on deep meditation in a Dhigambara stage (Without dress) at a cave in koppanapatti village near karaikudi, Tamil nadu. During his meditation Sri Sainath appeared as an old man and blessed him with spiritual sanyasi’s Saffron cloth and ordered him to start his service to mankind. From there on Sri sai viboothi baba started to reach various places and spread the name and fame of sri sainath serving the mankind by curing their suffering and illness.
As per the wishes of viboothi baba, construction of temple for sainath was started in smt. Padmavathy nagarajan’s place. During the construction of temple in 1982, sri voboothi baba attained Samadhi. The adhistanam was raised in the temple and the Mukthi pooja (last rites) were performed by Sri Nagaraj baba. Vigrahas of Sainath and sai viboothi baba were installed in the temple. Chandan, kumkum and also viboothi (Udhi) materializes from the vigrahas and pictures. Now the temple had celebrated its silver jubilee. Sri Nagaraj baba is continuing the noble services in the path of Sri sai viboothi baba.
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Slide Show of Photo Album
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Temple Address
Sri Viboothi Baba Sametha Sri Sai Baba Mandir.
No 83, First main road,
M.C. Nagar, Chitlapakkam,
Chennai - 600 064
Tamil nadu.
Contact No
Sri Nagaraj - Temple Admin
+91 44 22232361.
Temple Timings
05:30am - 12:30pm
05:30pm - 08:30pm
Aarti Timings
Kakad Aarti: 05:45am.
Madhyan Aarti: 12:00pm.
Dhoop Aarti: 06:15pm.
Shej Aarti: 08:00pm.
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Article & Photo: Raghav N
Article & Photo: Raghav N
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