Shri Shirdi Sai Speaks- 13th March/ Follow me on this sacred journey of paying our respects to the shivlings around the world

Posted: 13 Mar 2012 10:39 AM PDT

Om Sai Ram ! Om Namaha Shivaya!

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Great is the Lord and even Greater are His Leelas.. Where my descions, egos, imaginations and options end........

His Leela Starts !!!!!!

Today is Sant Eknath Shrushti and so this picture has been kept in front of Baba's Samadhi in Shirdi

About Sant Eknath..

http://youtu.be/4CHGoGtR9bU

I firmly believe that when I sit down with my lap top to compose the Shri Shirdi Sai Speaks mails --even though I have absolutely no idea what I am going to include along with the Message from the Teachings of Shirdi Sai--Its Baba himself who actually showers His kind grace on us everyday and blesses us with the darshan of sacred sites and pictures of the most beautiful and ancient temples . Its amazing to acknowledge His leela every single day when from no where I come across a temple which makes me believe in His presence. These beautiful temples have their own sacred stories assuring me that we human beings will come and go from this earth but the Devotion and His Divinity is there to stay forever..... I have a kind request to all of you who read these mails that if you ever get lucky and are able to visit these temples in reality- Plz do offer my Humble Pranams at these temples and thank the lord on my behalf for making us all feel his presence and His leelas around us..

Sai bhakt,
Deepa HIncase you have missed the previous mails of our sacred journey of paying respects to the shivlings around the world go to...
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or to see all the sacred shivlings in a photo album in a single glance go to
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My Humble Pranams to this sacred Sahasra Linga Shiva Lingam in Haridwar.

This Shiva Linga is also called as the "Sahasra Linga Shiva Lingam" since the stone idol has thousands of small Shiva Lingas on its body

Lets all bow down in front of this sacred Shiva Linga which has an emerald base. The Lingam on the top is a very unique stone which appears as a bunch of dry fruits

My Humble Pranams to this great devotee of Lord Shiva - Nandi at the Bull temple in Banglore

This Bull Temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva's Vahana (vehicle), Nandi the bull. It was constructed in the 16th century and is dedicated to a sacred bull - Nandi carved out of a single granite block. The "Bull Temple" is situated in Bangalore - the capital of Karnataka. The sculpture of bull is the holy deity in the temple, also known as "Nandi Temple". The gigantic bull measuring 4.57m in height and 6.10 m in length is carved out of a single rock.

My Saakshaat Pranams to this Sacred Shivling at the Bull temple in Banglore

Nandi the bull of Shiva faces the temple of Lord Shiva haunch at the back with sculptures of God Surya and Goddess Candra on their chariots drawn by horses. There is a small Lingam shrine bedecked with the exquisite Gopuram. The underground "Sri-Gavi Gandadhareshwara Temple" holds its own charm, every year on 14th January known as Makara Sankranti festival, it is believed that a ray of light passes between the horn of a Nandi outside the temple and lights the idol kept inside. The Bull temple is full of liveliness during the Shivratri festival.
Non Hindus are not allowed in the temple.

The legend of this sacred Bull temple in Banglore- is that the surrounding area of the temple, known as Sunkenahalli was cultivated for groundnut. A bull started grazing in the well-grown groundnut crop, at this, a farmer got furious and hit the bull with a club. Immediately the bull sat down becoming motionless and was transformed into a stone. Poor farmers were left stun and felt guilty. For their repentance they decided to build a temple for the bull, to their surprise the bull was growing in height. The worried farmer then prayed to Lord Shiva who advised them to redeem a trident buried a few feet away from the bull and place the trident on the forehead of the stone statue to stop it from growing. Farmers followed the Lord's advice and the bull stopped growing. Still one can see the trident place on bull's forehead.
Since then farmers offer their first crop of groundnut to the bull. The farmer's hold a Groundnut fair known as Kadalekayi Parishe, near the temple premises every year, to show their thankfulness. It is one of the worth visiting places in Bangalore

My 1000 and many more Pranams to this beautiful temple of Lord Shiva in Malaysia.

This is an amazing view of a decorated Shiva Linga in the room studded with the hundreds of auspicious Utrasum (Rudraksha) beads, in front of the statue of his holy bull Nandi, at Arulmigu Sri RajaKaliamman temple, also known as the Glass Temple, located in Johor Bahru, Malaysia.

I am absolutely Speechless today. I have no idea how He makes all of you have the bliss of getting his wonderful darshan every single day. I have no idea how I myself come across these amazing temples and Shivlings. But with all my faith, devotion and the light of my soul , I thank Him for this kind grace that He has showered upon you and me to get his sacred darshan... It gives my life a meaning and a purpose ---- sharing my contentment , His Bliss and His Leelas with all of you..

Sai Bhakt

Deepa H