Sai Baba Temple (Chennai)

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On the outskirts of Madras, in a calm and serene atmosphere is located the Shirdi Sai Baba Temple. The green wooded land rising from the sea, on the new Mahabalipurarn Road seems to have been waiting for centuries, in anticipation for his arrival. The inspiration to build the temple was Sri C.B Satpathy's visit to Madras on April 19, 1993.

The construction of the temple was completed in a record time of four months, braving storms and heavy rains by thousands of workers who were inspired to work night and day to fulfil the task. The temple was inaugurated by Shri C.B Satpathy between the 5th and 9th of December 1993, with a Mahakumbhabishekham, a ceremony invoking the Divine presence with the participation of thousands of devotees chanting Baba's name.

A visit to Saipuram is like a pilgrimage to Shirdi, the place where Sri Sai Baba lived. The moment one enters the property of Saipuram, one enters a veritable paradise where one forgets the drudgeries of the day to day world. In fact, in the word of Sai there are no worldly miseries, misgivings or sorrows and anxieties for there is ever flowing love and joyousness. One is reminded of Sri Sai Baba's favourite sayings. "Whoever puts feet on Shirdi soil his sufferings would come to an end." "The wretched and miserable would rise into plenty of joy and happiness as soon as they climb the steps of my mosque".