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    Year

    1838

    1842 to 1854(approx.)

    1846

    1854

    1854 to 1857

    1857

    1858

    1878

    1885

    1886

    Event

    The approximate year of birth of SreeSai Baba is 1838.

    Sree Sai Baba is deemed to have spent12 years with his Guru. No one knows

    for certainty who was his Guru. It wasperhaps a Sufi Fakir or Venkusha aliasGopal Rao Deshmukh. Some say thatBaba spent 12 years, under the Margosa(neem) tree in Shirdi, in an under-ground cave, near his Gurus Samadhi.

    Arrival of Devidas, at the age of

    10-11, in Shirdi.Sree Sai Babas manifestation in Shirdiat the approx. age of 16, under theMargosa (neem) tree.

    Sree Sai Baba carried water pots froma well on his own shoulders, near themargosa tree (present site of theSamadhi Mandir), for creating and

    tending a garden. Saint GangagirMaharaj said that Shirdi was blessedwith the presence of this Gem.

    Sree Sai Baba disappeared from Shirdi.

    Sree Sai Baba re-appeared in Shirdi withmarriage party of Chandbhai Patils

    nephew.Sri Akkalkote Maharajs Nirvana

    Visit of Saint Anandnath from Yeolato Shirdi. He called Baba a Gem.

    Sree Sai Baba raised hisprana high upand went intosamadhi for 3 days.

    Reference

    SatcharitaChp. 10, ovi 43

    SatcharitaChp. 4,

    ovi 129 andDas GanusBhaktaLeelamrutChp. 26

    Satcharita Chp.

    5, ovi 147SatcharitaChp. 4,ovi 111

    SatcharitaChp. 5,ovi 51

    SatcharitaChp. 5, ovi 3

    SatcharitaChp. 5,

    ovi 23Sree GuruLeelamrut

    SatcharitaChp. 5, ovi 42

    SatcharitaChp. 44, ovi 64

    Chronological Index of Events Connected with Sai Babas LifeOriginal in Marathi by

    Lt. Col. M.B. Nimbalkar (Retd.)

    English Translation with adaptation

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    1889

    1892 (approx.)

    1894 (approx.)

    1896

    1897

    1898

    1898

    1899 / 1900

    1900

    1900

    1900-1902(approx.)

    1903

    1903

    1904

    1904 or 1905

    Abdullah came to Shirdi from Nandedto be with Sree Sai.

    Nanasaheb Chandorkar came toShirdi for the first time

    Das Ganu Maharaj came to Shirdiwith Chandorkar, for the first time.

    Gopal Gund (a circle inspector ofKopargaon) startedUrus fair in Shirdi.

    Nanasaheb Rasne was born, to DamuAnna, after a Blessing from Baba

    Baba slept on a narrow plank hungfrom the rafters by rags in the masjid.

    Tatya Patil began to sleep near Babain the Masjid.

    Biniwale, brother-in-law of Nana

    Chandorkar, visited Shirdi withouttaking darshan of Datta Temple onthe bank of Godavari River.

    Chandorkars son Bapu, innocentlyapplied sandal paste on Babasforehead; and thereafter otherdevotees got courage to follow suit.

    Shama, after taking Babas permission,gave Babas portrait to a person whohad come from Gaya.

    Baba explained the Gita toChandorkar, like a learned Pandit.

    Das Ganu left Govt. service and be-gan to do Kirtans at Nanded.

    Das Ganus Santa Kathamrit waspublished.

    Rao Bahadur H.V. Sathe came toShirdi at the age of 49.

    Chandorkars daughter Minataisuffered during confinement. Babasent Udi & Arati with Bapugir Gosavifrom Shirdi, to ensure safe delivery.

    DevoteesExperiences

    Biography ofChandorkar byDeo

    Saint Das Ganuby A.D.Athavale

    SatcharitaChp. 6, ovi 47

    SatcharitaChp. 25 ovi 102

    Satcharita Chp.10, ovi 15-17

    SatcharitaChp. 8,ovi 122

    Satcharita

    Chp. 38,ovi 146

    DevoteesExperiences

    SatcharitaChp. 46,ovi 8082

    SatcharitaChp. 39 & 50

    DevoteesExperiences

    DevoteesExperiences

    DevoteesExperiences

    SatcharitaChp. 33

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    1906

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    1908

    1908

    2 Nov. 1909

    10 Dec. 1909

    25 Dec. 1909

    1909

    Das Ganus Bhakta Leelamrut waspublished

    Chandorkar was transferred toPandharpur; the leela of Babas Bhajan

    Radhakrishnabai i.e. SundarabaiKshirsagar, a widow, came to Shirdifrom Pandharpur, aged around 25years.

    Rao Bahadur Sathes Wada was builtin Shirdi.

    Kashiram Shimpis death on Ekadasiday of Chaitra, Shukla Paksh

    Pundalik Rao of Nanded met Vasu-devanand Saraswati at Rajahmundryon the banks of the Godavari River

    and was given a coconut to bepresented to Baba.

    Tatya Saheb Noolkar, Sub-Judge fromPandharpur, arrived in Shirdi for thefirst time.

    Tatya Saheb Noolkar, MadhavraoDeshpande and others, by an inspira-

    tion given by Baba, for the first timeobserved Guru Purnima in Shirdi.

    Hari Sitaram Dixit came to Shirdi forthe first time.

    Sai Baba commenced sleeping at theChavadi on alternate nights, interaliaresulting in the Shej(Bed-time)Arati

    and theKakad Arati over there.Darshan given to a doctor as Lord Ramby Baba

    Bapusaheb Jog (Sakharam Hari Jog)retired from Govt. service and camewith his wife to Shirdi to stay perma-nently there.

    DevoteesExperiences

    SatcharitaChp. 7, ovi111 - 120

    Sai SarovarPart 2

    DevoteesExperiencesand Pradhan

    Forward ofSatcharita

    Satcharita Chp.51, ovi 125

    and 132

    Sai Leela Mayand June 91

    Dr Gavankars

    Shiladhi andDevoteesExperiences

    SatcharitaChp. 4, ovi 157

    SatcharitaChp.37, ovi

    118

    SatcharitaChp12, ovi 151

    GunajisSatcharitaChp. 44

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    1910

    May 1910

    1910

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    1910

    1910

    5 Dec. 1910

    Bhimaji Patil from Narayangaon cameto Shirdi for a cure for his tuberculo-sis.

    Balasaheb Bhate, on his very first visitto Shirdi, was given ochre clothes byBaba which resulted in Bhatesdetachment from worldly life.

    Till this year, there were manyoccasions when Baba cooked in hisHandi. Then the naivedya brought by

    the devotees increased to such anextent that all were amply fed with-out Baba having to do the cooking.

    Ramchandra Atmaram alias BabasahebTarkhad from Bandra, Mumbai, forthe first time, came to Shirdi.

    Moreshwar Pradhan from Santacruz,

    Mumbai, for the first time, came toShirdi.

    Annasaheb Dabholkars first darshanof Sai Baba and being named asHemadpant.

    B. V. Deos first darshan of Sai Baba,because of Chandorkar

    Shriman Butti of Nagpur began tostay at Shirdi.

    Harishchandra Pitales son was cured;and he was given Rs.2/-.

    Baba saved the life of blacksmithsdaughter by thrusting his arm into theDhuni and his arm got burnt, on

    Dhanteras day. Dr. Parmanand camefrom Bombay to heal it; BhagojiShinde, the leper devotee, got theopportunity to dress the wound andmassage the arm.

    Dadasaheb Khaparde from Amravaticame for the first time to Shirdi (andreturned on 12th Dec.)

    SatcharitaChp.13, ovi 34

    SatcharitaChp.33, ovi147

    Satcharita Chp.38

    Pradhan

    DevoteessExperiences

    SatcharitaChp. 2,ovi 137 etc.

    Satcharita

    Chps. 40 & 41Pradhan

    SatcharitaChp. 26, ovi 57

    SatcharitaChp. 7, ovi 73

    onwards

    KhapardeDiary

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    10 Dec. 1910

    Christmas1910

    Dec. 1910

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    March 1911

    March 1911

    1911

    1911

    1911

    1911

    27 June 1911

    Dec. 1911

    Dec. 1911

    Baba gave his consent to KakasahebDixit to build his own wada.

    Lala Lakhmichand visited Shirdi.

    Madrasi Sanyasi, Vijayanand, died inShirdi

    Megha returned to stay permanentlyin Shirdi. His first visit was in 1908approx.

    Kakasaheb Dixits Wada was thrownopen to devotees on Ramnavmi day,after the house warming rituals.

    Sub-Judge, Tatyasaheb Noolkar passedaway in Shirdi.

    Megha started doing Babas Arati,standing on one foot only.

    The courtyard of Dwarkamayi wasrenovated. Baba used to uproot thepillars fixed at night. Baba threw Tatyasturban into a pit, burnt it and thenreplaced it with a zari bordered one.

    Baba cured the diarrohea of KakaMahajani with peanuts, when therepair work of courtyard was started.

    Haji Siddique Falke stayed in Shirdiand was denied entrance into theDwarkamayi for 9 months.

    Somdev Swami, of Haridwar, visitedShirdi.

    Kashinath Govind Upasani arrived inShirdi for the first time.

    Upasani composed the Hymn to theglory of Sree Sainath (Sree SainathMahimna Stotram).

    Bubonic plague raged in Shirdi fornearly 3 months

    SatcharitaChp. 4, ovi 164

    SatcharitaChp.28, ovi 23

    SatcharitaChp. 31, ovi 56

    SatcharitaChp. 28, ovi145

    SatcharitaChp. 4, ovi 166

    SatcharitaChp.31 ovi 119

    DevoteesExperiences

    SatcharitaChp.6,ovi 127onwards

    SatcharitaChp.13, ovi134 onwards

    SatcharitaChp.11, ovi 78onwards

    SatcharitaChp.49, ovi 93

    Life of SaiBaba - Vol. II

    by NarasimhaSwami ji

    KhapardeDiary

    Life of SaiBaba Vol. II

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    5Dec. 1911

    11 Dec.1911

    13Dec. 1911

    16Dec. 1911

    19Dec. 1911

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    1912

    3Jan 1912

    1912

    19 Jan 1912

    Babas grinding wheat to eradicatecholera in Shirdi gave an inspirationto Hemdapant - Dabholkar to writeSree Sai Samarth Satcharita.

    Dadasaheb Khaparde again cameto Shirdi with family; and stayed inShirdi for 3 months. Krishna JageshBhishma, who became the author ofSagunopasana, came along with him.

    Wamanrao Patel, later on known as

    Swami Sai Sharanandji, came to Shirdi,for the first time, at the age of 22.

    Chandrabhan Seth, uncle ofKushalchand of Rahta, died.

    Capt. Dr. Hate came to Shirdi, for thefirst time, as a youth and had appeared

    for the LMNS examination.

    Sree Ram Maruti, belonging to theNath Panth, of Thane, Bhiwandi,Kalyan, came to Shirdi and stayed for34 days.

    Sagun Meru Naik came to Shirdi

    at the age of 23 and began runninga public eating place at Babascommand.

    Khapardes younger son, Balwant,cured of bubonic plague.

    After Megha completed the repetitionof the Gayatri Mantra according toMantra-Shastra, a feast was held for the

    Brahmins and other devotees at SathesWada.

    Renovation of the Masjid and pavingof its flooring, followed by Babaoccupying a proper seat and giving uphis usual gunny bag.

    Megha passed away in Shirdi. Baba

    SatcharitaChp.1, ovis110 and134etc.

    KhapardeDiary

    Saibaba- ne-

    Sharane andKhapardeDiary

    SatcharitaChp.8, ovi 129

    Satcharita Chp.29, ovi 146 &

    DevoteesExperiences

    SatcharitaChp.34,ovi150, DevoteesExperiences.

    Satcharita

    Chp.5 ovi 61 &Chp.26-ovi 130

    Satcharita Chp.7,ovi 101, 107

    KhapardesDiary

    SatcharitaChp. 6, ovis125 onwards.

    Satcharita Chp.

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    20Jan 1912

    Jan 1912

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    15Mar. 1912

    Ramnavmi

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    ShravanPurnima 1912

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    1913

    grieved at his death.

    Bapu Saheb Jog, after Meghas death,

    started performing the daily Aratis inthe Masjid and the Chavadi.

    Tatya Kote Patils father, Govind Kote,passed away in Shirdi and Tatya hadto resume a householders life after14 years. He, thereafter, no longerslept with Baba in the masjid.

    Madhavrao Deshpande (Shama)left Shirdi to attend thread ceremonyof Kakasaheb Dixits son, proceedingto Nagpur, Gwalior and Gayapilgrimage etc.

    Khaparde returned to Amravati,leaving his wife behind in Shirdi.

    The celebration of Ramnavmi festival

    commenced in Shirdi .Balaram Dhurandhar had his firstdarshan at Shirdi

    Padukas were installed in theGurusthan, under the Neem Tree.

    Sapatnekar, for the first time, cameto Shirdi with his brother.

    Balabuva Sutar (Satarkar) was invitedto Shirdi for kirtan. Baba recognisedhim and said he had known him forfour years - that is when Sutar hadbowed to his protrait.

    Baba gave darshan as Vitthal andRakhumai of Pandarpur to Mr. R. B.

    Purandares wife and mother.Wamanrao Patil i.e., Swami SaiSharanandji, again came to Shirdi andstayed for 11 months. He was approx.24-25 years old.

    Rao Bahadur Sathe has a son at last;and Babas words proved true.

    (Sathe remarried at the age of 50, in

    31,ovis119-123

    Satcharita Chp.

    43, ovi 163

    Satcharita Chp.8, ovi 124, andKhapardesDiary

    Satcharita Chp.46, ovi 80,KhapardesDiary

    Satcharita Chp.27, ovi 147

    Satcharita Chp.

    6, ovi 59 etc.Satcharita Chp.51, ovi 199 etc.

    S a t c h a r i t aChp.5, ovi 59

    Satcharita Chp.48, ovi 74 etc.

    Satcharita Chp.6 - ovi 94 on-wards Chp.33,ovi 152 onwards

    DevoteesExperiences

    Saibaba-neSharane

    Sri SaibabasCharter &

    Sayings by

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    Ramnavmi1914

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    the belief that he would have a son).This son was born after 2 daughters.

    B.V. Deo, Mamlatdar of Dahanu, isaccused of stealing a rag by Baba;and after being angry he was orderedto read the Dyaneshwari.

    Swami Rambaba, a student of Yoga,had Sree Sai Babas darshan, when hewas eating bhakri with onion and theSwami misjudged Baba.

    Balabuva Sutar (Satarkar) arrived inShirdi for performing kirtan onRamnavmi.

    B.V. Deo had a divine vision in hisdream, in which Baba gave him in-structions on how to read thepothi.(See footnote at the end of the

    Chapter)Upasani left Shirdi without Babaspermission.

    Sapatnekar from Akkalkot again cameto Shirdi with his wife.

    Das Ganu performed kirtan andcontinued to do so, thereafter, everyyear.

    Baba, though very ill and weak onaccount of asthma, climbed over theroof of Radhakrishnamais house, whowas ill. He paid Rs.2/- to Khambekarfor bringing the ladder .

    Balaram Mankar passed away in Shirdi.

    Mrs. Tarkhad of Mumbai sent withMankars son apeda for Baba whichwas left over after offering naivedyain her house.

    NarasimhaSwami

    Satcharita Chp.41, ovis 88& 137

    Satcharita Chp.23, ovis 12 to20.

    SatcharitaChp.6, ovis 97to 116.

    SatcharitaChp.41, ovi 60onwards

    Sage of Sakoriby NarasimhaSwami

    Satcharita Chp.48, ovi 148onwards

    Sacharita Chp.6, ovi 116

    SatcharitaChp.19,ovi 235onwards.

    Satcharita Chp31, ovi 117

    SatcharitaChp.9,ovi 146to 156

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    Work on Butis Wada, now SamadhiMandir, was commenced.

    Das Ganu was made to perform NamaSaptah by Baba.

    Radhakrishnamai passed away at theage of 35.

    Madrasi Bhajan Group came toShirdi. Baba gave darshan to the ladyas Sree Ram and changed the attitudeof her husband in a dream vision.

    Nephew of the doctor from Malegaonwas cured of a bone tuberculosis withUdi and the doctor himself tookBabas darshan.

    Dabholkar retired. On the occasionof Gurupurnima AnnasahebChinchanikar, on his own, appealed

    to Baba to ensure that Dabholkargets another assignment.

    Baba indicated that his Mahasamadhiwould take place at the time ofSeemolanghan in the future, when hebecame anger personified and threwoff his clothes in the Dhuni.

    Ramchandra Dada Patil became illand Baba gave him a dream darshanand told him that Tatya Kote Patelwould pass away two years hence,substituting Tatyas name for his own,at Vijayadashmi day.

    Gopal Narayan Ambdekar, a devoteefrom Pune came to Shirdi. Because

    of his financial state, he decided tocommit suicide but Baba saved him.

    Sathe from Mumbai did the parayanof Guru Charitra.

    Radhabai Deshmukh took a vow tofast till she got the Guru mantra.

    Babas bestowal of grace on

    SatcharitaChp.4 ovi 167

    SatcharitaChp. 4, ovi 83

    DevoteesExperiences

    SatcharitaChp.29, ovis 2,40 and 81, 82onwards

    SatcharitaChp. 34, ovi 5onwards andovi 31,45 etc.

    SatcharitaChp.3,ovis 72-73

    SatcharitaChp.42, ovi 18onwards

    SatcharitaChp. 42, ovi45 onwards

    SatcharitaChp. 26, ovi

    114

    Satcharita Chp.18, ovi 43-57

    Satcharita Chp.19, ovis 35

    Satcharita

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    Hemadpant, by giving him an impor-tant lesson along with a handful ofsugar candy after the Arati.

    In the very early hours of the morn-ing of Holi Purnima day, Baba gave adream vision to Hemadpant and toldhim in the dream that he would becoming for lunch that day but he ac-tually appeared in the form of aframed portrait which was brought

    by Ali Mohammed who met him 9years later and indicated the reasonfor giving that gift.

    In the month of May, Lok ManyaTilak came for Sais darshan withDadasaheb Khaparde.

    Haribhau Karnik of Dahanu had adesire to give Re. 1/- more to Bababut his wish was unfulfilled. However,at the Kalaram Mandir, Nashik,Narasimha Maharaj demanded onlyRe. 1/- and took it from him.

    In appreciation of Appa SahebKulkarnis devotion, Baba visited hishome in Thane & asked after the

    welfare of his family and thenextracted Rs. 10/- as dakshina fromKulkarni in fulfilment of his wish.

    Upasani Maharaj settled downpermanently at Sakori.

    Moreshwar Waman Pradhan bought

    the Lendi Bagh and later on gifted itto the Sansthan

    Prof. Narke, son-in-law of BapusahebButti, got assignment at EngineeringCollege of Pune.

    Baba gave a glassful of butter milk toHemadpant and cajoled him to drink.

    Chp. 19, ovis117-118

    SatcharitaChp.40, ovi113etc.

    KhapardeDiary

    SatcharitaChp.33, ovi199

    SatcharitaChp.33,ovi 147

    Sage of Sakoriby NarasimhaSwamiji

    Pradhan

    DevoteesExperiences ofNarasimhaSwamiji

    Satcharita Chp.38, ovi 182

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    As Baba knew that he would shortlybe leaving his mortal coil, he entrustedKarim with food and Rs. 250/- to begiven to Shamsudin Fakir inAurangabad to do rites according toIslam. Karim was also asked to reachBanne Mian with a message, namingthe day and the month of Islamiccalendar when the Light would beextinguished.

    Das Ganu Maharaj completed theStavanamanjari at Maheshwari onthe banks of the Narbada River.

    As Baba had fever for the last 2-3 days,he decided to abstain from food andhe became weaker day by day.

    Sai Baba told a devotee named Vazeto commence reading Ram Vijay andhe listened to it for 14 days.

    Baba gave Mukti to a tiger of thedervishes.

    On Vijayadashmi Lakshmibai Shindereceived from Baba a charity of Rs. 9/- and later on the same day around

    2.30 pm, by which time it wasEkadashi, Baba left his mortal coil.

    Laxman Mama Joshi got a dreamvision of Baba calling him to doKakad Arati in Shirdi. Das GanuMaharaj also saw a dream in whichBaba told him that He was leaving

    Shirdi and he should hasten withbakul flowers.

    Staunch devotee Amirbhai Shakkarfrom Bombay and the Mamlatdarfrom Kopergaon arrived. Debates &disputes took place about the sitewhere Babas body should be interred.Ultimately, Butti Wada was chosen

    DevoteesExperiences ofNarasimhaSwamiji Vol. 3

    Stavanamanjariovi 159

    Letter of Prof.Narke

    SatcharitaChp.43,ovi 35

    SatcharitaChp.31, ovi 166

    SatcharitaChp.42, ovi 11

    SatcharitaChp.43, ovis162-3,

    Chp.42,ovis 69-71

    SatcharitaChp.43

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    for Babas Samadhi.

    Sai Babas body was taken in

    procession and then interred in thegarbha of Butti Wada in theevening.

    Thirteen days after Babas Mahanirvan,the obsequies were performed by thedevotees, led by Balasaheb Bhate &Upasani Maharaj.

    Nanavali, deeply mourning Baba,passed away on the thirteenth day,calling out to Him: Kaka, Kaka, as heused to. Nanavalis Samadhi isin the Lendi Bagh.

    Seth Kushalchand passed away.

    The devotees in Shirdi appointed a

    committee under the Chairmanshipof Bapusaheb Butti to organize dailyrituals at Babas Samadhi.

    Nanasaheb Nimonkar passed away atPune.

    Narayan Motiram Jani of Nashik had adream vision of Baba coming out of a

    cellar and assuring him that his healthwould improve and that he would beon his feet within a week.

    Anna Saheb Dabholkar got an assign-ment for six months at the Secretariat.

    Bapusaheb Butti, the builder of thestone wada which has become the

    Samadhi Mandir, passed away atMumbai.

    Nanasaheb Chandorkar passed away atKalyan, Mumbai at the age of 61.

    Sree Saibaba Sansthan wasestablished, with the consent of theAhmednagar District Court.

    Prof. Narkes

    letter of5-11-1918

    Satcharita Chp.44

    SatcharitaChp.10 ovi 106& DevoteesExperiences

    SatcharitaChp.8 ovi 131

    Pradhan

    Satcharita Chp12, ovis 56-66

    SatcharitaChp.33, ovi

    126

    SatcharitaChp.3, ovi 161

    Pradhan

    Devs Biographyof Baba

    Pradhan

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    1929

    15July 1929

    Writing of Sri Sai Satcharita com-menced in the Hindu calendar monthofChaitra.

    Mhalsapati passed away in Shirdi onEkadasi.

    The first issue of Sai Leela was pub-lished with Laxman Ganesh alias KakaMahajani as Editor.

    S.S. Navalkar bought Sathe Wada andhis heirs gifted it to the Sansthan in1939.

    Balaram Dhurandhar passed away atthe age of 47.

    Das Ganus book Bhakti Saramrut waspublished.

    Hazrat Tajuddin Baba passed beyondthe veil in Nagpur at the age of 64.

    Bapusaheb Jog passed away at Sakoriat the age of 70. His Samadhi is nearDatta Mandir.

    Kakasaheb Dixit passed away at the ageof 62. (Ekadashi of Jeshtha month

    Krishna Paksh).

    Ganesh Damodar alias Dada Kelkar,father-in-law of Rao Bahadur Sathepassed away.

    In the month of Jeshtha, Satcharitawas completed, but in Chp.52, the

    Avatarnika i.e. the Table of Contentsor Review was not found thoughDhabholkar referred to it. Therefore,Shri Balkrishna Dev wrote it andChp.53 was thus added to the book.

    Govind R. Dabholkar (Hemadpant)passed away at the age of 70.

    SatcharitaChp.53ovi 179

    Life of SaiBaba byNarasimhaSwamiji

    Pradhan

    SatcharitaChp.51 ovi 198

    DevoteesExperiences

    SatcharitaChp.41 ovi 29

    SatcharitaChp.28 ovi 75,Chp.44 ovi 145

    SatcharitaChp.51 ovi 109

    and Life of SaiBaba Vol.III

    DevoteesExperiences

    Satcharita Chp.53 ovi 179 &

    Chp. 52 ovi 1

    Satcharita Ch.53 ovi 178

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    Sree Sai Satcharita was first publishedas a book by Ramchandra AtmaramTarkhad and the rights were vested inthe Sansthan.

    K. J. Bhishma, author of SaiSagunopasana (Aratis) passed away atthe age of 81.

    Laxman Ganesh alias Kaka Mahajanipassed away and Amravatis GaneshShrikrishna, alias Dadasaheb,

    Khaparde passed away at age of 84.B.V. Narasimha Swamiji of Chennai,began spreading the word about SaiBaba and this resulted in people fromSouth India coming to Shirdi forpilgrimage.

    Madhavrao Deshpande (Shyama)

    passed away at the age of 80.Bhausaheb S.B. Dhumal, Advocate ofNashik passed away at age of 67.

    Damu Anna Rasne passed away.

    B.V. Narasimha Swamiji establishedthe All-India Sai Samaj at Madras.

    Upasani Maharaj passed away atSakori, near Shirdi, at age of 71.

    Sri Sai Leela magazines publicationwas discontinued for a period of 3years. It was re-started in 1947.

    Tatya G. Kote Patil passed away.

    Balasaheb Dev passed away.

    R. B. Purandhare passed away.

    A large courtyard was built,extending the capacity of the SamadhiMandir, to accommodate 400-500devotees.

    A golden Kalash or pinnacle was fit-ted on the Samadhi Mandir

    Sri Sai LeelaOctober 87

    Satcharita Chp.6, 12, 13

    DevoteesExperiencesPreface

    Sant

    ChudamaniSatcharita Chp.12, ovi 46

    SatcharitaChp.25

    Sai SudhaJune, 1991

    Sage of Sakori

    Plaque on wall

    Sai Leela Oct.Nov. Dec.1952

    26Nov. 1930

    8Aug. 1935

    1938

    1939

    26April 1940

    29June 1940

    20Jan. 1941

    1 July 1941

    24Dec. 1941

    1944

    1945

    1946

    1948

    Ram-navmi1951

    29 Sept. 1952

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    Wamanrao Patil took Sanyas, at theage of 64 and assumed the name ofShri Sai Sharananda

    Abdul Baba passed away at the age of83.

    A huge marble Murthi of Sainath wasinstalled in the Samadhi Mandir andthe Pran-pratishtha ceremony wasdone at the auspicious hands ofSwami Shri Sai Sharnanandji.

    B.V. Narasimha Swamiji passed awayat the age of 82.

    Das Ganu Maharaj passed beyond theveil at the age 95 (Kartik Ekadashi).

    Lakshmibai Tukaram Shinde, who wasgiven 9 coins, passed away.

    Ramchandra Dada Patil passed away.

    New Board of Trustees of theSansthan was appointed with Dr. P.K. Sawant as the Chairman for 4 yearsfollowed by Shri M. R. Patil for 1 year.

    New Board of Trustees of theSansthan was appointed with Prof. Dr.

    Lekha Pathak as the Chairperson

    Foundation Stone of Bhakta Niwaswas layed on 4th May 1990.

    New Board of Trustees of theSansthan was appointed with ShriDM Sukhtankar as the Chairman.

    The Samadhi Mandir Complex was

    completely renovated and Sathe Wadawas demolished.

    New Board of Trustees of theSansthan was appointed with Shri JMSasane as the Chairman.

    14July 1953

    April 1954

    7Oct. 1954

    19Oct. 1956

    1962

    2June 1963

    1964

    1984

    1 Sept. 1989

    4 May 1990

    1st Sep 1994

    2001

    23rd Aug2004

    Sai BabaSharan Pg. 380

    Life of SaiBaba Vol. III

    Sri Sai LeelaApril 81

    SatcharitaChp. 42

    SatcharitaChp 42