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    -- SRI NAGA SAI TEMPLE --- COIMBATORE`TAMIL NADU -

    SRI NAGA SAI TRUSTNO.1262 , METTUPALAYAM ROAD,

    COIMBATORE 641043TAMIL NADU.

    INDIA

    In 1939, Sri. H.H.B.V. Narasimha Swamji along with Sri A.V. K.Chari, Sri.H.Varadaraja Ayyah and Sri. C.V. Rajan

    started the Sai movement in Coimbatore and the first institution ofSri Sai Baba in Tamilnadu (erstwhile Madras province)

    was established in Coimbatore. The Institution was named as "SriSai Baba Mission" and was open for darshan of the Devotees.

    The late Sri.C.Varadaraja Ayyah donated about one acre of land atMettupalayam Road and a Thatched Shed was erected

    at the donated land to house the Sri Sai Baba Mission which waslater named as "Sri Sai Baba Madam"

    and the place was opened for worship for all, at all timesirrespective of class, creed, caste or religion.

    The "Sai Baba Madam" became the meeting ground of Sai Devoteesin and around the Coimbatore City.

    Sai Bhajans were held here regularly on Thursdays.

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    -- ADVENT OF "NAGA SAI" --

    On the evening of Thursday 07th of January`1943, a Miraclehappened!

    A small shining and lustrous Cobra possessing an unusually bighood with divine marks of Tripundra, Shanka and Chakra

    appeared before Sai Babas picture when the Bhajan was going onin full swing to the accompaniment of drum, cymbals etc.

    The Naga, entranced in the music of Baba's bhajans, stood there ina pose of Worship! Waving of lights, aratis etc had no effect on the

    nerves of the Cobra.

    Devotees who had swelled into a crowd, stood there in awe andwonder at the wondrous sight of the Naga with spread head.

    There was no fear of the snake and people in thousands began topour into the spacious land of the Bhajan Madam to witness the

    Naga that lingered in the same spot for full 48 hours. Baba'sdevotees began to shower baskets of flowers in reverence for the

    Naga. The Cobra was virtually submerged in a mould of flowers buteven then, he was immobile.

    Aartis were performed for the Naga.

    On the second day of the Nagas advent, a photographer came totake a picture of the Naga in its majesty but the Cobra was

    immersed under heaps of flowers. No one had the courage to clearthe flowers from over the Cobra. The only way for them was to prayand Ho! the Naga jumped out of the flowers heap and posed for the

    photograph, as if in answer to the prayers of the multitude. Oneand all were sure for the first time that it was all the work of Baba.

    The devotees then prayed with fervour and faith to the Naga toclear out and enable them to resort to their routine Baba's worship.The immobile Naga then showed signs of movements, went aroundSri Sai Babas picture and slowly marched out into the open, only to

    disappear into the bush where later an ant-hill (snakes naturalhabitat) appeared.

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    The place where the Naga disappeared is held as a Holy Ground bydevotees and from that day onwards Shirdi Sai Baba in Coimbatore

    is worshipped as Sri Naga Sai.

    The Parna-sala in which the picture of Baba was originally installed

    in 1942 is now a mandap with a concrete roofed prakaram. TheMarble statue of Sri Sai Baba was installed by Sri Sathya Sai Baba

    on 26th February`1961.This was the first occasion on which Sathya Sai Baba was installing

    an idol of Shirdi Sai Baba for daily worship.The popularity of Sri Naga Sai began to spread far and wide and

    thousands began to visit the holy shrine.The project work to Ornate Sai Baba's sanctorium with pure Silver

    commenced on 11.02.2008.

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    Sri Naga Sai Trust is the only Holy Shrine of Sai Baba, tohave a Golden Chariot with a Golden Idol of Sai Baba in the

    World and was dedicated to Baba on the 06th ofJune`2007. The Golden Chariot is taken out on a Parikrama

    around, every Thursdays at 07.00pm.

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    GOLDEN CHARIOT / GOLDEN IDOL OF SAI BABA

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    -- GOLDEN CHARIOT PROCESSION --

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    "Be Like the Petals of a ROse -Immerse a ROse (Ourselves) into Water (Maya),

    But then even it cOmes Out Dry, as the Petals don't hOld on thedrOplets of Water,

    because it has its Own Characteristic's (Sanskar's)."

    dOn't glOOm, just blOOm - rOhit beHaL