Thousands of devotees attended the Maha Kumbhabhishekam, or consecration, of Hindu saint Sri Sai Baba.The celebrations began on Sunday and concluded on Thursday at the Sri Sai Baba temple in Mylapore.
The temple, also known as 'Shirdi of the South', saw many devotees from all over the country pay a visit to the temple.
The 69-year-old Sai Baba temple at Mylapore was built to commemorate the saint from Shirdi in Maharashtra.
"There is no caste and religion for Baba. Every day Sikhs, Muslims and Christians are coming regularly and taking blessings of God. We are doing rituals five times continuously," said Thangadurai, the president of All India Sai Samaj, Chennai.
Shirdi Sai Baba temple in Mylapore Chennai has been renovated with a expense of 50 lakhs for the Kumbahabishegam which was held on 15th of July. Ashtabandhan Maha Kumbahabishegam, Poojia Shri Narasima Swamy’s statue prathistam and Maha Kumbahabisheg Vaibav was held on 5th of July which falls on Thursday.
The interior of the shrine is aesthetically designed with white marble stones and the walls of the shrine holds a arch made of gold. For Shirdi Sai Baba, thiruvaachi made of silver is been built.
Mr. Thangaraj speaking about the inauguration to the press, said that 3 crores of money has been spent on the premises of the temple construction works have began. He also added that new cottage, meditation center, administrative office,library,well modernized kitchen and other facilities for the temple with marble flooring are being executed.
For the convenience of the Shirdi Sai Baba followers, the pavement of the shrine has been expanded. And moreover annathanam will begin from morning itself and for this special places have been allocated.
A wave of divine exuberance pervaded the ambience as devotees enjoyed the ecstatic mix of supreme bliss, faith and peace.
More than 30 priests from the famous Meenakshi Temple of the state's Madurai city had come to the temple a week before to conduct rituals and chanting from the vedas.
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