Naga Sai Mandir

Sai Naga Sai Mandir
Sri Naga Sai
Sai Naga Sai Mandir
Location within Tamil Nadu
Name
Proper name Sri Naga Sai Mandir
Tamil நாக சாயி மந்திர்
Geography
Coordinates 11°01′38″N 76°57′02″E / 11.02722°N 76.95056°E / 11.02722; 76.95056Coordinates: 11°01′38″N 76°57′02″E / 11.02722°N 76.95056°E / 11.02722; 76.95056
Country India
State Tamil Nadu
District Coimbatore
Location Mettupalayam Road, Coimbatore
Culture
Primary deity Shirdi Sai Baba
Architecture
Architectural styles Dravidian architecture
History and governance
Date built 1942
Website Sri Naga Sai Mandir

Sri Naga Sai Mandir is a Hindu temple dedicated to Shirdi Sai Baba in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India. The temple was established in 1942 and the marble statue of Shirdi Sai Baba was installed by Sathya Sai Baba on 26 February 1961.[1] This was the first time that Sathya Sai Baba formally installed an idol of Shirdi Sai Baba for daily worship. The temple is called Naga Sai Mandir as a snake (Naga) rose from the flowers and listened to Shirdi Sai when he was giving darshan to devotees before disappearing. Shirdi Sai as Sri Naga Sai in Coimbatore :

In the year 1939, Sn. H.H.B.V. Narasimha Swamji along with sri A.V. K. Chain and Sri. H. Varadaraja Ayyah and his brother Sri. C.V. Rajan started the Sai movement in Coimbatore and the first institution of Sri Sai Baba in Tamil Nadu (erstwhile madras province) was established in Coimbatore. The Institution was named as Sri Sai Baba was put up for darshan of the Devotees. Swamji entrusted the centre to care of Sri. A.V. K. Chain hate in the year 1942, the late Sn. C. Varadaraja Ayyah donated about one acre of land at Mettupalayam Road and Thatched Shed was evicted at the donated land to house the Sri Sai Baba Mission which was later named as Sri Sai Baba Madam in those days and the place was opened for worship to one and all at all times irrespective of class, creed, caste or religion. The Sai Baba Madam was the metting ground of Sai Devotees in and around the Coimbatore City. Sai Bajans were held regularly on Sunday & Thursday.

Advent of ‘Sri Naga Sai’

In 1943 on the evening of the 7th of January, Guru-vara (Thursday) sacred for worship of Baba, a miracle happened! A shining and lustrous Cobra small in size but possessing an unusually big hoad with divine marks of Tripundra, Shanka and Chakra appeared before Baba’s picture when the Bhajan was going on in full swing to the accompaniment of drum cymbals etc., with all the lights on. The Naga stood there in a pose of worship fullness entranced in Baba Muisc! Waving of lights, aratis etc. had no effect on the nerves of the Cobra. People around who had swelled into a crowd of a few hundred stood there in awe and wonder at the wondrous sight of the Naga with spread head. There was no fear for the snake; the proverb that even a battalion of soldiers of valour shiver at the sith of a cobra was falsified young and old, women and children in thousands began to pour into the spacious land of the Bhajan Madam to witness the Naga that lingered in the same spot for full 48 hours Baba bhaktas began to shower baskets after baskets of flowers in worshipful reference for the Naga. The Cobra was virtually submerged in a mound of flowers but even then, he was unmobile were performed for the Naga.

On the second day of Naga’s advent, photographer came to take a picture of the Naga in its majesty but the latter was immersed under heaps of flowers. No one had the courage of go near the spot where the cobra was lodged and clear the flowers. The only course open to them was to pray ho! the Naga jumped out of the flowers heaps and posed for the photograph as if in answer to the prayers of the multitude. One and all were sure for the first time that it was all the week of Sai Baba. The devotees then prayed with fervour and faith to the Naga to clear out and enable them to resort to their routine worship of Baba in the Madam. Then the immobile Naga showed signs of movements went around Sri Sai Baba’s picture and slowly marched out into the open disappeared into bush where later an ani-hill (snake’s natural habitat) appeared. The place where the Naga disappeared in held as a ‘Holy Ground’ by devotees and from that day onwards Shirdi Sai Baba in Coimbatore is worshipped as “Sri Nagasai”.

The Shirdi Sai Baba ( Sri Naga Sai ) Marble statue of the deity, This is only statue was installed and consecrated in 26-02-1961 by Sri Sathya Sai Baba during his lifetime.

Sacred Stick

Another speciality of this mandir is that the stick that has been used by baba has been brought from shirdi. The holy stick is being used to bless all devotees who visit the shine.

The Sri Naga Sai Trust consists of a

[2] The temple is managed and maintained by Sri Naga Sai Trust.[3] The temple holds a stick that has been used by Shirdi Sai Baba has been brought from Shirdi and the holy stick is being used to bless all devotees who visit the shine.[4][5]

References

  1. ↑ R, Balapattabi (1 August 2006). Nectarine Leelas of Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba. Sai Towers. p. 108. ISBN 9788178990095. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
  2. ↑ N, Kasthuri (16 April 2014). Sathyam Shivam Sundaram - Volume 1. Sri Sathya Sai Sadhana Trust. ISBN 9789350691700. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
  3. ↑ "Sri Sai Leela" (PDF). Retrieved 29 March 2015.
  4. ↑ "About Sri Naga Sai". Retrieved 29 March 2015.
  5. ↑ "Coimbatore Today". Retrieved 29 March 2015.
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