Mother Shivamma Tai

February 10, 1989, is a red letter day for not only Bangaloreans but to all Sai devotees all over India and abroad. For the first time, a unique temple has been established on this day wherein we find it 'Bhikshatana Moorthy' of Sai Baba - the marble idol is in the form of Sai Baba going for alms. The spirit behind this installation of 'Bhikshatana Moorthy' of Sai Baba is holy mother Shivamma Tai, the 99-year old woman saint living in Madiwala of Bangalore, who had the rare privilege of seeing Sai Baba in 1918. In no other Sai temple all over the world you see the Moorthy in this manner.

Mother Shivamma Tai with Bhikshatana Moorthy

As holy mother Shivamma Tai performed the installation of Sai Baba's 'Bhikshatana Moorthy', hundreds offered their 'Bhakti' as alms. Swami Brahmananda of Chinmaya Mission, Bangalore, and Swami Vidya Narayana Thirtha of Dwaraka Badrikashram gave the benediction address. Mr. R. Seshadri and Dr. P. S. Narayana Rao of Sri Sai Spiritual Centre addre­ssed the gathering as to the uniqueness of this Sai temple. A melodious bhajan by Shri Hariharan was organized by the Sai bandhus of Ulsoor Sai Mandir, led by Mrs. Vimala Rai.

Mother Shivamma Tai honored Saint Bhagawan Das and Mr. Krishnappa along with other Sai devotees who were responsible for the installation of this unique Moorthy.

It is hoped that Sai devotees will make it a point to visit Shivamma Tai's Ashram to offer the 'Bhiksha' of 'Bhakthi' to Sai Maharaj.

On March, 16 at 7-30 a.m. holy mother Shivamma Thai (99 years old woman saint living in the outskirts of

Bangalore, Madiwala, who had seen Sai Baba in 1918) inaugurated the Saptaha by lighting a lamp. As she

fit the lamp, Sai Baba nodded his assent and exhibited His omnipresence as the garland placed on the

photograph snapped in the centre.

Sri Ramachandra Chaitanya Swamiji

His Holiness Bramhachari Sri Ramachandra Chaitanya Swamiji formarly known as Shri Pulipaka Venkata Rama Rao was born on Saturday, 17th August, 1963 at 08-30 a.m. to the pious and god fearing couple Shri P.V.V. Raghava Rao and Smt. Janaki Devi in Guntur, Andhra Pradesh.

He had his Primary Education at Guntur and his Graduation from the Andhra University 1983.
Since childhood, Shri Swamiji was inclined towards Spirituality. At the age of 19, he met His Gurudev Parama Pujya Acharya Shri Ekkirala Bharadwaja for the first time at meditation center in Rajamundry. During the year 1982 Swamiji was attending to Meditation Classes at Maharshi Institute of Creative Intelligence, Rajamundry. Shri T.D. Krishna Murthy, instructor at the Institute and disciple of Pujya Master happened to introduce Swamiji to Rev. Master on 13th October 1982 in the Meditation Hall Maharshi Institute of Creative Integelence, Rajamundry. Pujya Master was then on a tour for discourses on Shri Sai Baba at Rajamundry, Kakinada and other coastal areas nearby. In this very first meeting, he was overawed by the spiritual eminence of His Master - a self realised Saint. The very sight of Pujya Master made such an impact on Swamiji that his life appeared meaningless without His Master any longer. He was in constant touch with Master. Finally in 1985 with the permission from his parents he left his home permanently for his Gurudev’s abode. Since the Swamiji was reluctant to even visit his parents in the event of not granting written permission for staying with his Gurudev, his father had no other option except to grant him the necessary written permission. He spent his entire time in the holy company of His Master, serving Him accompanying Him on discourses, assisting Him in literary works, etc.

Gurugita says that "a true disciple is one who serves one’s Guru’s family (wife & children) with the same commitment and dedication as he serves His Guru".

After Master Shri Ekkirala Bharadwaja attained Mahasamadhi on 12th April, 1989 he continued serving the divine family of his Master with the same reverence and dedication. Immensely pleased with his services, Divine Mother once remarked that "Chaitanya is our Adopted Son".

On 6th August, 1998 Shri Saibaba of Shirdi appeared physically to Pujya Swamiji and ordered him to remain a Celebate. Accordingly, the vow of Bramhacharya (celibacy ) was given by the Divine consort of his Master, Mother Alivelu Mangatayaru and re-christened his name as "Bramhachari Sri Ramachandra Chaitanya" thus Pulipaka Venkata Rama Rao got transformed into Pujya Bramhachari Sri Ramachandra Chaitanya Swamiji.

The very Mission of Pujya Swamiji’s life is to spread His Master’s divine messages on Sri Sai Baba across the GLOBE.

With this Mission in view, Sri Master Universal Sai Trust and Acharya Bharadwaja Peace Foundation, Spiritual, Non-profitable and Service Oriented Organisations were founded by Pujya Bramhachari Sri Ramachandra Chaitanya Swamiji with the blessings of Divine Mother Alivelu Mangatayaru.

Sri Kumar Baba

Sri Kumar Baba

The year 1995, the person Shri R.V. Kumar of Ashok Nagar, Chennai , a Music Director by profession happened to visit the Sai Baba Temple at Injambakkam, Chennai, because of his friends. While in the Mandir he placed his head on the Divine Padukas, and instantly heard a voice saying ‘I desire to unite all the people and uplift them spiritually. I need to use you as a tool to accomplish this.

When will you come within my fold?’

It was Shirdi Baba himslef talking to him. However Shri R.V. Kumar did not take this too seriously and thought probably it was his imagination.A few months later he made another visit to the same temple. And lo and behold he heard the same voice this time loudly and quite distinctly. He could not possibly ignore the voice.

But there was a hitch. He was basically a devotee of Goddess Meenakshi of Madurai. And he also possessed the divine power of talking to her intimately. He pondered over this voice calling him to Baba’s fold. He decided to seek an answer to this at Madurai, at the holy shrine of Goddess Meenakshi.

When he sat meditating before the Sanctum Sanctorum, a six foot tall figure of Shirdi Baba walked out of the sanctum, and he visualised this in his deep meditation. He also heard the Mother’s divine voice telling him that Shirdi Baba was a Great Mahan who lived even after his Mahasamidhi. She further said that following Baba’s footsteps was the best path for him.

He was thus convinced, but he was perplexed and confused. but how was he to proceed?


Sri Kumar Baba was chosen by Shri Sai Baba himself to serve His true , loyal and faithful devotees to whom He had promised to take care of - birth after birth. He was born on 27-3-1947 to Sri Vedantam and Smt Kalyani at Madurai. Due to our merits in our previous birth , we are all lucky to be in the association of this divine personality, who has sacrificed his life for uplifting His devotees. He uses his powers for the benefit of mankind conferring both temporal benefits and spiritual benefits. He started the Baba Prayer centre in 1996 and even today conducts mass prayer for His devotees on Thursdays. Needless to say that the devotees request is fulfilled with the blessings of Shirdi Sai Baba. He says that he is an emissary of Shridi Sai Baba and acts according to His instructions only. The Anna Baba Mandir was constructed in a record time of ten months without any propaganda or publicity and with the contributions from 108 devotees called Sai Souls( a name given by Shirdi Sai) mostly belonging to the middle income group. Sri Kumar Baba does not prescribe any Homam or costly Parikaram for people who approach him with their problems. His method of advising the devotee is very unique –prayer and repetition of the Lords name with total surrender to Sai. In the last six years, 24 couples who had been childless for more than 15 years have been blessed with children. Shirdi Sai Baba has asked Sri Kumar Baba to give the towel he uses to wipe the Shridi Sai Moorthy on Thursdays to cancer patients, who have to place this towel under their pillow. Likewise fifteen cancer patients have been cured. Moreover every Thursdays Shri Kumar Baba conducts Mass Prayer. Sai fulfills the sincere request of the devotees who participate in this prayer for six weeks personally.

Birth of BABA PRAYER CENTRE, Ashok Nagar, Chennai 83

As per Sri Sai Baba's advice, a Prayer center was commenced at Ashok Nagar which was called as Baba prayer Centre. Devotees started attending the Thursday meditation. Devotees who attended the prayer and meditation for six consecutive weeks had all their problems solved. Apart from this, Sri Kumar Baba also prayed for devotees who contacted him by phone, letters or email.

Baba then told him, ‘now that you have come within my fold, there is no action that you will perform independently. You will now be my tool and perform all that I wish and desire to do. You are at my behest and I will control all your deeds. I am Anna Baba and you shall henceforth be called Kumar Baba’.

Without any propaganda, the number of devotees increased from hundred to thousand. The Baba Prayer Centre needed a more spacious place to accommodate the devotees. With the blessings of Baba, and, due to the efforts of Guruji Sri Kumar Baba, this Anna Baba Mandir was born.

A unique Mandir for the Guru by His Disciple

In the year 2000, when Sri Kumar Baba went to Tirumala to have the darshan of Lord Venkateswara (Balaji), He heard the divine voice of the Lord saying “Shirdi Sai Baba and I are one and the same. Baba’s erstwhile Guru Venkusa was my manifestation”. When Venkusa died, he entreated his disciples not to bury his body, but to burn it and then dig the area. He foretold that they would find the statue of Lord Venkateswara, which the devotees did find and later built a temple for Him. The temple can still be seen at Selu, near Manmad. Thus Baba proved to Sri Kumar Baba that he was the manifestation of Lord Venkateswara.

We have heard of disciples building temples for the Guru, but here we come across the reverse. Sri Sai Baba of Shirdi was an ardent devotee of His Guru Venkusa and Venkusa is an incarnation of Lord Venkateswara of Tirumala. When Sri Kumar Baba started the Baba Prayer Centre in July 1996 at Ashok Nagar, it never struck him that he would build a Mandir for Baba , for he not only lacked the inclination but also the resources. On one Thursday, in the year 2000, when Sri Kumar Baba was in deep meditation he had a vision of Lord Venkateswara besieging him to build a Mandir for Baba and He assured Sri Kumar Baba that He would provide the necessary resources as and when he required. He further said that He (Lord Venkateswara) would also find a place in the Mandir. Thus the Guru was instrumental in providing a mandir for His most ardent devotee. This Mandir has also found space for not only Lord Venkateswara but also Goddess Meenakshi and Lord Krishna, Lord Rama ,Lord Shiva and Lord Maruthi as, Sri Sai Baba is the manifestation of all the Gods. Are there not instances in Sai Satcharita to vouch for these? Thus The Anna Baba Mandir has united the Saivaite and Vaishnavite sects in Hinduism.

Nine fold path of Guruji Sri Kumar Baba

Guruji Sri Kumar Baba also mentioned that Sri Shirdi Sai Baba has given him certain rules and regulations to observe and follow meticulously.

1. Not to participate in any auspicious or inauspicious event like marriage or death in any household.
2. To Listen to the devotees pleas and petitions and pray for them.
3. Not to perform any pooja or ritual at the mandir except Anna Dhan and meditation which is an answer to all ills.
4. Not to borrow or lend money.
5. Where there is excess wealth, there is sin. So Shirdi Sai Baba besieged Sri Kumar Baba to construct this Anna Baba Mandir by accepting money only from the poor and middle class people This money could be donated only by 108 donors and they would be called as ‘Sai Souls’.
6. Sri Sai Baba instructed Sri Kumar Baba to be patient, calm and loving to His devotees. He promised that He is the manifestation of all Gods and all Gurus, Lord Venkateswara and Goddess Meenakshi would answer their prayers.
7. Shirdi Baba emphasised to Sri Kumar Baba that he was only a class monitor, taking care of the class (the world at large) and that Baba was the real Guru or Teacher.
8. Shirdi Baba has said that in the 60th year of Sri Kumar Baba He would proclaim to the world that both are one and the same.
9. Love Peace and Annadanam should be his life’s goal.

SHRI SAI NARAYAN BABA OF PANVEL

SHRI SAI NARAYAN BABA OF PANVEL

Shri Sai Narayan Baba hardly sleeps at night (as Shirdi Baba used to do) and gets up daily at 1.40a.m. mid-night for his daily Sadhana and Sansthan Work. At 2.30a.m. he along with Sri R.K Nihalani (the Sansthan Office Manager & Security Incharge) and Armed Security Staff, inspects the entire premises of the Sansthan which included all the rooms, bath-rooms, water-taps, electric fans, lights, cleanliness of "Sri Sai Kutir", "Sri Pandu Kutir", "Sri Pandu-Baug" and Sansthan Gaushala Which consists of Holstein Cows of Holland. Further Sri Sai Narayan Baba along with Security Staff visits Sri Bhagawati Sai Mandir, near Panvel Railway Station and personally checks the safety of the temple.

On coming back he is engaged in his daily Sadhana. At 7.30 a.m. when the temple Abhishek, Pooja and Aarati gets over Sri Sai Narayan Baba visits the three Samadhis i.e. Swami Karunanandaji, Sri Pandu Maharaj and Sri Tiger Baba for offering flowers and prayers. Further once again he inspects all the cows and calves in the Gaushala which is named as "Sri Bhagawati Sai Free Milk Gaushala" i.e. the entire milk is distributed free to poor and sickly children, unconnected with the Sansthan daily in the morning at 8.00 a.m. and evening at 8.00 p.m. respectively.

After inspecting the gaushala, Sri Sai Narayan Baba visits the office of Vice Chairman, Prem Navani in the Sai Kutir, where he writes his thought of the day on the Table calender of the Vice-Chairman. This writing of 'a thought of the day' of Sri Sai Narayan Baba started from Tuesdfay the 16^th September 1997. Since Sri Sai Narayan Baba is observing 'Mown-Vrat' i.e. in silence fromn 8^th January 1997, afetr the Nirwan of his Rev. father-cum-Sadhguru Swami Karunanandaji and ever remains in the Sansthan without going out. 'His daily thoughts' are read out during the morning and evening Sathsangh in Sai Kutir.

Sri Sai Narayan Baba's Sansthan's Address is:

Sri Bhagwati Sai Sansthan,
Plot no 400/1,
Near Panvel Railway Station
Panvel(Dist Raigad), 410 206, Maharashtra, INDIA.
Tel: (9122) 7453331,7451001.
Fax: (9122) 7453333.
( 40 Kms From Bombay, the Road Going To Poona)