Saturday, January 20, 2007

Masjid Mai Or Dwarkamai




Old picture of Dwarkamai 




The entrance of Sai Baba's Dwarkamai picture of those days




The entrance of Dwarkamai of Sai Baba as seen today

Masjid Mai as Sai Baba would call it, is the place where Sai Baba spent most of his life. Darbar would be held in the Masid Mai. Sai Baba performed many miracles. Those miracles he performed out of love and care for his devotees, whom he drew near him. Countless devotees benefited and still benefit from his great characteristics of performing miracles.

However the greatest miracle I feel is the miracle of sowing the seeds of Bhakti or devotion in the heart of devotees. The closeness the devotees feel with Him. The motherly figure of Sai Baba, who’s presence is always felt by his devotees, whenever he is needed. The grace-showering saint, known as Sai Baba, always eager to wash away his devotee’s troubles and problems, used miracles and uses miracles to calm down his devotees and unburden them.

Sai Baba often used to say that those who climb the steps of Masjid Mai, the Dwarka Mai all their problems will be solved. He also often said that he is eager to take the burden of his devotees, if they surrender to him whole heatedly and cast their burden on him. Sai Baba kept the fire alive in the Masjid Mai, which he called Dhuni.

He said that the Dhuni was there to burn all the sins of His devotees. The Dhuni is still alive and burning the sins of the loved devotees of the great saint and unparalleled saint, called Sai Baba. If we visit Shirdi now the Dhuni has been covered by the grill, and at the end of the grill there are two small Padukas installed, this is the place where Sai Baba used to sit, near the Dhuni and work for the devotees and humanity in general.

Same place is a kundi where Sai Baba used to put the food he used to beg. And everybody the humans and the animals where allowed to partake from it. We can still see a kundi with some food in it. Just after that is a pot full of water,


from where the devotees can drink the water as prasad.

Nimbar in Dwarkamai of Sai Baba

There is a Nimbar in the west facing Mecca. Lamps were lightened and kept there by Sai Baba. And still we can see the lamps there. Dwarkamai is the place where Sai Baba used to sleep with his head pointing towards the Nimbar, with Mahlsapati and Tatya as described in Sri Sai SatCharitra.

Baba also used to partake his food sitting in Dwarkamai, with his back towards the Nimbar and the devotees sitting in queue on both the sides.

 Also if we notice on the ceiling from here we can see the place where Sai Baba used to hang the wooden plank to sleep on it, as described in Sai Satcharitra, a great miracle in itself.

Just in the corner after that is the grinding mill
Grinding Mill which Sai Baba used which Sai Baba sometimes used to grind the wheat, and besides it is the bag of wheat
Wheat Bag placed in Dwarka Mai Of Sai Baba which is changed once in a year by Shirdi SaiBaba Sansthan. In the corner by the grinding stone there is a cupboard where Sai Baba used to put his clay pipes he used to smoke tobacco.
Chillims of Sai Baba now we can see it in the museum in Shirdi


Portrait of Sai Baba by Jaykar on which Sai Baba commented " This Picture will live after me"

Today we can see the portrait of Sai Baba and Padukas installed in front of it where he generally used to sit

Baba used sit in front of Dhuni often with his arm kneeling on wooden rest. Here is placed a Painting of Sai Baba, which was painted by one devotee, named Jaikar. When this picture was brought to Sai Baba, he said “ This picture will live after me”.


Painting of Sai Baba Sitting in Dwarkamai with His hands resting on wooden railing. 


Portrait of How Sai Baba used to sit in Dwarkamai
The original picture is now found in museum. Just in the corner after that is the bathing stone which Baba used.

Bathing Stone found in Masjid Mai now to be seen in Museum of Shirdi


Below is a very beautiful videos showing different places in Dwarkamai

related post Shirdi Travel

68 comments:

Anonymous said...

thankx a lot came 2 know more about sai baba....jai sai ram

Anonymous said...

Sai Baba - I know you are with me, you have protected and comforted me through my bad times. But baba, I have prayed to you for so long and my wish still remains unfulfilled. You miraculously fulfil so many devotees' wishes, I keep questioning you why am I left out? I do have faith and therefore, with Shradha and Saburi, I await your call. Just that sometimes with time passing by, gets difficult to understand whether my wish will be true as you know baba, I have not asked for material items. I wait for my turn Baba, take care of my problem and answer me. Work a miracle Baba. Only a miracle from you will save me from this situation. I have nobody to turn to, and feel thrown off balance and left out. Help me baba.

sweety said...

iam very happy after seeing the origial photos of saibaba's i was waiting to see finaly i have seen it

anushri said...

om sai shri sai jai jai sai...
may sai baba bless us all..
amen

Anonymous said...

baba give me a house.

Anonymous said...

when i became your devotee. you gave every thing for me.including my son.only you can save my husband in this situation.please give him a job what he is waiting. only you can save him.
jai jai sai ram

Aditya Gupta said...

Om Sai Ram

I am very happy to get the darshan of Sai Baba.

Thanks a lot

||Jai Sai Nath||

Anonymous said...

Sai baba help me. I pray to you from the bottom of my heart to help me in this situation. only you can help me at my work place and my personal life. i know you will help me, i trust in you and hope my prayers will be heard soon.

Anonymous said...

sai baba, please help me in this situation.. baba only you can help me, baba please keep your blessings with me.. I need you baba, I need you a lot..

Anonymous said...

Sai Nath, I know you are helping me. Please give me confidence and patience. Please give me strength to face this situation and come out successfully. Please help my daughters and my husband. I totally surrender to you. I trust you. You are my Satguru. Thank you for everything.

Anonymous said...

Baba I know u help me. Please give me confidence and strength to face this situation , ap ko to pata he mere papa ab or kam nehi karpate hen, me une or taklif me nehi dekna chati hun, un ki madat karna chati hun , apni behen or bhai ki future sabarna chati hun,mera man bar bar bhatk raha he mujhe sahi rasta dikhai a baba , meri madat kijia baba,
II jai sai ram II

Anonymous said...

Baba, please help my baby, please Baba.

Anonymous said...

Sai Baba fulfills every1's wishes only thing required is to hav shradhha(faith) n keep saburi(Patience) just hav dese two n leave rest on Him
Ruchi Shukla

Anonymous said...

om sai ram
baba please guide me on every path of life .....
i always need your guidance and blessings
you are my father and my mother everything to me

always be with me baba
om sai ram
Tanu

Anonymous said...

It is heavely blessings from Sri Sai Nath
to have on line darshan every day and it is upto HIM to shower HIS blessing on us when right time comes to us. It is not a commercial comodity to get on bargaining.
G. Manickamurthy, 044 22651412.
Dated: Nov.27 2009 5:26PM IST

Anonymous said...

Thank you for the website, i'm visiting here because i was dream of Masjid Mai (i'm muslim) from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Anonymous said...

hey sai nath sab ki madad karo sab ke dukh dur kar do. hum sab aap hi ke bande hai om sai nath.

Anonymous said...

Om Sai Ram,
Baba,u help me a lot where i there is no word to say but my son suffering from his sickness....only u can cure and make it happen in this world...i trust u baba...i know u will solve all my problems and i will be at Shirdi,give me a safe and peaceful journey...see u baba!!!!!!!!!

Anonymous said...

baba mere Ranu ko is bippatti se bach lo -
om sai ram

Anonymous said...

sri sai samartha! thankyou for giving hope for a happy and peacefull life. thanks for listening to my mothers prayers.

Anonymous said...

Hi,

I have recently known Sai. He has blessed me with lots of blessings and. I am sincerly needing 2 of my wishes to be fulfilled. Sai samaratha please pray for me.

S.........

Unknown said...

om sai ram . sai baba humbacho ko hmesha apne charno ke pass rkhna aur hum par apni kripa drishti bnaye rkhna sai nath apke siwa hum bacho ka koi nae hai sai baba hum par dya krna.
Anant koti brahmaand nayak raja dhi raaj yogiraaj sachidanand satguru sri sai nath maharaj ki jai .

Anonymous said...

OM SAI RAM
sai baba mere pure parivar ko aap me bahut shradha hai.meri beti mbbs ki entrance de rahi hai,last year bhi rah gyi thi baba.iss bar uska naam medical ke kisi bhi college me aa jaye baba aisa aashirvad do meri beti ko baba mujhe kuch nhi chahiye . SAI NATH meri beti ne iss bar bhi bahut mehnat ki hai uski mehnat safal kar do baba.OM SAI RAM............

Anonymous said...

OM SAI RAM

Anonymous said...

Bol satguru SAINATH MAHARAJ ki Jai.SAI please make our trip to Shirdi in july successful.You have always been beside us in all our good or bad times.Bless us SAI.We always need you beside us.Baba bless raja with a good job and career.JAI SAI RAM.....

Anonymous said...

Dear sai baba you have given me everything i have only one thing to ask u please keep me and all my family members close to you always ,there is going to be new temple built in an area few miles from us so i feel that maybe i cannot visit u so often ,baba do some miracle and come near to us ,we want u to have a big temple but u moving away has really made us all sad in this place . baba please give me lots of patience.JAI SAI RAM

Anonymous said...

Dear Baba im undergoing full of confusions in my life please save me from all the evil and bad times and show me the right path. In my career in just going on shifting from one place to another but i want to settle in one office and grow there in my career. I should look after my mother, my son, my brother and my husband. Please baba help me and let my brother alone come back home living all his bad companions. My mother is becoming mentally weak day by day thinking of my brother. Its alomost 3 months that y brother has left our home. We want him back let us all lead a happy life. My husband has got problem in his business. Please help him and remove all his tensions and give him peace of mind and patience at his work place. Give my son good health and good thoughts to my son. Give him good education in his life. Help and save our family baba. Om Sai Shri Sai Jaya Jaya Sai. Jai Sai Ram.

Anonymous said...

Dear Baba iam very much happy to see you shiridi. My first visit in my life to shiridi is a memorable event. We always want you in my life in each and every step of our life. Please make our Baba Bhajan a successful event. Everyone should like it and encourage us for more and more bhajans. I met you and spoke to you in shiridi and iam very happy about it. Baba please bless us that we all should visit shiridi once in a year. Also please bless my sister with baby. Please baba bless all our family members and our well wishers. JAI SAIRAM.

SANKAR said...

My Dearest Sai Please Help my family in this moment. OM SAI RAM

Anonymous said...

Baba Pls help me out so that I can start and finish my house with your help/blessings . Guide me how and from where to start . I am totally dependent on you. I am sure you will come in some form to guide me and get my work done - bless me with happiness and love . Blesss my Daughter also. Hope all will pass smoothly.Jai sai Ram

Anonymous said...

Om Sai Ram, Baba thank you for helping me through tough times. Baba, I am embarking on a new journey tomorrow. Please bless me and all in my family and show a sign, Baba to guide me through these times. Jai Sai Ram.

V Patil said...

babaji,
Mujhe raha dikhayiye. baba ki tabiyat thik kar dijiye aur badi arthik madat bhi chahiye. aapke siva aur kise ke samne haat phailane ki jaroorat nahi aane digiye.

Jai sai ram. Sai Nath ki Jai. Shree Sai Nathaye Namaha. Dwarkamai ki jai.

Om Sai Ram.

Anonymous said...

sadguru,

U favoured me so much even without asking you for it. However, now ask you to favour me a place at your feet and oblige. jai Sai Aai.

Anonymous said...

Om sai Ram,

Baba you help me a lot for all the situation.Baba right now I am in deep trouble.Baba please take me out from this trouble.

Unknown said...

plz sai baba help me. plz give me bacl my life my love my deep plz help me

Unknown said...

babaji do some kindnees on my work

hari vilash chauhan

Anonymous said...

Baba please help me. You are my mother. I do not know I sometimes act like a mad person. Please god help me. Tu hi hai baba jisko mein janati hun and beleive karti hun. Baba please help baba.

Anonymous said...

brinda

baba you are everything for me. I can't live without you, I have decided to do seva in shirdi after my son settle in his life. please do help me that I can go to shirdi for good. baba help my husband and son for a better future. give me courage in my work Baba I see u everytime ,everywhere, I have been to shirdi 3 times and keep fast every thursday. baba do help me again and again so that I can help others

Anonymous said...

baba,u have saved my family from a big problem.you have been the source of only hope for my family in difficult days.our condition has improved because of your blessings.you know everybody and forgive them for their wrong doings if they have guilt.please shower your blessings on me because i want to do something for my family as well as for the whole society.give me strength

Anonymous said...

jai mere satguru maharaj ji ki jai
baba aaj hum darshan karke dhan ho gaye
bas hum maharaj parmatama ke naam me aise hi jude rahe

EXTREME ER. SHIV said...

jai sai nath.
maine aapko kabhi nahi dekha sai.par jab main..apke mandir main job ke liye duaa ki thi.to aagle hi din mujhe naukri mil gayi thi bo bhi HCL main.main nahi janta ki ye aapne kiya ..par itna jaror kahunga ki maine aapki sahran main aakar kuch mahsus kiya tha jo main wayqat nahi kar sakta par mahsus kar sakta huin.
aapki hi kripa hai ki mujhe mera dost jisne kabhi mujh se baat na karne ki baat kahi thi...bo bhi mere pass agle hi din mujhe mil gaya tha. aap jante hain ki main kis ki baat kar raha huin.
main aap se yahi kahna chahata huin ki mujh par apni kripa sada sarvda banye rakhe sainath.

aapka ansh
shiv kumar

Anonymous said...

Om Sai Ram...

When i decided I always want to be your daughter i left my life to you, i want u to take decision of my life i may ask hundred wishes, sometimes in happiness sometimes in sadness but Baba after i come out after moment i think how foolish i am when u are there to take care of my good or bad fortune of life i should not bother ... help me always to be on right path

Anonymous said...

Thank you Baba for helping me out of the dreaded situation! Please accept my humble salutations. Jai Shri Sai nathaya Namaha.

Shri Samarth Satchidananda Sadguru Sainath Maharaj Ki Jai!

Anonymous said...

Om Sai Sree Sai Jay Jay Sai :-)

Anonymous said...

i love u sai baba

Anonymous said...

Poonam singh (Roorkee)
Dear sai baba, aap ki hamare upar bahut krapa hai apne hamara hamesha sath diya hai, sai nath hamara parivar apko bhut manta hai. sai apni krpa hamare upar sadeiv rakhna, aur hamare sath sadeiv rahana. sai mein apne marg se bhut vichlit hoti hoon, krpa karke mujhe sahi raha dhikhaiye.Aur mere bhai bhan ko bhi. is samay mujhe gov. job ki bahut avsykta hai .krpa karke meri or meri bahan ki gov job lagava dijiye. apki hamesha abhari rahongi.sai nath mere bhai ko bhi sahi rah dikhaiye.hame apne pass dubara ane ka avsar dejiye

Anonymous said...

ATUL (ROORKEE)
OM SAI RAM
SAI ram aap apni krpa hum par sadeiv banaye rkhana.hum aape shirdi ek bar aa chuke hai .humari atma vaha akar trip ho gayi hai.hume dubara aane ki bhut icha hai. sai nath aise krpa karo ki hum aapke darshan ke liye dubara aye.sai nath meri sisters ki gov. job lagva dijiye aapki ati krpa hogi.sai nath job lagte hi hum apke darshan ko garoore aanyge. JAI SAI RAM

Anonymous said...

Neelam singh (Roorkee)
love u lot SAI RAM .Sai Ram always help us.& always with us.

Annant koti brahmand nayak, Raja dhiraj yogi raj par braham shre satchidananda satguru shre sai nath maharaj ki jai.............
OM SAI RAM..........

Unknown said...

Shri sai nath baba.

Mujhe maaf kar do. jane ya anjane main maine jo kuchh bhi kiya tha. aap to sab jante prabhu.
aap ki bachi hu app ke bache to aap ki saja aur pyar dono ke hakdar hai.aap jesa chaho baba ya saja do ya pyar apni bachi ko. jai sai baba ki. aap ki bachi sunita.

Unknown said...

i get everything after coming in the sharan of my daddy sat guru sai nath ji i called them daddy daddy fulfill my all dreams make me strong jab bi main kabhi udas hota hu to daddy ko yad karta huin bus sab teek ho jata hai

Anonymous said...

JAI SAI BABA.....

I recently started keeping ur miraculous Fast
Please help me BABA Ji

And Please bless my fiance with a Gaz. job....
I want to perform your live DARSHAN at Shirdi.....
Jai sai Nath.....

Anonymous said...

Om Sai, Sri Sai, Jai Sai. Only you have helped me get my lost job back at the same company I worked for in 2009 and I have gotten a much better position there than before and you have fixed my personal life and brought harmony and happiness and peace. Thanks Dearest Sai.

sadguru sai baba said...

sri sri sri samardha sadguru sai nath maharaj ki jai baba you save me many problems in severaltimes always save my kids also ever time continew this help to me and mine thank u baba jaiho sai baba ki jai

Anonymous said...

Jai Sai Baba. Baba meri ya to ek bahul acchhi naukri lagva do ya mera business jo main shuru karna ja raha hoon, use bahut acchhe se chalva do. Main aapke darshan ke liye Shirdi aa raha hoon.

Anonymous said...

Jai Sai Ram.
Baba main aapke darshanon ke liye Shirdi aa raha hoon. Meri yatra safal karna aur apni kripa mujh par karna

Anonymous said...

alpesh ji,ap sai bhakto ke lie bhut acha kam ker rahe ho.sabh baba ki cheeje anandmai he.in ko dekh ker to ase lagta he ki baba ke pass bethe he.aap ki website saibhkto ke lie verdaan he.

Anonymous said...

Sai baba you have been with me in moments of truth and never left me alone. I lkove you and have full faith in you. My wife and I long for a child. Please fulfil this wish of mine.With God everything is possible.

Sridhar TV said...

Sri Shirdi Sai Baba has been my strength leading, guiding me through, from very difficult moments of my life. OM SAMARTHA SATGURU SAINATH MAHARAJ KI JAI.

Anonymous said...

om sai ram meri mataji apko bhahat puja kharti hai bachpanse my apko janta hoo magar meri takdhir acha nahi hi ki my marjana chatahu kyonki meri bhavishath kuch be najar nahi aata hi meri achasa job meri atomse nikal gaye meri mata pita aur mere bache kaise jeyege mere ko samj me nahi arahi hai baba arsal my apki charanoki darshan kartiti ajkal meri time achanahi hai aap meri dayakijia baba pire o job muje diladijia baba. a bicharipe daya kijiye baba............

annun14 said...

jai sai ram, jai ho mere mail...... mere sai.

Anonymous said...

Baba,I am paying gratitude from core of my heart for giving me new life.It's impossible to ink my happiness and feelings for you.Thank you so much for everything.
***Omm Sai Namo Namaha***

Anonymous said...

My Lord Sai Baba, it takes so long to understand what SABURI really means.

Help me understand. I already have complete FAITH in you,
AND KNOW THAT YOU ARE GOD.

gourav said...

JAI SRI SAI RAM GOURAV PRADHAN

gourav said...

JAI SRI SAI RAM SABI KO GOURAV PRADHAN

JEYA said...

its really great sai has helped me a lot and he will be with me always i need his blessings till my death "SAI IS EVERYWHERE ".......
" OM SAI SRI SAI JAI JAI SAI "

Anonymous said...

Dear Sai Babaji,

Jai Sai Ram!

Honestly, Of late, I was pulled /dragged towards you for no reason and am transforming to a faithful and mad devotee of yours. In a meanwhile, very recently, I am physically unwell and have lost my peace of mind. Doctors have said that nothing is wrong with me. Only you will be knowing my problem/ illness. I believe that you have instructed me and pulled me towards yourself only to heal me from this suffering. I have now surrendered myself to you and beg you to save my life and relief from my illness. Please forgive me for any of the sins committed by me, if any, intentionally or unintentionally. I need your blessing to be with you always. I am sure you will bless me & my family with healthy mind & body /life - as you do to all your devotees.

JAI SAI RAM KI JAI

SENDU - CHENNAI

Anonymous said...

Baba... 1st time i am writing something here. Please give me strength to write then only i will feel relax. Baba i luv u.. and u know about my problems.. baba help me to surrender all my bad habits in front of you. Only then i can worship with full heartedly . I know i am imperfect and immature but only ur bhakti give me all what i want. please help me and take all my bad habits. I want only 1 thing in my life i.e. Sai.

Anonymous said...

Om Sai Ram!! Baba, you know my sorrow, grief that i am suffering through. I need your blessings baba, please accept my prayer and show me the right direction.

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