Aum Sai Ram,A posting was done on Hetal's blog about the picture of Sai Baba in Dwarkamai. An ardent devotee of SaiBaba, who also attends Aratis, puja, Sai SatCharitra parayan and other spiritual events at Shri Kakasaheb Dixit's residence wrote a detailed history of the picture or portrait of Sai Baba at my email id. I am posting it so that the devotees come to know the detais of the same.
Sairam,
This is refference to your post Dwarkamai Photo History.
as per my knowledge the painting which is in Dwarakami is not the original it is a replica of the original which is kept in Dixit wada the present day museum & even d one in museum is not the original for which Sai Baba posed …. The one for which Sai Baba had posed was in shri moreshwar pradhan's familly & in 1970's by Sai baba's orders the same was given to Dixitji (grandson of kakashaeb dixit) ….this original painting is now in Dixitji's house …the one in Shirdi was later on painted by Jaikarji by his imagination in his studio… if u see the original, the one at Dixitji's residence Sai Baba is seems to be happy with a faint smile on his face …. & the one in Shirdi Sai Baba seems to be a little in pensive mood ..also in dthe original one has panch aarti, 5 fruits & baskets kept next to baba …the one in Shirdi has 1 aarti & coconut only…
In his life time Sai Baba had posed for only 3 paintings …out of which Two are at Dixitji's residence ….all 3 were painted by Jaikar saheb. It was shri moreshwar pradhan's desire to have a life like painting of Saibaba with him so he requested Shaymrao Jaikar saheb to come with him to Shirdi & paint the same.... but Jaikar saheb was reluctant to go as he thought what would he get by painting a portrait of a poor fakir like Sai Baba ...on their arrival at Shirdi Saibaba's permission had to be obtained for painting his portrait so they requested Saibaba for the same... but Saibaba knowing jaikar saheb's inner thoughts declined the same... then on Shama's intervention Saibaba replied " Why should I a poor fakir have an oil painting of me? U Shama may get a portrait of youself done" ... but as Sai Baba could never say no to Shama he gave permission for the same ....Baba said instead of painting 1 picture paint 3 & hence Jaikar saheb carried on the orders given by Sai Baba... after the paintings were done Pradhan Saheb asked SAi Baba, what is to be done with the paintings.... Saibaba asked him to retain 2 & give 1 to Kakasaheb Dixit after blessing it himself... This picture is now kept in Puja ghar of Kakasheb and is there since 1913. ... after Mr. Pradhan's demsie his family did not take good care of these portraits...& were not kept in good condition ...in 1970 Sai Baba appeared in Mr. pPradhan's son & grandson's dream the same night asking them to handover the same to Dixitji.... hence next morning as per Sai Baba's orders one of the 2 paintings was handed over to Dixitji & till date is worshiped at his residence.
The present one which is kept in Dwarkamai was painted later on by Jaikar saheb...even the picture that is posted along wth the above article on your blog is not the one in Dwarkmai it is a replica of the same ..am attaching the pics of the one in Dwarakami as well d one at dixitji's resi with this mail ....u can see d diferencef in facial expression & other details.
regards,
Sai Baba devotee
P.S.: & yes in both the paintings at dixitjis resi wen u see the portrait of baba u feel that from every angle Baba is looking at u. His features are amazing.... u actually feel as if u r seeing him in person jst as baba ever said seeing my picture is equivalent of seeing me in person.
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