Shirdi temple gets 67 kg silver devara

Donations of articles worth crores were made to the Sai Temple in Shirdi as part of Ramnamvi celebrations on Tuesday.

A railing worth Rs 3,36,00,000, a silver ‘devara’ made out of 67 kg silver and worth Rs 35,00,000 was donated to the temple of Shri Sai in Shirdi. The Vijaya bank too donated a currency note counting machine worth Rs 800,000 to the temple on Tuesday.

The ‘devara’, a small wooden temple kept inside a room, donated to Shirdi includes 142 kg teak wood. The top is decorated with engraved images of Lord Ram, Seeta and Laxman. A photo of Sai Baba has been kept inside the ‘devara’.

The ‘kathada’ (railing border) for the samadhi or tomb of the Saint is donated by a Hyderabad-based devotee and is made of 12 kg gold.

Sai Baba Sansthan trustee Sachin Tambe said that the Ramnavmi celebrations were started by Sai Baba in Dwarkamai temple in Shirdi and this tradition is continuing till now. Devotees donate articles and cash in abundance.

On February 9 this year an Italian Sadhvi Sai Durga alias Selena Dolores had donated a gold crown studded with gemstones worth Rs 29,00,000 to the temple.

This was her third donation to the temple. Twice earlier she had given rudraksha necklace worth Rs 12,00,000 and Rs 14,00,00 respectively. The temple has earlier received donations like gemstone studded crowns, necklaces, decorative articles made out of gold and silver and even vehicles.