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A TEMPLE UNDER THE SEA!

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NISHKALANK MAHADEV TEMPLE IN BHAVNAGAR, GUJARAT DURING HIGH TIDE DURING LOW TIDE   A temple under the sea! Yes, you are right. It is a temple, that too, a functional temple right under the sea in a place called Koliyak in Bhavnagar in the state of Gujarat in North Western India. Every day, when the tide is high, only a mast and a flag are visible from the coast. Then, when the waters recede, they reveal a wondrous Shiva temple which is now accessible to the eagerly waiting devotees at about one and a half km into the sea. Lord Shiva is the deity at this temple; He is called the Nishkalank or pure Shiva...free from imperfections. Devotees throng this place of worship with offerings during the tide recession and hurry back in time before the tide builds up again. The demand for auspicious Darshan of the Lord peaks during the new moon phase and the full moon phase, when the tides are also most powerful- but then such is the faith of the Shiva bh
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THE SIMPLE MONK SRI SHIRDI SAI BABA

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It would be befitting to humbly seek his Blessings, performing a mental Arati , Before venturing to write a few lines on the saintly Avatar, Sri Sai of Shirdi. In 1858, having arrived along with a wedding procession in the village of Shirdi , He gracefully accepted the name Sai as bestowed on him and settled under a neem tree. Later, shifting to a Masjid which he fondly named as Dwarakamai, He enthralled the blessed folks in and around, this exalted Saint Sai . About his miraculous powers there are instances galore- -His devotees know them as true and not mere folklore. A God of the commoners, he was an embodiment of humility, He set an example for all as to how to live happily in simplicity. Sri Sai loved to cook himself and distribute food in plenty; No one came to his door and left with a stomach empty . Playing with children to their heart’s wishes, Sai and his devotees san
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