Places that Baba Visited - Ruigaon
Ruigaon Saibaba occasionally went to Ruigaon which is on the opposite side of Nimgaon. There is an ancient “Audumbar Tree” which dates back to few years before Saibaba’s arrival in Shirdi. Below the Audumbar Tree Black Stone “Shivalinga” and “Nandi” are installed. In front of the Audumbar Tree there is a “Sankat Mochan Hanuman Mandir”. Below the Audumbar Tree on the backside of Shivalinga there is an “Ek Mukhi Dattatreya Mandir”. Besides the Sankat Mochan Hanuman Mandir there is a temple dedicated to “Saptashrungi Mata”. Audumbar Tree Shivalinga & Nandi Sankat Mochan Hanuman Mandir Ek Mukhi Dattatreya Mandir Saptashrungi Mata Sankat Mochan Hanuman Mandir and Audumbar Tree were present even before the arrival of Saibaba in Shirdi. Saptashrungi Temple was inaugurated in April 2001 with the benevolent donation of Shri.Oswal on the auspicious day of Sri Ramanavami. The Temple dedicated to Ek Mukhi Dattatreya built in memory of Poojya Shri.Shivaneshan Swamiji by Shri.Brijrao Dalve alias Jai Siyaram and Shivaling and Nandi Idols were inaugurated in April 2001 on the auspicious day of Sri Ramanavami. Location & Direction
(Source: Ambrosia in Shirdi by Vinny Chitluri and Personal Interview with Shri.Siyaram, Mandir Priest) |