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A Dhuni is a sacred fire which is considered to be very auspicious
for Shirdi Baba devotees since Baba himself had maintained one
throughout his life. Fire symbolizes purity and it has the capacity
to purify all that it consumes. Sai Baba used to maintain the Dhuni
in Shirdi and distribute the udhi to all devotees who would seek his
blessings. Miraculously, the fortunate souls who came in contact with
his presence would get their problems solved by his grace and through
the udhi (sacred ash).
The dhuni here at Sai Darshan was started on July 2001 Gurupurnima
day. On that auspicious day we intalled 28 manifestation of God in
the form of Idols for worship. All the pilgrims and devotees were
anxiously awaiting to witness the start of the dhuni, a rare
opportunity. Guru Maa was immersed in thoughts of her own Guru and
had kept a copper plate of wood pieces in her room for worshiping as
a purification, when lo and behold a divine flame arose on its own
from the wood pieces. Maa understood this to be a divine omen from
Sai Baba and immediatley caught hold of the plate and proceeded
towards the crowd of devotees at Dwarakamai.
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