The main aim of the Trust is to spread knowledge and information
about the life and teachings of Sai Baba, through the spoken
and written word, music and the audio-visual media. Six books
in the Marathi language have been published and made available
to the public at affordable prices by the Trust. The message
of Sai Baba which is universally applicable is primarily ethical
and lays stress on tolerance, promotion of communal understanding
and harmony and brotherhood of humanity. ‘Sabka Malik
Ek’ is briefly his message to the world.
The activities undertaken by the Trust are gradually being
widened according to the financial resources available to
the Trust. In order to ensure cleanliness around the temple,
special staff has been engaged to keep clean the roads leading
to the shrine. The Trust also arranges for anna-dana (feeding
the needy) every Thursday and Sunday and on two Ekadashi days
every month. Anna-dana is also arranged during the three day
festivals.
The shrine has started attracting an increasing number of
devotees and the Trust is required to provide better facilities,
amenities and services.
The Trust runs a ‘Samskar Kendra’ for children
to inculcate right values in the younger generation.
The Trust organizes an annual ‘padayatra’ or
‘dindi’ of Baba’s palkhi (palanquin) to
Pandharpur, in the month of Margashirsha (December).
The programme of Haripaath is performed daily after the evening
arati.
Photographs and books published by the Trust are available
for sale at the Mandir. It is also proposed to keep books
on Sai Baba in English, Telugu and Hindi, in the near future.
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