{"id":8461,"date":"2019-08-05T11:57:43","date_gmt":"2019-08-05T11:57:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tripnetra.com\/blog\/?p=8461"},"modified":"2020-01-21T10:22:03","modified_gmt":"2020-01-21T10:22:03","slug":"khandoba-mandir-shirdi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tripnetra.com\/blog\/khandoba-mandir-shirdi","title":{"rendered":"Khandoba Mandir Shirdi"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Khandoba Mandir Shirdi<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Khandoba Mandir <\/strong>holds the prominence because Baba had a halted here on his entry into Shirdi with the wedding party of Chand Bhai Patil and this is the place where Baba acquired his name as Sai Baba. Mhalsapati the priest, called out on seeing the fakir \u201cYa Sai!\u201d which means \u201cWelcome Sai\u201d. The Sai means \u201cHoly or Saint\u201d and Baba means \u201cFather\u201d. In this way Mhalsapati is responsible for Baba\u2019s name, which now became a mantra for the devotees.&nbsp; &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the olden days the temple is on the edge of the village\nin the centre of burial ground. The structure of the temple was very old and\ndidn\u2019t even have doors. The temple is 4.6 metres long and 4.6 metres breadth\narranged with the Padukas at its base. The stone idol of Khandoba is situated\nat the centre of the temple. The idols of Sai Baba and Mhalsapati are in the\ntemple. Daily 2 Aarthis &#8211; 12:00 PM noon and 6:00 PM evening are performed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A rectangular sandpit is placed in front of the temple, used\nfor fire-walking in the early days. Now this tradition had stopped. The annual\nfestival of \u201cChampa Shashti\u201d celebrated for 6 days after new moon in the month\nof December devotees to show their respect and devotion walk on the hot coals\nalong with doing Bhajans. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The history of the Champa Shasthi is that Lord Brahma\ngranted a benison of immorality to demons Mal and Mani. As time passes the\ndemons grew up and started killing people. Lord Shiva took the form of Khandoba\nand fought with the Demons. Wife of Lord Khandoba \u201cChampa\u201d prayed for her husband\u2019s\nvictory. The battle on the 6<sup>th<\/sup> day resulted in happiness. The demons\nwere dead and in the happiness Champa gave a huge feast of Bhakhri \u2013 the dish\nmade of Bajri millets, similar to roti and Bharit \u2013 The dish prepared by the\nroasted brinjal with curd and Indian Spices. So this event is celebrated as a\ntradition. Lord Khandoba defeat made him repent and walked bare-foot on the\nrectangular pit on which the burning coals were kept.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mhalsapati is the devotee of Khandoba and the priest of the\nKhandoba Temple by ancestry. He is responsible for starting worship of Sai\nBaba. Sai Baba first thought of staying at the temple but Mhalsapati didn\u2019t\naccept him to stay in the temple thinking Baba is a Muslim. Baba while leaving\nthe temple said to Mhalsapati as \u201cIf you don\u2019t wish that I should stay here,\nI\u2019ll go away\u201d. From then Baba made an old tumbledown mosque for his stay in\nshirdi and lived there till his last breath. The temple is famous not only for\nthis but also Baba asked Upasani Maharaj , a stalwart and important devotee to stay at this temple for 4 years\nfor his spiritual significant.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Khandoba Mandir Shirdi Khandoba Mandir holds the prominence because Baba had a halted here on his entry into Shirdi with the wedding party of Chand Bhai Patil and this is the place where Baba acquired his name as Sai Baba. 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