-- SRI NAGA SAI TEMPLE --

- COIMBATORE`TAMIL NADU -

SRI NAGA SAI TRUST

NO.1262 , METTUPALAYAM ROAD,
COIMBATORE – 641043
TAMIL NADU.
INDIA

In 1939, Sri. H.H.B.V. Narasimha Swamji along with Sri A.V. K.

Chari, Sri.H.Varadaraja Ayyah and Sri. C.V. Rajan
started the Sai movement in Coimbatore and the first institution of
Sri Sai Baba in Tamilnadu (erstwhile Madras province)
was established in Coimbatore. The Institution was named as "Sri
Sai Baba Mission" and was open for darshan of the Devotees.

The late Sri.C.Varadaraja Ayyah donated about one acre of land at

Mettupalayam Road and a Thatched Shed was erected
at the donated land to house the Sri Sai Baba Mission which was
later named as "Sri Sai Baba Madam"
and the place was opened for worship for all, at all times
irrespective of class, creed, caste or religion.
The "Sai Baba Madam" became the meeting ground of Sai Devotees
in and around the Coimbatore City.
Sai Bhajans were held here regularly on Thursdays.
 -- ADVENT OF "NAGA SAI" --
On the evening of Thursday 07th of January`1943, a Miracle
happened!
A small shining and lustrous Cobra possessing an unusually big
hood with divine marks of Tripundra, Shanka and Chakra
appeared before Sai Baba’s picture when the Bhajan was going on
in full swing to the accompaniment of drum, cymbals etc.
The Naga, entranced in the music of Baba's bhajans, stood there in
a pose of Worship! Waving of lights, aratis etc had no effect on the
nerves of the Cobra.

Devotees who had swelled into a crowd, stood there in awe and
wonder at the wondrous sight of the Naga with spread head.
There was no fear of the snake and people in thousands began to
pour into the spacious land of the Bhajan Madam to witness the
Naga that lingered in the same spot for full 48 hours. Baba's
devotees began to shower baskets of flowers in reverence for the
Naga. The Cobra was virtually submerged in a mould of flowers but
even then, he was immobile.
Aartis were performed for the Naga.

On the second day of the Naga’s advent, a photographer came to

take a picture of the Naga in its majesty but the Cobra was
immersed under heaps of flowers. No one had the courage to clear
the flowers from over the Cobra. The only way for them was to pray
and Ho! the Naga jumped out of the flowers heap and posed for the
photograph, as if in answer to the prayers of the multitude. One
and all were sure for the first time that it was all the work of Baba.

The devotees then prayed with fervour and faith to the Naga to
clear out and enable them to resort to their routine Baba's worship.
The immobile Naga then showed signs of movements, went around
Sri Sai Baba’s picture and slowly marched out into the open, only to
disappear into the bush where later an ant-hill (snake’s natural
habitat) appeared.
The place where the Naga disappeared is held as a ‘Holy Ground’ by
devotees and from that day onwards Shirdi Sai Baba in Coimbatore
is worshipped as “Sri Naga Sai”.

The Parna-sala in which the picture of Baba was originally installed

in 1942 is now a mandap with a concrete roofed prakaram. The
Marble statue of Sri Sai Baba was installed by Sri Sathya Sai Baba
on 26th February`1961.
This was the first occasion on which Sathya Sai Baba was installing
an idol of Shirdi Sai Baba for daily worship.
The popularity of Sri Naga Sai began to spread far and wide and
thousands began to visit the holy shrine.
The project work to Ornate Sai Baba's sanctorium with pure Silver
commenced on 11.02.2008.
 Sri Naga Sai Trust is the only Holy Shrine of Sai Baba, to
have a Golden Chariot with a Golden Idol of Sai Baba in the
World and was dedicated to Baba on the 06th of
June`2007. The Golden Chariot is taken out on a Parikrama
around, every Thursdays at 07.00pm.
GOLDEN CHARIOT / GOLDEN IDOL OF SAI BABA
-- GOLDEN CHARIOT PROCESSION --
 "Be Like the Petals of a ROse -
Immerse a ROse (Ourselves) into Water (Maya),
But then even it cOmes Out Dry, as the Petals don't hOld on the
drOplets of Water,
because it has its Own Characteristic's (Sanskar's)."

dOn't glOOm, just blOOm - rOhit beHaL