Om Sai Sri Sai Jai Jai Sai

Om Sai Sri Sai Jai Jai Sai
Originally uploaded by UCBK

it's been too long since I've written anything here...! things have been hectic, what with whirlwind visits to India, a full teaching schedule at the UCBK temple, kirtans, the weekly homeless/needy free lunch program -- and now Baba has come into the temple!

YES, the living murthi of the Big Boss, Shirdi Sai Baba, has finally come home to stay. he's about 3 and 1/2 feet tall, carved from basalt in India, weighing in at 350 pounds... and he's sitting in a beautiful lotus flower base (created from a combination of granite and cement by a local Santa Cruz sculptor).

this photo is from his celebration day... huge rose malas, fire homa at his feet, a formal abishek (bath) and a sweet day spent telling Baba stories, of the miracles he performed, the yogas he demonstrated, his temperament, his nature, his shakti and his greatness as a beggar-saint in the streets of Shirdi, in India.

it's a huge honor and a responsibility to have him here, finally installed in his proper place, watching over all of us and the whole area from his granite pedestal.

Jai Guru Datta!