Saturday, April 17, 2010

Saturday Photohunt - Covered

The idol of Sai Baba is covered with flowers as it is taken in a palanquin for the annual celebration of the Sai Baba temple in Vakola, Mumbai.
Shirdi Sai Baba was an Indian guru, yogi and fakir who is regarded by his Hindu and Muslim followers as a saint.
The name 'Sai Baba' is a combination of Persian and Indian origin; Sāī (Sa'ih) is the Persian term for "well learned" or "knowledgeable", usually attributed to Islamic ascetics, whereas Baba (honorific) is a word meaning "father; grandfather; old man; sir" used in Indo-Aryan languages. The appellative thus refers to Sai Baba as being a "holy father" or "saintly father"
Sai Baba taught a moral code of love, forgiveness, helping others, charity, contentment, inner peace, devotion to God and Guru. His teachings combined elements of Hinduism and Islam and tried to achieve communal harmony between these religions.
Sai Baba remains a very popular saint and is worshipped by people around the world.
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35 comments:

  1. Great post for the day -- as always! Beautiful, colorful photo and very interesting information.

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  2. Double treat for me..first- its a beautiful n colorful picture,second-i am too a Baba devotee .Thanks for sharing,have a wonderful day.

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  3. What a wonderful way to begin today! Fantastic!

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  4. Sai!...the word that has become so common in Andhra has a Persian origin!...This is India!

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  5. love the pic and the description!

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  6. Very interesting
    nice to read about it :-)
    Have a happy weekend
    :)

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  7. Very colorful just like my posting as well.

    Fascinating tradition.

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  8. very interesting!

    i guess it's another example that the world really is good or strives to be good- when preachers/saints/gurus who push for peace and love and forgiveness have myriad followers who deliberately share his/her message to the world and try to do good themselves...

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  9. that's really cool! and i love the profusion of cheery/happy colors in the photo!

    Marites

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  10. such a colourful photo and thanks for sharing the information behind it :-)

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  11. Very interesting and beautiful shots.
    Enjoy your weekend!

    covered

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  12. love the exotic feel in this photo. beautiful colors!

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  13. Thanks for this post. I have learned something I did not know. I love the photo. the colours are so bright and vivid

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  14. Vibrant colours captured beautifully...
    You have given good info on 'Sai Baba'...

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  15. What a colorful photo. The flowers remind me of the Day of the Dead Celebrations in Mexico.

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  16. Colorful ! Interesting background info.

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  17. Wonderful colors, and very interesting information. Great post, thank you for sharing.

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  18. beautiful interpretation and oh so colourful.

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  19. Sai Baba had quite a few disciples among Buddhist people in Malaysia too...

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  20. Great photo of the vibrant, colorful procession!

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  21. aloha,

    what a great interpretation of the theme today, very creative and colorful, i love the color and your lesson, thanks for sharing.

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  22. Your photo is so colorful! And your post is very interesting! Thanks for sharing.

    Here's my covered.

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  23. What wonderful colours, and a fascinating post!

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  24. Nice colorful shot with such interesting information to go along with it. You definitely got it COVERED.

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  25. I LOVE the colors in the picture. Very happy looking.

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  26. What a colorful photo. The flowers remind me of the Day of the Dead Celebrations in Mexico.

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  27. Colorful ! Interesting background info.

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  28. Vibrant colours captured beautifully...
    You have given good info on 'Sai Baba'...

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  29. Thanks for this post. I have learned something I did not know. I love the photo. the colours are so bright and vivid

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