Sri Sai Janmasthan Temple (Sai Baba Birth Temple) is a temple in
Pathri
Pathri is a town, near the city of Parbhani and a municipal council in Parbhani district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of Maharashtra. It has been claimed that Pathri is the real birthplace of Sai Baba of Shirdi, Sai Baba, ...
city of
Parbhani district of
Maharashtra
Maharashtra (; , abbr. MH or Maha) is a states and union territories of India, state in the western India, western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau. Maharashtra is the List of states and union te ...
, India. It has been claimed that Pathri is the real birthplace of Sai Baba, which has been subject to controversy.
History
In 1970s, a field research claimed that Shri
Sai Baba Sai Baba or Saibaba ( hi, साईं , "Swami", and , " Baba") is an honorific term for ascetics in India. It may refer in particular to:
People
* Sai Baba of Shirdi (–1918), Indian guru
* Sathya Sai Baba (1926–2011), born Sathya Narayana Ra ...
was born in
Pathri
Pathri is a town, near the city of Parbhani and a municipal council in Parbhani district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of Maharashtra. It has been claimed that Pathri is the real birthplace of Sai Baba of Shirdi, Sai Baba, ...
village. ''Sri Sai Smarak Samiti'' (Sai Memorial committee) was then formed in Pathri. A committee purchased land for temple on site of Sai Baba's house and construction of the temple was started in 1994. In 1999 the temple was inaugurated to the public.
See also
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Sai Baba of Shirdi
Sai Baba of Shirdi (c. 1838? - died 15 October 1918), also known as Shirdi Sai Baba, was an Indian spiritual master and fakir, considered to be a saint, revered by both Hindu and Muslim devotees during and after his lifetime.
According to a ...
References
Tourist attractions in Parbhani district
Hindu temples in Maharashtra
Sai Baba of Shirdi
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