"Don't Commercialize Shirdi" - Felicitated Manoj Kumar

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    to show their gratitude towards Shri.Manoj Kumar, the Shirdi Sai BabaSansthan honored him again during the Centenary year of Shri Ram

    Navami Celebrations @ Shirdi.

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    In his speech, Shri.Manoj Kumar said that it was really an incrediblemoment that this Ram Navami Celebrations @ Shirdi,

    which was started by Sai Baba himself, has completed a 100 years !!!

    He added that he has been coming to Shirdi for the last 53 years andwas amazed by the progress Shirdi had made since then.

    He went on to say that it was only because of Sai Baba's blessings thathe could complete the work on his movie "Shirdi Ke Sai Baba".

    Finally, with due respect to the people of Shirdi, Shri.ManojKumar asked for forgiveness while requesting

    them to maintain the Sacredness of Baba's Shirdi and not toturn it into a Commercial place.

    While getting nostalgic about his memories of Shirdi,Shri.Mr.Manoj Kumar said that he still remembers the then Dhoti &

    Feta (turban) clad people of Shirdi.In those days there was no other mode of transportation in Shirdi

    other than a Bullock cart. There were no facilities of Lodging also andhow any devotee could have a peaceful Darshan of Sai Baba in the

    Samadhi Shrine.He mentioned that during one of his visits to Shirdi in those days, he &

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    his friend had bought, from a small shop,two Sai Baba Rings for 25 paise which they then gifted to each other.

    Even today Shri.Manoj Kumar still wears that ring.

    About his movie Shirdi Ke Sai Baba

    Shri.Manoj Kumar said that Sathya Sai Baba of Puttaparthi`AndhraPradesh, India had sent Shri.Chandulal Shah to him

    as Sathya Sai Baba had expressed his desire for a movie to be madeon the Life & Teachings of Shirdi Sai Baba. .

    With the blessings of the almighty, the movie was made in just 2months time flat. None of the actors took any money for acting in itand all the money which was earned from this movie was distributedamong various charitable organizations by Sarla Charitable Trust.

    Shri.Manoj Kumar said that it is very important for all of us to alwaysremember that Baba will always be us if we help others.

    When he donated money to the Shirdi Sai Sansthan's Hospital to startan ICU unit 25 years ago,

    he had done so with a pure intention of helping the needy & poor asper Babas guidance.

    Thats why he requested the people of Shirdi also to always helpothers without having any commercial angle to it.

    He said that he himself was an Homeopathy Doctor & even todaydoesn't charge any fees from anyone.

    - More Valuable than an Oscar -

    Shri.Manoj Kumar said that by naming a whole stretch of road inShirdi in his name was more precious to him than winning an Oscar.He thanked the Shirdi Sai Sansthan & local people of Shirdi for giving

    this honor & said that for an 73 year old actor like him,this was the luckiest day of his life.

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    "DevOtees Against cOmmercializatiOnOf RelgiOn, RelgiOus Places & RelgiOus

    Values !!!"

    dOt cOm-mercialized : rOhit beHaL