The Sri Satya Sai Prema Pravahini Rath, which is making its way across western India to mark the birth centenary of spiritual guru Sri Satya Sai Baba, visited schools in Chembur on Friday.
Sathya Sai Baba devotees in Chembur received the rath from the guru's followers in Ghatkopar on July 25. On Friday morning, the rath reached the Bhajan Samaj temple at Garodia Nagar, where omkaram, suprabhatam, and vedam were recited.
Among the schools on the route of the rath were Chembur Karnataka, AFAC, and Swami Vivekanand. Students received the rath with traditional dances and, along with their teachers, paid homage to the relics of the guru. "Schools are important stops in the journey because we conduct value education classes in educational institutions," said a devotee.
The rath carrying his padukas, or sandals, covered Pestom Sagar, Ghatla Village, central Chembur, and other areas of the suburb. The rath will move to Sion and Wadala on July 27. It will travel across the city before proceeding to Gujarat on its 87-day journey that started from Goa in June. Similar raths are making journeys across the country.
Sathya Sai Baba, born on November 23, 1926, and passed away on April 24, 2011, was a spiritual guru and philanthropist who has millions of followers who consider him an avatar whose incarnation was to remind everyone that we are all divine, inseparable from God.
