Sakori
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| Sakori | |
| Coordinates | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| District(s) | Ahmednagar |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Area • Elevation |
• 504 m (1,654 ft) |
Sakori or Sakuri is a small village in the Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra State, India, about 5 kilometres (3 mi) south of Shirdi.[1] Sakori is best known as the home of Hindu guru Upasni Maharaj, and of his ashram, Kanya Kumari Sthan.[2] It is located at 19°43′32″N 74°28′41.18″E / 19.72556°N 74.4781056°E.
Upasni Maharaj (1870-1941) had lived for four years in nearby Shirdi as a disciple of Sai Baba, before starting his ashram in Sakori in July 1917.[3] He continued to live in Sakori until his death in 1941.
The Zoroastrian master Meher Baba was initiated in Sakori after a seven year discipleship to Upasni Maharaj that began in 1915 when Upasni was living in Shirdi and continued at Sakori from 1917-1922.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ The Life and Teachings of Sai Baba of Shirdi, by Antonio Rigopoulos, SUNY Press, p. 201
- ^ Shri Upasani Kanya Kumari Sthan
- ^ Excursions around Shirdi
- ^ Kalchuri, Bhau: Meher Prabhu: Lord Meher, The Biography of the Avatar of the Age, Meher Baba, Manifestation, Inc. 1986. p. 243-
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Coordinates: 19°43′32″N 74°28′41.18″E / 19.72556°N 74.4781056°E
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