Articles given to Kaka Saheb by Baba
Kakasaheb was extremely lucky to have spent time with Shri Sai and along with the highest form of blessings he received some articles, all of which except one are with the family

Kafni
Baba had given one of his kafnis' to Kaka Saheb Dixit with instructions to wear it while performing the daily pooja. It some how disappeared from the Dixit Wada in 1946.

Silver Miniature Padukas
Baba also gave him a miniature silver Padukas kept in a small silver dabbi. As per Baba instructions, Kaka used to always carry them in his pocket. The casket (dabbi) has Hanuman carving on the cover top.

Wooden Padukas
Baba always used to say that one must follow all the rituals given in the Shashtas. Kaka Saheb wanted to keep Baba's paduka in his Dev Ghar. However as per the Shashtras' leather articles are not allowed in the pooja ghar ( prayer room.)

Baba used to always wear leather Padukas (foot wear). Kaka therefore got one pair of padukas made of Shisham Wood and asked Baba to touch it and give him back with blessings. Baba did as per Kaka's wishes and this pair of blessed padukas is still with us.

Sai Baba's Portrait painted by the Famous Painter And Sai Devotee Late Shri Shyamrao Jaykar.
Sai Baba did not permit anyone to take his photographs. If anyone dared to do so without his permission the Frame would be either blank or without Baba. Saibaba on a rare occasion permitted Shri Shyamrao Jaykar (an eminent Painter of those times) to paint His Portrait.
The Late Shri Shyamrao Jaykar normally used to paint portraits of royal family members and British Lords, and in 1913 Rao Bahadur Moreshwar W. Pradhan requested him to visit Shirdi for making Baba's portrait.

Baba was not so famous at that time. Even Mr. Jaykar was unaware about the power of 'Fakir' and during his journey to Shirdi was thinking that the visit is going to be futile. Had been to some royal place, he would have earned a handsome amount.

After reaching Shirdi they went to Dwarkamai for Baba's Darshan. The first sentence Baba uttered was why he was in Shirdi. He should have gone to some royal place and painted their portraits. What was the use of taking out a portrait of a humble fakir like him?

However on Shyama's intervention Baba finally decided to sit in front of Jaykar and allowed him to paint three portraits one after other. After finishing his first portrait Shri Jaykar took it to Dwaraka Mai to show it to Baba, who asked him to present it to Kaka Saheb Dixit on Baba's behalf.

This unique portrait of Sai Baba has been in our Pooja Room since 1913. It may be noted here that only Shri Jaykar got rare honor of painting three portraits of Sai Baba by making him sit in front of him. All other paintings have been made after Baba's samadhi, based on either these paintings or Baba's photographs of the painting.

Shri Pradhan bought the remaining two paintings and they were lying with his family members in the folded canvas form for a very long time. Amazingly, around 1970, Shri Pradhan's son and grandson, both, got the same dream in the same night.

Baba appeared in their dream and instructed them to deliver the portraits to our house. And thus we got one more blessed portrait of Baba. It is displayed on our home page of our website.

ACTIVITIES OF OUR TRUST
At present the trust carries out three fold activities – Spiritual, Social and Charitable.

SPIRITUAL ACTIVITIES:
Every Thursday Baba's Aartis are performed twice, in the morning (8.30 am) and in the evening (6.30 p.m.). Both the Aartis are attended by large number of devotees who come even from far off places.

A small Sai prayer extracted from the Kakad Aartis that is performed in the Shirdi Temple follows evening Aarti. This is followed by a discourse on one of the adhyas of Shri Sai Saccharitra or on the life of one of the close devotees of Shri Sai Baba.

Prasad is distributed to all the bhaktas who are present.

Annually bhaktas gather on occasion of Ram Navmi, Guru Purnima and Dassera on which Aarti's are performed. Either Bhajans or Kirtans follows this. The function ends with distribution of Maha Prasad.

On 2 November 1909 Late Shri Kaka Saheb Dixit had his first darshan of Shri Sai Baba in Shirdi, and in memory of that every year, 2nd November is celebrated as Guru Samparpan Diwas by us in a big way.

We distribute free copies Shri Sai Saccharitra pothies in English, Marathi, Gujarati and Hindi languages published by Shirdi Sansthan of Shri Sai Baba, We also publish 'SAI ANANTA' a Marathi quarterly magazine.

We plan to setup a meditation center along with a library and a Prayer room at our existing premises.

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Every year, around Ram Navmi day, more than 40000 Sai Bhaktas undertake 8 to 9 days pad-yatra from Mumbai to Shirdi. They begin the yatra on Gudi Padwa day and reach Shirdi on Ram Navmi. Two years ago, some of the Pad Yatris, who have been participating in the Yatra for number of years, approached us with a request to make some arrangement for drinking water at two critical spots. The first spot is about a kilometer before the crossing for Kasara station.

From Karadi there is steep and long climbing stretch till this point and in this entire stretch drinking water is not available. Second spot is the place where some of the palkhis turn towards Kasara village and camp there for afternoon halt for pooja and lunch.

Honoring this request, we started providing not only water but also some light snacks and fresh Limbu Sharbat at these spots. Near the Kasara Village we also station two water tankers so that the Yatris can take bath there.

We also organize free medical check-up camp from time time for Sai devotees.

We have also started taking Sai Devotees to excursions to the places, which are connected to Sai Baba or his close Devotees and whose name are mentioned in Shri Sai Sacchritra.

We have good collection of religious books including on Sufism and we also subscribe to many periodicals on Shri Shirdi Sai Baba. All these books and periodicals are available for the interested Devotees.