Takia
Just across from Gurusthan, to the
east of Dixit Wada opposite the neem tree, near to where an open theatre has
recently been built, there used to be a takia or small shed. A takia is a
resting place for visiting fakirs and Baba sometimes spent the night here when
he first came to Shirdi.
Sai Baba had a great love of music
and dance. In his early days he would often go by the takia and sing devotional
songs, usually in Arabic or Persian, or the (Hindi) songs of Kabir. His voice
is described as "very sweet and appealing". Sometimes he would put on
bells and anklets and dance around in ecstasy while singing, probably in the
company of visiting fakirs who were putting up there for a night or two. Even
though the takia is not there any more, one can easily imagine the scenes of ecstatic
devotion that were creatively enacted here during the night hours.
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