shirdi sai baba shirdi temple made of gold

The Ahmednagar Collector will soon start the land acquisition of about 400 hectares of land required for the airport.The estimated cost of constructing the airport, at Kakadi village, 15 kms away from Shirdi in Ahmednagar district, is Rs 264 crore, an official said.The project to be executed by the Maharashta Airport Development Company will be completed with public-private partnership, he added.MUMBAI: Devotees of Saibaba can now reach shirdi by flight too, as the Maharashtra Government today approved construction of an airport at the holy place. Sources in Shri Saibaba Sansthan said Ramani believes he owes his wealth to Sai Baba and he has to donate it to him.The sansthan, controlled by the Maharashtra government, has an annual turnover of around Rs 200 crore.His trust has been spending Rs 20 crore every year for social causes and for construction of Sai Baba temples at various places. Ramani set up the Shirdi Sai Trust with Rs 250 crore that he had in his kitty.Construction is expected to be complete within a year and a half. The foundation stone will be laid on January 10. Sasane said 15,000 devotees could be accommodated in the facility.Ramani, a great devotee of the Sai Baba, has asked the trust to reserve 10 per cent of the total number of rooms in the complex for poor devotees and give out 30 per cent at concession rates.The residential complex will come up on 14 acres of land owned by the trust. Sasane said negotiations between trustees and Ramani had been on for almost a year.Ramani was not available for comment but the chairperson of the trust, Jayant Sasane, confirmed the donation.KV Ramani, the CMD of Future Software, will be donating the money to the Shri Saibaba Sansthan for the construction of a Bhakta Niwas,a residential complex for devotees on January 10.A Chennai-based information technology industrialist has promised to donate Rs 100 crore to the Sai Baba temple trust in Shirdi.Sources in the cash-rich temple trust said it was the biggest ever donation in its history.

Shirdi sai baba shirdi temple made of gold