Shirdi in Hyderabad

This is about a dream where in Baba showed me that the place where Ammagaru (Smt. Alivelu Mangatayaru, Wife of Sri Ekkirala Bharadwaja) resides is itself Shirdi.

To discuss about this dream, I need to share about my trip to shirdi on June 26th, 2004. After two weeks of my trip, I got a dream and in that I am in Shirdi. I was thinking like, 'Only few days back I visited shirdi, who took me again. With whom I came here?' etc.,

Suddenly I saw two of my colleagues standing somewhere (I have been going to all places in the Shirdi like Samadhi Mandir, Dwarakamayi, Chavadi, Gurusthan etc., and meanwhile this thought came to me). These two people Mr. Chandra Sekhar and Mr. Ravi Dandu are to me like Saibaba only. No one ever get such a colleagues. (I can't say them just friends because the feeling is more of a respect towards elderly people rather than of a close association with friends. Ofcourse they are only elder to me 5 to 6 yrs.) I thought 'How come I came to Shirdi with these people? I thought to come to shirdi the next time with my parents and brother and if possible, to bring my relatives too.' Suddenly the dream disappeared.

I know that Ammagaru is staying in hyd from long back but never thought of visiting her feeling like I am a sinner and I am not eligible to have her darshan. (The reason is though I have good association with Baba right from my childhood, I never aspire (still not) to be a Sadhaka etc., I always feel HIM as my friend and irritate/disturb HIM with my wishes. Also I am not a devotee of pujas. I never cared to be serious enough and do daily parayana or poojas. I just do them whenever I feel like. But she is the person who shuns everything and has no desire at all. I have great respect for her. It is like a fear filled with devotion.).

I rang to my house for her address (it was sunday). I asked her address for Sri S. Subbarao garu, a noted journalist and an astrologer. He too reads Bharadwaja gari books and showed interest to visit Ammagaru as he also stays in Malkajgiri. I was in no way thinking of visiting her. I went to my office (I used to go to my office as it is like my second home. I also didn't like to stay in hostel. So most of the time I used to be in my office (now I changed my job) only.)
After 4 pm, suddenly I felt very restless and something in me is urging me to visit ammagaru. I don't know why but I couldn't resist the feeling. It was already 4:30 pm. My office is in SR Nagar and we have to change two buses to go to Malkajgiri. So I thought of ringing first and know the timings and thought that if I am blessed enough, I can have her darshan. (Because it is sunday and I wasted the whole day. I don't know the visiting hours etc., I doubt that it might close by evening that to on a sunday). I rang and to my surprise I came to know that visiting hours are 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm only.

Mr. Ravi has relatives in Malkajgiri and he can accompany me while going but to return, I should come alone that to in the night. What to do? Anyway I decided to go and as the visiting hours are ok, I wished to go at any cost. Then my other colleague, Chandra garu said that he also will come so that he can be with me upto SR Nagar and he can drop me in my hostel later. Thats how we had ammagari darshan.

There I found Saibaba magazine's copy. (My father is one of the subscribers and I used to read it regularly. But after coming to hyderabad, I couldn't read them). I opened it. To my surprise, I got a very good message like 'All your sorrow is wiped out'. I didn't remember the exact message but it sounded so. These people stayed outside only. I did prayer and thanked god for HIS blessings. I began reading the Saibaba magazine.

But still these people didn't come inside. I am praying Baba that why not He blessing them who are instrumental in getting me Ammagari darshan. Immediately they came inside and they bowed to ammagaru too. So I am happy that they too got blessings and prasadam. After coming out of the house, it flashed to me that may be this is what the dream I got and the place itself Shirdi. Until then, I didn't get that thought. So I am very happy. (Ofcourse I am a big sinner that my feelings never get convinced and I couldn't visit more than 2 times out of the fear which I mentioned earlier. Recently I visited again on Apr' 15th.)

Ammagaru, like Bharadwaja master garu, never answers questions. Whatever be the problem of the devotees, they will listen to them compassionately and their reply is always 'Pray to Baba. Do parayana.' Though they have divine powers, they never exhibit them. They always remained as Baba's humble devotees. Anyone can visit the 'Alivelu Manga Sahita Bharadwaja Nilayam' in Malkajgiri. It is near to Malkajgiri Police Station. After police station one has to turn left and then right. The house is the 3rd one.

The visiting hours are 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm. There will be Bhajan on Thursdays and she will not talk to anyone on thursdays. Remaining days anyone can talk to her. There are big photos of Shirdi Saibaba, Dattatreya Swami and Bharadwaja Master garu and one can experience a revered feeling in her presence.