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Shirdi Sai Baba
Trust to auction Rs 5 crore precious articles from 18th oct 2012
Shirdi : Articles made of gold, silver and
diamonds worth Rs five crore, offered by devotees at the Sai
Baba shrine in Shirdi, would be auctioned in three phases
starting October 18, a shrine official said on Tuesday.The
auction -- the third in the last 10 years -- will include 32-kg
silver offerings, 18-kg gold offerings, 52 precious stones and
articles studded with them.The auction's first phase will start
Oct 18 (Thursday).The auction will continue for two more
Thursdays next month.This is the first auction of the temple
riches after a committee appointed by the Bombay High Court took
over the SSST management in March. "Instead of melting the gold
and silver, we have found that devotees prefer to buy these
items and own them," an SSST official, who did not want to be
named, said. Keeping in mind devotees' sentiments, the auction
is being held before Dussehra and Diwali to enable them buy and
take home the offering made to Saibaba, the official said.The
first auction will be for silver items, the second for gold (Nov
1) and third for precious stones (Nov 8). To keep out frivolous
bidders, the SSST will ask bidders to deposit a refundable
amount of Rs.10,000. Successful bidders will be been given
multiple payment options.The official said all the items have
been tested and certified and the quality of the goods was as
per lab standards.
Revered by millions worldwide, Saibaba lived in
and around Shirdi in Ahmednagar district. He died Oct 15 in
1918.The SSST, counted among the richest temple trusts in the
country, has assets worth above Rs.20 billion, besides daily
donations and offerings running up to Rs.12.50 million
Shri Saibaba Sansthan Trust, Shirdi
PUBLIC AUCTION OF CERTIFIED GOLD-SILVER ITEMS & NATURAL PRECIOUS GEMS Donated to Shri Saibaba, Shirdi
Auction of Gold-Silver articles & natural precious Gems. i.e. Natural Diamonds, Yellow and Blue Sapphires, Rubies, Emeralds, Corals, Pearls etc. tested and certified by Govt. Approved Valuer as per Laboratory Standards is fixed as detailed below at Shirdi, near Samadhi Mandir, North Side Stage. All Sai Devotees are requested to participate in the Auction. Terms, conditions and other details are available on Sansthan website Click here for Terms & conditions
Time - 9.30 a.m. to 11.30 a.m. 12.45 p.m. to onwards Venue - Near Samadhi Mandir, North Side Stage The first auction, to be held on October 18, would put up silver articles for bidding such as crowns, coins, glasses and garlands collectively weighing 32 kgs, Executive Officer of the Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Trust, Kishore More, told reporters.
The second auction of gold articles would be
conducted on November 1. The articles, totalling 32, would
include crowns, garlands, rudraksha garlands, necklaces and
bangles.
The third auction would be of diamonds and
precious metals valued at Rs two crore.It would include 52
articles such as yellow sapphire, blue sapphire and diamond
stones. The main attraction would be that of a locket studded
with two big diamonds valued at Rs 1.17 crore, More said
All the details about the auction, which is being
held after three years, would be posted on the website of the
Sansthan --
http://www.shrisaibabasansthan.org/ ---
12.45
p.m. to onwards
Venue
- Near
Samadhi Mandir, North Side Stage
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