Shirdi(Maharashtra): A 72-year-old Italian woman, who claims to be a staunch devotee of Saibaba, has donated a gold crown worth about 2.8 million rupees to the famous temple in this Maharashtrian town.
Selini Doloras alias Sai Durga on February 9 donated the gold crown, weighing around 855 gms and studded with gems, to the temple, Shri Saibaba Sansthan trustee Sachin Tambe said.
The woman is a staunch follower of Saibaba for past nine years and visits Shirdi every month. Earlier, she had donated two ‘rudraksha’ (seed traditionally used for prayer beads) strings having gold covering, worth around Rs 2.5 million , to the Saibaba temple, Tambe said.
The woman said that she intends to build a huge Saibaba temple in Italy.
She kept a construction map of the proposed temple at the foot of Saibaba’s idol here yesterday to seek his blessings.
(source: Business Standard)