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Creating Murtis
Baba once went to the house of Ram Ratan Gupta in Kanpur. Gupta's brother was there and invited Baba to his house in Bombay, making Girish, who was with Baba, note down his Prince Street address. Some years later Baba went to the South with Sri Ma, Tuluram Sah, his son Ramesh, and Girish. When they arrived in Bombay, they stayed in Gupta's house on Prince Street. Gupta told them about the miracles of a female saint who was well known in South India, and he took Baba, Ramesh, and Girish to her house in a suburb of Bombay. The lady welcomed them and asked them to sit in the room where some other visitors were sitting. Gupta asked her to give the newly arrived visitors prasad.
The lady had two bowls. There was roli (a red mixture of tumeric and lime powder) in one and sandal powder in the other. When she put roli in a person's hand, it turned into sandal powder, and when she did the same with sandal powder, it turned into roli. After this, murtis made out of an alloy of eight metals just appeared in her hand, and she gave them to the devotees as prasad. In this way she gave Girish a murti of Durga. When it was Ramesh's turn, he silently prayed to Baba that no murti would appear in the woman's hand to give to him. None appeared, and the lady fell unconscious on the floor. Her bodyguards and secretary carried her into another room, and she regained consciousness after some time. Meanwhile Ramesh became worried and told Baba everything. When the lady reappeared, Baba asked Ramesh to take prasad from her. This time a murti of Laxmi appeared in her hand, and she gave it to Ramesh. Later she gave a murti of Shiva's family to Baba at Gupta's request.
On their return to Bombay, Ramesh and Girish presented their murtis to Baba and asked him how it all happened. Baba only said, "It happens." He then tied those murtis in Sri Ma's anchal (loose end of a sari). When Ma opened it later, a fourth murti, that of Ram, had appeared inside by Baba's grace. The four murtis are still kept safely at the India Hotel in Nainital.
The lady had two bowls. There was roli (a red mixture of tumeric and lime powder) in one and sandal powder in the other. When she put roli in a person's hand, it turned into sandal powder, and when she did the same with sandal powder, it turned into roli. After this, murtis made out of an alloy of eight metals just appeared in her hand, and she gave them to the devotees as prasad. In this way she gave Girish a murti of Durga. When it was Ramesh's turn, he silently prayed to Baba that no murti would appear in the woman's hand to give to him. None appeared, and the lady fell unconscious on the floor. Her bodyguards and secretary carried her into another room, and she regained consciousness after some time. Meanwhile Ramesh became worried and told Baba everything. When the lady reappeared, Baba asked Ramesh to take prasad from her. This time a murti of Laxmi appeared in her hand, and she gave it to Ramesh. Later she gave a murti of Shiva's family to Baba at Gupta's request.
On their return to Bombay, Ramesh and Girish presented their murtis to Baba and asked him how it all happened. Baba only said, "It happens." He then tied those murtis in Sri Ma's anchal (loose end of a sari). When Ma opened it later, a fourth murti, that of Ram, had appeared inside by Baba's grace. The four murtis are still kept safely at the India Hotel in Nainital.
