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{{short description|Village in Maharashtra}} | |||
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[[ | | name = Sakori | ||
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| settlement_type = village | |||
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| pushpin_map = India Maharashtra#India | |||
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Maharashtra, India | |||
| coordinates = {{coord|19|43|32|N|74|28|41.18|E|display=inline,title}} | |||
| subdivision_type = Country | |||
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}} | |||
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]] | |||
| subdivision_name1 = [[Maharashtra]] | |||
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]] | |||
| subdivision_name2 = [[Ahmednagar District|Ahmednagar]] | |||
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| elevation_m = 504 | |||
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| demographics_type1 = Languages | |||
| demographics1_title1 = Official | |||
| demographics1_info1 = [[Marathi language|Marathi]] | |||
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]] | |||
| utc_offset1 = +5:30 | |||
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]] | |||
| postal_code = 423107<ref>{{cite web|url=https://webconte.com/pin_code/place/sakuri/3056|title=Pin Code Sakuri, Ahmednagar, Maharashtra Government}}</ref> | |||
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'''Sakori''' or '''Sakuri''' is a small village in the [[Ahmednagar district]] of [[Maharashtra|Maharashtra State]], India, about {{convert|5|km|0}} south of [[Shirdi]].<ref>The Life and Teachings of Sai Baba of Shirdi, by Antonio Rigopoulos, SUNY Press, p. 201</ref> Sakori is best known as the home of [[Hindu]] [[guru]] [[Upasni Maharaj]] and of his [[ashram]], '''Kanya Kumari Sthan'''. It is located at {{coord|19|43|32|N|74|28|41.18|E|display=inline}}. | |||
==Notable people== | |||
[[Upasni Maharaj]] (1870-1941) lived four years in nearby Shirdi as a disciple of [[Sai Baba of Shirdi|Sai Baba]] before starting his ashram in Sakori in July 1917. He continued to live in Sakori until his death in 1941. | |||
{{ | The master [[Meher Baba]] was initiated in Sakori after a seven-year discipleship with Upasni Maharaj that began in 1915 when Upasni was living at Shirdi and continued at Sakori from 1917-1922.<ref>Kalchuri, Bhau: ''Meher Prabhu: Lord Meher, The Biography of the Avatar of the Age, Meher Baba'', Manifestation, Inc. 1986. p. 243</ref> | ||
== References == | |||
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[[Category:Villages in Ahmednagar district]] | |||
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  Sakori Location in Maharashtra, India  Sakori Sakori (India) | |
| Coordinates: 19°43′32″N 74°28′41.18″E / 19.72556°N 74.4781056°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Ahmednagar |
| Elevation | 504 m (1,654 ft) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Marathi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 423107[1] |
Sakori or Sakuri is a small village in the Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra State, India, about 5 kilometres (3 mi) south of Shirdi.[2] Sakori is best known as the home of Hindu guru Upasni Maharaj and of his ashram, Kanya Kumari Sthan. It is located at 19°43′32″N 74°28′41.18″E / 19.72556°N 74.4781056°E.
Notable people
Upasni Maharaj (1870-1941) lived four years in nearby Shirdi as a disciple of Sai Baba before starting his ashram in Sakori in July 1917. He continued to live in Sakori until his death in 1941.
The master Meher Baba was initiated in Sakori after a seven-year discipleship with Upasni Maharaj that began in 1915 when Upasni was living at Shirdi and continued at Sakori from 1917-1922.[3]
References
- ↑ "Pin Code Sakuri, Ahmednagar, Maharashtra Government".
- ↑ The Life and Teachings of Sai Baba of Shirdi, by Antonio Rigopoulos, SUNY Press, p. 201
- ↑ Kalchuri, Bhau: Meher Prabhu: Lord Meher, The Biography of the Avatar of the Age, Meher Baba, Manifestation, Inc. 1986. p. 243