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	The Avatar's Dhuni
		The first Dhuni was lit in the afternoon in the presence of Meher Baba who then told the mandali to sing Upasani Maharaj's Arti.
		Dhuni, as Sadguru's or Avatar's mystic force, exists as a divine being who remains accessible to whosoever approaches it with respect and faith.
		Avatar's Dhuni is a form of Meher Baba and can bestow spiritual and material benefits on anybody who approaches it with faith, respect and love irrespective of caste, creed, religion and nationality.
	members.tripod.com /~meherbhopal/dhuni.html (4257 words)

	Awakening the Nath Dhuni - International Nath Order
		These elements possibly include: establishing the Dhuni site; considering with other intended participants the nature and intention of the rite; choosing an appropriate date and time to begin the rite; initiating the group repetition of specific Mantras; modulating the intensity and duration of specific Mantras, and determining the duration of the rite.
		The metaphor of the Dhuni is primal, and its rite of recreation as ancient as life itself.
		The Dhuni is usually tended at a quiet smolder by the lone Nath.
	www.nathorder.org /wiki/Awakening_the_Nath_Dhuni (2223 words)

	Coco Palm - Dhuni Kolhu
		Coco Palm Dhuni Kolhu occupies a private island in the Baa Atoll of the Maldives.
		On Dhuni Kolhu Island the ivory white beaches encircle a lush tropical paradise overlooking a breathtaking lagoon of unparalleled beauty.
		Your 30 minute seaplane transfer to Coco Palm Dhuni Kolhu is an experience in itself as after takeoff from Male you will be regaled with a breathtaking view of the Maldives from the air, where its true colors and beauty are revealed.
	www.cocopalm.com /dhunikolhu/location.htm (110 words)

	Meherabad Photo Tour by Bhopal Centre , India - meherbhopal.tripod.com
		The Dhuni was first lighted by Baba on the night of 10th November 1925.
		At 6.45 on the evening of January 4th 1952, Dhuni was lighted in a pit behind this cabin.
		Dhuni is now lighted on the 12th of every month at seven in the evening.
	meherbhopal.tripod.com /ptour5.html (512 words)

	[Quotes] quotes: THE DHUNI, 1925 MEHERABAD
		AN INCIDENT The Dhuni was situated in front of Baba's 'Table' where He used to retire for the night.
		The door of the Table was facing North and the Dhuni was opposite to it.
		On this particular night it being colder than usual, Masaji sat nearer the Dhuni and was inhaling the hot air to help keep himself warm, and as he got more comfortable, he became sleepy and gradually his head sank down on his chest.
	avatarmeherbaba.org /pipermail/quotes/2003-August/000133.html (1478 words)

	The Avatar's Dhuni
		Dhuni, as Sadguru's or Avatar's mystic force, exists as a divine being who remains accessible to whosoever approaches it with respect and faith.
		Avatar's Dhuni is a form of Meher Baba and can bestow spiritual and material benefits on anybody who approaches it with faith, respect and love irrespective of caste, creed, religion and nationality.
		Befriending Avatar's Dhuni, therefore, is not a reversal to cultist sacred fire worship.
	meherbhopal.tripod.com /dhuni.html (4257 words)

	Austerities by Vaishnavas
		Nowadays is executed with varying numbers of fires, starting with five, and progressively increasing in number in the course of eighteen years, until the fires form a circle and the tapasvi carries a pot with fire on the head.
		Dhuni tap confers status in the sadhu community.
		The final stage of the fire-austerity is called kapar-dhuni, that is the fire (dhuni) in the bowl (kapal) on the skull (kapal).
	www.adolphus.nl /sadhus/tapasv.html (1882 words)

	Dhuni - SikhiWiki, free Sikh encyclopedia.
		DHUNI from Sanskrit Dhvani meaning sound, echo, noise, voice, tone, tune, thunder stands in Punjabi generally for sound and tune.
		They support their assertion by stating that in the original recension of Guru Granth Sahib preserved at Kartarpur, near Jalandhar, directions as to dhunis were written in a different pen above or in between the lines.
		Dhuni · Divan · Asa di Var · Jatha · Simran · Shabad · Tuk · Rababi · Dhadhi
	www.sikhiwiki.org /index.php?title=Dhuni (499 words)

	[Quotes] quotes: THE DHUNI - 1925, MEHERABAD
		THE DHUNI - 1925, MEHERABAD Faredoon Driver (Padri) It was the month of September -- the tail-end of monsoon at Meherabad.
		(Dhuni fire has always a very shallow pit to receive the glowing coals which, ultimately turns to ashes which has its own value for the devotees, to be applied to the forehead and to be taken home to be distributed amongst others as it comes from a saintly abode).
		At about 5 P.M. the first Dhuni was lighted, in the presence of the Master, who then told the Mandali to sing Upasni Maharaj's Arti.
	avatarmeherbaba.org /pipermail/quotes/2004-April/000380.html (621 words)

	"Dhuni - Perpetual Sacred Fire" - www.ShirdiBaba.org (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		‘Dhuni’ is the Sacred fire that perpetually burnt before Baba in ‘Dwarkamai’ mosque.
		Hence, the ‘Dhuni’ is the symbol of ‘Chidagni’ or Cosmic energy.
		‘Dhuni’, which is perpetually burning at Shirdi, is the fire sacrifice for burning down the sins to ashes for those who seek complete refuge in this peerless Master.
	www.shirdibaba.org /aboutsai/bdhuni.htm (215 words)

	Shri Saibaba Sansthan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The dhuni is the sacred, perpetually burning fire that Baba built and which has been maintained ever since, though today the fire is much bigger and is enclosed behind a wire cage.
		Baba did not confine himself to burning only wood on the dhuni, but would throw his old clothes on it once they were worn out, and he would adjust the fire with his foot (in Indian culture it is considered disrespectful to touch or point to anything with the foot).
		In 1998 the Sansthan undertook the rebuilding of the dhuni pit and re-designed the chimney to its distinctive shape.
	www.shrisaibabasansthan.org /main_English/shirdi/templecomplex_dwarkamai.asp (6671 words)

	sabkamalikek
		He would sit near Dhuni – the sacred fire and talk to devotees about distant places he visited overnight and His activities there.
		Sitting near dhuni Baba would move His arms and fingers, as if making gestures to some invisible spirits.
		His devotees were not allowed to be present and He would conceal himself from view with a cloth screen.
	groups.msn.com /sabkamalikek/babasdailyroutines.msnw (814 words)

	Om Sai Ram.Welcome to AnnaBaba.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Dhuni or the eternal fire that was ignited with embers from Shirdi, is a feature found in all Sai Baba temples.
		It is taken from the ‘Eternal Dhuni’, which is kept burning with twigs and logs of trees like Margosa, pipal and banyan, apart from other medicinal herbs dipped in ghee, offered by all devotees on Thursdays and Pournami days.
		Beside the Dhuni on the Northern Wall, is a huge marble plaque, wherein the names of the 108 Sai Souls who had contributed towards the construction of this Mandir has been etched.
	www.annababa.com /Mandir_Darshan.html (922 words)

	Delhi Meher Prem Mela (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The second Dhuni in that sequence was lit on 12th Jan, 1942 in memory of Sadguru, Sh.
		Then Bhauji said Dhuni is lit to sacrifice and when this is done by all from the core of their hearts, then the Dhuni becomes Universal.
		At 9.45 am, Bhauji lighted the Dhuni and everybody was given a piece of wood from the wooden piece of Dhuni of last year in Meherabad, brought by Jal Bhai to Delhi.
	www.trustmeher.com /message/delhimela-report.htm (3316 words)

	Garma Festival 2003
		Dhuni is a bush shelter calling people together to come quickly to sort out, and set down the course to be taken.
		The dhuni is a gathering of people in quite a short time to achieve an important learning.
		Dhuni involves sitting down, listening, grasping what is there in front of you, in every spirit or soul, leaving it wide open.
	www.garma.telstra.com /2003/day2_03.htm (1680 words)

	Welcome to Shirdi Sai Center, NY
		Baba sat always near the Dhuni and eased Himself there, and always sat in meditation; sometimes with and on other times without a bath.
		In the year 1910 A.D., Baba was sitting near the Dhuni on Divali holiday and warming Himself.
		A little later, instead of pushing logs of woods, Baba pushed His arm into the Dhuni; the arm was scorched and burnt immediately.
	www.dwarakamaishirdi.org /site/chapterdetail.php?detailid=7&id=1 (2276 words)

	Dadaji Dhuniwala
		The dhuni is the sacred fire of non-Vedic origin, usually circular (yoni) in shape and tended by sadhus in their place of residence.
		Once lit, the dhuni fire was left to smoulder and burn for extensive periods and could be lit or tended by anyone.
		Dhunis burned in India for thousands of years before the Aryans came and to the non-Vedic or Tantrik people were held as sacred, though they themselves did not worship fire or have a fire deity.
	www.shivashakti.com /dhooni.htm (2471 words)

	"The Combined Diary", Installment 34, 29 August 2004 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		On the evening of Nov. 10th, the Meherabad Dhuni was lit for the first time, which seemed to bring on a very heavy unseasonable rain, averting a serious famine.
		When the Dhuni was cooled down for some repairs and then relit (in those days it was kept burning), it seemed to again bring on a very heavy rain.
		Since the Makan-d-khas was at a slightly lower elevation, the floor was quite wet which prompted Baba to invite the men to sleep near him in the school that night.
	www.avatarmeherbaba.org /arch/sadhus/part34intro.html (292 words)

	Neem Karoli Baba Taos Ashram & Hanuman Temple (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The dhuni is fueled with either wood or cow dung and is maintained as a sacred fire.
		Pure ash is the prasad from the dhuni.
		They are used to make a tilak (mark on the forehead) signifying that you accept the sanctity of the tilak and show it on a special part of the body, a meditation center.
	www.nkbashram.org /temple/customs.html (548 words)

	Awakening the Nath Dhuni
		Central to group activity at the Dhuni is the ChakraRaja, or Leader.
		At an established Dhuni, it is rare for the Leader to begin ignition.
		It is used as a fire tong to move hot embers and wood inside the Dhuni, and is also studded with five or six pair of small cymbals.
	www.mahendranath.org /~kapil/dhuni.html (2265 words)

	[Quotes] quotes: LIGHTING THE DHUNI
		LIGHTING THE DHUNI Meher Baba Narrated by Don Stevens November 1955 The following morning, which began the fourth full day, the session was underway by eight o'clock.
		The sun seemed to set unusually fast that evening, for as the fire was lit on the edge of the shelter where the feet of the poor had been washed, the figures of Baba and the mandali grew into a hazy, unreal backdrop for the tiny, dancing flames.
		The dhuni fire died down, and the blue car sped back through Ahmednagar to Pimpalgaon and the noise of the night preparations of the sahvasis began to soak into the desert of stillness of the hot Indian twilight.
	avatarmeherbaba.org /pipermail/quotes/2004-October/000567.html (2377 words)

	Coco Palm Dhuni Kolhu Resort Maldives
		Located on Dhuni Kolhu Island, part of the Baa Atoll, Coco Palm, is certainly the ultimate hideaway in the Maldives.
		Set on a beautiful island, the resort is fringed by white sand beaches, dressed with luxurious tropical vegetation, and hosting a blue crystal water lagoon for the enjoyment of a vast range of water sports.
		Dining in the restaurants of Coco Palm Dhuni Kolhu is an international journey.
	www.indiatravelite.com /maldives/cocopalmdhunikolhuresortmaldives.htm (1207 words)

	Meherabad Diary - Archive
		The Dhuni is lit in an open fireplace on a stone platform near the main road.
		Today the evening Arti was at 5:00 PM and the Dhuni lit at 7:00 PM: the two-hour difference was because of the long lines at the Samadhi.
		While the pilgrims queue to have their turn to put the stick of sandalwood, dipped into clarified butter, into the fire, there is beautiful singing of ghazals and other devotional songs.
	www.meherbaba.com /MeherabadDiary_2002Jun-Jul.htm (1948 words)

	Dwarkamai :: Mosque where Sai Baba spent his life - Shirdi Sai Baba Gift
		In Babaâs early days only upper portion of the mosque was existed and Baba kept the sacred fire (dhuni) all his life and is kept on till to day.
		There are five padukas, puja pillar near dhuni, grinding stone and two big portraits of Baba found in Dwarkamai.
		Third near dhuni where he used to sit near dhuni.
	www.shirdisaigift.com /about-sai-baba/dwarkamai.html (338 words)

	Bhau Awakenings - Burn The Distance in the Fire of Love
		There was an enclosure all around the Dhuni on the same spot where I lighted the Dhuni in 1925.
		A grand feast was arranged for the villagers that day, and I announced that the Dhuni is to be lighted every month on 12th.
		I also took part in the Dhuni in 1954, when the Declaration Meeting was there.
	www.jaibaba.com /mandali/bhau/bhau_5_12.html (866 words)

	[Quotes] quotes: ON THE DHUNI (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		ON THE DHUNI Eruch Jessawala In Sanskrit dhyan means meditation; dhyani means one who meditates.
		In India the saints and masters who left the towns and sometimes lived in the jungles, usually kept a dhuni burning for all the twenty-four hours.
		Since then Baba gave specific instructions that whether He be at Meherabad or elsewhere the dhuni should be lit on the 12th of each month.
	www.avatarmeherbaba.org /pipermail/quotes/2005-July/000841.html (386 words)

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		LOGS FOR the constantly burning dhuni, oil for the lamps at the temple, electricity charges that amount to more than Rs.
		On the sacred tree next to the dhuni, the swami points out to certain forms that look like impressions of Gods.
		That's when I told her to stop all medication and start applying the ashes from the dhuni.
	www.hinduonnet.com /thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=2004090302550600.htm&date=2004/09/03/&prd=fr& (1016 words)

	Dwarkamai-Temple Sri Saibaba------------------------MegaWrite.com
		The Dhuni (fire) lighten by him is still kept burning.
		Baba used to give "Udi" (the sacred ashes of Dhuni) to the sick, the people who came to him with needs, and they believed that it will heal them.
		This temple is approximately 300 Meters from the Bus Station.
	www.shirdi.org /dham/temple/dwarkamai.htm (174 words)

	The Duhnis (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The dhunis are fire pits which burn in remembrance of the continuing light of God.
		The tradition of the dhunis goes back thousands of years in India.
		At Kashi Ashram, the dhunis are 'dressed' with colored rice for special occasions and ceremonies.
	www.kashi.org /dhuni.htm (82 words)

	Going through the Building (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		To the side of the hall is a ceremonial Puja kitchen where food is prepared for the Puja, fire ceremony.
		It has an outside door to give access to the nearby Dhuni.
		The Dhuni or ceremonial fireplace was the last to be built.
	www.stratosphere.org /projects/centers/main/goingssd.html (362 words)

	Luxury hotels, luxury travel, luxury vacations - Resorts & Great Hotels: Coco Palm Dhuni Kolhu, Baa Atoll, Maldives,
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		Through dedicated stewardship of its island ecosystem, Coco Palm Dhuni Kolhu ensures that honeymooners can return to those same pristine vistas for many anniversaries to come.
	www.resortsgreathotels.com /articles/cocopalmdk.asp (264 words)

	Eschmann Articles 1
		In the festivals of the Kaupina group, fire (dhuni) is of great importance.
		Besides this, huge lamps are placed in front of the sunya and Dhuni Mandira and at all the four doors of the Gaddi Mandira.
		These are constantly fed with ghee by means of stands and ladders and illuminate the temples.
	www.mahimadharma.de /html/anne_page20.htm (786 words)

	H (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		There used to be a small fire-place in front of the saint Dada and small logs of wood were kept constantly burning in it (Such a fire place is called 'Dhuni' in Hindi language and as such the saint Dada was named after it as Dhunivala - a saint with Dhuni).
		The dhuni in no time used to consume the offering ultimately transforming it into ashes.
		It is customary to take with us something while going to visit a temple or one's guru (guide in spiritual path) or any other saint, seer, etc. Shree Rang who was from his very childhood always respected and practised the rightful customs and traditions, took with him a mango as an offering to Dada Dhunivala.
	www.rangavadhoot.org /DHUNIWALA.htm (1744 words)

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