NANDA DEEP & LENDI GARDEN

Nanda DeepNot far from the Samadhi Temple is Lendi Garden towards northwest direction. It was a vacant wasteland in the old time. Baba laboured to raise a garden on this land, he dug a well here with the help of devotees to supply water for the plants as well as drinking purpose. In earlier times a small rivulet called ‘Lendi’ was flowing in the close proximity of this place. Baba was using one side of this open space as his lavatory.

Lendi Bagh (Garden) assumed much spiritual prominence as a place, where Baba meditated for a few hours everyday. He had chosen a place under the shade of twin tree ‘Peepal’ and ‘Neem’, where he maintained a perpetual lamp ‘Nanda Deep’, serviced by his close attendant Abdulla. Baba used to visit Lendi Garden twice a day, often followed by a band of devotees. This was also known as ‘Lendi procession’ in older times. But at those hours when Baba retired to Lendi Garden no one was allowed to enter and be anywhere near him. At that time his aspect was forbidding and stern. During those moments he remained alone and undisturbed. As he used to stir from his meditation and come out of the garden, people followed him with all paraphernalia of the procession.

Today there is a small temple like structure, which houses the perpetual lamp ‘Nanda Deep’ in between the two trees. A Dattatreya temple is also here near the Aswattha tree opposite NandaDeep. The tomb of ‘Shyamsunder’, a noble and devoted horse of Baba, is also situated in Lendi Garden. After Baba’s aarti this horse used to bow down to him with much reverence. After Baba’s leaving his physical body Shyamsunder continued to offer salutation to his Master’s tomb. He passed away in the year 1945. The Muslim devotees used to lovingly call him ‘Shamsuddin’.