When the construction of the Sarva Dharma Stupa began... 
     
      The Sarva Dharma Aikya Stupa at Prasanthi Nilayam 

Wednesday, September 17, 1975

Swami entrusted the construction work of the Sarva Dharma Aikya Stupa at 
Prasanthi Nilayan to Brigadier S. K. Bose in September 1975. This Stupa is a 
landmark in Swami’s Avataric Mission. It was to be unveiled on Swami’s 50th 
Birthday, 23rd November, 1975. The 7 foot pit for the base for the Stupa was 
filled with soil brought from a distance. All the devotees toiled collectively 
for 3 days under Brigadier Bose, completed the filling over which concrete 
slabs were to be laid as pedestal for the Stupa (column). There was a heavy 
downpour at about 3 am on the fourth day. Brigadier Bose spent a sleepless 
night worrying about the soil filling. He was sure that it would be washed away 
by the downpour. He went to the site the next morning to gauge the extent of 
damage. He was pleasantly surprised to see that the surface of the earth-filled 
area did not show any sign of erosion by the rain. 





Swami came as usual at 10 am to view the progress. Brig. Bose approached Him 
with folded palms and said, “I witnessed an unprecedented Glory of God this 
morning”. In a compassionate voice Swami said, “Whenever any work is done by My 
devotees with full devotion, no damage can come to their work”. This work was 
completed on time. After a meeting of the Central Trust in the Mandir, all the 
Trust Members came to the site with Swami who instructed Brig. Bose to mix 
concrete and place it before Him. Swami handed over a pan-full of concrete to 
each and every Trust Member who in turn poured the concrete within the 
frame-work of the Stupa. Thereafter, college students from Brindavan and 
Anantapur poured in relays pans-full of concrete to the frame-work, which was 
completed in 60 days. The majestic column proclaiming Swami’s message of Unity 
of Faiths, stands as a monument concretised by the devotion of those who helped 
in its construction. 



Source: Sri Sathya Sai Digvijiyam: Part 1 (1926-1985)

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