Police sources later said that a Sai Baba temple in the area was the initial target of the criminal activity.
Apart from being an educationalist and entrepreneur, Dr. Kumar is a strong devotee of Sai Baba of Shirdi.
He is best known for playing the revered saint, Sai Baba of Shirdi, in the Hindi language historical drama series Shirdi Ka Sai Baba.
There are temples of Saibaba, located at Dhawari and Sindhi colony where hundreds of people gather every Thursday for worship.
The Rs. 340 crore airport project is part of the State Government's effort to promote religious tourism at Shirdi, known for the temple of Sai Baba, among the most revered spiritual gurus in India.
He first came to prominence for portraying Guru Vashishta in Ramanand Sagar's TV series Ramayan and is well known for his role as Sai Baba in the eponymous TV series, also created by Sagar.
He was then starred as Sai Baba of Shirdi in the 1986 film, Sri Shirdi Saibaba Mahathyam directed by K. Vasu, which was later dubbed into Hindi as Shirdi Sai Baba Ki Kahani and into Tamil as Sri Shirdi Saibaba.
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He is known for portraying the roles of devotional characters like Jesus and Sai Baba of Shirdi.
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In 1986, he played as Sai Baba of Shirdi, in 1986 as Vemana in the film Vemana Charithra, later in 1987 he played Jesus for the second time in the film Dayamayudu.
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The movie contains quotes by historical figures such as Gandhi, Buddha, Jesus, John Lennon, Plato, Sai Baba, Einstein, Osho, and others.
The band name refers partly to Sai Baba, the Indian guru, and partly to The Jetsons, whose Spanish version is called Los Supersónicos.
There are temples of Lord Shiva, Lord Ganapathi, Lord Hanuman, Saint Sri Sai Baba of Shirdi, Saint Sri Pothulooru Veera Brahmendra Swamy (India’s Nostradamus)and deity Kanaka Durga are very famous temples in this village.