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 Mekkudi, a sleepy village, dry with nil vegetation, in Trichy district, is about 18 km from the railway junction or central bus terminus. And in this "ideal location" is emerging a colossal centre of spiritualism and bliss. An edifice of modern type studded with the resemblance of a temple is Dwarakamayee - Shirdi Community Centre. Mekkudians throng to this place in the evenings, every Thursday, sing Sai bhajans, worship the mega-sized portrait of the Sufi and listen to the maxims of the famous Seer.
 In the ground floor of the building there would be a Samadhi Mandir of 90' x 60' and in the first floor, of the same dimension, a prayer hall sixteen feet in height including the basement, a vimanam of 24' and a metal kalasam are to be housed. Huge decorated teak-wood doors and door-frames, in-laid marble slabs for flooring, lace type windows, modern lighting systems and a marvel of a shrine is to be installed.
The
Sai Sansthan would be a replica of what is found in Shirdi in Maharastra.
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The idol meant for Trichy is getting ready and will arrive at Mekkudi
shortly for installation and consecration. It is carved out of a single
block of Marcana marble, from Rajasthan and the renowned sculptor Madhar
Murthy Bhandhari is working on it.
The saint God, Shri Sai Baba would bless the latest one in Mekkudi village and the holy fire ash is to be distributed as prasadam after the auspicious lighting with incense sticks to be brought from Shirdi on the consecration day. The foundation stone for the centre was laid in December 1998 and the consecration is slated for June 2001. With the grace of Baba and tireless efforts from M. Meenakshi Sundaram, advocate and Managing Trustee of Shirdi Sai Trust, the promoter of Mekkudi centre and by way of donations, the project which has so far cost over Rs.70 lakhs is to be completed soon. The dream of setting up one old age home, schools, centres for medical assistance would be seen in reality in the years to come.
To quote a maxim of Shri Sai Baba:
"Powers, supernatural, are gifts of God.
Saints use them for God's purposes,
And sinners use them for their own."
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