The two-day long ‘Dharma Sansad’ (Religious Parliament) being attended by some 400 religious leaders began here on Sunday. The congregation in the presence of Shankaracharya Swami Swaroopanand Saraswati besides representatives of 13 ‘Akharas’ and other religious leaders discussed the issue of whether to declare Shirdi Sai Baba as Saint or not among other issues on the first day.
The decision of the religious leaders on the Shirdi Sai Baba issue would be announced on Monday. No representative from Shirdi Saibaba Trust, Shirdi is attending the congregation.
Earlier, a massive ‘Shobha Yatra’ was taken out which passed through different parts of the city before concluding at the programme venue. Earlier, the congregation was scheduled for four days; which was reduced to two days at the last moment.