BABA'S MISSION


The mission of Sai Baba is self-allotted and springs from the source of His free and redeemed Spirit. He willed Himself a body because He wanted to fulfil a mission of awakening man to his true self and divine nature. He wanted to lead them to salvation by saving them from delusion and ignorance. He stands there eternally to help out and give solace to His children who are bruised with the miseries of this world through the passage of centuries. Thus His sacred mission is to awaken, elevate, transform and comfort His children. These are the visible acts of Baba. But, He also had a much bigger role to play in the administration of the Universe - in its creation, sustenance and destructions. He saw God in every living being. It was His duty to take the created to the creator - i.e. to evolve human beings to the state of God - which is their real self. (Guruji Shri C. B. Satpathy)
It is amazing that though He is not present in body, ever increasing number of people hear and experience the same blessed, intimate and powerful assurance – ‘Why fear when I am here!’

Complete Undertaking of His devotees
• Baba's promises in His own name
• Eleven Assurances
• Baba's peculiar method of preaching through Parables

An Appeal To Sai Devotees




The changes in the timing are as below:For the convenience of Shri Sai's Darshan to the rising multitude of Sai Devotees changes in timing of Aarti & other rituals is effective from 06th April 2008 on the auspicious day of Gudhipadva.

4:00 am
Temple open
4.15 am

Bhupali
4:30 am

Kakad Aarti (morning)
5:00 am

Bhajan in Saibaba Mandir
5.05 am

Holy Bath of Shri Sai Baba (Mangal Snaan) in Samadhi Mandir
5:35 am Aarti "Shirdi Majhe Pandharpur"
5:40 am

Darshan begins in Samadhi Mandir
9:00 am

Abhishek Pooja
8:00,10:30

Satyanarayana Pooja
11:30 am

Dhuni Pooja with rice and ghee in Dwarkamai
12:00

Mid day Aarti
4:00 PM Pothi (Devotional reading/Study) in Samadhi Mandir

At Sunset
Dhoop Aarti
8:30 - 10:00 PM

Devotional Songs in Samadhi Mandir and other Cultural Programmes (if any)
9:00 PM

Chavadi and Gurusthan closes
9:30 PM

In Dwarkamai water is given to Baba, a mosquito net is hung and the hanging lamp is lit
9:45 PM

Dwarkamai (the upper part) closes
10:30 PM

Shej (night) Aarti, after this , a shawl is wrapped around the statue in the Samadhi Mandir, a Rudraksha mala is put around baba's neck, Mosquito net is hung, and a glass of water kept there
11:15 PM

Samadhi Mandir closes after night Arati
The changes in Abhishek Pooja the timing is as below:
1St Batch 7.00 am to 8.00am
2nd Batch 9.am to 10.00 am
3rd Batch 12.30pm to 1.30 pm


Note: amount payable for Abhishek Pooja is Rs 101/- only