Important Festivals In Shirdi

IMPORTANT FESTIVALS


The three main festivals in Shirdi are of two to four days each. They are Ramnavami (March/April), Guru Purnima (July),and Vijayadashami (September). These festivals are celebrated with great passion, verve and heartfulness. Thousands flock to bathe in the grace which seems to flow especially freely at such time. There is a programme of puja, music (bhajan) public parayana (reading of scriptures and devotional texts) and exuberant processions with the palanquin and the Rath (cart). The Samadhi Mandir remains open all night during one of these days with Dwarkamai being open the previous night and there are all night bhajan and qawali sessions at various locations in the village. Printed programmes with full details are available at the Sansthan Office.

Daily Programs

Daily Programs

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

7:00,9:00,10:00,11:00


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