Pujas & Festivals

There are a number of daily religious ceremonies and also yearly festivals at Shirdi. The three most important festivals are of Ramnavami, Guru Purnima and Punya Tithi on Vijayadashami day.

Details of all the celebrations at the Samadhi Mandir and Dwarkamai – timings of pujas and dates of festivals can be checked at the Shirdi temple website: www.shrisaibabasansthan.org

Daily pujas at the Samadhi Mandir

DAILY PUJAS AT THE SAMADHI MANDIR

4 am	Temple opens
4.15 am	Bhupali
4.30 am – 5 am	Kakad Aarti
5 am	Bhajan in Sai Baba Mandir
5.05 am	Holy bath of Sai Baba (Mangal Snan)
5.35 am	Aarti “Shirdi Majhe Pandharpur”
5.40 am	Darshan begins at Samadhi Mandir
11.30 am	Dhuni Puja with rice & ghee in Dwarkamai
12 noon – 12.30 pm	Mid day Aarti
4 pm	Pothi (devotional reading / study)
At Sunset	Dhoop Aarti
8.30 pm – 10 pm	Devotional songs in Samadhi Mandir
9 pm	Chavadi & Gurusthan closes
9.30 pm	At Dwarkamai water is offered, lamps lit
9.45 pm	Dwarakamai closes
10.30 pm – 10.50 pm	Shej Aarti. A shawl wrapped around statue in Samadhi Mandir. Rudraksha beads placed around his neck.
11.15 pm	Samadhi Mandir closes after Aarti.

ABHISHEK PUJA TIMINGS

First Batch	7 am – 8 am
Second Batch	9 am – 10 am
Third Batch	11 am – 12 noon

SATYANARAYAN PUJA TIMINGS

First Batch	7 am – 8 am
Second Batch	9 am – 10 am
Third Batch	11 am – 12 noon
Fourth Batch	1pm – 2 pm
Fifth Batch	3 pm – 4 pm

PALANQUIN CEREMONY is arranged every Thursday at 9.15 pm.

DARSHAN LINE CLOSED 11.15 am – 1.00 pm during Afternoon Aarati. 10 pm during Shej Aarati. Half an hour before Dhupa Aarati.

Festivals at Shirdi

The three main festivals of Ramnavami, Guru Purnima and Shri Punyatithi has devotees gathering in thousands at Shirdi. The programme includes puja, devotional songs, parayana – readings of scriptures and devotional texts, palanquin and chariot processions. The Samadhi Mandir and Dwarkamai remain open day and night. There are bhajan and quawalli concerts around Shirdi.

RAM NAVAMI Chaitra (March / April)

GURU PURNIMA Ashadh (July)

SHRI PUNYA TITHI Ashwin (October)

RATHA (CHARIOT) & PALANQUIN PROCESSIONS

Mahashivaratri	Magh	Palanquin	9.15 pm
Ranga Panchami	Falgun	Ratha	5 pm
Gudi Padava	Chaitra	Ratha	5 pm
Ram Navami	Chaitra	Palanquin	9.15 pm
Ram Navami	Chaitra	Ratha	5 pm
Ashadi Ekadashi	Ashadh	Palanquin	9.15 pm
Guru Purnima	Ashadh	Palanquin	9.15 pm
Guru Purnima	Ashadh	Ratha	9.15 pm
Gopal Kala	Sravan	Ratha	9.15 pm
Sai Punya tithi	Ashwin	Palanquin	9.15 pm
Sai Punya tithi	Ashwin	Ratha	9.15 pm
Kartik Ekadashi	Kartik	Palanquin	9.15 pm
Sri Datta Jayanti	Magh	Ratha	9.15 pm