AN APPEAL TO SAI DEVOTEES By Shri Sai Baba Sansthan

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AN APPEAL TO SAI DEVOTEES

 

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.

 

The changes in the timing are as below:

 

4:00 am Temple open

4.15 am Bhupali

4:30 am Kakad Aarti (morning)

5:00 am Bhajan in Sai Baba 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

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Shirdi -

Our Sai devotees are cheated by some people who boast themselves that they

possess Baba's footwear, original photographs, coins, peacock feather etc and

loot money from the devotees and Sai temples. In addition to this there are

people who publish baseless and truth less material without the prior consent of

Sansthan. Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Trust, Shirdi will henceforth take strict legal

actions against such malpractices as informed by Hon. Chairman Shri. Jayant

Sasane.

 

He further added that Shri Sai Baba never disclosed any information about his

caste, birth, religion etc to anyone during his lifetime. Baba also never made a

guru or a disciple in his life. The people belonging to all caste creed met Baba

for his Darshan (blessing). Therefore Shirdi stands as a symbol of integrity and

a pilgrimage for the all people belonging to various religions. Devotees from

all over the world come to Shirdi for Baba's tomb's (Samadhi) Darshan.

Nevertheless Shirdi became an international place of pilgrimage. Some people

manipulate the emotions of the Shri Sai devotees & Sai temples providing them

truth less information about Sai Baba. Thus the devotees of Sai Baba carry wrong

information about Baba and hurt their feelings.

 

There are people collecting money from Sai devotees providing baseless and false

messages of Baba. There are also people who construct temples at various places

in the name of Baba in order to collect money from the devotees. It has been

also informed that there are people who claim that they have met Sai Baba and

also have spoken to Baba, thus the devotees are attracted to such people and

they are badly looted. All the devotees cannot come to Shirdi for Baba's Darshan

and in such cases. People may construct a temple in the name of Sai Baba and

worship his idol. But there are people who construct a temple in the name of Sai

Baba and also construct a tomb in front of idol, which is not correct. The real

Samadhi (tomb) of Shri Sai Baba lies in Shirdi temple in which Baba's body is

buried. In some places people have constructed models of Samadhi Mandir,

Dwarkamayi, Chaavadi, Gurusthan etc as per the existence of this places in

Shirdi. How can it be compared

with the buildings in which Baba spent his lifetime or in which Baba's body has

been buried. But the innocent and faithful devotees of Sai Baba believe these

places real and readily offer donations etc. All this has happened on account of

messages spread through baseless and truth less publications.

 

The devotees should refer a Granth " Shri Sai Satcharita " written by Late Mr.

Govindrao Raghunath Dabholkar alias Hemadpant in Marathi, which is now

completing 76 years. The Sansthan has been trying to provide this 'Granth' in

all the languages to the devotees at the earliest. Taking into consideration the

feelings and faith of the devotees, the Sansthan has been providing this real

Granth in Marathi, Hindi, English, Gujarathi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Sindhi,

Urdu, Bengali etc. We do inform our Sai devotees to refer this Granth " Shri Sai

Satcharita " in case if you would like to know the details of Shri Sai Baba such

as his birth, Life, Teachings, Miracles etc. If you want to write about Baba,

refer the said Granth. If you want to write regarding Baba's life in Shirdi, it

is essential to avail a prior permission from Sai Baba Sansthan Trust, Shirdi.

The Sansthan shall take legal strict actions against those people who publish

books in the name of Shri Sai

Baba. The Sansthan shall also take strict legal actions against those people

who loot money from the devotees under false information. If any devotee traces

such a group, should immediately contact the office of the Shri Sai Baba

Sansthan.

 

Some people misguide the Sai devotees in relation to birth of Shri Sai Baba and

his things. It is said that one should not look into such matters about the

origin of a Sadhu, just as one should not try to find the origin of a river.

Therefore one most know about the teachings of Sai Baba and walk on the path of

these teachings. This is important because we will be blessed as well as receive

" Moksha " by doing so. It is not important to know who has planted the tree, how

tall it is, how many fruits does it bear etc because we have to spend a lot of

time and energy in getting answers to these questions.

 

Shri. Sasane advised that it is important to have the sweet fruits of the tree

and enjoy them.

 

Source: http://www.shriSai Babasansthan.org