OM SAIRAM
Dear Sai Devotees,
Gurur Brahma Gurur Vishnu Guru Devo Maheshwaraha |
Guru Saaskshat Parabrahma Tasmai Shree Gurave namaha ||
"The Guru is Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh (Shiva), veneration to the Guru who is Parabrahma manifest."
Significance of Gurupournima:
Hindus attach paramount importance to spiritual Gurus. Gurus are often equated with God and always regarded as a link between the individual and the immortal. Just as the moon shines by reflecting the light of the sun, and glorifies it, all disciples can dazzle like the moon by gaining from their Gurus.
The full moon day is the Hindu month of Ashad (July-August) is observed as the auspicious day of Guru Pournima, a day sacred to the memory of great sage Vyasa. All Hindus are indebted to this ancient saint who edited the four Vedas, wrote the 18 Puranas, the Mahabharata & The Srimad Bhagvata. Vyasa even taught Dattatreya, who is regarded as Guru of Gurus. Shri Shirdi Sai Baba is regarded as an incarnation of Shri Dattatreya Maharaj.
While taking various measures that the events are not compromised for their spiritual importance, SHITAL will make extra efforts in decorating the Chariot procession for the festival as there is no bigger festival than Guru Pournima to dedicate to Baba. In essence, one can only attain salvation by serving the satpurush, in our case Shri Shirdi Sai Baba.
By Baba's grace SHITAL Invites You All to join us on 20th & 21st of July for celebrations of "SHRI GURUPOURNIMA CELEBRATIONS 2024" as per below schedule at Wembley & Leicester Temple:
Saturday 20th July 2024 (At Wembley & Leicester Temple)
08.00 am - Temple Opens
08.15 am - Kakad Aarti
09.00 am - Palki procession of Pothi (Shri Sai Satcharitra)
09.25 am - Shri Sai Satcharitra Akhand Parayan begins (Continuous reading)
(Note: Devotees who wish to participate in Akhand Parayan of Shri Sai Satcharitra, please send your interest on
[email protected] with your Name, Place & Preferred time.)
09.30 am - Mangal Snan (Holy Bath) of Shri Sai Baba
10.10 am - Shirdi Majhe Pandharpur Aarti
12.00 pm - Mid Day Aarati (Madhyan Aarti)
06.00 pm - Evening Aarati (Dhoop Aarti)
Sunday 21st 2024 (MAIN DAY at Wembley & Leicester Temple)
12.00 am - Shri Sai Satcharitra Akhand Parayan samapthi (Conclusion)
(This is estimated time as per past experience. Actual time of completion may vary depending on speed of readers.)
12.05 am - Palki procession of Pothi (Shri Sai Satcharitra)
12.30 am - Rudra Abhishek Pooja
02.00 am - Shri Sai Maha Mantra dhoon chanting
04.00 am - Shri Hanuman, Shri Datta, Shri Swami Samartha & Shri Shirdi Sai Baba Bhajans
05.30 am - Shri Sai Maha Mantra dhoon chanting
06.00 am - Mangal Snan (Holy Bath) of Shri Sai Baba
07.00 am - Shirdi Majhe Pandharpur Aarti
10.00 am - Guru pooja of Shri Hanuman, Shri Datta, Shri Swami Samartha & Shri Shirdi Sai Baba
12.00 pm - Mid Day Aarati (Madhyan Aarti)
01.00 pm - Live Bhajans by renowned artist
06.00 pm - Evening Aarati (Dhoop Aarati)
09.00 pm - Baba’s Shej Aarti
10.00 pm - Temple Closes
PS: Mahaprasad will be served continuously from 12.30 pm on Saturday the 20th July 2024 right through till 07.00 pm on Sunday 21st July 2024.
Note: Temple remains open all night for all devotees on Saturday 20th July right through to Sunday 21st of July 08.00pm.
Saturday 20th July 2024 (At Reading Temple)
08:00 am - Temple Opens
08:30 am – Chota Aarti of Shri Saibaba
09:10 am - Pothi (Marathi Sai Satcharitra) Palki procession
09:15 am - Shri Sai Satcharitra Akhand Parayan begins (Continuous reading of Shri Sai Satcharitra)
10:00 am - Darshan & Dhun chanting of "Om Sai Shri Sai Jay Jay Sai"
12:00 pm - Madhyan (Mid-day) Aarati of Shri Sai Baba
12:30 pm – Darshan & Maha Prasad starts
01:30 pm - Hanuman Chalisa recitation (One time only)
07:00 pm - Dhoop (Evening) Aarati of Shri SaiBaba
11:30 pm - Shri Sai Satcharitra Akhand Parayan ends
11:45 pm - Chota Aarti of Shri Saibaba & Dhun chanting of "Om Sai Shri Sai Jay Jay Sai” Ends.
12:00 am – Temple Close
Sunday 21st July 2024 (MAIN DAY at Reading Temple)
08:00 am - Temple Opens
08:30 am – Padyapuja & Shirdi Majhe Pandharpur (Chotta) Aarati of Shri Saibaba
08:45 am - Darshan & Dhun chanting of "Om Sai Shri Sai Jay Jay Sai"
10:00 am – Guru pooja of Shri Hanuman,Shri Datta, Shri Swami Samartha & Shri Shirdi Sai Baba
12:00 pm - Madhyan (mid-day) Aarati of Shri Saibaba
12:45 pm - Darshan & Prasad starts
01:30 pm - Hanuman Chalisa recitation (One time only)
01:45 pm - Shri Vishnu Sahasra Naam Parayan
02:00 pm - Bhajans
07:00 pm - Dhoop (Evening) Aarati of Shri Saibaba
07:45 pm - Chota Aarti of Shri Saibaba & Dhun chanting of "Om Sai Shri Sai Jay Jay Sai" Ends
08:00 pm - Temple closes
“Guru Govind dono khade, kisko laagu paay,
Balihari Gurudevaki jinhe Govind diyo bataay”
“The Guru and Govind -God, are present before me, to whom shall I bow down first? Glory to the Guru since he showed me Govind.”