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Sri Gurubhyo Namaha Om Namo Sai Nathaya Namah !Shirdi Sai Mandir was established as a Non-Profit, 501C Corporation with a mission to serve all Sai devotees in DC metropolitan area in 2006.
Initially the temple and its activities were run by a group of dedicated volunteers. Later a priest was hired to perform aaratis and other services in 2008. In2012, the temple acquired a 11-acre piece of land on Evergreen Mill Road and moved in to the property in June 2013 with an elaborated Moorthi Sthapanaceremony. Temple now has 3 priests and is open 7 days a week and all 4 Aaratis are performed to Baba. In addition, several other special pooja servicesbeing provided weekly, monthly and for festivals. Priests are available to perform pooja services at devotees homes. It is the temple's Vision to completeMandir's phase 2 plans with larger prayer hall to fit the needs of fast growing temple congregation by 2018 on the eve of the 100th year of Baba Mahasamadhito better serve the needs of the growing Sai community of Greater Metropolitan Washington area. For more details please visit our websitewww.shirdisaimandir.org
What is Sri Sai Koti Naama Japa Yagnam?With our baba's grace Shirdi Sai Mandir have started SriSai Koti Naama Japa yagnam (Chanting of Baba's TharakaMantra "OM SAI SRI SAI JAYA JAYA SAI" by devoteesonecrore or ten million times) in our temple. Our goal is tocomplete the koti naama japayagnam by early 2018 beforeour prathistapana of the main temple.
SSM is proud to start the divine chanting of Baba's TarakaMantra to seek his blessings as to complete our mission(construction of bigger temple) without any obstacles, forloka kalyanam and to all SSM devotees to get blessed byShirdi Sai Baba.
Why Naama Japa?When Arjuna asked Lord Krishna "Oh Lord, how can Iperceive when I am engaged in worldly activities(samsaram)?" to which Lord Krishna replies "Oh Arjuna,you can always do my namajapam by which you will remainin my pure consciousness (Bhagvadgita)".
Our Lord Sai asked an ardent female devotee,Radhakrishna Aayee, to do Nama Saptaha/Japa duringSrirama Navami festival in 1913. He asked Shri Das GanuMaharaj to do Nama Saptaha and blessed him. Baba'sdictum is "If a person utters my name with love, I shall fulfillall his wishes, increase devotion". So in this Kali age thereis no easier way to attain salvation than Nama japa.Wherever Nama Japa Yagna/Saptaha are performed, LordSai manifests in some form or another and blesses thedevotees.
Why we choose this Taraka Mantra?Many devotees do "Nama Japa" without knowing the meaning of that Nama (Name). But, ifwe know the exact meaning of that Name and do Japa of that Name it will be easy andsmooth to concentrate on it and attain salvation (self realization). Sri Ramana Maharishisays, "If you do Nama Japa constantly of your Ishta Devata (Beloved God/Guru), you becomeyourself that Nama Japa, i.e.,you merge in that Nama (God)."
Let us now know the Mmeaning of the Taraka Mantra "OM SAI SRI SAI JAYA JAYA SAI" andchant the same constantly to finally merge with him.
OM means, God is creator, protector and destroyer. For ordinary mortals "destroy" meansdeath, but for God's/Guru's ardent devotees, it is Sadgati, liberation from the body. Jeevatmamerging with Paramatma (Mukti), and there is no birth for them.
SAI : Sa-means Satva guna or good natured. Ayi means mother in Marathi. God is omnipotent,Omnipresent, Omniscient and Sadguna Sampanna with six attributes, namely, Jnanam(Knowledge), Aiswarya (Wealth), Balam (Power), Shakti (Energy), Veeryam (Potency), andTejas (Effluence).
SRI SAI : Sri means Goddess of wealth (Lakshmi). SAI means as defined above, so SRI SAImeans Lakshmi Narayan.
JAYA JAYA SAI : Jaya means victory. JAYA JAYA SAI means double victory, i.e., great victoryof Lord Sai, who is residing (all pervading) in all hearts. The whole world (Universe) is pervadedby God Sai.
So by uttering/chanting BABA's Taraka Mantra, "OM SAI SRI SAI JAYA JAYA SAI" the SaiDevotees invoke His (Sai's) Blessings for temporal and spiritual welfare of the whole world.
SSM iskindlyrequesting all devotees to take part in chanting of Baba's Taraka Mantra "OMSAI SRI SAI JAYA JAYA SAI" in our temple as many times as possible and be part of thisdivine yagnam.
We will be performing the nama japa on every Thursday and every 4th Saturday of themonth.
Sri Sai Koti Naama Japa YagnamOM SAI SRI SAI JAYA JAYA SAI
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New Year's Day9:30 am - Ganesha
Abhishekam
January2016
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DecemberS M T W T F S
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Temple TimingsWeek Days9.00 AM to 12:30 PM6.00 PM to 9.00 PM
Week Ends9.00 AM to 9.00 PM
Aarathi SchedulesKakada Aarathi 9:00AMMadhyanaAarathi
12:00 PMSandhya Aarathi
6:00 PMShejAarathi 8:30 PM
Weekly SchedulesTuesdaySankshipta Sundarakandaand Hanuman Chalisa
7:00 PMThursdaySai Bhajans 7:00 PMFridayLalitha Sahasranamam
7:00 PM
6:30 pm - Sai SatyaVratham
9:30 am - BalajiParivar Abhishekam
Masa Shivaratri7:00 pm - Pradosh
Abhishekam
PongalMakar Sankranti
9:30 am - Lalithaammavaru
AbhishekamAkhanda Sai
Satcharitra Parayana
5:00 pm - SriDwarakamayi Puja
9:30 am - RamaParivar Abhishekam
5:00 pm - Koti SaiNaama japa yagnam
Purnima7:00 pm -
SatyanaraynaSwamy Vratam
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4:30 pm - Sai SatyaVratham
Masa Shivaratri7:00 pm - Pradosha
Abhishekam
Ratha Saptami(Special Surya
Namaskara Puja)
5:00 pm - SriDwarakamayi Puja
5:00 pm - Koti SaiNaama japa yagnam
February2016
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JanuaryS M T W T F S
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Temple TimingsWeek Days9.00 AM to 12:30 PM6.00 PM to 9.00 PM
Week Ends9.00 AM to 9.00 PM
Aarathi SchedulesKakada Aarathi 9:00AMMadhyanaAarathi
12:00 PMSandhya Aarathi
6:00 PMShejAarathi 8:30 PM
Weekly SchedulesTuesdaySankshipta Sundarakandaand Hanuman Chalisa
7:00 PMThursdaySai Bhajans 7:00 PMFridayLalitha Sahasranamam
7:00 PM
9:30 am - GaneshaAbhishekam
9:30 am - BalajiParivar Abhishekam
9:30 am - Lalithaammavaru
Abhishekam
Lalita JayantiPurnima
7:00 pm Vratam9:30 am - Rama
Parivar Abhishekam
Special SuryaNamaskara Puja
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9:30 am - GaneshaAbhishekam
6:30 pm - Sai SatyaVratham
9:30 am - BalajiParivar Abhishekam
5:00 pm - Koti SaiNaama japa yagnam
March2016
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FebruaryS M T W T F S
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Temple TimingsWeek Days9.00 AM to 12:30 PM6.00 PM to 9.00 PM
Week Ends9.00 AM to 9.00 PM
Aarathi SchedulesKakada Aarathi 9:00AMMadhyanaAarathi
12:00 PMSandhya Aarathi
6:00 PMShejAarathi 8:30 PM
Weekly SchedulesTuesdaySankshipta Sundarakandaand Hanuman Chalisa
7:00 PMThursdaySai Bhajans 7:00 PMFridayLalitha Sahasranamam
7:00 PM
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9:30 am - RamaParivar Abhishekam
9:30 am - Lalithaammavaru
Abhishekam
HoliPurnima
Chandra Grahanam
Maha Shivaratri
5:00 pm - SriDwarakamayi Puja
Daylight Saving TimeStarts
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April2016
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MarchS M T W T F S
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Temple TimingsWeek Days9.00 AM to 12:30 PM6.00 PM to 9.00 PM
Week Ends9.00 AM to 9.00 PM
Aarathi SchedulesKakada Aarathi 9:00AMMadhyanaAarathi
12:00 PMSandhya Aarathi
6:00 PMShejAarathi 8:30 PM
Weekly SchedulesTuesdaySankshipta Sundarakandaand Hanuman Chalisa
7:00 PMThursdaySai Bhajans 7:00 PMFridayLalitha Sahasranamam
7:00 PM
9:30 am - GaneshaAbhishekam
6:30 pm - Sai SatyaVratham
9:30 am - BalajiParivar Abhishekam
Ugadi7.00 pm - Panchanga
Sravanam
5:00 pm Koti SaiNaama japa yagnam
Akhanda Gurucharitra Parayana
9.30 am - Lalithaammavaru
AbhishekamPurnima7:00 pm -
SatyanarayanaSwamy Vratam
9:30 am - RamaParivar Abhishekam
Rama Navami7:00 pm - Sitarama
Kalyanam
Masik Shivaratri7.00 pm - Pradosha
Abhishekam
5:00 pm - SriDwarakamayi Puja
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May2016
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Temple TimingsWeek Days9.00 AM to 12:30 PM6.00 PM to 9.00 PM
Week Ends9.00 AM to 9.00 PM
Aarathi SchedulesKakada Aarathi 9:00AMMadhyanaAarathi
12:00 PMSandhya Aarathi
6:00 PMShejAarathi 8:30 PM
Weekly SchedulesTuesdaySankshipta Sundarakandaand Hanuman Chalisa
7:00 PMThursdaySai Bhajans 7:00 PMFridayLalitha Sahasranamam
7:00 PM
9:30 am - GaneshaAbhishekam
6:30 pm - Sai SatyaVratham
9:30 am - BalajiParivar Abhishekam
5:00 pm - Koti SaiNaama japa yagnam
Purnima7:00 pm
SatyanarayanaSwamy Vratam
9:30 am - RamaParivar Abhishekam
9:30 am - Lalithaammavaru
Abhishekam
Masa Shivaratri7:00 pm - Pradosha
abhishekam
Hanuman Jayanti
Akshaya Tritiya
5:00 pm - SriDwarakamayi Puja
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June2016
JulyS M T W T F S
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10 11 12 13 14 15 1617 18 19 20 21 22 2324 25 26 27 28 29 30
MayS M T W T F S
1 2 3 4 5 6 78 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 2122 23 24 25 26 27 2829 30 31
Temple TimingsWeek Days9.00 AM to 12:30 PM6.00 PM to 9.00 PM
Week Ends9.00 AM to 9.00 PM
Aarathi SchedulesKakada Aarathi 9:00AMMadhyanaAarathi
12:00 PMSandhya Aarathi
6:00 PMShejAarathi 8:30 PM
Weekly SchedulesTuesdaySankshipta Sundarakandaand Hanuman Chalisa
7:00 PMThursdaySai Bhajans 7:00 PMFridayLalitha Sahasranamam
7:00 PM
9:30 am - GaneshaAbhishekam
Masa Shivaratri7:00 pm - Pradosha
Abhishekam6:30 pm - Sai Satya
Vratham
9:30 am - BalajiParivar Abhishekam
5:00 pm - Koti SaiNaama japa yagnam
9:30 am - RamaParivar Abhishekam
9:30 am - Lalithaammavaru
Abhishekam
Purnima7.00 pm -
SatyanarayanaSwamy Vratam
5:00 pm - SriDwarakamayi Puja
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July2016
AugustS M T W T F S
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JuneS M T W T F S
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Temple TimingsWeek Days9.00 AM to 12:30 PM6.00 PM to 9.00 PM
Week Ends9.00 AM to 9.00 PM
Aarathi SchedulesKakada Aarathi 9:00AMMadhyanaAarathi
12:00 PMSandhya Aarathi
6:00 PMShejAarathi 8:30 PM
Weekly SchedulesTuesdaySankshipta Sundarakandaand Hanuman Chalisa
7:00 PMThursdaySai Bhajans 7:00 PMFridayLalitha Sahasranamam
7:00 PM
9:30 am - GaneshaAbhishekam
Masa Shivaratri(Maha rudram, Lalitha
Sahasranama pujaby Sahasra Suvasinis
and Balas)
9:30 am - BalajiParivar Abhishekam
5:00 pm - Koti SaiNaama japa yagnam
Akhanda SaiSatcharitra Parayana
9:30 am - RamaParivar Abhishekam
9:30 am - Lalithaammavaru
Abhishekam
Guru Purnima
Nava Chandi homam
5:00 pm - SriDwarakamayi Puja
August2016
SeptemberS M T W T F S
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JulyS M T W T F S
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Temple TimingsWeek Days9.00 AM to 12:30 PM6.00 PM to 9.00 PM
Week Ends9.00 AM to 9.00 PM
Aarathi SchedulesKakada Aarathi 9:00AMMadhyanaAarathi
12:00 PMSandhya Aarathi
6:00 PMShejAarathi 8:30 PM
Weekly SchedulesTuesdaySankshipta Sundarakandaand Hanuman Chalisa
7:00 PMThursdaySai Bhajans 7:00 PMFridayLalitha Sahasranamam
7:00 PM
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9:30 am - GaneshaAbhishekam
6:30 pm - Sai SatyaVratham
9:30 am - BalajiParivar Abhishekam
7.00 pm -Varalakshmi Vrat
5:00 pm - Koti SaiNaama japa yagnam
9:30 am - RamaParivar Abhishekam
9:30 am - Lalithaammavaru
Abhishekam
KrishnaJanmashtami
RakhiRaksha Bandhan
Purnima7.00 - pm
SatyanarayanaSwamy Vratam
Masa Shivaratri7:00 pm - Pradosha
Abhishekam
Sani Trayodasi7:00 pm - Pradosha
abhishekam
5:00 pm - SriDwarakamayi Puja
1 2 3Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
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11 12 13 14 15 16 17
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25 26 27 28 29 30
September2016
OctoberS M T W T F S
30 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 89 10 11 12 13 14 15
16 17 18 19 20 21 2223 24 25 26 27 28 29
AugustS M T W T F S
1 2 3 4 5 67 8 9 10 11 12 13
14 15 16 17 18 19 2021 22 23 24 25 26 2728 29 30 31
Temple TimingsWeek Days9.00 AM to 12:30 PM6.00 PM to 9.00 PM
Week Ends9.00 AM to 9.00 PM
Aarathi SchedulesKakada Aarathi 9:00AMMadhyanaAarathi
12:00 PMSandhya Aarathi
6:00 PMShejAarathi 8:30 PM
Weekly SchedulesTuesdaySankshipta Sundarakandaand Hanuman Chalisa
7:00 PMThursdaySai Bhajans 7:00 PMFridayLalitha Sahasranamam
7:00 PM
9:30 am - GaneshaAbhishekam
6:30 pm - Sai SatyaVratham
9:30 am - BalajiParivar Abhishekam
5:00 pm - Koti SaiNaama japa yagnam
9:30 am - RamaParivar Abhishekam
9:30 am - Lalithaammavaru
AbhishekamPurnima7:00 pm -
SatyanarayanaSwamy Vratam
Masa Shivaratri7:00 pm - Pradosha
Abhishekam
Ganesh Chaturthi(Ganapathi Navarathri
begins)Back to school Pooja
for kids
5:00 pm - SriDwarakamayi Puja
SSM10th Anniversary
30 31 1Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
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October2016
NovemberS M T W T F S
1 2 3 4 56 7 8 9 10 11 12
13 14 15 16 17 18 1920 21 22 23 24 25 2627 28 29 30
SeptemberS M T W T F S
1 2 34 5 6 7 8 9 10
11 12 13 14 15 16 1718 19 20 21 22 23 2425 26 27 28 29 30
Temple TimingsWeek Days9.00 AM to 12:30 PM6.00 PM to 9.00 PM
Week Ends9.00 AM to 9.00 PM
Aarathi SchedulesKakada Aarathi 9:00AMMadhyanaAarathi
12:00 PMSandhya Aarathi
6:00 PMShejAarathi 8:30 PM
Weekly SchedulesTuesdaySankshipta Sundarakandaand Hanuman Chalisa
7:00 PMThursdaySai Bhajans 7:00 PMFridayLalitha Sahasranamam
7:00 PM
Devi Navratri Begins
9:30 am - GaneshaAbhishekam
5:00 pm - Koti SaiNaama japa yagnam
Purnima7.00 pm -
SatyanarayanaSwamy Vratam
9:30 am - Lalithaammavaru
Abhishekam
9:30 am - BalajiParivar Abhishekam
9:30 am - RamaParivar Abhishekam
Masa Shivaratri7:00 pm - Pradosha
Abhishekam
Vijaya DashamiCelebrations
Baba Punya Thidi
DeepavaliLakshmi Puja
5:00 pm - SriDwarakamayi Puja
Akhanda SaiSatcharitra Parayana
10:30 am - Sai SatyaVratham
1 2 3 4 5Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
6 7 8 9 10 11 12
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
27 28 29 30
November2016
DecemberS M T W T F S
1 2 34 5 6 7 8 9 10
11 12 13 14 15 16 1718 19 20 21 22 23 2425 26 27 28 29 30 31
OctoberS M T W T F S
30 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 89 10 11 12 13 14 15
16 17 18 19 20 21 2223 24 25 26 27 28 29
Temple TimingsWeek Days9.00 AM to 12:30 PM6.00 PM to 9.00 PM
Week Ends9.00 AM to 9.00 PM
Aarathi SchedulesKakada Aarathi 9:00AMMadhyanaAarathi
12:00 PMSandhya Aarathi
6:00 PMShejAarathi 8:30 PM
Weekly SchedulesTuesdaySankshipta Sundarakandaand Hanuman Chalisa
7:00 PMThursdaySai Bhajans 7:00 PMFridayLalitha Sahasranamam
7:00 PM
9:30 am - GaneshaAbhishekam
6:30 pm - Sai SatyaVratham
9:30 am - BalajiParivar Abhishekam
5:00 pm - Koti SaiNaama japa yagnam
9:30 am - RamaParivar Abhishekam
9:30 am - Lalithaammavaru
Abhishekam
Nagula Chavithi
Kartik Purnima6.30 pm -
SatyanarayanaSwamy Vratham
Daylight Saving Timeends
5:00 pm - SriDwarakamayi Puja
Masa Shivaratri7:00 pm - Pradosha
Abhishekam
1 2 3Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
4 5 6 7 8 9 10
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18 19 20 21 22 23 24
25 26 27 28 29 30 31
December2016
JanuaryS M T W T F S1 2 3 4 5 6 78 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 2122 23 24 25 26 27 2829 30 31
NovemberS M T W T F S
1 2 3 4 56 7 8 9 10 11 12
13 14 15 16 17 18 1920 21 22 23 24 25 2627 28 29 30
Temple TimingsWeek Days9.00 AM to 12:30 PM6.00 PM to 9.00 PM
Week Ends9.00 AM to 9.00 PM
Aarathi SchedulesKakada Aarathi 9:00AMMadhyanaAarathi
12:00 PMSandhya Aarathi
6:00 PMShejAarathi 8:30 PM
Weekly SchedulesTuesdaySankshipta Sundarakandaand Hanuman Chalisa
7:00 PMThursdaySai Bhajans 7:00 PMFridayLalitha Sahasranamam
7:00 PM
9:30 am - GaneshaAbhishekam
6:30 pm - Sai SatyaVratham
9:30 am - BalajiParivar Abhishekam
5:00 pm - Koti SaiNaama japa yagnam
Akhanda GuruCharitra Parayana
9:30 am - RamaParivar Abhishekam
9:30 am - Lalithaammavaru
Abhishekam
Purnima
Dattatreya JayantiGuru Paduka Pooja
Masa Shivaratri7:00 pm - Pradosh
abhishekam
5:00 pm - SriDwarakamayi Puja