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Mass Recitation Of Shri Sainatha Stavana Manjari Held To Mark Das Ganu Maharaj Birth Anniversay - Courtesy: Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Trust (Shirdi) Press Release Dated 31st December 2025On the occasion of the birth anniversary of Saint Poet H.B.P. Das Ganu Maharaj (as per Hindu calendar), Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Trust had organized a mass recitation of 'Shri Sainatha Stavan Manjari' at Shri Sai Samadhi Shatabdi Mantap.
The program commenced with a ritualistic worship (Puja) of the portraits of Shri Saibaba and Saint Poet Dasganu Maharaj by the Chief Executive Officer Shri.Goraksh Gadilkar.
The event saw a large gathering, including Deputy Chief Executive Officer Shri.Bhimraj Darade, Administrative Officers Shri.Sandeepkumar Bhosale and Shri.Atul Wagh, along with various department heads of Sansthan, employees, local villagers, and a vast number of Sai devotees.
Shirdi Gears Up for New Year Celebrations - 2026; Samadhi Mandir to Remain Open Througbhout Night on 31st December 2025 - Courtesy: Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Trust (Shirdi) Press Release Dated 23rd December 2025Shri Saibaba Sansthan Trust has finalized all arrangements for the "Shirdi Festival," organized to mark the Christmas holidays and the arrival of the New Year 2026. The festival commencing from 25th December 2025, will be held till 1st January 2026. The 8 day festival will feature a high-profile three-day cultural and religious extravaganza starting from 30th December 2025. Shri.Goraksh Gadilkar, CEO of the Trust, stated that Shirdi expects a massive influx of devotees. To accommodate the crowd and 53 "palkhis" (palanquins) groups which have already registered various arrangements have been made as below: Infrastructure: A massive 46,000-square-foot temporary pavilion has been erected. Additional accommodation has been made at Sai Dharamshala and Bhakta Niwas (500 extra rooms). Prasad (Offerings): The Trust is preparing 120 quintals of sugar-free Boondi packets and 400 quintals of Motichoor Laddu packets. Multiple new sale counters have been opened across the temple premises, including the new Darshan queue and Sai Prasadalaya. Amenities: Continuous supply of tea, coffee, milk, and mineral water will be available in the Darshan rows. First-aid centers and ambulances are on standby for medical emergencies. Security: A multi-layered security blanket involving over 1,000 personnel, including the State Police, a Quick Response Team (QRT), and a Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad (BDDS), has been deployed. Important Schedule Change: In order to allow maximum devotees to seek blessings, Samadhi Mandir will remain open throughout the night on Wednesday, 31st December 2025. Consequently, the Shej Aarti on 31st December 2025 night and the Kakad Aarti on the morning of 1st January 2026 will not be performed. Cultural Calendar (At Shatabdi Mandap): Dec 30: Programs by Pravin Mahamuni, Bhajan Samrat Nana Veer, and Laksh Chawla (Haryana). Dec 31: Collective reading of Stavan Manjari (Dasganu Maharaj Jayanti), performances by SaReGaMaPa Orchestra, and Kirtan by Sonali Didi Karpe. Jan 1: Performances by Minu Sachdeva (Lucknow), R.D. Music Academy, and Paras Jain. Chief Executive Officer Shri.Goraksh Gadilkar has called on all devotees to participate in these spiritual celebrations in large numbers and avail themselves of the facilities provided by Shri Sai Baba Sansthan. M/s.Maini Company, Bangalore Donates M11 Electric Buggy To Shri Sai Baba Sansthan - Courtesy: Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Trust (Shirdi) Press Release Dated 23rd December 2025An M11 electric buggy manufactured by M/s.Maini Company has been donated to the Shree Saibaba Sansthan Trust, Shirdi for the convenience of differently-abled and elderly devotees, through the generous contribution of Sai devotee Shri.Venkat Subramanyam Venkatakrishnan from Bengaluru. Following a traditional ceremonial worship of the newly donated vehicle, the donor formally handed over the key of the electric buggy to Sansthan’s Chief Executive Officer, Shri.Goraksh Gadilkar. Deputy Chief Executive Officer Shri.Bhimrao Darade, Administrative Officers Shri.Sandipkumar Bhosale, Shri.Atul Wagh, along with other officials also graced the occasion. This eco-friendly electric vehicle will significantly enhance mobility and comfort for elderly and differently-abled Sai devotees. Indian Women’s Blind Cricket Team Visit Shirdi After their Historic T20 World Cup Victory - Courtesy: Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Trust (Shirdi) Press Release Dated 21st December 2025After clinching a historic victory in the T20 World Cup, the Indian Women’s Blind Cricket Team visited Shirdi today to seek the blessings of Shri Sai Baba. Following the prayers, the winners were felicitated by Shri.Goraksh Gadilkar, the Chief Executive Officer of Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Trust. The team was honored for their remarkable achievement on the global stage, marking a proud moment for the entire nation.
Shri Saibaba Hospital Receives Advanced 2D-Echo-EPIQ-CVX ultrasound Machine Worth ₹1.04 Crore - Courtesy: Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Trust (Shirdi) Press Release Dated 19th December 2025In keeping with Shri Saibaba’s teaching of “Service to patients is service to God,” Shri Saibaba Sansthan’s Shri Sainath Hospital and Shri Saibaba Hospital continue to serve patients. Also, both these Hospitals receive valuable contributions from devotees from time to time. Mumbai-based Sai devotee Dr. Shriram Iyer, through his company Prisma Global Limited, Mumbai, has donated an advanced 2D ECHO EPIQ CVX ultrasound machine worth ₹1.04 crore to Shri Saibaba Hospital run under the auspices of Shri Saibaba Sansthan.
This state-of-the-art machine will enable more accurate, faster, and effective cardiac examinations, significantly strengthening patient care services at the hospital. The inauguration and puja ceremony of the machine was held on 19th December 2025, at 9.30 a.m., at the hands of Shri.Goraksh Gadilkar (IAS), Chief Executive Officer of Shri Saibaba Sansthan. On the occasion, he expressed heartfelt gratitude to the donor Sai devotee for this generous contribution.
Present at the event were Lt. Col. (Retd.) Dr. Shailesh Oak, Medical Director of Shri Saibaba Sansthan Hospital, Dr. Pritam Wadgave, In-charge Deputy Medical Director, Cardiologists Dr. Sandeep Devare and Dr. Nilesh Jadhav; Biomedical Engineer Shraddha Kote, Public Relations Officer Shri.Suresh Tolmare along with nursing staff, paramedical staff, Mayur Dabhade, Prabhakar Dange, and other employees. Madhya Pradesh Sai Devotee Offers a 200 Gram Gold Crown Worth About ₹20,16,000 to Shri Sai Baba Sansthan - Courtesy: Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Trust (Shirdi) Press Release Dated 18th December 2025In a remarkable display of devotion, Shri.Tej Bahadur Singh, a resident of Hardaspur, Madhya Pradesh, offered a beautifully crafted gold crown weighing 200 grams at the sacred feet of Shri Sai Baba. The exquisite crown, embellished with intricate filigree work, is valued at approximately ₹20 lakh 16 thousand.
Following the solemn offering, Deputy Chief Executive Officer Shri.Bhimraj Darade received the crown on behalf of Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Trust. In a brief ceremony, Shri.Darade praised the donor’s magnanimity, saying the gift “shines as brightly as the devotion of millions who flock to this holy shrine.” He lauded the donor’s humility and thanked him for entrusting the Trust with such a priceless Gift.
The act underscores the unwavering faith that devotees across India and abroad hold for Shri Sai Baba. Senior officials, including Chief Executive Officer Shri.Goraksh Gadilkar, Administrative Officer Shri.Sandeepkumar Bhosale, Temple Head Shri.Vishnu Thorat and Public Relations Officer Shri.Deepak Lokhande were present to witness the handover ceremony and expressed their appreciation for the donor’s generosity. The gold crown will be displayed in the temple’s exhibition hall as a testament to the boundless reverence that unites devotees worldwide. Dubai Based Sai Devotee Donates Gold Plated Window Frame to Shri Saibaba Sansthan - Courtesy: Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Trust (Shirdi) Press Release Dated 18th December 2025Devotees from across the globe continue to shower their utmo;st faith upon the Shri Saibaba Sansthan through various forms of donations. In a recent act of devotion, a Sai devotee based in Dubai has donated an exquisitely carved, gold-plated frame for the window located on the northern side of the Temple.
This specific window holds great significance for pilgrims as it offers a direct view (Mukh darshan) of the idol inside Samadhi Mandir. Thousands of devotees gather at this spot daily to catch a glimpse of Shri Saibaba. The intricate gold craftsmanship on the new frame has already become a center of attraction for visiting pilgrims.
Before the installation, a traditional vidhivat puja (religious ritual) was performed to mark the auspicious beginning. After the completion of ritualistic pooja, Chief Executive Officer Shri.Goraksh Gadilkar felicitated the devotee for their generous contribution on behalf of Sansthan. In accordance with the donor's personal request, their identity has been kept confidential by the Sansthan. Shri Saibaba Sansthan Trust continues to facilitate such expressions of faith, which add to the splendor and spiritual ambiance of the world-renowned shrine. Ahmedabad Sai Devotee Offers Gold Ganesha Idol Worth ₹12.39 Lakhs - Courtesy: Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Trust (Shirdi) Press Release Dated 15th December 2025Millions of devotees from India and abroad have unwavering faith in Shri Saibaba. Hence, devotees continue to offer generous donations at His holy feet with deep devotion. Today, a Sai devotee from Ahmedabad, Gujarat, offered a gold Ganesh idol weighing 102.450 grams.
The estimated value of the gold Ganesh idol is ₹12,39,440. The generous devotee has requested Shri Saibaba Sansthan to keep his identity confidential.
After the offering of the gold Ganesh idol, on behalf of Shri Saibaba Sansthan, Deputy Chief Executive Officer Shri.Bhimraj Darade felicitated the devotee and expressed gratitude for the noble donation. Exemplary Display of Duty, Integrity and Service by Shirdi Sai Baba Sansthan Security Department - Courtesy: Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Trust (Shirdi) Press Release Dated 12th December 2025A remarkable incident of display of honesty has occrurred at Shri Sai Baba Temple which has once again underscored the reliability of the Sansthan's security system. On 11th December 2025, after the Dhoop Aarti of Shri Saibaba concluded, security personnel Shri Krishna Kulkarni found a bag in the area behind the temple. As initial inquiries failed to identify the owner, he promptly deposited the bag at the Security Office. Upon verification, the bag was found to contain 10,000 (USD) American Dollars, equivalent to an estimated ₹9,00,000/- in Indian currency and a passport. An immediate announcement was made based on the name "Mohit Dhawan (USA)" on the passport. Within a short time, the Sai devotee Shri Mohit Dhawan arrived at the Security Office. After necessary verification, the entire amount and the passport were safely returned to him. Upon recovering his important documents and large sum of money, Shri.Mohit Dhawan wholeheartedly praised the Sansthan's security arrangements and the sincere service spirit of its staff.
Chattisgarh Sai Devotee Smt. Gitika Sahani Offers Gold Rose Worth Rs.1,54,253/- To Sai Baba - Courtesy: Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Trust (Shirdi) Press Release Dated 8th December 2025Millions of devotees across the country hold an unwavering and deep faith in Shri Saibaba. It is this spirit of devotion that inspires pilgrims to offer various forms of donations to their beloved deity. With such an act of devotion, Sai devotee, Smt. Gitika Sahani, a resident of Durg, Chhattisgarh, offered a gold rose valued at ₹1,54,253 to the holy feet of Shri Sai Baba. The gold rose weighs 13.100 grams.
After the donation offering, Executive Engineer Shri.Bhikan Dabhade felicitated the donor Sai devotee on behalf of the Shri Sai Baba Sansthan. A Rare & Complex Abdomen Lump Surgery Performed At Shri Sainath Hospital - Courtesy: Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Trust (Shirdi) Press Release Dated 6th December 2025A patient named Smt.Sarita Sunil Pandit, aged 40 years from Rajuri in Ahmednagar district was found to have a massive lump weighing approximately 1.5 kg in her abdomen. She consulted numerous renowned hospitals over the past few months wherein the doctors refused to perform surgery as the lump was located in an extremely complicated position. Due to the increasing danger, the patient and her family were deeply worried. Finally, they came to Shri Sainath Hospital, Shirdi, with utmost hope in Shri Sai Baba. After a thorough examination, Gynecologist Dr. Pooja Singh took the courageous decision to perform this risky surgery using a laparoscope(keyhole surgery). The patient and her relatives also consented to the operation, accepting the possible potential risk. With the cooperation of Anesthetist Dr. Mahendra Tambe and the surgical team, this very difficult and complex surgery was successfully performed. The doctors managed to remove the entire 1.5 kg massive lump successfully in a single attempt, painlessly, and without traditional stitches. Dr. Pooja Singh informed that such a rare and challenging surgery was successfully completed at Shri Sainath Hospital. The hospital administration performed this surgery completely free of cost. The patient has fully recovered after the surgery and has safely returned home. As a result, the joy of the patient and her family knew no bounds. For this remarkable success, Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Chief Executive Officer Shri.Goraksh Gadilkar (IAS), Deputy Chief Executive Officer Shri.Bhimraj Darade, Hospital's Medical Director Lt. Col. Dr. Shailesh Oak (Retd.), Deputy Medical Director Dr. Pritam Vadgawe, In-charge Medical Superintendent Dr. Maithili Pitambare, and others have congratulated Dr. Pooja Singh and her entire team. Shri Sainath Hospital is establishing a distinct identity not only in terms of faith reposed by paitents but also for excellent service and miraculous work in healthcare in recent times. Shri Datta Jayanthi Celebrated With Utmost Religious Fervor In Shirdi - Courtesy: Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Trust (Shirdi) Press Release Dated 4th December 2025On the occasion of Shri Datta Jayanti, attractive floral decoration arranged at Shri Sai Baba Samadhi Mandir, Dattatreya Temple inside Lendi Baug and the surrounding temple premises through the generous contribution of Sai devotee devotee Smt. Rajani Dang drew the attraction of Sai devotees.
On 4th December 2025, Thursday from 04:00 pm to 06:00 pm, on the stage of the Shri Sai Baba Samadhi Shatabdi Mantap, located next to Maruti Mandir, a Kirtan program and Shri Datta Janmotsav (Birth Celebration) was performed by H.B.P. Smt. Snehal Sanjay Kulkarni, Nasik. Shri Datta Janmotsav was celebrated with deep devotion in the presence of Deputy Chief Executive Officer Shri.Bhimraj Darade, Temple Incharge Shri.Rajendra Pawar, temple priests, Shirdi villagers, and Sai devotees.
Shri Saibaba's Dhoop Aarti (evening aarti) was performed at 06:00 PM. Following this, Abhishek Puja and Aarti of Shri Dattatreya was conducted at Shri Datta Mandir at Lendi Baug. Religious rituals were performed with great devotion at the Shri Datta Temple in the Lendi Baug area. 'Abhishek' (ritual bath) and 'Pooja' (worship) of the Shri Datta idol and 'Padukas' (footprints), as well as the 'Aarti' (worship with light) of Shri Dattatreya, were performed by the Deputy Chief Executive Officer Shri.Bhimraj Darade, and his wife Smt. Vaishali Darade.
At 09:15 pm, a grand procession of Shri Saibaba's chariot was taken out through out Shirdi village. As it was Thursday as well, the routine Chavadi Pooja was also conducted in Chavadi, and Shri Saibaba's Shej Aarti was performed at 10:30 pm (after the return of the Palkhi/Chariot procession). Grand Inauguration of World’s First Saibaba Wax World Theme Park in Shirdi - Courtesy: Shri Saibaba Sansthan Trust Press Release Dated 27th November 2025On very auspicious occasion of Gudi Padwa (October 22, 2025), the Shri Saibaba The Wax World Theme Park in Shirdi celebrated its grand inauguration. The event marked the launch of the 'world's first Saibaba Wax Museum, offering devotees an incredibly life-like and divine experience of the revered saint. The ceremony was jointly inaugurated by Honorable Minister for Water Resources, Government of Maharashtra Shri.Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil and Shri.Goraksh Gadilkar (IAS), Chief Executive Officer of Shri Saibaba Sansthan Trust.
Speaking at the inauguration, the dignitaries praised the thematic park, stating, “Standing here feels as if Baba Himself is lovingly looking at His devotees.” The organizers emphasized the spiritual nature of the installation. One stated, “This is not just a statue… it is a divine, life-like presence. Close your eyes for a moment, and you can feel Baba’s blessings touching your heart.” This new attraction is set to become a major pilgrimage point for Sai devotees, bringing them closer to Baba’s life and teachings. The Theme parks are located near Gate No.3 near Shri Saibaba Samadhi Mandir and First floor of Sai Complex. Shri Sai Baba Receives Gold Locket Worth ₹1.86 Lakh with 'Om' Symbol from a Guwahati Sai Devotee - Courtesy: Shri Saibaba Sansthan Trust Press Release Dated 25th November 2025Millions of devotees across the country hold an unwavering and deep faith in Shri Saibaba. It is this spirit of devotion that inspires pilgrims to offer various forms of donations to their beloved deity. In a recent act of devotion, Sai devotee Shri.Naren Mahanta and his wife Smt.Kaveri Mahanta from Guwahati, Assam, offered a valuable donation at the lotus feet of Shri Saibaba. They donated a gold locket weighing 16.180 grams, exquisitely engraved with the sacred 'Om' symbol. The estimated value of this gold locket is ₹1,86,135 (One Lakh Eighty-Six Thousand One Hundred Thirty-Five Rupees).
After the offering, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Shri Saibaba Sansthan Trust, Shri.Goraksh Gadilkar (I.A.S.), felicitated the donor devotees Shri and Smt. Mahanta, and expressed his sincere gratitude on behalf of Sansthan.
Shri Saibaba English Medium School Student Selected for State-Level 'Inspire MANAK' Exhibition - Courtesy: Shri Saibaba Sansthan Trust Press Release Dated 19th November 2025Kum. Chaitrali Vilas Sinagar, a talented student from Shri Saibaba Sansthan's English Medium School, has achieved a remarkable feat with her scientific ingenuity and innovative project presentation. Her outstanding performance has earned her selection for the state-level Inspire MANAK (Million Minds Augmenting National Aspirations and Knowledge) Exhibition, which is scheduled to be held in Gondia.
The Inspire MANAK District-Level Exhibition and Project Competition (DLEPC), organized by the Department of Science & Technology, Government of India, New Delhi, was held on November 17 and 18, 2025, at D.H. Ghadge Patil Vidyalaya, Trimurti Educational and Cultural Complex, Trimurtinagar, Newasa Phata, Taluka Newasa. It was here that Kum. Chaitrali Vilas Sinagar, an 8th-grade student from Shri Saibaba English Medium School, showcased her science-based creativity and delivered a noteworthy performance. The guidance, support, and encouragement from the school's Principal Shri.Asif Tamboli, Headmistress Smt.Shilpa Pujari and the Science faculty proved invaluable to Kum. Chaitrali's success. Acknowledging this special achievement, the Chief Executive Officer of Shri Saibaba Sansthan, Shri.Goraksh Gadilkar (I.A.S.), Deputy Chief Executive Officer Shri.Bhimraj Darade, I/c Administrative Officer Shri.Vishwanath Bajaj along with all the school staf have heartily congratulated Kum. Chaitrali and extended their best wishes for her bright future. Ajay Gautam Retracts Controversial Statements About Shirdi Sai Baba and Trust, Vows to Write a Book on Baba - Courtesy: Shri Saibaba Sansthan Trust Press Release Dated 12th November 2025Shri.Ajay Gautam, who had made several objectionable statements regarding Shri Saibaba and Shri Saibaba Sansthan (Trust) on various social media platforms, appeared before the Rahata Court today and admitted his mistake. Before the court, he stated, “My misunderstandings about Shri Saibaba and the Shri Saibaba Sansthan have been cleared, and from now on, I will not make any incorrect statements, interviews, discussions, or comments.” Following the objectionable statements made about Shri Saibaba in 2023, the Shri Saibaba Sansthan had filed a legal suit in the Rahata court against individuals making such statements, which included Shri.Ajay Gautam. As his misunderstandings were cleared during this period, he clarified in court today that his previous statements were based on misconceptions arising from incomplete information. Following the court proceedings, he attended the afternoon Aarti (prayer) of Shri Sai Baba and took darshan (blessings).
During a press conference held after the darshan, Ajay Gautam expressed regret for his comments and announced, “I will soon be writing a book for the propagation and promotion of Baba.” The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Sansthan, Hon. Goraksh Gadilkar (IAS), welcomed this positive change of heart. He stated, “Those who still harbor any misconceptions should directly contact the Shri Sai Baba Sansthan; otherwise, legal action against individuals defaming the Trust will continue.” Shri Mohan Jaykar, a former Trustee of the Sansthan, played a significant role in coordinating this entire process. Shri Saibaba Sansthan Shirdi's Diary And Calendar For New Year 2026 Released - Courtesy: Shri Saibaba Sansthan Trust Press Release Dated 11th November 2025 Shri Saibaba Sansthan Trust, Shirdi, has officially released the Shri Saibaba Diary and Calendar for the year 2026. The new year publications were unveiled by the Sansthan's Chief Executive Officer Shri.Goraksh Gadilkar. Shri Sai BabaSansthan Deputy Chief Executive Officer Shri.Bhimraj Darade along with other Sansthan officials and staff members were also present on the occasion.
Like every year, due to the persistent demand from Sai devotees, Shri Saibaba Diary and Calendars have been published in Marathi, Hindi, English, Telugu, and Tamil languages. The 2026 edition is attractive and of high quality featuring photographs of the sacred pilgrimage places of Shri Saibaba and also includes inspirational thoughts. The Sai Diary and Calendars are available for sale through the Sansthan’s Publication Department and can also be purchased online through the Sansthan's official website (online.sai.org.in). Facility for delivery by post is also available for Sai devotees across the country. The prices of the items are as follows: Shri Saibaba Diary (Large) ₹ 90/- Tulasi Vivaha Celebrated In Shri Saibaba's Dwarakamai In Shirdi - Courtesy: Shri Saibaba Sansthan Trust Press Release Dated 3rd November 2025 Like every year, this year too, the Tulsi Vivaha ceremony was celebrated with utmost faith and devotion by Shri Saibaba Sansthan Trust on 3rd November 2025 at Shri Saibaba's Dwarkamai Temple. On this occasion, today from 6.30 pm to 7.30 pm in the evening, the Tulsi Vivaha Pooja program was conducted at Sanctum Sanctorum of Dwarakamai jointly by Sansthan Chief Executive Officer Shri. Goraksh Gadilkar and his wife, Smt.Vandana Gadilkar. The program began with Shri Ganesh Puja, followed by religious programs such as Tulsi-Vishnu Vivaha ceremony, aarti, naiveda offering and other rituals. On this occasion, Deputy Chief Executive Officer Shri.Bhimraj Darade, Administrative Officer Shri. Sandeep Kumar Bhosale, Temple Head Shri.Vishnu Thorat, temple priests, Shirdi villagers, and Sai devotees were also present in large numbers.
Shri Sai Prasadalaya Serves Sabudana Khichadi Mahaprasada On The Auspicious Occasion Of Kartika Ekadashi Festival - Courtesy: Shri Saibaba Sansthan Trust Press Release Dated 2nd November 2025 Shri Saibaba Sansthan Trust celebrated the local festival of Kartika Ekadashi with great enthusiasm on 2nd November 2025. On this auspicious occasion, Sansthan had arranged for Sabudana Khichadi Mahaprasada for all Sai devotees at Shri Sai Prasadalaya. 50 sacks of Sabudana, 34 Sacks of Groundnuts, 740 kg of groundnut oil,2 360 kg of potatoes and many other ingredients were used to prepare Sabudana Khichadi Mahaprasada. Today morning 20,248 devotees availed Sabudana Khichdi packets as Prasada at Shri Sai Prasadalaya.
Shri Saibaba Sansthan had arranged various programmes on this auspicious occasion. Kirtankar of Sant Dnyaneshwar Mauli Ashram from Nimgaon-Kohrale, Shri.Lahu Maharaj Upale's kirtan program was held from 7 PM to 9 PM on the stage of Shri Saibaba Samadhi Shatabdi Mandap. After the conclusion of Keertan programme, a grand Shobhayatra (procession) and Shri Saibaba Palanquin procession was taken out throughout Shirdi village at 9:15 PM. After the return of the palanquin to Samadhi Mandir, Shej Aarti was held. Lakshmi-Kuber Pooja Performed in Shirdi Samadhi Mandir on the auspicious occasion of Deepavali - Courtesy :Shri Saibaba Sansthan Trust, Shirdi Press Release dated 21st October 2025 Like every year, this year also as per the tradition on behalf of Shri Saibaba Sansthan Trust, Shirdi, on the occasion of Deepavali, Lakshmi-Kuber Puja was performed in Samadhi Mandir by Chief Executive Officer of the Sansthan, Shri. Goraksh Gadilkar and Smt.Vandana Gadilkar. On this occasion, Deputy Chief Executive Officer Shri. Bhimraj Darade, all administrative officers, other department heads, temple priests, Shirdi villagers and Sai devotees were also present in large numbers.
After the completion of Lakshmi-Kuber Puja, Dhoop Aarti of Shri Saibaba was performed at 6.00 pm. After the completion of Aarti, Darshan commenced. Shri Saibaba's Shej Aarti was held at 10.00 pm. Attractive Lighting & Flower Decoration On The Occasion of Deepavali Festival In Shirdi - Courtesy : Shri Saibaba Sansthan Trust, Shirdi Press Release dated 20th October 2025 On the occasion of Deepavali festival, Shri Saibaba Samadhi Mandir and its surroundings were beautifully illuminated with attractive electric lighting and decorated with attractive floral decorations. The atmosphere of Shirdi were more radiant and devotional due to these decorations, which was done with the participation and service of Sai devotees.
Shri Saibaba Hospital Organizes Successful Mitral Valve Repair Surgery Camp - Courtesy : Shri Saibaba Sansthan Trust, Shirdi Press Release dated 20th October 2025 A Mitral Valve Repair Surgery Camp was successfully organized at Shri Saibaba Super Speciality Hospital run under the auspices of Shri Saibaba Sansthan Trust on 13th and 14th October 2025. In this camp, a total of 7 patients underwent highly complex but successful free heart surgery. This kind of surgeries cost lakhs of rupees in private hospitals. However, all these surgeries were performed completely free of cost at Shri Saibaba Hospital. Dr. Priyankar Sinha, a renowned cardiac surgeon from Ahmedabad, served as the chief surgeon for the camp, while he was assisted by cardiac surgeons Dr. Mahesh Mistry and Dr. Shreyash Potdar from Shri Saibaba Hospital.
During this surgery, Dr. Santosh Marathe and Dr. Vijay Kardile worked as anesthesiologists, while Nadeem Ahmed and Shubham Pachpind assisted them as perfusionists. The entire cardiac surgery unit responded enthusiastically to this camp. The camp was organized under the able guidance of Shri.Goraksh Gadilkar (IAS), Chief Executive Officer of Shri Saibaba Sansthan. This surgery costing a total of about Rs.35 lakh, was performed free of cost for the patients. Speaking on the occasion, relatives of the patients said, "Our patients have found new life in this hospital, which is run under the inspiration of Shri Saibaba in the holy land of Shirdi. This is true patient service, which is service to God." Speaking on the occasion, Cardiac surgeon Dr. Mahesh Mistry said, “Instead of completely replacing the mitral valve, the latest technology is now available to repair the natural valve. In this camp, patients have got their own valves repaired, so they will not have to depend on medicines for the rest of their lives.” Based on the teachings of Shri Saibaba “Service to patients is service to God”, Shri Saibaba Sansthan has started Shri Saibaba Super Speciality Hospital and Shri Sainath General Hospital. Till date, many complex surgeries have been successfully performed in this hospital. Shri Saibaba Sansthan Chief Executive Officer Shri.Goraksh Gadilkar (IAS.), Deputy Chief Executive Officer Shri.Bhimraj Darade, Medical Director Lt. Col. (Retd.) Dr. Shailesh Oak, and Deputy Medical Director Dr.Pritam Wadgave have congratulated the Cardiac Department at Shri Saibaba Hospital and Dr. Priyankar Sinha from Ahmedabad for this successful camp. Shri Saibaba Hospital Doctors Successfully Remove Blood Clot In Brain For The First Time Through Endoscopic Surgery - Courtesy : Shri Saibaba Sansthan Trust, Shirdi Press Release dated 20th October 2025 For the first time, blood clot in a patient's brain has been successfully removed using state-of-the-art endoscope technology at the Neurosurgery Department of Shri Saibaba Hospital run under the auspices of Shri Saibaba Sansthan. The surgery was completely successful and the patient has fully recovered.
The patient was taken off the ventilator within a short time after this innovative surgery. Normally, patients have to stay on the ventilator for 7 to 10 days after such brain stem surgery, but this method, which is performed with the help of an endoscope, provides immediate relief to the patients. Detailed information is that the patient Shri.Kisan Ananda Pawar aged 55 years and a resident of Hatani, Taluka Umbri, District Nanded was admitted to Shri Saibaba Hospital for treatment due to cerebral hemorrhage. Dr. Santosh Unavane (Neurosurgeon) diagnosed a blood clot in the brain after conducting necessary tests on the patient. The doctor gave detailed information about the need for surgery to the patient and his relatives and advised them to get the clot removed through an endoscopic surgery. After obtaining the necessary consent, the surgery was performed and the patient has now completely recovered. This surgery has been successful due to the special efforts of Dr. Santosh Unwane, (Neuro Surgeon), Dr. Nihar Joshi, Neurologist and the entire team of the Neuro Department. This surgery has been done completely free of cost under the Mahatma Jyotirao Phule Jan Arogya Yojana, and all such surgeries are done free of cost at Shri Saibaba Hospital under this government scheme. Dr. Santosh Unawane has appealed to the needy patients to take advantage of this facility available at Shri Saibaba Hospital. Shri Saibaba Sansthans Chief Executive Officer Shri.Goraksh Gadilkar (IAS), Deputy Chief Executive Officer Shri.Bhimraj Darade, Medical Director Dr. Shailesh Oak, Deputy Medical Director Dr. Pritam Wadgave and others have heartily congratulated the Neuro OT team for this successful surgery. Enthusiastic Response From Sai Devotees of Nagpur & Vidarbha Region For Shri Saibaba's Paduka Darshan Festival - Courtesy : Shri Saibaba Sansthan Trust, Shirdi Press Release dated 18th October 2025 Shri Saibaba Sansthan Trust (Shirdi) had organized Shri Saibaba's holy Paduka darshan from 10th October 2025 to 16th October 2025 in Nagpur and various cities of Vidardbha region. Shri Saibaba's Paduka Darshan festival began with utmost religious fervour at Chitnavis Grounds in Nagpur on 11th and 12th October 2025. After that, the holy Padukas were taken to Chandrapur (Datala Sai Temple) on 13th October 2025, Gadchiroli Sai Temple on 14th October 2025 and Wardha Sai Temple on 15th October 2025 respectively.
A Grand welcome accompanied by bike rallies, rangolis, tal-mridung, bhajan mandals and dhol-tasha teams were accorded to Shri Saibaba's holy Padukas in different places. During this entire tour, lakhs of devotees had darshan of Shri Saibaba's Padukas. At many places, elderly, blind and disabled, children from orphanages and old people from old age homes as well as devotees had Shri Saibaba's Paduka darshan with utmost devotion. Finally, the climax of this Paduka darshan festival took place on 16th October 2025 when the Santbhet (Brotherly Meeting) ceremony of Shri Sai Baba and Shri Sant Gajanan Maharaj was held in a historic manner at Shegaon.
The Bhajan Mandal accompanied by the sound of the mridung, chanted “Aum Sai Baba Namo Namaha” and the Honorable President of Shri Sant Gajanan Maharaj Devasthan Committee Shri.Neelkanth Bhau Patil as well as the Managing Commitee Incharge and senior officers of the Devasthan Committee accorded a grand welcome to Shri Saibaba's holy Padukas.
After worshipping the padukas and the photograph of Shri Sai Baba in front of Sant Gajanan Maharaj Samadhi, the padukas were placed on the platform in front of the idol of Vitthal in the temple premises for darshan by devotees. On this occasion, the Honorable President of Shri Gajanan Maharaj Devasthan performed ritualistic worship of holy Padukas of Shri Saibaba. Thousands of devotees witnessed this historic moment and took darshan. After the welcome ceremony from Shri Gajanan Maharaj Devasthan Committee, food and prasad were served to everyone. Under the able guidance of Honorable Ad Hoc Committee Chairperson Smt. Anju Shende (Sonatakke), Committee Member and District Collector Dr. Pankaj Asia, Chief Executive Officer of Sansthan Shri.Goraksh Gadilkar, Shri Saibaba Sansthan Deputy Chief Executive Officer Shri.Bhimraj Darade, Administrative Officer Shri.Sandeep Kumar Bhosale, Shri.Vishwanath Bajaj, Superintendent in Charge Shri.Ramdas Kokane, Shri.Sanjay Shinde, Shri.Navnath Mate, Shri.Atul Kumbhakarn and other officers and employees were present during the tour. Chennai Sai Devotee Shri.Jitendra Umedi Offers Pure Gold Umbrella & Rs.23 Lakh To Shri Sai Baba - Courtesy :Shri Saibaba Sansthan Trust, Shirdi Press Release dated 15th October 2025 Chennai Sai devotee Shri.Jitendra Umedi offered a 15 kg Copper Umbrella plated with 185 grams of pure gold at the lotus feet of Shri Sai Baba. The umbrella was handed over to Shri.Bhimraj Darade, Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Shri Sai Baba Sansthan, and today it was installed over the idol in Shri Sai Baba at the Samadhi Mandir. This umbrella, symbolizing the deep devotion of Sai devotees, has now enhanced the beauty and divinity of the Samadhi Mandir.
Shri.Darade also informed media persons that the same devotee has also donated ₹23 lakh to the Shri Sai Baba Sansthan through a cheque. On this occasion, on behalf of Sansthan, Deputy Chief Executive Officer Shri.Darade felicitated Sai devotee Shri.Jitendra Umedi and expressed heartfelt gratitude for the donation.
Speaking on the occasion, Shri.Darade said: "This donation and faith of Sai Bhakta Shri.Jitendra Umedi is an inspiration to the devotees. His contribution will further strengthen the religious and social work of Shri Saibaba Sansthan." Shri Saibaba English Medium School Students Excell In Painting Competition Organized by M/s.Navneet Publications - Courtesy :Shri Saibaba Sansthan Trust, Shirdi Press Release dated 11th October 2025 A grand All India Navneet Drawing & Painting Competition was organized by M/s.Navneet Publication, Mumbai at Shri Saibaba English Medium School (Primary Section) run under the auspices of Shri Saibaba Sansthan, Shirdi on 2nd August 2025. A total of 878 students from class 1 to 7 participated enthusiastically and won huge prizes by creating beautiful paintings. The competition was organized by M/s.Navneet Publication in three groups. Group 'A' for class 1st to 3rd standard, Group 'B' for class 4th to 6th standard and Group 'C' for class 7th to 10th standard respectively. In Group A, Moshira Irfan Sheikh, Class 1 B, Avni Shivaji Jagtap, Class 1 C, Gyanada Gajanan Devgune, Class 2 A, Aarohi Sagar Turkane, Class 2 A, Aaradhya Vitthal Sable, Class 2 D, Laiba Adam Syed, Class 2 E, Sanskruti Mahesh Sarwar, Class 3 A, Zareen Abdul Sheikh, Class 3 C, Mashira Khalil Pathan, Class 3 D, received prizes. In Group B, classes 4 to 6, Devansh Vijay Revgade, class 4 E, Purva Rahul Mehar, class 4 B, Vijaya Ganesh Dharam, class 4 B, Saisha Sujit Waikhande, class 4 D, Afifa Mansur Syed, class 5 A, Chirayu Nandkumar Turakne, class 5 C, Aaradhya Vaibhav Dharam, class 5 D, Chaitanya Suyog Vani, class 6 A, Pranitha Nilesh Bidve, class 6 C, Akshada Sandeep Gorde, class 6 D, achieved success. And in Group C, classes 7 to 10, Juveria Sabir Mulla, class 7 C, and Yash Shankar Tupe, class 7 D, were honored and prizes were distributed by M/s.Navneet Publication Mumbai. For the success in this painting competition, Shri.Hemant Geete, Art Teacher of Shri Saibaba English Medium School, Headmistress Smt.Shilpa Ramesh Pujari, Principal Shri.Asif Tamboli and Administrative Officer of Sansthan Education Complex Shri. Vishwanath Bajaj provided invaluable guidance. Smt. Sangeeta Bhosale, Smt.Kavita Beldar, Smt.Jyoti Bodhak, Shri.Vijay Hatkar, Smt.Nadia Sheikh, Smt.Reshma Bhangre, Smt.Reshma Tribhuvan and all the teachers of the school competition committee worked hard to make the competition a grand success. Shri Saibaba Sansthan Deputy Executive Officer Shri.Bhimraj Darade, Chief Executive Officer Shri.Goraksh Gadilkar all the successful students who participated in the competition.
Mumbai Sai Devotee Offer Golden Plate to Shri Sai Baba - Courtesy :Shri Saibaba Sansthan Trust, Shirdi Press Release dated 9th October 2025 Lakhs of devotees have unwavering faith in Shri Sai Baba. Hence, Devotees offer various kinds of donations at His Lotus feet out of faith. Likewise, Shri. Dharam Kataria who owns M/s. Heer Realty Venture Pvt. Ltd. in Thane, Mumbai, offered an attractive golden plate weighing 660 grams to Shri Sai Baba. The golden plate is worth Rs.74,49,393 and it was handed over to Shri Sai Baba Sansthan's Chief Executive Officer, Shri. Goraksh Gadilkar by the devotee.
After offering the golden plate at the lotus feet of Shri Sai Baba, Shri.Goraksh Gadilkar, felicitated the donor Sai devotee Shri. Dharam Kataria on behalf Shri Sai Baba Sansthan and expressed his heartfelt gratitude to him.
Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Holds First Ever Shri Sai Social Media Summit - 2025 in Shirdi - Courtesy: Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Trust (Shirdi) Press Release Dated 7th October 2025 The grand event “Shri Sai Social Media Summit – 2025” organized by Shri Sai Baba Sansthan, Shirdi concluded with great enthusiasm on 5th and 6th October 2025. Over 300 social media influencers from 20 states across the Country participated in this historic summit, including a NRI influencer from England as well. This is the first ever Social Media Summit organized by Shri Sai Baba Sansthan.
On the first day of the Summit, all the influencers visited the Samadhi Mandir and Dwarakamai of Shri Sai Baba. They were also taken around the temple premises and the Darshan Queue Complex. Later, upon their arrival at the main event venue i.e., the auditorium of Sansthan Educational complex, they were welcomed in a traditional manner with drums, trumpets, and by offering them rose flowers.
Presence of renowned Singer and Sai devotee Shri.Sonu Nigam added to the grandeur of the gathering. Shri Saibaba Sansthan Chief Executive Officer Shri.Goraksh Gadilkar welcomed him by presenting him with a shawl and an idol of Shri Sai Baba.
After lighting of the lamp and Shri Sai Baba's Puja by the chief guest, Deputy Chief Executive Officer Shri.Bhimraj Darade made an introduction and explained the purpose of the conference. The summit began colorfully with the traditional program of Shri Ganesh Vandana and Shri Sai Baba Palkhi. After this, a special souvenir called “Blessings Button” was unveiled by Shri.Sonu Nigam. Speaking on the occasion, Shri.Sonu Nigam said: "I have been coming to Shirdi since 1992. Today, I have not come here to ask for anything, but to thank Shri Sai Baba. Whatever I have achieved in my life is due to Baba's grace". He sang two beautiful Sai bhajans mesmerizing the audience present in the Summit.
During the summit, Chief Executive Officer Shri. oraksh Gadilkar, took the audience through a presentation about the ongoing Social Service Activities from more than 40 departments of Shri Saibaba Sansthan. Shri.Shyam Suresh, Shri.Krishnaji, Narendra Nashirkar, Shri.Sumit Ponda, Shri.Shubhram Bahl, scholars of Shri Sai Baba's biography, spoke about the importance of Shri Sai Baba, while Shri.Ashish Golwalkar, Shri.Prasad Patil, Shri.Apurva Mankar, Shri.Shwetank Naik expressed their views on social media and AI technology. Also, Harsh Pandya of M/s.Gopi Films released the trailer of the short film "24 Hours Inside The Temple" based on Shri Sai Baba Sansthan.
Many speakers spoke on the occasion and various cultural programs were held and in the evening. The event concluded with enthusiastic Sai Bhajan Sandhya at the Shatabdi Mandap. The suggestions made by various influencers were recorded during the Influencers Dialogue session. After this, Blessings Buttons were distributed to all the influencers by Chief Executive Officer Shri.Goraksh Gadilkar. Deputy Chief Executive Officer Shri.Bhimraj Darade, Administrative Officer Shri.Sandeep Kumar Bhosale, Smt.Pragya Mahandule/Sinare, Shri.Vishwanath Bajaj, Executive Engineer Shri.Bhikan Dabhade and heads of various departments were also present on this occasion. Shri.Manilal Patel compered the program. Officers and employees of various departments of Sansthan worked tirelessly to make this summit a grand success. Kojagiri Poornima Celebrated In Shirdi - Courtesy: Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Trust (Shirdi) Press Release Dated 6th October 2025 The local festival of “Kojagiri Poornima” was celebrated won behalf of Shri Saibaba Sansthan on Monday, 6th October 2025. From 11.00 pm to 12.00 pm, vedic mantras were chanted in front of Shri Sai Baba's Samadhi at the Samadhi Mandir and at 12.00 pm, Chandra Pooja was performed at the hands of Chief Executive Officer Shri.Goraksh Gadilkar. After the Chandra Puja, Shri Saibaba's Shej Aarti was completed at 12.10 am. After the Shej Aarti, the milk kept for the puja was distributed as Prasad to the Sai devotees present for the Aarti. Deputy Chief Executive Officer Shri.Bhimraj Darade, Administrative Officer Shri.Sandeep Kumar Bhosale, Temple Chief Shri.Vishnu Thorat and others were also present on this occasion.
Andhra Pradesh Sai Devotee Offer Gold Necklace Worth Rs.1,02,74,580/- to Shri Saibaba - Courtesy: Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Trust (Shirdi) Press Release Dated 5th October 2025 Lakhs of devotees from all over the Country and abroad flock to Shirdi to have darshan of Shri Sai Baba. Many devotees out of their faith and devotion to Shri Sai Baba, offer various types of donations to Sansthan. Likewise, on the concluding day of Shri Saibaba Punyatithi Utsav, a Sai devotee from Andhra Pradesh offered a gold necklace weighing 954 grams with attractive design and navratna stones at the lotus feet of Shri Saibaba and later handed it over to Shri Saibaba Sansthan Chief Executive Officer Shri.Goraksh Gadilkar. The price of this Gold Necklace is Rs.1,02,74,580/- only.
Afer the Sai devotee offered the Gold Necklace at the lotus feet of Shri Sai Baba, Chief Executive Officer Shri.Goraksh Gadilkar felicitated him on behalf of Shri Saibaba Sansthan. The donor's name has been kept confidential at the behest of the donor Sai devotee. Union Minister Of Home & Cooperation Shri.Amit Shah Visit Shirdi - Courtesy: Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Trust (Shirdi) Press Release Dated 5th October 2025 Honorable Union Minister for Home and Cooperation Shri.Amit Shah visited Shirdi on Sunday, 5th October 2025 and had Shri Saibaba's Samadhi Darshan.
After Shri. Amit Shah had Shri Saibaba's Samadhi darshan, he was felicitated by Chief Executive Officedr Shri.Goraksh Gadilkar on behalf of Sansthan. On this occasion, Maharashtra Chief Minister Shri.Devendra Fadnavis, Deputy Chief Minister Shri.Eknath Shinde, Deputy Chief Minister Shri.Ajit Pawar, Minister of State for Cooperation and Civil Aviation Shri.Muralidhar Mohol, Minister of Water Resources Shri. Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil and other ministers were also present.
107th Year Shri Sai Baba Maha Samadhi Celebration 2025 - 4th & Concluding Day Report - Courtesy: Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Trust (Shirdi) Press Release Dated 4th October 2025 On the concluding day of the Utsav, i.e, on Saturday, 4th October 2025, Kakad Aarti for Shri Sai Baba was performed at 05.15 am. Mangal Snan for Shri Sai Baba was held at 5.50 am followed by Darshan. Padya Pooja of Shri Sai Baba was held at 6:50 am at Samadhi Mandir. Sansthan Administrative Officer Smt.Pragya Mahandule (Sinare) and her husband Shri. Pravin Sinare performed ritualistic worship of holy padukas at the Samadhi Mandir. Chief Executive Officer Shri.Goraksh Gadilkar, Deputy Chief Executive Officer Shri.Bhimraj Darade, Administrative Officer Shri.Sandeep Kumar Bhosale and Temple Head Shri.Vishnu Thorat were also present on this occasion.
Rudrabhishek Pooja at Gurusthan Temple was held at 7.00 am. Gopalkala Kirtan and Dahihandi program was held by H.B.P. Dr. Pragya Deshpande, Pune from 10:00 pm to 12:00 noon. After the Kalyachi Kirtan, the Dahihandi was broken at the Samadhi Mandir by Shri.Pareshwar Babasaheb Kote, a descendant of Shri Sai Baba's contemporary devotees Smt.Baijabai Kote and Shri.Tatya Patil Kote. On this occasion, Chief Executive Officer of Sansthan Shri.Goraksh Gadilkar, Deputy Chief Executive Officer Shri.Bhimraj Darade, Administrative Officer Shri.Sandeep Kumar Bhosale, Temple Chief Shri.Vishnu Thorat, Public Relations Officer Shri.Deepak Lokhande, Temple Priests, Shirdi villagers and Sai devotees were also present in large numbers.
Noon Aarti was performed at 12.10 noon followed by Teerthprasad. Sai Bhajan Sandhya programme by Smt.Madhuri Chandrakant Gunjal, Sangamner was held from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm. Sai Bhajan Sandhya programme by Shri. Shankar Kishan Giri, Ambad Jalna was held from 3:30 pm to 5:30 pm. Dhoop Aarti will be performed at 6.15 pm. Shri.Vijay Sakharkar, Mumbai's 'Saroj Prasut - Sai Swar Nrityotsav' program will be held from 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm. Shej Aarti will be held at 10:00 pm. 107th Year Shri Sai Baba Maha Samadhi Celeberation 2025 - 3rd Day Report - Courtesy: Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Trust (Shirdi) Press Release Dated 3rd October 2025 On the Third day of the Celebrations i.e., Friday, 3rd October 2025, Mangal Snan for Shri Sai Baba was performed at 6.00 am followed by Darshan. Padya Pooja of Shri Sai Baba was performed at 7:00 am. Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Sansthan Shri.Bhimraj Darade and his wife performed ritualistic worship of Holy Padukas at the Samadhi Mandir. On this occasion, the Head of the Temple Department Shri.Vishnu Thorat was also present.
Noon Aarti was held at 12.30 Noon followed by Teerthprasad. Former Ace Indian Cricket Star Shri.Zaheer Khan visited Shirdi along with is wife and had Shri Sai Baba's Samadhi darshan.
After darshan, he was felicitated by Sansthan Chief Executive Officer Shri.Goraksh Gadilkar on behalf of Shri Sai Baba Sansthan. Public Relations Officer Shri.Deepak Lokhande was also present on this occasion.
Sai Bhajan program by Smt. Padmavati Parekar (Ninad Group), Pune was held from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm. Ekadashi Kirtan program by H.B.P. Smt. Varsha Taklikar, Bandra West was held from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm. Dhoop Aarti of Shri Sai Baba was performed at 6.15 pm. Sai Geetanjali program by Smt.Ashwini Sardeshmukh, Mumbai was held from 07.00 pm to 09.30 pm. Shej Aarti was held at 10.00 pm. 107th Year Shri Sai Baba Maha Samadhi Celeberation 2025 - Main Day Report - Courtesy: Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Trust (Shirdi) Press Release Dated 2nd October 2025 On the main day of 107th year Shri Sai Baba’s Maha Samadhi Celebration i.e, Thursday, 2nd October 2025 organized by Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Trust (Shirdi), the Samadhi Mandir will be kept open throughout the night. Hence, lakhs of Sai devotees to will be able to have glimpse of Shri Sai Baba's Samadhi. On the occasion of Shri Sai Punyathithi Utsav, Samadhi Mandir and its surroundings, Dwarakamai, Chavadi and Gurusthan were decorated with attractive flowers with the generous donation by Donor Sai Devotee Shri.Sadashiv Das, Orissa caught the eye of Sai devotees. Kakad Aarti for Shri Sai Baba was held at 05.15 am. Continuous reading ended at 5.45 am followed by Shri Sai Baba's Photo and Pothi Procession from the Dwarakamai to the Samadhi Mandir. Chairman of Shri Sai Baba Sansthan and Principal District Judge Smt. Anju Shende (Sontakke) carried the Pothi, Chief Executive Officer Shri.Goraksh Gadilkar carried the Veena, Deputy Chief Executive Officer Shri.Bhimraj Darade and Administrative Officer Shri.Sandeep Kumar Bhosale carried the photograph and participated in the procession. On this occasion, temple head Shri.Vishnu Thorat, Public Relations Officer Shri.Deepak Lokhande, temple priests, Shirdi villagers and Sai devotees also participated in large numbers.
Mangal Snan for Shri Sai Baba was performed at 6.20 am followed by Darshan. Padya Pooja of Shri Sai Baba was held at 7:00 am. Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Chairman and Principal District Judge Smt.Anju Shende (Sontakke) and Shri.Premanand Sontakke performed ritualistic worship of the holy padukas in Samadhi Mandir. Chief Executive Officer Shri.Goraksh Gadilkar, Deputy Chief Executive Officer Shri.Bhimraj Darade, Temple Chief Shri.Vishnu Thorat, Security Officer Shri.Rohidas Mali were also present on this occasion.
Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Chairman and Principal District Judge Smt.Anju Shende (Sontakke) and Shri.Premanand Sontakke performed ritualistic worship of Flag at Lendi Baugh. On the occasion, Chief Executive Officer Shri.Goraksh Gadilkar, Deputy Chief Executive Officer Shri.Bhimraj Darade, Administrative Officer Shri.Sandeep Kumar Bhosale, Temple Chief Shri.Vishnu Thorat, Public Relations Officer Shri.Deepak Lokhande, Temple Priests, Shirdi villagers and Sai devotees were also present in large numbers.
Bhiksha Jholi program was held at 9 am. Keertan program from H.B.P. Smt.Shobhana Deshpande, Nasik was held from 10 am to 12 noon. Aaradhana Vidhi of Shri Sai Baba was held at 10.30 am on the stage in front of Samadhi Mandir. Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Chairman and Principal District Judge Smt.Anju Shende (Sontakke) and Shri.Premanand Sontakke performed Aaradhana Vidhi. On this occasion, Chief Executive Officer Shri.Goraksh Gadilkar and his wife Smt.Vandana Gadilkar, Deputy Chief Executive Officer Shri.Bhimraj Darade and his wife Smt. Vaishali Darade, Administrative Officer Shri.Sandeep Kumar Bhosale and his wife Smt.Smita Bhosale, Chief Accounts Officer Smt.Mangala Varade, Executive Engineer Shri.Bhikan Dabhade, Temple Head Shri.Vishnu Thorat, priests, Shirdi villagers and Sai devotees were also present.
Noon Aarti was performed at 12.30 Noon followed by Teerthprasad. Sai Bhajan Sandhya programme by Shri.Bablu Duggal, Pune was held from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm. Sai Bhajan Sandhya programme by Shri.Rohit Duggal was held from 3:30 pm to 5:30 pm. Seemolanghan proramme was held at 5 pm at Khandoba Temple followed by Procession. Dhoop Aarti was performed at 6.15 pm. Sai Bhajan Sandhya programme by Shri.Shailendra Bharti, Mumbai was held from 7.30 pm to 10:00 pm. The Chariot Procession of Shri Sai Baba was taken throughout Shirdi Town 9.15 pm. Between 10 pm and 5.30 am next morning, various artists who registered themselves in advance with Sansthan performed before Shri Sai Baba. Consequently, the Shej Aarti on 2nd October 2025 at 10:00 pm and the Kakad Aarti on 3rd October 2025 at 5:15 am was not performed. 107th Shri Sai Baba Maha Samadhi Celebration 2025 Begins On An Auspicious Note - Courtesy: Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Trust (Shirdi) Press Release Dated 1st October 2025 107th Year Shri Sai Baba’s Maha Samadhi Celebration organized by Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Trust (Shirdi) began on Wednesday, 1st October 2025 early morning on an auspicious note with the procession of Shri Sai Baba’s Portrait and holy Shri Sai Satcharitra Pothi. A spectacular electric lighting display by Shri Dwarakamai Mandal, Mumbai and “Shri Sai Ratna” based on the gems revealed during the Samudra Manthan set up at the entrance near Gate No.4 as well as attractive flower decorations made with the generous donations from Shri.Sadashiv Das, Orissa caught the eye of Sai devotees.
On the first day of the Celebrations, i.e, on Wednesday, 1st October 2025, Shri Sai Baba's Kakad Aarti wasv held at 05.15 am. A procession of Shri Sai Baba's Photo, Pothi and veena was taken out at 05.45 am. On this occasion, Chief Executive Officer Shri.Goraksh Gadilkar held the holy Shri Sai Satcharita pothi, Executive Engineer Shri.Bhikan Dabhade held the veena, and Deputy Chief Executive Officer Shri.Bhimraj Darade and Administrative Officer Shri.Vishwanath Bajaj held the Photo and participated in the procession. On this occasion, Sansthan Administrative Officer Shri.Sandeep Kumar Bhosale, Temple Chief Shri.Vishnu Thorat, Public Relations Officer Shri.Deepak Lokhande, Temple Priests, Shirdi villagers and Sai devotees also participated in large numbers.
After the procession reached Dwarakamai, Akhanda Parayan (Continuous reading) of holy Shri Sai Sacharitra began at Dwarakamai from 6.00 am. On this occasion, Chief Executive Officer Shri.Goraksh Gadilkar read the first chapter of holy Shri Sai Satcharitra and set the ball rolling for Akhanda Parayan.
Mangal Snan for Shri Sai Baba was held at 6.20 am followed by Darshan. Padya Pooja of Shri Sai Baba was held at 7:00 am. Sansthan Chief Executive Officer Shri.Goraksh Gadilkar along with his wife performed the ritualistic worship of holy padukas at the Samadhi Mandir. Deputy Chief Executive Officer Shri.Bhimraj Darade, Executive Engineer Shri.Bhikan Dabhade, Administrative Officer Shri.Vishwanath Bajaj, Public Relations Officer Shri.Deepak Lokhande and other dignitaries were also present on this occasion.
Noon Arti was held at 12.30 Noon followed by Teerthprasad. Sai Bhajan programme by Shri.Vijay Ghatge, Pune was held from 1.00 pm to 3:00 pm. At 04.00 pm, Kirtan program by H.B.P. Smt. Harshali Deshpande, Nasik was held. Dhoop Aarti was performed at 6.15 pm. Shri Nana Veer, Shirdi performed Sai Bhajan Sandhya program from 07.00 pm to 09.00 pm. Palanquin procession was taken throughout Shirdi Town at 9.15 pm and Shej Aarti was held at 10.00 pm after the return of Palanquin procession. As this is the first day of the Celebrations, Dwarakamai Mandir was kept open throughout night for (Akhanda Parayan) continuous reading. Sai Devotee Smt.Sadhana Kasbe Offers Gold BraceletsTo Shri Sai Baba - Courtesy: Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Trust (Shirdi) Press Release Dated 30th September 2025 Lakhs of devotees from all over the Country and abroad flock to Shirdi to have darshan of Shri Sai Baba. Many devotees out of their faith and devotion to Shri Sai Baba, offer various types of donations to Sansthan. Today, i.e., on Tuesday, 30th September 2025, Smt.Sadhana Sunil Kasbe, a resident of Narayangaon, Pune, offered attractive gold bracelet weighing 123.440 grams to Shri Sai Baba. The price of the bracelet is Rs.13,12,538. This beautifully decorated braclet was offered to the lotus feet of Shri Sai Baba and later handed over to Sansthan Chief Executive Officer Shri.Goraksh Gadilkar. After the donation, Shri.Gorkash Gadilkar felicitated the donor Sai devotees on behalf of Shri Sai Baba Sansthan.
M/s.Mahindra & Mahindra Company Donates EV9 Electric Car Worth 28 Lakh Rupees to Sri Sai Baba Sansthan - Courtesy: Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Trust (Shirdi) Press Release Dated 29th September 2025 Lakhs of devotees from all over the Country and abroad flock to Shirdi to have darshan of Shri Sai Baba. Many devotees out of their faith and devotion to Shri Sai Baba, offer various types of donations to Sansthan. M/s.Mahindra & Mahindra has been donating its newly launched vehicles to the Sansthan for the past several years. Following the same tradition, the recently launched Mahindra EV9 electric car has been donated by the company to the Shri Sai Baba Sansthan.
Today, the puja of this electric car was performed by the Chief Executive Officer of Sansthan Shri.Goraksh Gadilkar, CFO of M/s.Mahindra & Mahindra Company Shri.Rajiv Goyal and Area Sales Manager Shri.Ganesh Uskule. On this occasion, head of Sansthan vehicle department Shri.Atul Wagh and public relations officer Shri.Deepak Lokhande were also present. After the puja, the company representatives handed over the car keys to Sansthan CEO Shri.Goraksh Gadilkar. Later, the company officials were felicitated on behalf of Sansthan.
Shri Sai Baba Sansthan has received a donation of an EV9 electric car worth about ₹28 lakh. Earlier, M/s. Mahindra & Mahindra has donated a total of 23 vehicles to Sansthan including 16 passenger vehicles, 2 two-wheelers, 2 tractors and 3 goods vehicles. Shri Sai Baba Super Speciality Hospital Doctors Perform Endoscopic Spine Surgery Without Stiches Using Binoculars For The First Time - Courtesy: Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Trust (Shirdi) Press Release Dated 28th September 2025 Doctors at Shri Sai Baba Super Speciality Hospital performed for the first time an Endoscopic spine surgery without stitches with the help of Binoculars. The neurosurgery team of Neurosurgeon Dr. Prasad Umbarkar and Anesthesiologist Dr. Santosh Suravase performed the surgery.
Shri.Durgadas Rathod, a resident of Shirdi, while exercising in the gym tried to lift heavy weights. During the process, his spinal disc slipped, causing him severe pain. He wanted to get his left leg amputated completely. While experiencing such unbearable pain, he visited neurosurgeon Dr. Prasad Umbarkar at Shri Sai Baba Super Speciality Hospital. The doctor advised him to undergo surgery, but he was afraid of having a spinal operation. Hence, he requested the doctor to try to minimize the trauma during the operation. Accordingly, Dr. Prasad Umbarkar decided to operate on the patient through binoculars for the first time at Shri Sai Baba Super Speciality Hospital. For this, he got the valuable cooperation from anesthesiologist Dr. Santosh Suravase and general surgeon Dr. Ajinkya Panagavhane. With their cooperation, Dr.Prasad Umbarkar performed sutureless surgery through binoculars for the first time at Shri Sai Baba Super Speciality Hospital. Post surgery, the patient came out of Coma and started walking. As he was relieved of unbearable pain, he expressed his happiness and thanked the doctors and the Neurosurgery Operation team at Shri Sai Baba Super Speciality Hospital. The surgery was done free of cost under the Mahatma Jyotirao Phule Jan Arogya Yojana. Shri Saibaba Sansthan Chief Executive Officer Shri.Goraksh Gadilkar IAS, Deputy Chief Executive Officer Shri.Bhimraj Darade, Medical Director Dr. Shailesh Oak, Deputy Medical Director Dr. Pritam Wadgave and others have congratulated the Neurosurgery Operation team for this successful surgery. Shri Sai Baba Sansthan To Observe 107th Shri Sai Baba Punyatithi Utsav Between 1st October 2025 and 4th October 2025 - Courtesy: Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Trust (Shirdi) Press Release Dated 27th September 2025 Chief Executive Officer of Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Shri.Goraksh Gadilkar (IAS) informed media persons through a Press Release on Saturday, 27th September 2025 that Shri Saibaba Sansthan Trust (Shirdi) will be celebrating 107th Shri Sai Baba Punyatithi Utsav between Wednesday, 1st October 2025 and Saturday, 4th October 2025. Shri.Goraksh Gadilkar has appealed to all Sai devotees to participate in large numbers in this festival and enhance the grandeur of the event.
Shri Sai Baba Sansthan has sent invitation cards of Shri Sai Baba Punyatithi festival to 1,66,454 devotees by post and 3,59,000 invitation to donor Sai devotees through e-mail. This year, 7 palanquins from different places have registered themselves to participate in the festival. Preparations for the upcoming Shri Sai Baba Punyatithi festival have been completed and attractive flower decorations will be made with the generous donations From Shri.Sadashiv Das, Orissa. Shri.Goraksh Gadilkar, Sansthan Chief Executive Officer also informed that various religious and cultural programs have been organized during the 4 day festival. Sai Dwarakamai Mandal in Mumbai-Shirdi has put up a grand and attractive display of electric lighting and “Shri Sai Ratna” based on the gems revealed during the Samudra Manthan.” This grand and attractive display has been set up near Gate No. 4 Entrance. Shri.Gadilkar said that there are millions of devotees of Shri Sai Baba all over the World. These Sai devotees will visit Shirdi to seek the blessings of their Sadguru on the occasion of Shri Sai Baba's Punyatithi. Therefore, keeping in mind, the possible rush of Sai devotees for Sri Sai Baba Samadhi darshan, a 50 thousand square feet pavilion has been constructed in front of Chavadi, from Maruti Mandir to Shamsunder Hall, Palkhi Marg on the south side of Samadhi Mandir, Sai Udyan area and new Shri Sai Prasadalaya area etc. Also, 28 thousand square feet pavilion has been constructed for additional accommodation at various devotee accommodation complexes with a total of 78 thousand square feet exclusively for accommodating Sai devotees. Temporary accommodation has also been arranged for 2,500 Sai devotees. During the celebration of Shri Sai Baba's death anniversary, Mugdal Shira will be served as Prasad on the first (starting) day of the festival, Kheer on the second (main) day, Balushahi on the third day and Lapshi on the fourth (concluding) day. Also, about 130 quintals of sugar will be used to prepare Motichur Laddu Prasad and free Bundi Prasad packets for Sai devotees. Laddu sales centers have been set up at 11 different places to make Prasad Laddu packets easily available to devotees during the festival period. Laddu sales counters have been set up at places like New Darshan Queue complex, Shri Sainath Mangal Kharayalaya, Sai Complex, inside near Gate No.4, Open Theatre in front of Dwarkamai, Seva Dham, Shri Sai Prasadalaya and Sansthan Acccommodation Complexes. It is also planned to set up additional laddu sales counters if needed. To ensure easy access of tea, coffee and milk to devotees in the Darshan queue and the surrounding areas, additional arrangements have been made for tea and coffee on the ground floor and first floor of the Sai Complex, Sai Ashram, Sai Dharamshala, Bhaktanivasthan (500 rooms), Dwaravati Bhaktanivasthan as well as in the Sai Udyan building premises and darshan queue in Shantinivas building. First aid centers have been set up at about 8 places for the convenience of devotees during the festival. First aid centers will be set up in front of Gurusthan Temple, Dixit Wada, Darshan Queue, New Bhaktanivasthan (500 rooms), Sai Ashram, Shri Sai Prasadalaya and Shri Sai Baba Samadhi Mandir Shatabdi Mandap next to Maruti Temple, etc. Ambulances will be stationed inside the temple premises, New Bhaktanivasthan and New Shri Sai Prasadalaya for emergency services. Also, Shri Sai Baba Sansthan will maintain security arrangements at Shri Sai Baba Samadhi Mandir, temple premises, all accommodation complexes, Shri Sai Prasadalaya etc. On the first day of the Celebrations, i.e, on Wednesday, 1st October 2025, Shri Sai Baba's Kakad Aarti will be held at 05.15 am, Photo and Pothi Procession at 05.45 am, Continuous reading of Shri Sai Sacharitra at Dwarakamai from 6.00 am, Mangal Snan for Shri Sai Baba at 6.20 am followed by Darshan, Padya Pooja of Shri Sai Baba at 7:00 am, Noon Arti at 12.30 Noon followed by Teerthprasad, Sai Bhajan programme by Shri.Vijay Ghatge, Pune will be held from 1.00 pm to 3:00 pm. At 04.00 pm, Kirtan program by H.B.P. Smt. Harshali Deshpande, Nasik will be held. Dhoop Aarti will be held at 6.15 pm. Shri Nana Veer, Shirdi will perform 'Sai Bhajan Sandhya program from 07.00 pm to 09.00 pm. Palanquin procession will be taken throughout Shirdi Town at 9.15 pm and Shej Aarti will be held at 10.00 pm after the return of Palanquin procession. As this is the first day of the Celebrations, Dwarakamai Mandir will be kept open throughout night for (Akhanda Parayan) continuous reading. Sai devotees who wish to participate in the Akhanda Sai Satcharitra Parayan which will be held on 1st October 2025 should register their names between 1:00 pm to 5:20 pm on Tuesday, 30th September 2025 at donation counter No.1. On the same day at 5:30 pm, devotee names selected for Parayan will be announced by way of Lucky Draw method on Samadhi Mandir stage. Later, at 7:00 pm, names of lucky draw readers will be displayed on the notice boards outside Dwarakamai and north side of Samadhi Mandir. Thursday, 2nd October 2025 is the main day for Celebrations. On this day Kakad Aarti for Shri Sai Baba will be held at 05.15 am, Continuous reading will end at 5.45 am followed by Shri Sai Baba's Photo and Pothi Procession from the Dwarakamai to the Samadhi Mandir. Mangal Snan for Shri Sai Baba will be held at 6.20 am followed by Darshan. Padya Pooja of Shri Sai Baba will be held at 7:00 am. Bhiksha Jholi program at 9 am, Keertan program from H.B.P. Smt.Shobhana Deshpande, Nasik will be held from 10 am to 12 noon. Aaradhana Vidhi of Shri Sai Baba will be held at 10.30 am on the stage in front of Samadhi Mandir, Noon Aarti at 12.30 Noon followed by Teerthprasad. Sai Bhajan Sandhya programme by Shri.Bablu Duggal, Pune will be held from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm. Sai Bhajan Sandhya programme by Shri.Rohit Duggal will be held from 3:30 pm to 5:30 pm. Seemolanghan proramme will be held at 5 pm at Khandoba Temple followed by Procession. Dhoop Aarti will be held at 6.15 pm. Sai Bhajan Sandhya programme by Shri.Shailendra Bharti, Mumbai will be held from 7.30 pm to 10:00 pm. The Chariot Procession of Shri Sai Baba will be taken throughout Shirdi Town 9.15 pm. As this is the main day of the Utsav, the Samadhi Mandir will be kept open throughout night for darshan. Between 10 pm and 5.30 am next morning, various artists will perform before Shri Sai Baba. Consequently, the Shej Aarti on 2nd October 2025 at 10:00 pm and the Kakad Aarti on 3rd October 2025 at 5:15 am will not be held. Sai Devotees who wish to participate in the Bhiksha Jholi program should register their names between 8:00 am to 11:30 am on Wednesday, 1st October 2025 near Donation Counter No.1. On the same day at 1:00 pm, lots will be drawn and the names of lucky devotees selected for Bhiksha Jholi program will be announced by Lucky Draw method on Samadhi Mandir stage. The devotee names selected for Bhiksha Jholi programme will be displayed on the notice board situated at northern side of Samadhi Mandir. On the Third day of the Celebrations i.e., Friday, 3rd October 2025, there will be Mangal Snan for Shri Saibaba at 6.00 am followed by Darshan.Padya Pooja of Shri Sai Baba will be held at 7:00 am. Noon Aarti will be held at 12.30 Noon followed by Teerthprasad. Sai Bhajan program by Smt. Padmavati Parekar (Ninad Group), Pune will be held from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm. Ekadashi Kirtan program by H.B.P. Smt. Varsha Taklikar, Bandra West will be held from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm. Dhoop Aarti will be held at 6.15 pm. Sai Geetanjali program by Smt.Ashwini Sardeshmukh, Mumbai will be held from 07.00 pm to 09.30 pm. Shej Aarti will be held at 10.00 pm. On the concluding day of the Utsav, i.e, on Saturday, 4th October 2025, Kakad Aarti for Shri Sai Baba will be held at 05.15 am. Mangal Snan for Shri Sai Baba will be held at 5.50 am followed by Darshan. Padya Pooja of Shri Sai Baba will be held at 6:50 am at Samadhi Mandir and Rudrabhishek Pooja at Gurusthan Temple will be held at 7.00 am. Gopalkala Kirtan and Dahihandi program will be held by H.B.P. Dr. Pragya Deshpande, Pune from 10:00 pm to 12:00 noon. Noon Aarti will be held at 12.10 noon followed by Teerthprasad. Sai Bhajan Sandhya programme by Smt.Madhuri Chandrakant Gunjal, Sangamner will be held from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm. Sai Bhajan Sandhya programme by Shri. Shankar Kishan Giri, Ambad Jalna will be held from 3:30 pm to 5:30 pm. Dhoop Aarti will be held at 6.15 pm. Shri.Vijay Sakharkar, Mumbai's 'Saroj Prasut - Sai Swar Nrityotsav' program will be held from 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm. Shej Aarti will be held at 10:00 pm. During the festival, kirtan program and the program by invited artists will be held on the stage of the Shri Saibaba Samadhi Mandir Shatabdi Mantap next to Shri Hanuman Mandir. Also, for the artiste program to be held on the main day of the festival, i.e., on Thursday, 2nd October 2025 from 10:00 pm to 5:00 am, interested artists should register their names in advance at the announcement room on the same day. Shri. Gadilkar also said that Shri Sai Satyavrat Puja (Satyanarayana Puja), Abhishek Puja and Vehicle Puja will be closed during the festival period. Under the able guidance of the Chairman of the Ad Hoc Committee of Sansthan and Chief District and Sessions Judge Smt. Anju Shende (Sonatakke), Ad Hoc Committee Member and District Collector Dr.Pankaj Asia, IAS and Chief Executive Officer Shri.Goraksh Gadilkar, IAS, the Deputy Chief Executive Officer Shri.Bhimaraj Darade, all the administrative officers, all security officers, all the Heads of departments and Sansthan staff members are making great efforts to make this auspicious event a grand success. Shri Sai Prasadalaya To Serve Special Nutritious "Sai Amti" (Sambar) Every Thursday - Courtesy: Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Trust Shirdi Press Release dated 18th September 2025 Shri Sai Prasadalaya will start serving Special Nutritious "Sai Amti" (Sambar) as Prasad every Thursday to all Sai devotees who come to have darshan of Shri Sai Baba. This Amti (Sambar) is very beneficial for health as it is low in oil, spice and rich in vitamins, fiber, calcium and minerals.
The specialty of this Amti is its unique blend of pulses. The balanced use of moong dal, math dal and gram dal makes it rich in protein. The light touch of coconut and peanuts gives Amti a special taste as well.
In order to enhance the taste and aroma, onion, ginger-garlic paste, turmeric, asafoetida, green chillies, chilli powder, coriander powder, garam masala and salt as required will be used. The Amti (Sambar) is prepared by grinding mustard seeds, cumin seeds and curry leaves and is garnished with coriander.
This nutritious Amti will be served to devotees along with chapati or hot rice as part of the Prasad meal at Shri Sai Prasadalaya. This healthy Sai Amti, prepared as per the taste preferences of Sai devotees, will give a new identity to the taste of Sai Baba's Prasad Bhojan conveying the message of tradition of Service through "Satvik Annathun Seva”. Deceased Hyderabad Sai Devotee Legal Heirs Receive Compensation Under The Sai Devotee Accident Insurance Scheme Rolled Out By Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Trust, Shirdi - Courtesy: Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Trust Shirdi Press Release dated 18th September 2025 Devotees who book online services for Darshan/Aarti/Room Booking/Abhishek/Satyanarayan Pooja as well as those who come on foot by registering in advance through Palkhi and have darshan of Shri Sai Baba, have been insured for 1 year by Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Trust, Shirdi through M/s. National Insurance Company Ltd., Kopargaon. Under this insurance scheme, the legal heirs of Sai devotee (Late) Smt.Madhuri Gadde from Hyderabad have been sanctioned an amount of Rs.5 lakh as insurance claim from M/s.National Insurance Company Ltd., Kopargaon. Smt.Madhuri Gadde died in an accident on 11th May 2025 while coming to Shirdi from Hyderabad to have Shri Sai Baba's darshan. Late Smt.Madhuri Gadde had booked for Sansthan's online Kakad Aarti Darshan pass in advance. Proper documents in this regard were submitted by her legal heirs to Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Trust, Shirdi after the tragic incident. The Accounts Department of Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Trust, Shirdi immediately started the process of getting assistance to her legal heirs under the above insurance scheme. After completing all the necessary documentations and formalities, M/s.National Insurance Company Ltd., Kopargaon approved the said insurance claim and deposited the insurance claim amount of Rs. 5 lakhs with Sansthan. The insurance claim amount of Rs.5 lakhs was disbursed through RTGS to her legal heir Mr.Akash Gadde, Hyderabad on 15th September, 2025. The legal heirs thanked Shri Sai Baba Sansthan for this timely help. Shri Sai Baba's devotees come to Shirdi from various places for darshan of Shri Sai Baba on foot carrying palanquins or by various private or public vehicles. In case any unfortunate accident occurs while they are coming to Shirdi for Shri Sai Baba's darshan, their families will be devastated as accident causes loss of life/physical damage to Sai devotees. Shri Sai Baba Sansthan has shown its social responsibility by providing insurance cover to Sai devotees thereby providing some financial assistance from Sansthan during such difficult times. Two Identical Twin Sisters Undergo Successful Surgery For Identical Brain Tumors At Shri Sai Baba Super Speciality Hospital, Shirdi - Courtesy: Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Trust Shirdi Press Release dated 13th September 2025 A extremely rare medical coincidence has recently taken place at Shri Sai Baba Super Speciality Hospital, Shirdi, run under the auspices of Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Trust, Shirdi. Smt.Sunita Sabe and Smt.Durga Ugle, 42-year-old identical twin sisters from Nagzari in Shegaon taluk of Buldhana district were diagnosed with identical brain tumors. Surprisingly, the size, location, side, and appearance (histopathology) of the tumors in both sisters were exactly the same.
Neurosurgeon Dr.Mukund Chaudhary of Shri Sai Baba Super Speciality Hospital successfully performed brain tumor surgeries on both the sisters with the help of modern technology and neuro microscope, and both the patients are currently completely healthy. Smt.Durga Ugle had been suffering from chronic headache since eight months and was examined by Dr. Chaudhary. An MRI scan revealed a 5×5 cm. size tumor (Left Frontal SOL) in the left side of the brain. Accordingly, she underwent successful surgery. During the next check-up, her twin sister Smt.Sunita Sabe also complained of headache. The medical team was surprised when an MRI scan found a tumor in her brain in exactly the same location and size as that of her sister. When the samples of the tumors from both sisters were examined under a microscope, they were found to be completely identical. Dr. Mukund Chaudhary said, “While it is common for identical twins to have the same disease, it is very rare for them to be in the same location, on the same side, to have the exact same size and appearance, and to have undergone successful surgery by the same neurosurgeon”. Both the surgeries were performed completely free of cost under the Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Jan Arogya Yojana. Neurosurgeon Dr.Mukund Chaudhary, Ophthalmologist Dr.Santosh Suravase, Dr.Nihar Joshi and the entire neuro Operation Team contributed significantly to this successful surgery. The patients and their families have expressed their heartfelt gratitude to Shri Sai Baba Sansthan. Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Chief Executive Officer Shri. Goraksh Gadilkar, IAS, Deputy Chief Executive Officer Shri.Bhimraj Darade, Medical Director Lt. Col. Dr.Shailesh Oak and Senior Deputy Medical Director Dr.Pritam Wadgave congratulated the entire medical team for this successful surgery. Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Launches State-Of-The-Art AI-Based "People Counting" System - Courtesy: Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Trust Shirdi Press Release dated 11th September 2025 With a view to make the darshan management system more efficient along with safety of devotees, a state-of-the-art AI-based ‘People Counting’ system has been implemented at Shri Sai Baba Sansthan. This system has been made available through the donation from Prisma AI Company, and the system was inaugurated at a function held on Thursday, 11th September 2025 at the hands of Shri Sai Baba Sansthan CEO Shri.Goraksh Gadilkar and Prisma AI President Dr. Shriram Iyer. On this occasion, Sansthan Deputy Chief Executive Officer Shri.Bhimraj Darade, Administrative Officer Shri.Sandeep Kumar Bhosale, Executive Engineer Shri.Bhikan Dabhade, Security Officer Shri.Rohidas Mali, CCTV Department Head Shri.Rahul Galande, along with Prisma AI's senior officer Shri.Amitabh Roy Chaudhary (Group COO) and various department heads and employees of Sansthan were also present.
This new system will accurately record the devotees coming from the main entrances of the temple premises. After darshan, the out-counting of devotees will also be done at ‘Mukhdarshan Exit’ and ‘Bundi Prasad Exit’, due to which Sansthan will have access to scientifically accurate statistics of devotees visiting Shri Sai Baba every day. This information will be useful for crowd management, facility management and planned services. The system also includes face detection technology, and hence photos of suspects or criminals will be uploaded to the database in a pre-planned manner. If such suspected persons are found present inside temple premises, the security system will be notified immediately and immediate action can be taken. This will significantly strengthen the security system inside the temple premises.
Accurate recording of the number of devotees will enable Sansthan to plan in advance for provisioning of food, accommodation and other facilities in a more planned manner. Also, the darshan process will be made easier by dividing the devotees at various gates during rush hours. Currently, this system has been started on the cameras at the new Darshan Complex and in the coming days, the cameras under the jurisdiction of the police station including Palkhi Road will also be connected to this new system. The organization has expressed confidence that this AI-based people counting system will be very useful in the field of darshan and security management of Shirdi Shri Sai Baba Sansthan. Eleven Sai Devotees From Switzerland, Germany, France, Brazil, Malaysia & the United States Visit Shirdi - Courtesy: Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Trust Shirdi Press Release dated 5th September 2025 Eleven foreign Sai devotees from Switzerland, Germany, France, Brazil, Malaysia and the United States attended the noon aarti at Shirdi Sai Baba Samadhi Mandir and had darshan of Shri Sai Baba's Samadhi on 5th September 2025. After the Aarti, Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Chief Executive Officer Shri.Goraksh Gadilkar (IAS) felicitated all the foreign Sai devotees and welcomed them wholeheartedly on behalf of Sansthan.
Shri Sai Baba Cultural Centre Building Inaugurated - Courtesy: Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Trust Shirdi Press Release dated 5th September 2025 The grand inauguration of Shri Sai Baba Cultural Centre building at Sansthan's educational complex was held with great enthusiasm under the auspices of Chairman of Ad Hoc Committee of Sansthan and Chief District and Sessions Judge Smt.Anju Shende (Sonatakke) in the presence of Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Chief Executive Officer Shri.Goraksh Gadilkar, IAS on 5th September 2025.
Speaking after the inauguration, Sansthan Chairman Smt. Anju Shende, said, “This auditorium, which is the largest and equipped with the latest facilities in the rural area, will add to the reputation of Sansthan. This building will surely produce true artists, who will create the future and increase the glory of Sansthan.”
The program was attended by Sansthan Deputy Chief Executive Officer Shri.Bhimraj Darade, Shirdi Sub-Divisional Police Officer Shri.Amol Bharti, Chief Accounts Officer Smt.Mangala Varade, Administrative Officers Shri.Sandeep Kumar Bhosale, Smt.Pragya Mahandule, Shri.Vishwanath Bajaj, Executive Engineer Shri.Bhikan Dabhade, Deputy Executive Engineer Shri.Sanjay Jori, along with large number of department heads, principals, teachers and students of Sansthan Educational institutions.
Chief Executive Officer Shri.Goraksh Gadilkar expressing his views said, “We are proud that the students of Sansthan educational complex are glorifying Sansthan Institutions by achieving success in various competitions held at the taluk, district, state and national levels.”.
On this occasion, M/s.Nyati Construction, builder of Cultural Centre bulding, Shaandar, the furniture manufacturer, architect Shri.D.O.Nikam, as well as the heads of the construction, electrical and mechanical departments of Sansthan were felicitated. Under the guidance of music teachers Shri.Sudhanshu Lokegaonkar and Shri.Pranesh Kulkarni, the students started the program melodiously by presenting Sai Bhajan and welcome song. Likewise, Sansthan employees Shri.Bharat Vispute and Shri.Ajinkya Gaikwad also presented songs. Programme introduction was done by Deputy Chief Executive Officer Shri.Bhimraj Darade, while Principal Shri.Vikas Sivagaje proposed the vote of thanks. The program was compered by Shri.Rajendra Kohokade. Anonymous Sai Devotee Offers Two "Om Sai Ram" Golden Letter Inscriptions Worth Rs.1,58,50,989/- At The Lotus Feet Of Shri Sai Baba - Courtesy: Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Trust Shirdi Press Release dated 4th September 2025 Every day, lakhs of devotees from all over the Country and abroad come to Shirdi to have darshan of Shri Sai Baba. Many Sai devotees offer various types of donations to express their immense faith in their beloved Sadguru Pari Poorna Parabrahma Shri Baba. One such ardent Sai devotee finally fulfilled his heartfelt wish of offering two names "Om Sai Ram" in golden letters at Baba's lotus feet on 4th September 2025.
Today, this devotee offered two golden "Om Sai Ram" letter inscriptions weighing more than 1600 grams and worth Rs.1,58,50,989/-, at the lotus feet of Shri Sai Baba. As per the devotee's wishes, his name has been kept a secret.
The Sai devotee who was charged with emotion handed over this golden letters inscriptions to Shri.Goraksh Gadilkar, Chief Executive Officer of Sansthan. Later, these letter inscriptions were installed inside Shri Sai Baba Samadhi Mandir and are since then attracting the attention of all the Sai devotees. On behalf of Sansthan, Chief Executive Officer Shri.Goraksh Gadilkar felicitated the donor Sai devotes and expressed his gratitude for this invaluable donation.
The golden letters "Om Sai Ram" are adorned with embroidery and these letters which are a confluence of faith, devotion and charity, is touching the hearts of devotees. M/s.Shraddha Motors, Kopargaon Gifts Two-Wheeler To Shri Sai Baba Sansthan - Courtesy: Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Trust Shirdi Press Release dated 3rd September 2025 Out of unflinching faith and devotion in Shri Sai Baba, M/s.Shraddha Motors, Kopargaon had previously donated 3 two-wheeler motorcycles to Shri Sai Baba Sansthan. Similarly, on 3rd September 2025, M/s.Shraddha Motors, Kopargaon has donated a HONDA SHINE 100 DX two-wheeler motorcycle to Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Trust, Shirdi. The vehicle was formally worshipped by Shri Sai Baba Sansthan. On this occasion, the donor Sai devotees handed over the key of the vehicle to Shri.Bhimraj Darade, Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Shri Sai Baba Sansthan. Later, the donor Sai devotees were felicitated by Deputy Chief Executive Officer Shri.Bhimraj Darade on behalf of Sansthan. On this occasion, M/s.Shraddha Motors Area Incharge Shri.Swapnil Jawarkar, Zonal Managers Shri.Jasal Fernandes and Shri.Mohammed Anwar Hussain, Dealer Shri.Vishal Sarode, Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Administrative Officer Shri.Sandeep Kumar Bhosale, Vehicle Department Head Shri.Atul Wagh and others were also present.
Twenty Five Padayatris From Chennai Visit Shirdi Along With Palanquin - Courtesy: Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Trust Shirdi Press Release dated 31st August 2025 Twenty Five Padayatris who walked along with Palanquin from Chennai reached Shirdi on 31st August 2025 and had darshan of Shri Sai Baba's Samadhi.
On this occasion, Shri.Bhikan Dabhade, Chief Executive Engineer welcomed them on behalf of Shri Sai Baba Sansthan. They were later felicitated and wished on behalf of Sansthan.
Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Enters Global Book of Excellence England World Records - Courtesy: Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Trust Shirdi Press Release dated 30th August 2025 Shri Saibaba Sansthan has received the highest recognition at global level. Shri Sai Baba Sansthan has been added in the Global Book of Excellence, England World Records.
Considering the work of Shri Sai Baba Sansthan, which has become a place of worship for lakhs of devotees by the grace of Shri Sai Baba, the World Record Certificate was presented by the President of Global Book of Excellence, England, Dr. Manish Kumar and Vice President Dr. Deepak Harke as well as Executive Director Shri.Jitendra Mittal to the Chief Executive Officer of Sansthan Shri.Goraksh Gadilkar at a function held on 30th August 2025. On this occasion, Deputy Chief Executive Officer and Administrative Officer of Sansthan Shri.Sandeep Kumar Bhosale, Administrative Officer Shri.Vishwanath Bajaj, Chief Executive Engineer Shri.Bhikan Dabhade and all the heads of departments were also present.
This global recognition has highlighted the religious, social and humanitarian contributions of Shri Sai Baba Sansthan. This has brought new international recognition to Shri Sai Baba Sansthan's continuous work in the service of devotees. Karnataka Sai Devotee Offers Golden Bracelet To Shri Sai Baba - Courtesy: Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Trust Shirdi Press Release dated 22nd August 2025 Motivated by Utmost faith and devotion towards their beloved Sadguru Pari Poorna Parabrahma Shri Sai Baba, devotees from all over the Country and abroad offer various forms of donations at His Lotus feet. With such a same spirit of devotion, Karnataka based Sai devotee Shri.Vyankappa Ganapati Ghodke offered a gold bracelet weighing 56.710 grams worth Rs.4,76,364/- at the lotus feet of Shri Sai Baba and later handed them over to Smt.Mangala Varade, Chief Accountant of Shri Sai Baba Sansthan.
After the donation, Chief Accountant Smt. Mangala Varade, felicitated donor Sai devotees on behalf of Shri Sai Baba Sansthan.
Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Security Officer Offers Golden Trident At Shri Sai Baba's Lotus Feet - Courtesy: Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Trust Shirdi Press Release dated 16th August 2025 Motivated by Utmost faith and devotion towards their beloved Sadguru Pari Poorna Parabrahma Shri Sai Baba, devotees from all over the Country and abroad offer various forms of donations at His Lotus feet. With such a same spirit of devotion, Security Officer of Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Shri.Annasaheb Bansi Pardeshi, donated a golden trident weighing 36.200 grams worth Rs.3,31,845 at the lotus feet of Shri Sai Baba as a mark of gratitude as both his son and daughter got jobs in the government service.
After receiving the donation, Deputy Chief Executive Officer Shri.Bhimraj Darade felicitated him on behalf of Shri Sai Baba Sansthan.
Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Celebrate Shri Krishna Janmashtami Festival - Courtesy: Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Trust Shirdi Press Release dated 16th August 2025 Shri Saibaba Sansthan Trust, Shirdi organized Shri Gokulashtami Utsav at Shri Saibaba Samadhi Mandir from 10:00 PM to 12:00 PM on 15th August 2025. H.B.P.S. Smita Ajegaonkar performed Shri Krishna Janmashtami Kirtan and Shri Krishna Janmashtami was celebrated with utmost religuous fervor. On this occasion, Sansthan Chief Executive Officer Shri.Goraksh Gadilkar, Deputy Chief Executive Officer Shri.Bhimraj Darade, Temple Head Shri.Vishnu Thorat, Priests, Sansthan Employees and Sai devotees were present. After the completion of Shri Krishna Janmotsav, at midnight 12:00 pm, Shri Sai Baba's Shej Aarti was held inside Samadhi Mandir.
Also, on 16th August 2025 morning from 10.00 am to 12.00 noon, Kalayachi Kirtan by H.B.P.S. Smita Ajegaonkar was performed on Shri Sai Baba Samadhi Shatabdi Mandap Stage. After the completion of Kalyachi kirtan, the dahihandi was broken at the Samadhi Mandir by Shri. Pareshwar Babasaheb Kote, a descendant of Shri Saibaba's contemporary devotee Late Shri.Tatya Kote Patil. Chief Executive Officer Shri.Goraksh Gadilkar, Temple Head Shri.Vishnu Thorat, Temple Priests, Employees, Shirdi Villagers and Sai Devotees were present in large numbers on the occasion. Also, at 09.00 pm, Chairot procession was taken throughout Shirdi Teown on the occasion of Shri Gokulashtami festival and after the Chariot procession returned, Shej Aarti was held. In this way, Shri Gokulashtami festival organized by Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Trust, Shirdi was celebrated in a joyful and devotional atmosphere.
Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Celebrate Independence Day - Courtesy: Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Trust Shirdi Press Release dated 15th August 2025 On the occasion of Independence Day, Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Chief Executive Officer Shri.Goraksh Gadilkar hoisted the National Flag at 8:15 am at the Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Education Complex Playground in Shirdi. On this occasion, Deputy Chief Executive Officer Shri.Bhimraj Darade, Administrative Officers Smt.Pragya Mahandule-Sinare, Shri.Sandeep Kumar Bhosale, Shri.Vishwanath Bajaj, Chief Accounts Officer Smt.Mangala Varade, Security Officer Shri.Rohidas Mali, Medical Director, Lt.Colonel Dr.Shailesh Oak, Heads of all Departments, Sansthan staff, teaching staff of Sansthan educational Institutions and students were present in large numbers. Speaking on this occasion, Shri.Gadilkar wished everyone a happy Independence Day and remembered the sacrifices made by our freedom fighters. He reviewed the educational and social contribution of Sansthan Educational Institutions and announced new initiatives to provide quality education, sports training and necessary facilities to the students. On the occasion, he also informed the august audience about the new initiatives and service facilities started for Sai devotees. Afterwards, Music Teacher of Sansthan educational Institution Shri.Sudhanshu Lokegaonkar and the students presented patriotic songs. The program was moderated by Smt.Vasant Vani and Shri.Ajinkyadev Gaikwad, vice-principals of Girls School. Sports teacher Shri.Rajendra Kohkade gave vote of thanks. Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Celebrate Raksha Bandhan And Narali Poornima Festival - Courtesy: Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Trust Shirdi Press Release dated 9th August 2025 On the auspicious occasion of Raksha Bandhan and Narali Poornima, Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Chief Executive Officer Shri.Goraksh Gadilkar and his wife Smt.Vandana Gadilkar performed ritualistic worship of Shri Sai baba at Samadhi Mandir and offered Speical Rakhi to Shri Sai Baba. Also on the auspicious of Raksha Bandhan, a Sai devotee from Bilaspur offered a grand 30 foot long Rakhi at the lotus feet of Shri Sai Baba.
A grand Rakhi based on "Operation Sindoor" theme weighing 35 kg, 30 feet long and 6 feet wide was offered by a Sai devotee from Bilaspur, Chattisgarh at the lotus feet of Shri Sai Baba on the occasion. This unique Rakhi was created by renowned artist Shri.Dilip Diwakar Patrikar in just 15 days, and is made with the delicate use of attractive decorative materials like fiber ply, pearls, zari, buti, etc. This attractive Rakhi was duly worshipped on behalf of Shri Sai Baba Sansthan by Chief Executive Officer Shri.Goraksh Gadilkar and his wife Smt.Vandana Gadilkar. On this occasion, temple department head Shri.Vishnu Thorat, temple priests and Sansthan employees were also present.
Shri Sai Baba Sansthan CEO Shri.Goraksh Gadilkar Felicitate Rare Genetic Disorder "Osteogenesis Imperfecta" Afflicted Sai Devotee Shri.Raghu Sundaram For His Special Contribution To Sai Service - Courtesy: Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Trust Shirdi Press Release dated 8th August 2025 Sai devotee Shri.Raghu Sundaram, who came to have Shri Sai Baba Samadhi darshan was felicitated by Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Chief Executive Officer Shri.Goraksh Gadilkar., Chief Executive Officer of the Sansthan. Despite suffering from a very rare genetic disorder called "Osteogenesis Imperfecta", Shri.Raghu Sundaram's contribution to Sai service is remarkable. Due to this rare disease, he is prone to bones fracture very easily, his joints are loose and his height is very short. Despite all the hardships in his life, he is on a mission of spreading the teachings of Shri Sai Baba.
A spiritual revelation he had after an accident about 15 years ago gave a new twist to his life. He adopted the daily routine of reciting Shri Sai Sachcharita. His activity was not restricted to this. He also established a collective prayer group of Sai devotees and brought hundreds of devotees to Sai path. While spreading Sai Baba's teachings, he also contributed significantly to the Tamil translation and editing of holy Shri Sai Sachcharita. Shri.Raghu Sundaram visit Shirdi every year to have Samadhi Darshan of Shri Sai Baba, donates a large portion of his earnings to Shri Sai Baba Sansthan. His service is a great inspiration to other Sai devotees. Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Chief Executive Officer Shri.Goraksh Gadilkar interacted with Shri.Raghu Sundaram and felicitated him while praising his loyalty and service spirit. Shri.Raghu Sundaram's work overcomes the adversity he is facing. He is truely serving society with support of spirituality, which is an example of Shri Sai Baba's teachings of "faith and patience." Overwheling Response From Around The World For Sri Sai Digital Influencer Conference - Courtesy : Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Trust Shirdi Press Release dated 6th August 2025 “Shri Sai Digital Influencer Conference”, organized by Shri Sai Baba Sansthan in collaboration with Shirdi villagers, with the aim of spreading Shri Sai Baba’s teachings of “Faith and Patience” as also food donation, knowledge donation, and medicine donation across the World through the digital media has received an overwheling response from both within the Country and abroad. More than 250 Social Media Influencers from Kashmir to Kanyakumari have registered for this initiative, with significant participation coming from Maharashtra, Delhi, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Rajasthan and Orissa. Apart from this, some devotee influencers from America and other countries have also expressed their desire to participate in the Conference. The willingness for spontaneous participation from local digital creators especially from Shirdi, Rahata, Kopargaon, Pune, Nashik, further strengthens their bond of service towards Baba. This initiative has created a great opportunity for digital infuencers to reach millions of digital users across the Globe to spread the teachings of Shri Sai Baba, Shri Sai Baba Sansthan's Social service activities as well as cultural and spiritual significance of Shirdi. It is indeed a great joy to have the support of a new generation of digital ambassadors to spread Sai Baba’s teachings all over the World. Registration for the conference is still open until 8th August 2025, at www.sai.org.in, and this will be an effective step in spreading the Shri Sai Baba's message of faith and patience through the digital media. Shri Sai Satcharita Maha Parayan Ceremoney Concludes With Gopal Kala And Breaking Of Dahi Handi - Courtesy : Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Trust Shirdi Press Release dated 2nd August 2025 Shri Sai Satcharita Maha Parayan jointly organized by Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Trust, Shirdi, Natya Rasik Manch, Shirdi and Shirdi villagers which started on 25th July 2025 concluded on 2nd August 2025 with Dahi Handi Breaking Ceremony after the Gopalkala Kirtan by H.B.P. Shri.Vaibhav Pradeep Oak (Dombivli).
Around Seven thousand devotees from Shirdi and surrounding villages participated in this Parayan ceremony which was held till 1st August 2025. Shri Sai Sacharitra Granth Maha Parayan got concluded with the reading of Chapter No. 53 (Avatarnika) on 1st August 2025. After the conclusion of Maha Parayan, the Chief Executive Officer of Sansthan, Honorable Shri.Goraksh Gadilkar and his wife, Smt.Vandana Gadilkar performed ritualistic worship of holy Shri Sai Satcharita Granth. To mark the end of Maha Parayan, a procession of Shri Sai Sachcharita Granth accompanied by Bands and Music was taken out from Parayan Mantap on 1st August 2025 at 3.30 pm. The procession featured about 10 to 12 groups of traditional Sambal instruments, a painted chariot with 3 religious scenes hosted by Shri Dev Kudaleshwar Mitra Mandal, Kudal as well as traditional instruments and various songs by Ranjini Arts, Malappura (Kerala) accompanied by south indian dance which was a speical attraction.
The Mahaparayan got concluded on 2nd August 2025 with Dahi Handi Breaking Ceremony after the Gopalkala Kirtan by H.B.P. Shri.Vaibhav Pradeep Oak (Dombivli) between 10.00 am to 12:00 noon. On this occasion, the Chief Executive Officer of Sansthan Shri.Goraksh Gadilkar, Deputy Chief Executive Officer Shri.Bhimraj Darade, along with officials of Shri Saibaba Sansthan, office bearers of Natya Rasik Manch, devotees who participated in Parayan and villagers were present in large numbers. After that, the Mahaprasad program was held from 12.30 pm to 04.00 pm in the afternoon. Also, from 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm in the evening, H.B.P.Shri.Bhanudas Maharaj Bairagi's Eknathi Bharud program was held. Sai Devotee Artist From Vishakapatnam Offers Beautiful Artistic Photo Made From Coarse Grains To Shri Sai Baba - Courtesy : Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Trust Shirdi Press Release dated 1st August 2025 Crores of Sai devotees from across the Country and abroad have immense faith in Shri Sai Baba. Devotees express their feelings towards Sai Baba through different forms of arts and media. Shirdi was witness to such a unique kind of devotion today.
A resident of Vishakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh as well as a Sai devotee artist Shri.Mokka Vijay Kumar today offered a very beautiful and artistic photo of Shri Sai Baba made from coarse grains at the lotus feet of Shri Sai Baba. In this photograph, he has skillfully used various coarse grains like millet, jowar, sesame, black sesame to create a radiant image of Shri Sai Baba.
He handed over this special artwork to Chief Executive Officer of Sansthan Shri.Goraksh Gadilkar. After the donation, Shri.Goraksh Gadilkar honoured the devotee on behalf of Shri Sai Baba Sansthan. Hyderabad Sai Devotee Couple Offer Silver Chouri and Conch Cover To Sai Baba - Courtesy : Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Trust Shirdi Press Release dated 27th July 2025 Hyderabad-based Sai devotee Couple Shri T. V. V. S. Madhav Rao and Smt.Lavanya offered two silver Chouri weighing 104 grams and a conch shell cover at the lotus feet of Shri Sai Baba on 27th July 2025 and handed them over to Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Chief Executive Officer Shri.Goraksh Gadilkar. After the donation, Shri Goraksh Gadilkar, Chief Executive Officer felicitated them on behalf of Shri Sai Baba Sansthan.
Shri Sai Satcharita Saptaha Maha Parayan Begins On Auspicious Note - Courtesy : Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Trust Shirdi Press Release dated 25th July 2025 Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Trust, Shirdi, Natya Rasik Manch, Shirdi and Shirdi villagers have jointly organized Shri Sai Sachcharita Maha Parayan festival from Friday, July 25, 2025 to Friday, August 01, 2025. This morning, a procession of Shri Sai Sachcharit Pothi and photo was taken out from Samadhi Mandir via Hanuman Temple and Dwarkamai to Parayan Mantap at Shri Sai Ashram (1,000 rooms). In this procession, Chief Executive Officer Sansthan Shri. Goraksh Gadilkar carried the pothi, Deputy Chief Executive Officer Shri.Bhimraj Darade carried the veena, and Administrative Officers Shri. Sandip Kumar Bhosale and Labor Officer Shri. Sharad Dokhe carried the portrait of Shri Sai Baba while Chief Executive Officer Shri. Goraksh Gadilkar's wife Smt. Vandana Gadilkar participated by carrying the sacred Kalash. On this occasion, office bearers of Natya Rasik Manch, Shirdi, Shirdi villagers and Sai devotees were present in large numbers.
More than 7000 thousand devotees which included 5000 Male devotees and 2000 female devotees participated in this Maha Parayana Ceremony.
After the procession reached the Parayana Mantapa, Chief Executive Officer Shri.Goraksh Gadilkar and the dignitaries performed ritualistic worship of holy Shri Sai Satcharita and the sacred Kalash and set the ball rolling for recitation of Shri Sai Satcharita Parayana. Shri Sai Satcharita was recited by male devotees from 07.00 am to 11.30 am and by female devotees from 01.00 pm to 05.30 pm. Haldi Kumkum ceremony was held for female devotees from 05.30 pm to 06.30 pm in the evening. A cultural program by Shri Saibaba Shikshan Prasarak Mandal Primary Vidyamandir, Shirdi from 07.00 pm to 09.00 pm was held at Shri Sai Ashram Parayana Mantap. Kirtan program by H.B.P. Shri Lahu Maharaj Karale, Nimgaon Shri Dnyaneshwar Maharaj Mandir, Nimgaon Korhale was held at the Shatabdi Mandap of Shri Saibaba Samadhi Mandir in front of Gate No. 3 from 07.30 pm to 09.30 pm.
Shri Sai Baba Sansthan, Natya Rasik Manch & Shirdi Villagers Jointly Organize Shri Sai Satcharita Maha Parayana - Courtesy :Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Trust (Shirdi) Press Release dated 24th July 2025 Shri Sai Baba Sansthan in joint collaboration with Natya Rasik Manch, Shirdi and Shirdi villagers has organized Shri Sai Satcharita Maha Parayana Ceremony from Friday, 25th July 2025 to Friday, 1st August 2025 at the Shatabdi Mantap at Sai Ashram Bhaktaniwas. During the weeklong Mahaparayan, various religious and cultural programmes have been organized. Every year in the auspicious month of Shravana, Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Trust, Shirdi, Natya Rasik Manch, Shirdi and Shirdi villagers jointly organize Shri Sai Sacharita Maha Parayan Festival. Likewise, this year also, thousands of Sai devotees are participating in Shri Sai Satcharita Maha Parayana recitation. Various Religious and cultural programs are being organized daily on the occasion of this Maha Parayana ceremony, and all the cultural programs will be held at the Shri Saibaba Samadhi Mandir Shatabdi Mantap stage situated in front of Gate No. 3. This year is 31st year of Maha Parayan ceremony. Male devotees will recite Holy Sai Satcharita from 7:00 am to 11:30 am while Female devotees will be reciting Holy Sai Satcharita from 1:00 pm to 5:30 pm respectively. On the first day, i.e., on 25th July 2025, at 06.00 am, a procession of holy Shri Sai Satcharita and Shri Sai Baba's Photograph will be taken out from Samadhi Mandir to the Parayan Mantap at Sai Ashram. After the procession reaches the Parayan Mantap, the holy Shri Sai Satcharita and kalash will be worshipped there and the Parayan will begin. From evening 05.30 pm to 06.30 pm, Haldi Kumkum ceremony will be held for female devotees and from 07.00 pm to 09.00 pm, a cultural program by Shri Sai Baba Shikshan Prasarak Mandal, Primary Vidya Mandir, Shirdi will be held at Shri Sai Ashram Parayan Mantap. From 07.30 pm to 09.30 pm, kirtan program by H.B.P. Shri.Lahu Maharaj Karale, Nimgaon Shri Jnaneshwar Maharaj Mandir, Nimgaon Korhale, will be held at Shri Sai Baba Samadhi Mandir Shatabdi Mantap stage situated in front of Gate No. 3. On the second day, i.e, on 26th July 2025, Shri Sai Bhajans cultural program by Shri Saikal Manch, Hinganghat Wardha will be held from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm. discourse by Shri.Gyandev Nivrutti Gondkar, Shirdi will be held from 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm. Kirtan program by H.B.P. Shri.Harshad Maharaj Khairnar, Sinnar will be held from 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm. on the third day, i.e, on 27th July 2025, a Yoga and Diet programme by Dr.Nachiket Varsha, Shirdi will be held from 11:35 am to 11:45 am for male sai devotees and 5:35 pm to 5:45 pm for femal sai devotees at Sai Ashram Parayana Mantap. From 3.00 pm to 5.00 pm, there will be a cultural program by Sai Sarang BITS, Mumbai and from 07.30 pm to 09.30 pm, there will be a kirtan programme by H.B.P. Shri.Ramnath Maharaj Shastri, Sinnar. On the fourth day, i.e., on 28th July 2025, from 5:30 pm to 6:00 pm, Dr. Shri.Nachiket Varsha, Shirdi will give a lecture on yoga and diet and from 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm, H.B.P. Shri.Saidas Balasaheb Haase, Indore will perform kirtan. On the fifth day, i.e., on 29th July 2025, from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm, there will be a cultural program by the students of Shri Saibaba Kanya Vidya Mandir, Shirdi. A discourse program by Smt.Ashabai Bhanudas Gondkar, Shirdi will be held from 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm and a kirtan program by Shri H.B.P.K. Krishna Maharaj Hazare, Shirdi from 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm. On the sixth day, i.e., on 30th July 2025, from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm, there will be a cultural program by the school children of Shri Saibaba English Medium School, Shirdi. From 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm, a Sai Bhajan Sandhya program by Shri.Dev Kudaleshwar Mitra Mandal, Kudal, and from 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm, a Kirtan program by H. B. P. Ku. Omkar Maharaj Bochre, Nimgaon Shri Dnyaneshwar Maharaj Mandir, Nimgaon Korhale will be held. On the seventh day, i.e., on 31st July 2025, Dr. Vilasrao Somvanshi will give a discourse from 3.00 pm to 5.00 pm, Shri.Gorakshnath Nalge, Chincholi Tal. Rahuri will give a Shri Sai Katha program from 5.30 pm to 6.30 pm and H. B. P. Smt.Sujatatai Patil, Nanded will give a Kirtan program from 7.30 pm to 9.30 pm. On Friday, 1st August 2025, male readers will read chapter number 53 (Avatarnika) from 7:00 am to 8:00 am while female readers will read chapter number 53 (Avatarnika) from 9:00 am to 10:00 am and the Mahaparayan will get concluded. There will be a Shri Vishnu Sahasranama recitation program by Brahmin Ekta Manch, Shirdi from 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm and a Kirtan program by H.B.P.Shri Prasad Maharaj Bordikar from 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm. At 3:00 pm, a procession of the Shri Saisacharitra book (Pothi) will be taken out from Sai Ashram Bhaktaniwas throughout Shirdi Village. After the procession returns, ritualistic worship iof Veena will be held. On 2nd August 2025, from 10.00 am to 12.00 pm, Gopalkala Kirtan by H.B.P.Shri Vaibhav Pradeep Oak, Dombivli will be held in the Parayan Mantap and later Mahaprasad will be served to all Sai devotees from 12.30 pm to 04.00 pm. Also, from 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm, H.B.P. Shri. Bhanudas Maharaj Bairagi will perform Eknathi Bharud program. During the Parayan at Parayana Mantap, male devotees will recite from 7.00 am to 11.30 am and female devotees will recite from 1.00 pm to 5.30 pm respectively. Readers have to bring their own Sai Satcharita Granth, Shriphal (coconut) for the Parayana. Also, kindly note that school students and readers below the age of 18 will not be allowed to enter the Parayana Mantap. Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Trust, Shirdi, Natya Rasik Manch, Shirdi and Shirdi villagers have appealed to all Sai devotees and villagers to participate in this Maha Parayana ceremony. In order to make this Parayana ceremony a grand success, all the administrative officers of Sansthan, heads of all departments, all the office bearers of Natya Rasik Manch, all the Shirdi villagers and all Sansthan employees are working hard under the guidance of the ad hoc committee chairman and chief district and sessions judge Smt.Anju Shende (Sonatakke), committee member and district collector Dr.Pankaj Asia, Chief Executive Officer Shri.Goraksh Gadilkar and Deputy Chief Executive Officer Shri.Bhimraj Darade. Baba Shri Shri Kalidasa Swamiji Visit Shirdi - Courtesy: Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Trust (Shirdi) Press Release Dated 22nd July 2025 Baba Shri Shri Kalidas Swami visited Shirdi and had darshan of Shri Sai Baba's Samadhi. After he had Shri Sai Baba's Samadhi darshan, Chief Executive Officer Shri.Goraksh Gadilkar felicitated him with a shawl and a Shri Sai Baba's idol on behalf of Shri Sai Baba Sansthan. On this occasion, Deputy Chief Executive Officer Shri.Bhimraj Darade, Public Relations Officer Shri.Deepak Lokhande and other dignitaries were also present.
Shri Sainath Hospital Doctors Successfully Remove A Woman's "Stomach Tumor" Weighing 4.9 Kg - Courtesy: Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Trust (Shirdi) Press Release Dated 18th July 2025 Smt.Devaki Balaji Angare, a resident of Telwadi, Paithan Taluk, Sambhajinagar district aged 41 years developed a small tumor in her stomach that grew over a period of time to 4.9 kgs and her stomach bulged and looked like a mountain! This was severely affecting the social, mental and physical health of the patient. The patient visited many reputed hospitals, but due to the cost of treatment which was unaffordable, she finally reached Shri Sainath Hospital as a last resort. Seeing the condition of the patient, who had been living with this tumor since many years, and the potential threat to her life, the doctors at Shri Sainath Hospital decided to perform the surgery immediately. After arriving at Shri Sainath Hospital, Dr. Pooja Singh examined her thoroughly and took the bold decision to perform surgery on her.
Accordingly, on 3rd July 2025, this complex surgery was performed by Dr.Pooja Singh and anesthesiologist Dr. Mahendra Tambe and their team from the Gynecology department, culminating in their efforts, and without any threat to the patient's life, the large lump measuring 21 x 12 x 28 cm and weighing 4.9 kgs was completely removed in one go. Dr. Pooja Singh while speaking on the occasion said that this is the first time that such a difficult, complex and rare disease surgery has been successfully performed in the Gynecology department of Shri Sainath Hospital due to the efforts of the entire team and the tumor specimen has been sent for further examination. She also said that Shri Sainath Hospital is not only a center of faith but also a miracle center in health services and the patient has recovered completely and reached home safely. The patient and their family is very happy. The entire surgery was done completely free of cost by Shri Sainath Hospital and Shri Saibaba Trust, Shirdi. Chief Executive Officer Shri.Goraksh Gadilkar, (I.A.S.) Deputy Chief Executive Officer Shri.Bhimraj Darade, Medical Director of the hospital, Lt. Col. Dr. Shailesh Oak,Deputy Medical Director Dr.Pritam Wadgave, Medical Superintendent Dr.Maithili Pitambere and others have congratulated the entire surgical and operation theatre team including Dr.Pooja Singh and Dr.Mahendra Tambe for this successful surgery. Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Receives Rs.6,31,31,362/- Donation During Guru Poornima Festival -2025 - Courtesy: Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Trust (Shirdi) Press Release Dated 14th July 2025 Chief Executive Officer of Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Trust (Shirdi) Shri.Goraksh Gadilkar informed media persons through a Press Release on Monday, 14th July 2025 that Sansthan received through all channels a sum of Rs.6,31,31,362/- donation in the recently concluded Guru Poornima festival which was held between Wednesday, 9th July 2025 and Friday, 11th July 2025. The donations were accepted through Donation Box, Donation Counters, Online, Cheque/DD/Money Order/Debit Card/Credit Card, UPI, Gold, Silver as well as Darshan/Aarti pass fees channels. Shri.Gokarksh Gadilkar said that during the three days of Guru Poornima festival held between Wednesday, 9th July 2025 and Friday, 11th July 2025, a total amount of Rs.6,31,31,362/- donation was received by Sansthan. This includes Rs.1,88,08,194/- through Donation Box, Rs,1,17,84,538/- through Donation Counters, Rs.55,88,200/- through PRO Paid Donation Passes, Rs.56,83,133/- through Debit-Credit Card, Online Donations, Cheque/DD Donations and Money Orders Rs.2,05,76,626/- . 668.400 Grams of Gold worth Rs.57,87,925/-, 6798.680 Grams of Silver worth Rs.5,85,879/-. During the 3 days of Guru Poornima Festival, more than 3 Lakh devotees had the benefit of Shri Sai Baba's Samadhi darshan. During the festival period, 1,83,532 sai devotees availed Sai Prasad Bhojan facility. Likewise, free Boondi Prasad packets were distributed to 1,77,800 devotees in the darshan queue. During this period, Rs.64,05,460/- was received through sale of Laddu Prasad Packets. Similarly, accommodation facility was made available to thousands of devotees at Sai Prasad Niwas, Sai Baba Bhaktaniwas, Dwarawati, Sai Ashram and Sai Dharmashala. Also, additional accommodation facility was made available to Sai devotees who came from various places along with Palanquins at Sai Dharmashala. Registration For Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Social Media Infuencer & Youtuber Conference Open Till 8th August 2025 - Courtesy: Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Press Release Dated 12th July 2025 Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Chief Executive Officer Shri.Goraksh Gadilkar informed media person through a Press Release dated 12th July that a "Social Media Influencer and YouTuber Conference" is being organized at the earliest on behalf of Shri Sai Baba Sansthan in collaboration with Shirdi villagers with the aim of promoting and spreading the life of Shri Sai Baba and works of Shri Sai Baba Sansthan more effectively through digital media. Applications are being invited from interested persons for this purpose.
While giving information about this initiative, Shri.Gadilkar said, “In recent times, social media has become an important medium of effective communication and dissemination. With a view to widely publicizing the service oriented activites of Shri Shirdi Sai Baba Sansthan, Shirdi villagers had demanded to hold a special digital conference. The proposal has been approved by the Honorable Ad-hoc Committee and accordingly this conference will be held at the earliest.” Those who are interested in participating in this conference should submit their application and register online by 8th August 2025. The application is available on Shri Sai Baba Sansthan's official website www.sai.org.in as well as at Public Relations Department. Eligibility: Applicant should be active on social media (YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, etc.). Must have at least 50,000 followers/subscribers. Should have experience in creating videos based on spiritual, social, inspirational content. Should not have made any controversial social media posts earlier. After examining the eligible applications for the conference, the selected influencers will be informed separately about the venue, date and time of the conference to be held by Sansthan. The selected individuals will be provided free accommodation in Bhakta Niwas and food at Shri Sai Prasadalaya by Sansthan. Shri Sai Baba Sansthan and Shirdi villagers have appealed to YouTubers, Instagram Reel Creators, Facebook Video Creators, and other influential digital content creators to submit their applications before 8th August 2025 to participate in this innovative digital initiative of Shri Shirdi Sai Baba Sansthan. Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Celebrate Shri Guru Poornima Festival 2025 with Utmost Reverence & Exuberance - Courtesy: Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Trust (Shirdi) Shri Guru Poornima Festival 2025 organized on behalf of Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Trust (Shirdi) started with utmost reverance and in an Exuberant manner on Wednesday, 9th July 2025. The attractive Electric Lighting and Flower decoration inside Samadhi Mandir and its surroundings by M/s.Sairaj Decorators, Mumbai caught the eye of all Sai devotees.
On the first day of festival i.e., on Wednesday, 9th July 2025, Shri Sai Baba's Kakad Aarti was held at 5:15 am. Immediately after the Kakad Aarti, the procession of Photograph, Hoy Shri Sai Satcharitra Pothi and Veena was taken out at 5:45 am. On this occasion, Chief Executive Officer Shri. Goraksh Gadilkar carried the pothi, Deputy Chief Executive Officer Shri. Bhimraj Darade carried the Veena while Sai Ashram Bhaktanivas Superintendent Shri. Vijay Vani and Deputy Medical Director Dr. Pritam Wadgave participated by carrying the Photograph. On this occasion, Sansthan administrative officer Shri. Sandeep Kumar Bhosale, temple head Shri. Vishnu Thorat, Public Relations Officer Shri. Deepak Lokhande, temple priests, Shirdi villagers and Sai devotees also participated in large numbers.
After the procession reached the Dwarakamai, continuous recitation (Akhanda Parayan) of Holy Shri Sai Satcharitra began. Honorable Chief Executive Officer Shri.Goraksh Gadilkar read the first chapter, Sai Ashram Bhaktanivas Superintendent Shri.Vijay Vani read the second chapter, Deputy Chief Executive Officer Shri.Bhimraj Darade read the third chapter, Administrative Officer Shri.Sandeep Kumar Bhosale read the fourth chapter and Administrative Officer Shri.Vishwanath Bajaj read the fifth chapter respectively and set the ball rolling for the Akhanda Parayan. Shri Sai Baba's Mangal Snan was held at 6:20 am followed by Darshan. On the first day of the Shri Guru Poornima festival, Honorable Chief Executive Officer of Shri Saibaba Sansthan Trust Shri. Goraksh Gadilkar and his wife Smt. Vandana Gadilkar performed ritualistic worship of Holy Padukas at Samadhi Mandir. Temple Head Shri. Vishnu Thorat was also present on this occasion.
Shri Sai Amrit Katha program by Shri Sumit Ponda, Bhopal was held from 09.00 am to 11.30 am. Afternoon Aarti was held at 12:30 pm. From 1.30 pm to 3.30 pm Sai Bhajan Sandhya program by Shri.Saxena Bandhu, Delhi was held. From 4.00 pm to 06.00 pm, Kirtan program by Hari Bhakt Parayan Shri. Santosh Telang was held. Dhoop Aarti was held at 7:00 pm. Saiswar Nrityotsav from Shri.Vijay Sakharkar, Borivali was held from 07.30 pm to 09.30 pm. Shri Sai Baba's Palanquin Procession throughout Shirdi village was taken out from 9:15 pm. After the return of Palanquin procession, Shej Aarti was held at 10 pm. This being first day of the festival, the Dwarakamai was kept open throughout night for Akhanda Shri Sai Satcharitra Parayan. Like every year, Padayatris along with palanqin from Shri Saibaba Palkhi Festival Committee, Pune attended the festival. On the occasion of Shri Guru Poornima festival, Shri Saibaba Sansthan had organized a rare photo exhibition, which was realized through the concept and efforts of Shri Jignesh C. Rajput, a Sai devotee from Surat. This exhibition showcased the contemporary devotees of Shri Saibaba, as well as the changes that have taken place in Shri Sai Baba Sansthan over a period of time. There weer about 2,000 photographs on display in this photo exhibition.
This grand exhibition had been organized in the Shri Sai Baba Mandir premises and was inaugurated on the first day i.e., on Wednesday, 9th July 2025 by Sansthan Chief Executive Officer Shri Goraksh Gadilkar. On this occasion, Deputy Chief Executive Officer Shri. Bhimraj Darade, Administrative Officer Shri.Sandeep Kumar Bhosale, Public Relations Officer in-charge Shri.Deepak Lokhande and many Sai devotees and villagers were present in large numbers.
This photo exhibition was kept open for devotees throughout the 3 days of Guru Poornima festival. Speaking on the occasion, Shri.Gadilkar appealed to all Sai devotees and villagers to take advantage of this unique exhibition. On the main day of festival i.e., on Thursday, 10th July 2025, lakhs of Sai devotees from across the State and Country visited Shirdi and had Shri Sai Baba's Samadhi darshan. Shirdi resounded with the sound of Sai Naama Chanting by Sai devotees who came along with Palanquins from all the States including Gujarat. Kakad Aarti was held at 5:15 am. After the completion of Kakad Aarti, Akhanda Parayan of Holy Shri Sai Satcharita got completed at the Dwarakamai. After the completion of Akhanda Sai Satcharitra Parayan, procession was taken out from the Dwarakamai back to Samadhi Mandir. In the procession, the Chairman of ad hoc committee of Sansthan and Chief District and Sessions Judge Smt. Anju Shende (Sonatke) took part by carrying the holy Sai Satcharitra pothi, Chief Executive Officer Shri. Goraksh Gadilkar carried the veena, and Deputy Chief Executive Officer Shri. Bhimraj Darade and Head of the Mechanical Department Shri.Atul Wagh carried Shri Saibaba's photograph. On this occasion, Administrative Officer Shri. Sandeep Kumar Bhosale, Head of Temple Department Shri.Vishnu Thorat, Public Relations Officer Shri. Deepak Lokhande, temple priests, Shirdi villagers and Sai devotees also participated in in large numbers.
Shri Sai Baba's Mangal Snan was held at 6:20 am. On the auspicious occasion of Shri Guru Poornima festival, Shri Sai Baba Samadhi Mandir and its surroundings were beautifully decorated with attractive flowers with the donation from America Sai devotee Smt. Shubha Pai.
On the auspicious occasion of Shri Guru Poornima festival i.e., on Thursday, 10th July 2025, Chairman of Ad Hoc Committee of Sansthan and Chief District and Sessions Judge Smt. Anju Shende (Sonatke) and her husband Shri.Premanand Sonatke performed ritualistic worship of Holy Padukas at the Samadhi Mandir. On this occasion, Chief Executive Officer Shri. Goraksh Gadilkar, Deputy Chief Executive Officer Shri. Bhimraj Darade, Temple Department Head Shri. Vishnu Thorat and others dignitaries were also present on the occasion.
On the auspicious occasion of Shri Guru Poornima festival i.e., on Thursday, 10th July 2025, the centenary flag in Lendi Garden was worshipped by Sansthan Chairman and Chief District and Sessions Judge Smt. Anju Shende (Sonatke) and her husband Shri.Premanand Sonatke as well as by Chief Executive Officer Shri.Goraksh Gadilkar and Smt. Vandana Gadilkar. On this occasion, Deputy Chief Executive Officer Shri. Bhimraj Darade, Chief Accounts Officer Smt. Mangala Varade, Temple Department Head Shri. Vishnu Thorat, Public Relations Officer Shri. Deepak Lokhande, temple priests, Shirdi villagers and Sai devotees were also present in large numbers.
On the auspicious occasion of Shri Guru Poornima festival i.e., on Thursday, 10th July 2025, a beautiful combination concept of nature conservation and devotion, the “Vriksha Prasad Yojana” was formally launched by the Shri Saibaba Sansthan Trust of Shirdi. Under this scheme, Neem tree saplings are being distributed as Prasad to interested Sai devotees. This initiative, conceived by Shri. Sahyadri Devrai, President and famous actor Shri.Sayaji Shinde, is being welcomed by various major temples in Maharashtra, and Shri Saibaba Sansthan Shirdi has also taken active participation in this initiative. As it is mentioned in holy Sai Satcharitra, Shri Sai Baba considered Neem tree to be a very sacred place and said, "My Guru's place is under this Neem tree." This scheme, which highlights the importance of protecting the environment, has been started with the same devotional context. The initiative was inaugurated in the august presence of Smt.Mangala Varade, Chief Accounts Officer, Smt.Pragya Mahandule, Administrative Officer and Shri. Anil Bhanage, Agriculture Officer.
Trees are the source of life-giving oxygen, the basis for our food and also the protector of our environment. Therefore, through this initiative of "Tree Prasad Yojana", Goraksh Gadilkar, CEO of Shri Sai Baba Sansthan, appealed to devotees to actively participate in the service of nature protection. On the auspicious Guru Poornima Day, an anonymous Sai devotee offered a Gold crown and a silver necklace to Shri Sai Baba. An unknown Sai devotee offered an attractive silver necklace weighing about 2 kg and an attractively embroidered gold crown weighing 566 grams worth about Rs.59 lakh at the lotus feet of Shri Saibaba, as a donation to the Sansthan. At the request of the Sai devotee, his name has been kept confidential.
This donation embodies selfless devotion, richness of emotions and utmost faith towards Guru. The donor sai devotee was honored on behalf of Shri Sai Baba Sansthan. Guru Purnima is an occasion for self-purification, humility and experiencing the blessings of Guru. This offering at the feet of Sai Baba on such a holy day will be a symbol of faith for every devotee. On the main day of Shri Guru Poornima festival today Sai devotees Smt. Lalita Muralidharan and Shri. K. Muralidharan from Chennai, Tamil Nadu, offered a 54 gram gold diamond-studded ornament worth Rs. 3,05,532 /- to Shri Sai Baba. After the donation, Sansthan Chief Executive Officer Shri. Goraksh Gadilkar felicitated the devotee couple on behalf of Shri Sai Baba Sansthan.
On the main day of Shri Guru Poornima festival on Thursday, 10th July 2025, Veteran Singer Smt. Anuradha Poudwal participated in Shri Sai Baba's Dhoop Aarti Darshan and had Shri Sai Baba's Samadhi Darshan. After the Samadhi darshan, Sansthan Chief Executive Officer Shri.Goraksh Gadilkar felicitated her.
On the concluding day of Shri Guru Poornima festival, i.e., on Friday, 11th July 2025, Sansthan Chief Executive Officer Shri. Goraksh Gadilkar and his wife Smt. Vandana Gadilkar performed ritualistic worship of Holy Padukas in Samadhi Mandir. On this occasion, Sansthan Deputy Chief Executive Officer Shri. Bhimraj Darade, Temple Department Head Shri.Vishnu Thorat and others were also present.
On the concluding day of Shri Guru Poornima festival, Sansthan Chief Executive Officer Shri. Goraksh Gadilkar and his wife Smt. Vandana Gadilkar performed Rudrabhisheka at Gurusthan Temple. On this occasion, Sansthan Deputy Chief Executive Officer Shri. Bhimraj Darade, Temple Department Head Shri.Vishnu Thorat Priests, Employees, Shirdi Villagers and Sai devotees and were also present.
On the concluding day of Shri Guru Poornima festival, Kalyachi kirtan program of H.B.P. Smt. Prachi Vyas, Borivali which was held from 10.00 am to 12.00 noon got concluded on the stage of Shri Saibaba Samadhi Shatabdi Mantap . After the kirtan, the Dahihandi was broken by Shri. Pareshwar Babasaheb Kote, a descendant of Shri Saibaba's contemporary devotee Tatya Patil Kote, inside Samadhi Mandir.
On this occasion, Chief Executive Officer Shri. Goraksh Gadilkar, Deputy Chief Executive Officer Shri. Bhimraj Darade, Temple Department Head Shri. Vishnu Thorat, Public Relations Officer Shri. Deepak Lokhande, temple priests, Shirdi villagers and Sai devotees were present in large numbers. Shri Sai Baba's Afternoon Aarti was held at 12:10 pm. On the concluding day of Shri Guru Poornima festival, Tapasvi Shri Mahadev Das Babaji visited Shirdi and had Samadhi darshan of Shri Saibaba. After darshan, he was felicitated by Shri Saibaba Sansthan's Chief Executive Officer Shri. Goraksh Gadilkar.
In order to make this festival a grand success, all the administrative officers, department heads and all the employees worked hard under the able guidance of Sansthan Chairman and Chief District and Sessions Judge Smt.Anju Shende (Sonatakke), Committee Member and District Collector Dr. Pankaj Asia, Chief Executive Officer Shri.Goraksh Gadilkar and Deputy Chief Executive Officer Shri.Bhimraj Darade. Shri Sai Prasadalaya Serve Sabudana Kichadi Mahaprasad On Ashada Ekadashi Day - Courtesy: Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Trust (Shirdi) Press Release dated 6th July 2025 Like every year, Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Trust, Shirdi is celebrating the local Ashada Ekadashi Festival. On this auspicious occasion, Sabudana Khichdi was prepared at Shri Sai Prasadalaya and distributed as Maha Prasad to all Sai devotees who partook Prasad Bhojan.
Excellent Flower Decoration at Shirdi Sai Baba Samadhi Mandir & Surroundings On The Occasion Of Ashada Ekadashi - Courtesy: Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Trust (Shirdi) Press Release dated 6th July 2025 Like every year, Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Trust, Shirdi is celebrating the local Ashada Ekadashi Festival. On this auspicious occasion, Shirdi Samadhi Mandir and its surroundings have been beautifully decorated with flower decoration with the generous donation from Shri.S.Prakash, a donor from Karnataka.
No Break-Darshan Service On Guru Poornima Main Day On 10th July 2025 - Courtesy: Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Trust (Shirdi) Press Release dated 6th July 2025 Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Trust, Shirdi is celebrating Guru Poornima festival with utmost devotion and enthusiasm from 9th July 2025 to 11th July 2025. In view of the festival, various enhanced measures and special service facilities are being implemented to properly manage the possible rush of devotees. In view of the large number of devotees flocking to Shri Sai Baba Samadhi Mandir on the main day of Shri Guru Poornima festival, the ‘Break Darshan’ service is being temporarily closed on 10th July 2025 to ensure smooth and uninterrupted darshan to all Sai devotees. Kindly note that this service will be closed only on Thursday, 10th July 2025 and the service will continue as usual on other days. Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Trust, Shirdi, has appealed to all devotees to cooperate with Sansthan administration and take advantage of the regular darshan arrangements on the day of Shri Guru Poornima festival. Shri Sai Baba Hospital Doctors Perform Successfully Surgery & Remove "Mountain of Lump On the Head" - Courtesy: Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Trust (Shirdi) Press Release dated 5th July 2025 Shri.Aniket Bhanudas Ingle, a 21-year-old person from Chattri Taluk, Patur district of Akola, Maharastra had a small lump on his head that grew over a period of time and weighed 4.9 kg. The tumor on his head was so big that it was easily visible from a distance and was severely affecting the patient's social, mental and physical health. Seeing the condition of the patient who had been living with this tumor for many years and the potential threat to his life, no doctor was ready to perform surgery. The patient was constantly tormented by the question of how to get rid of this, and hence he went to many reputed hospitals. However, since the tumor was on the head, no doctor was ready to take responsibility for his life. Finally, the patient got fed up and rushed to Shri Sai Baba Hospital Shirdi as a final resort. After he came to Shri Sai Baba hospital in Shirdi, Dr. Ajinkya Pangavane made complete examination and took the bold decision to perform surgery on him, and the patient and his relatives agreed to take the possible potential risk associated with surgery.
Accordingly, on 25th June 2025, this complex surgery was performed by Dr. Ajinkya Panagavane and Anesthesiologist Dr. Nihar Joshi and their team from surgery department. With collective effort and without any threat to the patient's life, the entire tumor measuring 30 cm x 2.5 cm in size and weighing 4.9 kg was completely removed in one go. Speaking on the occasion, Dr. Ajinkya Pangavhane said that this is the first time that such a difficult, complex and rare disease surgery has been successfully performed at Shri Sai Baba Hospital due to the efforts of the entire team. Shri Sai Baba Hospital is not only a center of faith but also a center that works miracles in health services and the patient has recovered completely and reached home safely. The patient and his family are very happy. This entire surgery was done completely free of cost by Shri Sai Baba Hospital and Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Trust, Shirdi. Chief Executive Officer Shri.Goraksh Gadilkar, (I.A.S.) Deputy Chief Executive Officer Shri.Bhimraj Darade, Medical Director of the hospital, Lt. Col., Dr. Shailesh Oak, Deputy Medical Director Dr. Pritam Wadgave, Neuro Surgeon Dr. Mukund Chaudhary, Public Relations Officer Shri.Suresh Tolmare and others have congratulated Dr. Ajinkya Pangavane and his entire team for this successful surgery.
MHT-CET Coaching Classes Inagurated At Shri Sai Baba Junior College - Courtesy: Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Trust (Shirdi) Press Release dated 4th July 2025 Good News for students!! Meritorious and needy 10th standard pass students will be provided free guidance. The formal inauguration of MHT-CET coaching classes at Shri Sai Baba Junior College run under the auspices of Shri Sai Baba Sansthan was done on Thursday, 3rd July 2025 at the hands of Shri.Goraksh Gadilkar, Chief Executive Officer of Sansthan.
The program was attended by Deputy Chief Executive Officer Shri.Bhimraj Darade, Administrative Officer Shri.Vishwanath Bajaj, Academic State Head of Aakash Institute Shri.Abhishek Sinha, Deputy Regional Manager, Shri.Puneet Mehra and Business Development Manager Shri.Amol Bhambre.
Speaking on the occasion, Shri.Gadilkar said, “Shri Sai Baba Sansthan has taken up this initiative to provide quality guidance to students from rural areas for competitive examinations. Students who have studied in Sansthan run schools and have scored more than 90 percent marks in 10th standard will be given free admission for this coaching. Sansthan will pay their entire fees. Students of single parents or are who are orphans and have scored more than 80 percent marks will also be eligible for this facility. Also for other students Sansthan will provide 50 percent fee concession.”
Deputy Chief Executive Officer Shri.Darade, while guiding the students, said, “this opportunity has been created through the faith and hard work of devotees. Hence, accept it responsibly and achieve success in your studies.” Shri. Abhishek Sinha, State Head of Aakash Institute, praised Shri Sai Baba Sansthan's initiative and said, "We are fully committed to providing excellent guidance to students. Consistency, hard work and confidence are the three most important things for achieving success." The program was attended by Principal of Sansthan Educational complex Shri.Asif Tamboli, Shri.Abhaykumar Dunakhe, Smt.Shilpa Pujari, teachers and students in large numbers. Introduction to the program was done by Principal Shri.Vikas Sivagaje, while Shri.Amol Bhambre , Business Development Manager of Akash Institute gave the vote of thanks. Shri Sai Baba Sansthan To Initiate Strict Legal Action Against Those Indulging In False Propaganda Against Shri Sai Baba and Shri Sai Baba Sansthan - Courtesy: Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Trust (Shirdi) Press Release dated 3rd July 2025 It is a very serious and sad matter that false, misleading and defamatory information about Shri Sai Baba and Shri Sai Baba Sansthan is being spread by people through Social Media Platforms and other media platforms. Sansthan Chief Executive Officer Shri.Goraksh Gadilkar informed media persons that spreading such misinformation will never be encouraged and Shri Sai Baba Sansthan will take strict legal action against such persons. Recently, a misleading and false video is being circulated on social media claiming that “Shri Sai Baba Sansthan has provided funds of Rs.35 crore for Haj pilgrimage”. Sansthan has clearly stated that no such funds have been distributed. This entire claim is false, baseless and hurt the sentiments of Sai devotees. Likewise, regarding the objectionable and insulting statements made by Ajay Gautam and Gautam Khattar about Shri Sai Baba on their YouTube channel are highly condemnable, and Shri Sai Baba Sansthan has issued a legal notice against them and filed a defamation suit in the Honorable Court at Rahata. The honorable Court has issued an interim order in this case, restraining the concerned persons from making any defamatory or insulting statements about Shri Sai Baba. The entire administration of Shri Sai Baba Sansthan is carried out in most transparent and regular manner as per the “Shri Saibaba Sansthan Trustee Management Act, 2004” passed by the Maharashtra Government. Donations received by Shri Sai Baba Sansthan are used towards 550-bed modern hospital, Asia's largest Prasadalaya, educational complexes, devotees guest house maintenance and other public welfare activities. Donations are accepted only at the authorized donation boxes and authorized counters of Sansthan. Apart from this, financial transanction is not done in any other way. The Ad Hoc Committee of Shri Sai Baba Sansthan has the freedom to spend only up to ₹50 lakhs. For all expenditure beyond that, it is mandatory to obtain prior permission from the Honorable High Court. Shri. Gadilkar also clarified that in order to protect the sentiments of lakhs of devotees who have utmost love, faith and devotion towards Shri Sai Baba and to protect the reputation of Shri Sai Baba Sansthan, going forward legal action will be taken against those who spread such misinformation in future as well. All Set For Guru Poornima Festival-2025 in Shirdi - Courtesy: Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Trust (Shirdi) Press Release dated 3rd July 2025 Like every year, Shri Sai Baba Sansthan is celebrating Guru Poornima Festival this year from Wednesday, 9th July 2025 to Friday, 11th July 2025. Shri Sai Baba Sansthan has sent invitations for the Shri Guru Poornima festival to 1,66,272 devotee members. Email Invitation has been sent to 3,50,000 Sai devotees who have donated to Sansthan. Preparation for the Shri Guru Poornima festival are complete. Aattractive flower decorations will be made with the generous donation from Sai devotee Smt. Shubha Pai from America. Chief Executive Officer Shri.Goraksh Gadilkar also informed that various religious and cultural programs have been organized during the 3 day festival. Shri.Goraksh Gadilkar said that the tradition of Teacher (Guru) and Disciple (Shishya) is very ancient. Ashadha Poornima day is celebrated as Guru Poornima to express our gratitude to our Teacher (Guru). From the days of Shri Sai Baba, Guru Poornima is being celebrated with great enthusiasm in Shirdi. Hence, Guru Poornima day assumes special significance even to this day. Large number of devotees who have utmost faith in Shri Sai Baba flock to Shirdi on Guru Poornima day in order to pay their respect to Shri Sai Baba's Samadhi and participate in the festival. This year, 30 palanquins from different places have registered for participating in the Guru Poornima festival. Keeping in mind the possible crowd during the festival, in order to make the arrangements for darshan comfortable and to protect the devotees from rain, about 63,700 sq. ft. mantap has been constructed in the temple and surrounding area. Also, for accommodating additional Sai devotees, a monsoon pavilion of about 29,500 sq. ft. has been constructed at Sai Baba Bhaktanivasthan (500 rooms), Sai Dharamshala with beds, electricity, water supply, toilets and security arrangements at the venue. Approximately 33 thousand sq. ft. monsoon pavilions have been set up at the halting places for the palanquins coming from Pune to Shirdi. After the palanquin arrives in Shirdi, accommodation arrangements have been made for the pilgrims at Sai Dharamshala at a nominal rate. A total of 17,759 Sai devotees will be accommodated at all the guest houses of Sansthan. Temporary accommodation has also been arranged for about 2,500 Sai devotees. Sansthan has planned Prasad Bhojan for more than 3 lakh Sai devotees at Shri Sai Prasadalaya during the festival. Different variety of desserts and prasad bhojan will be served during the three-day festival. In order to ensure easy access of tea, coffee and milk to devotees in the Darshan queue and the surrounding areas, additional arrangements have been made for tea and coffee at Sai Complex, Sai Ashram, Dharamshala, Bhaktanivasthan (500 rooms), Dwaravati Bhaktanivasthan as well as Sai Udyan building premises, New Darshan queue, and ground floor and first floor of Darshan queue in Shantinivas building. Also, first aid centers will be opened at Dixit Wada in front of Gurusthan Temple, New Darshan Queue Complex, Shantinivas building Darshan complex, Shri Saibaba Samadhi Temple Shatabdi Mandap next to Maruti Temple, Shri Sai Ashram (1000 rooms) and Shri Sai Prasadalaya etc. and ambulances will be deployed at these places for emergency medical services. Additional buses have been arranged by Sansthan from Shri Sai Ashram, Shri Sai Baba Bhaktanivasthan, Shri Sai Dharamshala and Shri Sai Prasadalaya to ferry devotees to have Sri Sai Darshan. Shri Sai Baba Sansthan distributes free Boondi Prasad to Sai devotees after they take Sai Baba's darshan. This year, Sansthan plans to make 3 lakh free Boondi Prasad packets of 60 quintals. To make Prasad Laddu packets easily available to devotees during the festival period, Sansthan plans to make 4 lakh Laddu Prasad of 150 quintals for sale with a total of 210 quintals of Bundi and Laddu Prasad. Laddu sales counters have been set up at Darshan Queue Complex, Shri Sainath Mangal Karalaya, near Gate No. 4, Sai Complex near Maruti Mandir, Shri Sai Prasadalaya, Sevadham Building and Sai Ashram Dharamshala etc. It is also planned to set up additional laddu sales counters if necessary. Also, in order to maintain tight security in the temple premises and Shirdi area, Sansthan security personnel from Security Department, police officers and employees, Rapid Action Force Team, Bomb Detection Team will be deployed. Along with this, a joint encroachment and broker prevention team of Shri Saibaba Sansthan, Police Administration and Shirdi Nagar Panchayat will also be kept ready. The outline of various religious and cultural programs during the 3 day festival period are as follows:- On the first day of festival i.e., on Wednesday, 9th July 2025, Shri Sai Baba's Kakad Aarti is held at 5:15 am, Procession of Photograph and Hoy Shri Sai Satcharitra Pothi at 5:45 am, Akhand Parayan of Holy Shri Sai Satcharitra at Dwarakamai at 6:00 am, Shri Sai Baba's Mangal Snan at 6:20 am followed by Darshan, Ritualistic Worship of Holy Padukas at 7:00 am, from 09.00 am to 11.30 am, Shri Sai Amrit Katha program by Shri Sumit Ponda, Bhopal, Afternoon Aarti at 12:30 pm will be held. From 1.30 pm to 3.30 pm Sai Bhajan Sandhya program by Saxena Bandhu Delhi will be held. From 4.00 pm to 06.00 pm, there will be a Kirtan program by Hari Bhakt Parayan Shri. Santosh Telang. Dhoop Aarti will be held at 7:00 pm. Saiswar Nrityotsav from Shri Vijay Sakharkar, Borivali will be held from 07.30 pm to 09.30 pm. Shri Sai Baba's Palanquin Procession throughout Shirdi village has been organized from 9:15 pm. After the return of Palanquin procession, Shej Aarti will be held at 10 pm. This being first day of the festival, the Dwarakamai will be kept open throughout night for Akhanda Shri Sai Satcharitra Parayan. On the main day of festival, i.e., on Thursday, 10th July 2025, Shri Sai Baba's Kakad Aarti is held at 5:15 am, Completion of Akahanda Parayan and Procession of Photograph and Hoy Shri Sai Satcharitra Pothi at 5:45 am, Shri Sai Baba's Mangal Snan at 6:20 am followed by Darshan, Ritualistic Worship of Holy Padukas at 7:00 am, from 09.00 am to 11.30 am, Shri Sai Amrit Katha program by Shri Sumit Ponda, Bhopal, Shri Sai Baba's Afternoon Aarti at 12:30 pm, from 1.00 pm to 03.00 pm. Shri. Neeraj Sharma, New Delhi will perform Sai Bhajan, from 4.00 pm to 6.00 pm Kirtan program by H.B.P. Smt.Vedashree Oak will be held. Dhoop Aarti will be held at 7:00 pm. Sai Bhajan Sandhya programme by Smt.Anuradha Paudwal, Mumbai will be held from 07.30 pm to 10.00 pm. Shri Sai Baba's Chariot Procession throughout Shirdi village has been organized from 9:15 pm. The day being Thursday, Pooja at Shri Sai Baba's Chavadi will also be held. This being main day of the festival, Samadhi Mandir will be kept open throughout night for darshan. Hence, there will be no Shej Aarti on Thursday, 10th July 2025 and no Kakad Aarti on Friday, 11th July 2025. On this day, from 10:00 pm to early morning 6:00 am, Sai Bhajans by aspiring Artists will be held on the stage next to Samadhi Mandir. On the concluding day of festival, i.e., on Friday, 11th July 2025, Shri Sai Baba's Mangal Snan and Darshan will be held at 6:00 am. Ritualistic worship of holy Padukas will be held at 6:50 am followed by Rudrabhishek at Gurusthan Temple at 7:00 am. Gopalkala Kirtan by Hari Bhakta Parayan Prachi Vyas will be held from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm followed by Dahi Handi breaking ceremony. Afternoon Aarti will be held at 12:10 pm. From 1.00 pm to 3.00 pm. Shri.Rohit Duggal, Shrirampur will perform Sai Bhajan Sandhya program. From 4.00 pm to 6.00 pm Shri Himanshu Juneja, Saharanpur will perform Sai Bhajan Sandhya program. Dhoop Aarti will be held at 7:00 pm. There will be Sai Bhajan Sandhya Programme by Padmashri Madan Singh Chauhan, Raipur from 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm. Shej Aarti will be held at 10:00 pm. Shri. Gadilkar said that the Kirtan and the programs of invited artists will be held on the stage of Shri Saibaba Samadhi Shatabdi Mantap next to Maruti Mandir. On the occasion of the festival, those devotees who wish to participate in the Akhanda Shri Sai Satcharitra Parayan at the Dwarakamai should register their names at Donation Counter No.1 in front of Samadhi Mandir on 8th July 2025 from 1:00 pm to 5:30 pm. The names of devotees selected for the Parayan will be decided by lucky dip system on Samadhi Mandir Stage at 5:35 pm on the same day. Likewise, Aspiring Artists who would like to participate in Akhanda Bhajan to be held on 10th July 2025 from 10 pm to 6 am next day on the stage near Samadhi Mandir, should register their names in advance with Temple Staff in the announcement room. Shri. Gadilkar has appealed to all Sai devotees to attend this festival and enhance the beauty of the festival. To carry out this year's Guru Poornima Festival successfully, under the able guidance of Chairman of the Ad-hoc Committee and Chief District and Sessions Judge Smt.Anju Shende (Sonatakke), Committee Member and District Collector Dr.Pankaj Asia, IAS, Chief Executive Officer Goraksh Gadilkar IAS and Deputy Chief Executive Officer Bhimraj Darade, All Administrative Officers, All Department Heads and all the Staff Members of Sansthan are making diligent efforts. Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Introduces New Break Darshan System - Courtesy: SSST, Shirdi Press Release Dated 23rd June 2025 Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Ad-Hoc Committee has taken a decision to introduce "Break Darshan" system with effect from Sunday, 22nd June 2025. Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Chief Executive Officer Shri.Goraksh Gadilkar informed media persons that in line with the continuous demand of devotees and in the backdrop of increasing crowd, this decision has been taken by the tri-member committee to make the darshan process in the temple more convenient, safe and disciplined.
At present, Public Relations Department receives requests for ‘Protocol Darshan’ arrangements throughout the day from various government departments, officers, office bearers, public representatives, past and present trustees and others. However, such recommendations not only create hindrance for darshan of devotees from general queue but also create additional strain on the security, police and public relations departments. In order to provide a solution to this situation, now the darshan of recommended dignitaries will be held only during the below mentioned 'break darshan' timings. Break Darshan Schedule: Morning: 09.00 am to 10.00 am Mandatory procedure for Break Darshan: To avail this facility, authorized representatives of various departments are required to register in advance with Sansthan Public Relations Department. It will be mandatory for such registered Sai devotees to present themselves at the Sansthan Public Relations Department half an hour before the break darshan time and obtain a paid pass. Sai devotees holding these passes will be provided with the facility of break darshan only at fixed timings through the Public Relations Department. Previous arrangements made for general devotees will continue as before: Darshan arrangements at Gate No. 6 (paid darshan) and Gate No. 7 (free darshan) will continue as before.Also, special entry gates designated for citizens of Shirdi and surrounding villages, senior citizens, disabled persons, pregnant women, newborns along with family will continue to function as before. Protocol Darshan Facility The present and former Honorable President of the Republic of India, Honorable Vice President, Honorable Prime Minister, Honorable Deputy Prime Minister, Governors of all states, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and all other judges, Lok Sabha Speaker/Vice President, all ministers in the Union Cabinet, Chief Ministers of all states, all ministers in the Cabinet of Maharashtra, Speaker and Deputy Speaker of Maharashtra State Legislative Assembly/ Legislative Council, MLAs, MPs of Maharashtra State, Chief Justices of High Courts of various states including Maharashtra State and all other judges, famous industrialists, international sportsmen, film actors, scientists, Honorable Management/ Hon. Ad-hoc Committee past and present Presidents, Vice Presidents and members etc., as well as Sai devotees who have donated above Rs. 1 lakh, will continue to have Darshan facility as per protocol. Shri Sai Baba Sansthan always strives to provide well-structured, transparent and disciplined services and facilities for the benefit of devotees. Shri Sai Baba Sansthan administration has expressed confidence that the 'break darshan' system will reduce the stress on the temple administration as well as other taluka-level government agencies, and that ordinary Sai devotees will be able to experience an uninterrupted and satisfying darshan. Shri Sai Baba English Medium School Celebrate World Yoga Day With Great Enthusiasm - Courtesy: SSST, Shirdi Press Release Dated 21st June 2025 A grand yoga camp was organized at Shri Saibaba English Medium School run under the auspices of Shri Saibaba Sansthan Trust, Shirdi, on the occasion of International Yoga Day on Saturday, 21st June 2025. Around 800 Girl and Boy students and teachers participated enthusiastically in this camp.
Yoga instructor Yogacharya Shri. Manish Sisodia effectively guided the students with demonstration of various yogasana and pranayama postures. During the yoga session, all the students who participated took a pledge to “practice yoga every day” highlighting the importance of Yoga Day.
For the success of this Yoga day program, under the able guidance of Honorable Chief Executive Officer Shri.Goraksh Gadilkar (I.A.S.), Administrative Officer Shri.Vishwanath Bajaj, Principal Shri.Asif Tamboli, Headmistress Smt.Shilpa Pujari and all the teachers of the school made special efforts and celebrated Yoga Day with greatest enthusiasm. This initiative to organize the programme to increase health awareness amongst students in the school premises was really very inspiring indeed. Shirdi Sai Baba Sansthan & Shirdi Villagers Jointly Organize Special Yoga Practice Session To Celebrate International Yoga Day - Courtesy: SSST, Shirdi Press Release Dated 21st June 2025 Shirdi Sai Baba Sansthan & Shirdi Villagers Jointly Organized a special yoga practice session on the occasion of International Yoga Day in the garden in front of Dwaravati Bhakta Niwas on Saturday, 21st June 2025. In the programme, a group yoga practice session was conducted in the presence of various dignitaries.
Speaking on this occasion, Shri.Goraksh Gadilkar (I.A.S.), Chief Executive Officer of Shri Saibaba Sansthan, mentioned "Yoga is a very effective tool for a healthy lifestyle, and in the current stressful situation, the importance of yoga has increased even more to maintain mental and physical balance."
The yoga training session was conducted under the guidance of Yogacharya Dr. Tushar Sisodia and Dr. Nachiket Varpe. They provided detailed guidance to the attendees along with demonstrations of various yogasana postures and pranayama. Similarly, Shri.Prajwal Dhakne and his colleagues enhanced the awareness of the attendees towards yoga by presenting various yogasanas.
At the end of the program, Sansthan Chief Executive Officer Shri.Goraksh Gadilkar honoured all the yoga gurus.
The program was attended by Sansthan Deputy Chief Executive Officer Shri.Bhimraj Darade, Administrative Officer Shri.Sandeep Kumar Bhosale, Deputy Executive Engineers Shri.Dinkar Desai and Shri.Sanjay Jori, Principals of Sansthan educational complexes, faculty, students, officers and employees of Sansthan as well as villagers in large numbers. Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Lifts Ban On Flower Garland & Flowers; To Allow Them Inside Samadhi Mandir - Courtesy: SSST, Shirdi Press Release Dated 13th June 2025 In the wake of an threat mail received on May 2, 2025, as well as due to the tension between India and Pakistan, a temporary ban on carrying garlands, flowers, bouquets, prasad, shawls, etc inside Shri Saibaba Samadhi Mandir had been imposed from 11th May 2025 for security reasons. As per the new order issued today, only garlands and flowers will be allowed to be offered at the Samadhi Mandir from 13th June 2025. However, it will be mandatory for devotees to show the receipt of the purchased garlands and flowers while entering at the Entry gates. Also, the ban on Prasad, Shawls and other worship materials will remain in force as before. Shri Sai Baba Sansthan has appealed to all Sai devotees to co-operate with the security measures of Sansthan. A New 108 Foot Tall Flag Post With Grand National Flag Erected Inside Shirdi Temple Complex - Courtesy: SSST, Shirdi Press Release Dated 12th June 2025 A new 108 foot tall flag post with a grand national flag was erected with the donation from "Flag Foundation of India" near Gate No. 01 inside Shri Saibaba Temple Complex on Thursday, 12th June 2025. The function was held with great enthusiasm in the morning. The program was inaugurated by Flag Foundation of India President and Lok Sabha MP Shri.Naveen Jindal, Shirdi Lok Sabha MP Shri.Bhausaheb Wakchoure and Shri Saibaba Sansthan Chief Executive Officer Shri.Goraksh Gadilkar (IAS).
On this occasion, Deputy Chief Executive Officer Shri.Bhimraj Darade, Administrative Officers Shri.Sandeep Kumar Bhosale, Smt.Pragya Mahandule-Sinare, Shri.Vishwanath Bajaj, Chief Accounts Officer Smt.Mangala Varade, Executive Engineer Shri.Bhikan Dabhade, Security Officer Shri.Rohidas Mali, Shirdi villagers, heads of various departments of Sansthan, Sansthan employees and Sai devotees in large numbers were also present.
At the beginning of the program, Shri.Goraksh Gadilkar spoke about the importance of hoisting the national flag in his introductory speech. After that, Member of Parliament Shri.Bhausaheb Wakchoure and Member of Parliament Shri.Naveen Jindal shared their views and expressed satisfaction about this initiative by Sansthan that awakens patriotism. On behalf of Flag Foundation, Lt. Col. Sunil Narola thanked the attendees. Shri.Kandekar from Shri Saibaba College compered the programme.
This magnificent national flag will surely be a source of inspiration to start a new historical era in the temple area and will continue to inspire Shri Sai devotees as a source of pride that combines both patriotism and devotion within them. Shri Sainath Hospital Celebrate World Eye Donation Day - Courtesy: SSST, Shirdi Press Release Dated 10th June 2025 World Eye Donation Day is celebrated on 10th June all over the World. In observance of World Eye Donation Day, Shri Saibaba Sansthan's Shri Sainath Hospital organized various activities and programs on June 10, 2025 at 11 am to celebrate World Eye Donation Day. Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Chief Executive Officer Shri.Goraksh Gadilkar (IAS) presided over the programme.
On this occasion, Shri Saibaba Sansthan felicitated the families of eight eye donors who donated eyes at Shri Sainath Eye Bank as well as 11 patients who received eye transplants. Speaking on this occasion, Shri.Gadilkar appealed to take the eye donation movement forward with greater vigor to each and every household. During the felicitation of eye donor's family, the families of eye donors Kum.Sahil Prashant Doshi, aged 12 years and Kum.Divya Prashant Doshi, aged 15 years from Malharwadi were felicitated jointly by grandmother, grandfather, father, sister and Chief Executive Officer. The entire gathering along with the family members became emotional on the occasion. Shri.Gadilkar expressed his gratitude to the family for showing courage in the face of hardship in a sacred task like eye donation and expressed his gratitude on behalf of Shri Saibaba Sansthan for their noble gesture. In addition to this, he also expressed his gratitude to the patients who have undergone eye transplants and thanked Shri Saibaba Sansthan for starting Shri Sainath Eye Bank. Dr.Ashok Gavitre explained the attendees about the importance of eye donation on the occasion.
On this occasion, Medical Director, Lt. Col., Dr.Shailesh Oak, Senior Deputy Medical Director Dr.Pritam Wadgave, Dr.Ajit Patil, Dr.Soudamini Nighute, Dr.Anagha Vikhe, Smt.Manda Thorat, Smt.Najma Sayyad along with hospital staff and officers, families of eye donors, eye transplant patients and their families were also present. The program introduction was done by Medical Superintendent, Dr.Maithili Pitambere, while hospital's Public Relations Officer Shri.Suresh Tolmare compered the program. Police Inspector Smt.Dwarka Dokhe scale the peak of 'Mount Lhotse' chanting Sai Naama Jap - Courtesy: SSST, Shirdi Press Release Dated 8th June 2025 Smt. Dwarka Dokhe, a resident of Ahilyanagar district and currently working as Police Inspector with Maharashtra Police Force at Thane, Mumbai, successfully scaled the world's fourth highest peak Mount Lhotse and hoisted a shawl with the Indian tricolor and a photograph of Shri Sai Baba on the summit. "Chanting the name of Sai" she brought glory to not only Maharashtra State but also to the whole of India at the international level.
This expedition is extremely difficult and daring and requires immense physical and mental preparation. Facing challenges of harsh Himalayan climate with extreme cold and low oxygen, Smt.Dokhe demonstrated her strong faith, loyalty and determination. After returning to India, she came straight to Shirdi and had darshan of Shri Sai Baba's Samadhi. Shri.Goraksh Gadilkar (I.A.S.) Chief Executive Officer of Sansthan felicitated her after she took darshan.
On this occasion, Smt.Dokhe said, “I started this adventure with a visit to Shirdi. On that occasion, Sansthan Chief Executive Officer had requested me to take Sai Baba’s name to the summit of Himalayas. I am specially proud that I was able to successfully fulfill that responsibility entrusted to me by Sansthan.” Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Receives Precious Gift Of Five Sculptures From Telangana and Andhra Pradesh Sai Devotees - Courtesy: SSST, Shirdi Press Release Dated 6th June 2025 Shri Sai Baba Sansthan which is an epicenter of faith of millions of Sai devotees from India and abroad received a unique gift today. Expressing their utmost faith and devotion, five Sai devotee families from Telangana and Andhra Pradesh in South India donated five different sculptures of Shri Sai Baba to Shri Sai Baba Sansthan on Friday, 6th June 2025. These five sculptures were unveiled by Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Chief Executive Officer Shri.Goraksh Gadilkar, (IAS) and the concerned donors Sai devotees. On this occasion, administrative officers Shri.Sandeep Kumar Bhosale, Smt.Pragya Mahandule-Sinare, Shri.Vishwanath Bajaj, executive engineer Shri.Bhikan Dabhade, assistant engineer Shri.Swapnil Gaikwad, head of mechanical department Shri.Atul Wagh, head of Shri Sai Prasad residential complex Shri.Pravin Mirajkar along with a large number of Sansthan employees and sai devotees were also present.
All these five sculptures which are artistic masterpiece have been installed at various places. The sculpture of Shri Sai Baba sitting on a stone donated by Shri K.Mohan Reddy and Smt. K.Sridevi from Hyderabad, Telangana and the sculpture of Shri Sai Baba sitting on a rock stone donated by Shri.Prakash Channavar and Smt.Geeta Channavar from Secunderabad, Telangana were installed in the new Darshan queue complex. The sculpture of Sai Baba sitting on a stone and giving blessings donated by Shri.A.Venugopal and Smt. A. Shobha from Korutala Village, Telangana was installed in the new educational complex. A sculpture of Sai Baba sleeping on a plank donated by Shri G.Srinivas and Smt. G.Shraddha from Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh was installed at Dwaravati Bhakta Nivas. Also, a sculpture of Sai Baba sitting in Dwarkamai donated by Smt.A.Maya and Shri.A.Baburao from Hyderabad, Telangana, was installed at Shri Sai Ashram Bhakta Niwas.
On this occasion, the spiritual contribution of Sai devotees and the planning of Shri Sai Baba Sansthan administration could be seen in perfect harmony. Shri.Goraksh Gadilkar expressed that these sculptures which are symbols of faith and devotion will provide a new spiritual experience to devotees who visit Shirdi to have Shri Sai Baba's darshan. Shri Saibaba Hospital Doctors Successfully Perform Complicated Heart Surgery - Courtesy: SSST, Shirdi Press Release Dated 2nd June 2025 An extremely complicated heart surgery was successfully performed at Shri Saibaba Hospital in Shirdi and the patient returned home safely after complete recovery. P Shri.Prahlad Mahajan Sakhre aged 65 years from Chandola village in Nanded district had suffered a severe heart attack and had developed a hole in the wall of his heart (Ventricular Septal Rupture). Despite visits to several renowned hospitals in this complicated condition, the doctors had refused to perform surgery considering the risk of surgery on the patient. As a last resort, Shri.Prahlad Mahajan Sakhre rushed to Shri Sai Baba Hospital. Even Here the doctors explained the potential risks involved in the surgery and sought family's consent. With total faith in Sai Baba, the family gave permission for the surgery. Accordingly, the patient was admitted on 24th May 2025 and the surgery was successful under the guidance of Cardiac Surgeon Dr.Shreyas Potdar, Neurologist Dr.Gayatri Lakshmi Nagpure, Intensive Care Specialist Dr.Vijay Narode, Neurosurgeon Dr.Mukund Chaudhary and Cardiologist Dr.Nilesh Jadhav. This was first such surgery conducted at Shri Saibaba Hospital. The patient recovered completely and was discharged on 2nd June 2025. Patient's brother, Shri.Khushalrao Sakhre, expressed special gratitude to the doctors with tears of joy. Shri Sai Baba Sansthan CEO Shri.Goraksh Gadilkar (I.A.S.), Deputy CEO Shri.Bhimraj Darade, Medical Director Lt. Col. Dr. Shailesh Oak and Deputy Medical Director Dr.Pritam Wadgave congratulated the entire doctor's team for this successful effort. Chauhanwadi Sai devotee Shri.Ravi Narayan Kargal Bandhu Donates 3500 Kilograms of Kesar Mango To Shri Sai Baba Sansthan - Courtesy: SSST, Shirdi Press Release Dated 27th May 2025 Chief Executive Officer of Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Shri.Goraksh Gadilkar informed media persons that like every year, Shri.Ravi Narayan Kargal Bandhu, a resident of Chauhanwadi in Narayan Bagh Taluk of Shirur District, Pune donated 3500 Kilograms of Kesar Mangoes this year as well to Shri Sai Baba Sansthan. Hence, Mango Juice was served along with Prasad Bhojan to all the Sai devotees at Shri Sai Prasadalaya on Tuesday, 27th May 2025.
Shri.Ganesh-Jadhav's Eye Donation Gives Sight To Two Blind Persons. Shri Sainath Eye Foundation's Admirable Gesture - Courtesy: SSST, Shirdi Press Release Dated 20th May 2025 Till now 5 people have posthumously donated their eyes to Shirdi Sai Baba Sansthan's Shri Sainath Eye Foundation giving new vision to 6 blind people. However, today's incident definitely needs a special mention. Shri.Ganesh Jadhav's eye donation who was aged 32 years hailing from Nimgaon, Rahata Taluk gave new vision to two blind people.
Shri.Ganesh Jadhav passed away while being treated at Shri Sainath Hospital. After the incident, Shri.Bhausaheb, Shri.Santosh and his wife Smt.Jyoti decided to donate Shri.Ganesh Jadhav's eyes with the consent of the entire family. Accordingly, The hospital doctors and eye care team performed the procedure promptly.
Chief Executive Officer Shri.Goraksh Gadilkar (IAS) consoled the bereaved family members and appreciated their decision. He also said "The vision gained through eye donation is a gift of life even after death". Shri Sai Baba Sansthan and Jadhav family have appealed to all the people to create awareness in the society through this inspiring incident of eye donation. Two ITI Trainee Students From Sansthan Educational Institution Gets Job Offer along with Higher Studies In Germany - Courtesy: SSST, Shirdi Press Release Dated 17th May 2025 Two Trainee Students from Shri Saibaba Sansthan Trust, Shirdi run "Shri Sai Baba Industrial Training Institute, Shirdi" have been selected for a double degree course along with employment in Germany. They have also received appointment letters. A total of 10 trainees have been selected from the state of Maharashtra including ITI Machinist Grinder trainee Shri.Omkar Rajendra Parbhane and Fitter trainee Shri. Karan Sanjay Shinde. Sansthan Chief Executive Officer Shri.Goraksh Gadilkar felicitated these trainees at a function held on 15th May 2025.
Most of the trainees who undergo training at Shri Sai Baba Industrial Training Institute are from rural areas and belong to economically weaker sections. While these trainees have job opportunities in Germany, it is not possible for trainees in rural areas to do so due to the high financial cost of learning German language. Keeping this problem in mind, Shri Sai Baba Sansthan has started free German language training classes and a German language instructor has been appointed for this purpose. Speaking on the occasion, Shri.Goraksh Gadilkar, appealed to ITI Institute to admit as many students as possible in various professions in future and called on the students to take advantage of the free German language training classes being conducted by Sansthan run institute and to raise their financial status by taking up job opportunities abroad. These trainees were guided by Administrative Officer Shri.Vishwanath Bajaj, Principal of ITI Training Institute Shri.Abhaykumar Dunakhe, Group Director Shri.Dada Jambhulkar,Business Director Shri.Uttam Bhadange and Shri.Prashant Pardeshi. 11th & 12th Standard Rural Students Also To Become Engineers Due To Shri Sai Baba Sansthan's MHT-CET Coaching Initiative - Courtesy: SSST, Shirdi Press Release Dated 17th May 2025 Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Trust, Shirdi is not only contributing spiritually but also in the Social and Educational fields as well. Sansthan Chief Executive Officer Shri.Goraksh Gadilkar informed media persons that in order to make students of Sansthan's educational institutions as well as other interested students capable for future competitive entrance examinations, Shri Sai Baba Sansthan will provide smart digital learning classes and coaching facilities for the MHT-CET examination. Towards this initiative, Sansthan has started the process of selecting nationally renowned and experienced eduicational institutions. This institution should have at least 10 years of experience and its staff should include IITians/NITians. This is a basic condition towards imparting quality education so that the students can get quality guidance. It is worth mentioning here that students who score more than 90 percent marks in 10th standard from Sansthan's educational institutions will be given completely free admission for MHT-CET coaching classes. This initiative will provide financially backward but promising and intelligent students with an opportunity to pursue higher education without any financial constraints. Also, for those students who have taken admission in Shri Saibaba Junior College and have scored less than 90 percent in 10th standard, 50 percent of the coaching fee will be paid by Sansthan. This step will provide good education opportunities to ordinary meritorious students as well. Along with this, the entire MHT-CET coaching fee of orphan students and children of single mothers who have scored more than 80 percent in 10th standard will be paid by Sansthan. This initiative of Shri Sai Baba Sansthan is a great opportunity for students from rural areas and economically weaker sections. Through quality and modern technology-based education, these students will be able to succeed in the entrance examinations for engineering and other professional courses. Shri Sai Baba Sansthan urges more and more students to come forward and take advantage of this facility provided by Sansthan. Gopi Films Private Limited, Mumbai Presents A Silver Necklace & Rs.1,11,111/- Donation to Shri Sai Baba - Courtesy: SSST, Shirdi Press Release Dated 15th May 2025 Shri Sai Baba is revered by millions of devotees from all over the Country and Abroad. In view of this faith, devotees donate generously at the lotus feet of Sai Baba. Likewise, on 15th May 2025, Gopi Films Private Limited, Mumbai offered a silver necklace weighing 400 grams with attractive design work to Shri Sai Baba. In addition to this, a donation of Rs. 1,11,111/- was offered to Sansthan medical fund. This beautiful necklace with attractive design work was offered at the lotus feet of Sai Baba and handed over to Shri Sai Baba Sansthan's Chief Executive Officer Shri.Goraksh Gadilkar. After the donation, Sansthan Chief Executive Officer felicitated the donor Sai devotee on behalf of Shri Sai Baba Sansthan. Temple Incharge Shri.Vishnu Thorat was also present on the occasion.
Remarkable Achievement By 10th & 12th Standard Students of Sansthan Run Schools In Exam - Courtesy: SSST, Shirdi Press Release Dated 14th May 2025 Results of the Class 10th and 12th Board examinations conducted in the year 2025 have been announced recently. The schools run under auspices of Shri Sai Baba Sansthan have achieved impressive success in the 10th and 12th examinations conducted by the Secondary and Higher Secondary Examination Board. Chairperson of Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Ad Hoc Committee, Smt.Anju Shende (Sonatakke), District Collector Dr. Pankaj Asia (I.A.S.) as well as Chief Executive Officer Shri.Goraksh Gadilkar (I.A.S.) and Deputy Chief Executive Officer Shri. Bhimrao Darade have congratulated the Students and Teachers for this outstanding achievement. State board has declared the results of class 12th. 214 students from science stream of Shri Sai Baba Kanya Vidya Mandir and Junior College had attended the exam. Out of which 183 students have passed the exam. 81 out of 101 students from Commerce stream have passed. 49 out of 96 students from Arts stream have passed. The average result stood at 71.59 percent. (First in Science Branch - Ms.Subandh Sakshi Sanjay 71.83%, Second - Ms.Vetale Aishwarya Raju 69.83%, Third - Ms.Vani Disha Dattatray 69.00%, First in Commerce branch - Ms.Kumawat Rudraksh Anil 85.17%, Second - Ms.Suryavanshi Samarth Nilesh 77.77%, Third - Ms.Thoke Arpita Madan 68.17%, and First in Arts branch - Ms. Dhiwar Snehal Bhanudas 73.50%, Second - Ms.Gosavi Shalini Punjahari 69.50%, Third - Ms.Gaikwad Kunal Vitthal 67.67%). In the secondary section, 147 out of 157 students of Shri Saibaba Kanya Vidya Mandir passed the 10th standard with a result of 93.63 percent. (First - Ms.Pansare Sayali Ganesh 95.80%, Second - Ms.Gaikwad Saisha Shivaji 94.20%, Third - Ms.Wable Gayatri Gorakhnath 92.00%). In class 10 examinations, 227 out of 231 students of Shri Saibaba English Medium School passed with a result of 98.26 percent. (First - Ms. Swaraali Kiran Hangekar 95.60% Second - Ms. Dnyaneshwari Janardan Kause 92.60% Third - Ms. Arpita Shrikrishna Pawar 91.20%). The successful students were ably guided by Headmaster Shri.Gangadhar Varghude, Principal Shri.Asif Tamboli and the teaching staff. Sansthan Administrative Officer Shri.Vishwanath Bajaj, all the administrative officers have congratulated the successful students of Sansthan Educational Institutions. Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Announces Revised Donation Policy To Provide More Facilities To Sai Devotees - Courtesy: SSST, Shirdi Press Release Dated 13th May 2025 Lakhs of Sai devotees from all over the Country and abroad flock to Shirdi to have darshan of Shri Sai Baba. Many devotees offer various types of donations at the lotus feet of Shri Sai Baba with utmost faith. Shri.Goraksh Gadilkar, Sansthan Chief Executive Officer informed media persons that with a view to increase the services and facilities for donor Sai devotees, a revised donation policy has recently been approved by the Honorable Ad Hoc Committee. According to this decision, apart from four major festivals celebrated by Shri Sai Baba Sansthan, various types of services and facilities will be provided to the donor Sai devotees according to the category of their donation like Special Darshan-Aarti facilitiey, shawl and photo as a reward, Sai Charitra, Udi-Ladu Prasad, food pass, etc. With this policy, Sansthan is trying to provide better facilities to Sai devotees. The details of the improved services and facilities are as follows:- 1) Donations from Rs. 10,000/- to Rs. 24,999/- Donor Sai devotees will be given Aarti pass for 5 family members (one time) as well as 5 Udi Prasad packets and 1 Laddu Prasad packet. 2) Donation of Rs. 25,000/- to Rs. 50,000/- Donor Sai devotees will be given two Aarti/Darshan passes for 5 family members at the time of donation. One 3D pocket photo, 5 Udi Prasad packets, 1 Sai Satcharitra book, 2 Laddu Prasad packets will also be given. 3) Donation from Rs. 50,001/- to Rs. 99,999/- Donor Sai devotees will be given two VVIP Aarti passes for 5 family members at the time of donation. Along with this, one 3D pocket photo, 5 Udi Prasad packets, 1 Sai Satcharitra book, 2 Laddu Prasad packets will also be given. 4) Donations of Rs. 1 lakh to Rs. 9,99,999/- Donor Sai devotees will get 2 VVIP Aarti passes in the year of donation and 1 VVIP Aarti pass per year for each subsequent 3 years of donation. (For example, for a donation of Rs. 5 lakh, 2 VVIP passes will be given in the first year and 1 VVIP pass every year for the next four years). They will be given fee darshan entry through Gate No. 6 for 5 members of the family once in a year for life from the paid darshan queue operating at that time. Also, after donation, 1 honor shawl, 1 3D desk note holder / 3D I shape photo, 1 3D pocket photo, Abhishek / Satyanarayan Puja coupon, 5 Udi Prasad packets, 1 Sai Satcharitra book, 3 Laddu Prasad packets and free VIP Prasad meal pass for 5 family members will be given as a one-time honor. 5) Donation of Rs. 10 lakh to 50 lakh- Donor Sai devotee will get 2 VVIP Aarti passes every year according to the amount donated by them (For example, for a donation of Rs. 30 lakh, 2 VVIP passes will be given per year for 30 years). Free protocol darshan will be given once a year to 5 family members of the donor Sai devotee during his lifetime. Donor Sai devotees will be given the opportunity to offer cloth to Shri Sai Baba once a year. (For example, for every donation of Rs. 10 lakh, the donor will get an opportunity to donate clothes for 1 year). (For example, for a donation of Rs. 30 lakh, the donor will get an opportunity to donate clothes for 3 years). Donors will be given a one-time gift of Cloth worn by Shri Sai Baba at the time of donation. As a reward for donation, Sai devotees will get 1 Honor Shawl, 1 Shri Sai Baba idol, 3D desk note holder / 3D I shape photo, 3D pocket photo, Abhishek / Satyanarayan Puja coupon, 5 Udi packets, 1 Sai Satcharitra book, 5 Laddu Prasad packets, free VIP Prasad meal pass for 5 family members. 6) Donations of Rs. 50 lakhs and above- Donor Sai devotee will get 3 VVIP Aarti passes per year for a family of 5 members for the rest of his life. Donor Sai devotees will be given an opportunity to donate clothes to Shri Sai Baba to wear, (e.g. for every donation of Rs. 10 lakhs, one cloth can be donated) Donor Sai devotees can donate these clothes anytime during their lifetime. However, it will be mandatory on the part of Donor to inform Shri Sai Baba Sansthan 1 month in advance. Donors will be given clothes (1 set) worn by Shri Sai Baba as a gift at the time of donation. Donor Sai devotee along with 5 family members will get 2 protocol VVIP Darshan passes every year. This facility will be valid for lifetime. As a reward to the donor Sai devotees, 1 Honor Shawl, 1 Shri Sai idol, 3D desk note holder / 3D I shape photo, 3D pocket photo, Abhishek / Satyanarayan Puja coupon, 5 Udi packets, 1 Sai Satcharitra book, 5 Laddu Prasad packets, 5 members of the donor Sai devotee's family will get free VIP Prasad Bhojan pass. Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Hospital Celebrate International Nurses Day With Utmost Enthusiasm - Courtesy: SSST, Shirdi Press Release Dated 12th May 2025 Every year 12th May is celebrated as International Nurses Day all over the World. This day is celebrated to honor the work of nurses dedicated to medical care on the birth anniversary of the renowned nurse Florence Nightingale. To mark this occasion, World Nurses Day was celebrated with utmost enthusiasm in both the hospitals run under the auspices of Shri Sai Baba Sansthan. The event presided by Sansthan Chief Executive Officer Shri.Goraksh Gadilkar (IAS), began with a pledge of commitment to medical service. After this, tributes were paid to Indian soldiers martyred in the India-Pakistan border.
In this program, 12 nurses who rendered excellent service in the hospital were honored by Chief Executive Officer with a memento and a certificate. The awardess included Smt.Savita Jadhav, Smt.Suchita Muthal, Smt.Suvarna Vanmane, Smt.Meenashri Ohol, Smt.Savita Bansode, Smt.Manisha Sadaphal, Smt.Swati Mantode, Shri.Asimkhan Pathan, Smt.Deepali Varpe, Shri.Irfan Khan Pathan, Smt.Naina Chaudhary and Smt.Sonal Sable.
Chief Executive Officer congratulated all the honored nurses and appealed to other employees to get inspired by them and work with dedication to enhance the service and reputation of Sansthan hospitals. The event was attended by Medical Director Lt. Col. Dr. Shailesh Oak (Retd.), Deputy Medical Director Dr. Pritam Wadgave, Human Resources Manager Shri.Ravindra Navale, Assistant Superintendent Smt.Manda Thorat, Assistant Superintendent Smt.Najma Sayyad, Hospital Public Relations Officer Shri.Suresh Tolmare along with a large number of doctors and nurses from both the hospitals. The program introduction was done by Smt.Manda Thorat while Shri.Suresh Tolmare compered the programme. Dubai Sai Devotee Offers 270 Grams Golden Engraved "OM SAI" to Shri Sai Baba Sansthan - Courtesy: SSST, Shirdi Press Release Dated 12th May 2025 It has become a tradition that devotees always donate generously to express their faith at the lotus feet of Shri Sai Baba. Likewise, on 12th May 2025, a Sai devotee from Dubai offered a name plate "OM SAI" engraved in gold, weighing 270 grams, with attractive embroidery, at the lotus feet of Shri Sai Baba. Shri.Goraksh Gadilkar (IAS), Chief Executive Officer of Shri Sai Baba Sansthan informed that this gold donation is worth Rs.24,00,840/- (rupees Twenty four lakh eight hundred and forty only).
After this golden "OM SAI" name plate was handed over to Chief Executive Officer of Sansthan Shri.Goraksh Gadilkar it was installed on the Nimbar inside Dwarakamai. Shri.Goraksh Gadilkar felicitated the donor devotee on behalf of Shri Sai Baba Sansthan on this occasion.
Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Temporarily Bans carrying Of Garlands, Flowers and Prasad Inside Samadhi Mandir - Courtesy :SSST, Shirdi Press Release Dated 10th May 2025 A threatening email has been received at Shri Saibaba Sansthan, Shirdi on 2nd May 2025. This email has threatened to blow up Shri Saibaba's temple. In the backdrop of the current tension between India and Pakistan, a high alert has been sounded across the country. Considering this critical situation, for the safety of Sai devotees and to avoid possible danger, Shri Saibaba Sansthan management has taken some important decision. Accordingly, from 11th May 2025 until further orders, it is strictly prohibited to carry any item like garlands, flowers, bouquets, prasad, shawls etc. inside Shri Saibaba Samadhi Mandir. Shri Sai Baba Sansthan has requested all Sai devotees to take note of these changes and cooperate with Sansthan management. The safety of all devotees is Sansthan's utmost priority and hope that devotees will understand the reason why these steps have been taken. Sansthan also thanks the devotees in advance for their cooperation. Sai Devotee Shri.Satish Raghunath Patil Offers One Quintal of Pedha To Fulfill His Vow - Courtesy :SSST, Shirdi Press Release Dated 9th May 2025 Sai devotee Shri.Satish Raghunath Patil, a resident of Chande village in Dhule district of Maharashtra fulfilled his vow at the lotus feet of Sai Baba which he had made for the health of his daughter and offered one quintal of Pedha on 9th May 2025. Appreciating his devotion, Shri Sai Baba Sansthan's Chief Executive Officer Shri.Goraksh Gadilkar (IAS) was felicitated him. Shri.Patil's daughter had been seriously injured in an accident some time ago and while she was undergoing treatment, he had resolved to walk to Shirdi. During that time, he had prayed to Sai Baba with utmost faith. After the treatment, the girl's condition gradually improved. In memory of this experience and out of gratitude, he walked for two consecutive years and fulfilled his vow to offer one quintal of pedha to Sai Baba. Today, he had darshan of Sai Baba along with his daughter at the Samadhi Mandir. Shri.Patil said “It is a feeling of gratitude” after the darshan. Shirdi Sai Baba Sansthan Honours 48 Employees With "Ideal Employee" Honour On The Occasion Of Maharashtra & Labour Day - Courtesy :SSST, Shirdi Press Release Dated 1st May 2025 On behalf of Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Trust, a joint program of Maharashtra Day and Labour Day was celebrated with great enthusiasm on 1st May 2025 at 7.10 am. In this program, Chief Executive Officer Shri. Goraksh Gadilkar hoisted the flag and honored ideal employees on the occasion.
On this occasion, Deputy Chief Executive Officer Shri.Bhimraj Darade, Chief Accounts Officer Smt.Mangala Varade, Administrative Officer Smt.Pragya Mahandule-Sinare, Shri.Vishwanath Bajaj, Executive Engineer Shri.Bhikan Dabhade, Security Officer Shri.Rohidas Mali as well as all the heads of departments, employees, teachers of Sansthan Educational Complex and students were present in large numbers. Speaking on the occasion, Shri.Gadilkar recalled the sacrifices and contributions made in the formation of Maharashtra. He appreciated the contribution of employees in the day today work of Shri Sai Baba Sansthan and said that the graph of service activitgy of Sansthan is increasing exponentially day by day in the backdrop of the increasing crowd of devotees flocking to Shirdi. He also mentioned that three patients have gained vision through eye donation due to the eye bank started at Sainath Hospital in the past year. Similarly, Shri.Gadilkar also informed about the plans to make Saibaba Hospital and Sainath Hospital paperless. He also mentioned about CET courses started for 12th grade students as well as the newly opened swimming pool and badminton hall. Shri.Gadilkar also informed that the leave and vacation demands of contractual employees have also been fulfilled. A total of 48 employees from various departments were felicitated as "ideal employees" with certificates of appreciation, portrait of Shri Sai Baba, shawl and Rose flower. The awardees included These included Shri.Vishwanath Bajaj, Shri.Dada Jambhulkar Dr. Akshayanand Jadhav, Shri.Anil Pandhe, Shri.Ram Pund, Shri.Madhukar Gavane, Shri.Subhash Khadangle, Shri.Rajaram Salve, Shri.Karbhari Katkar,Shri.Balasaheb Waghmare, Shri.Gorakh Kumawat, Smt.Sunita Mali, Shri.Dattatreya Gaikwad, Shri.Kailas Dange, Shri.Haribhau Funde, Shri.Sambhaji Supekar, Shri.Balasaheb Kote, Shri.Subhash Kharat, Shri.Bhanudas Kote, Shri.Bhika Thackeray, Smt.Chandrakala Kanade, Shri.Eknath Vakchoure, Shri.Kamlesh Tribhuvan, Shri.Bhagwat Dange, Shri.Anil Gaikwad, Shri.Ramnath Sable, Shri.Vilas Dhanwate, Shri.Prakash Dhotre, Shri.Ramesh Chavan, Shri.Amol Gosavi, Smt.Pushpa Hone, Smt.Shraddha Sonawane, Shri.Raosaheb Khomane, Shri.Balasaheb Sadafal, Shri.Ambadas Vanmane, Shri.Sachin Harle, Shri.Sharad Shelke, Shri.Dagdu Anarthe, Shri.Shahu Somvanshi, Shri.Jalindar Turkane, Shri.Shriram Thorat, Smt. Sangeeta Gangurde, Smt.Savita Palandi, Shri.Jagannath Navale, Shri.Rishikesh Turkane, Shri.Shivaji Gulve, Shri.Ravindra Shejwal, Shri.Balasaheb Dhiwar and others.
Also, Shri.Abhishek Pramod Nagare, a student of Shri Saibaba Educational Complex was specially felicitated for being selected as a Civil and First Class Judicial Magistrate in the recently concluded MPSC examination. This program was jointly moderated by Prof. Vasant Vani and Shri.Rajendra Kohkade. Andhra Pradesh Sai Devotee Donates Golden Crown Worth Rs.68 Lakhs To Shri Sai Baba - Courtesy :SSST, Shirdi Press Release Dated 19th April 2025 Sai devotees always donate generously to express their faith at the lotus feet of Shri Sai Baba. Likewise, on 19th April 2025, a Sai devotee from Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, offered a beautifully decorated Golden Crown weighing 788.44 grams to Shri Sai Baba. Sansthan Chief Executive Officer Shri.Goraksh Gadilkar informed that the cost of this Golden Crown is about Rs.68 Lakhs.
"Journalist Room" Inagurated Inside Shirdi Temple Complex - Courtesy :SSST, Shirdi Press Release Dated 10th April 2025 Chief Executive Officer of Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Trust Shri.Goraksh Gadilkar inaugurated "Journalist Rooom" inside Shirdi Temple Compex at a function held on 10th April 2025. Deputy Chief Executive Officer Shri.Bhimraj Darade, Journalists and concerned department heads were also present on this occasion.
Maharashtra State Director General of Police Smt.Rashmi Shukla visit Shirdi - Courtesy :SSST, Shirdi Press Release Dated 10th April 2025 Maharashtra State Director General of Police Smt.Rashmi Shukla visited Shirdi on Thursday, 10th April 2025 and had Samadhi darshan of Shri Sai Baba.After she had darshan, Deputy Chief Executive Officer Shri.Bhimraj Darade felicitated her on behalf of Shri Sai Baba Sansthan.
Noted Industrialist Shri. Gautam Singhania & Former Cricketer Shri. Ravi Shastri visit Shirdi - Courtesy :SSST, Shirdi Press Release Dated 10th April 2025 Famous industrialist Shri. Gautam Singhania and former cricketer Shri. Ravi Shastri visited Shirdi and had Samadhi darshan of Shri Sai Baba on Thursday, 10th April 2025.
After they had Samadhi darshan, Chief Executive Officer Shri.Goraksh Gadilkar felicitated them on behalf of Shri Sai Baba Sansthan. Deputy Chief Executive Officer Shri. Bhimraj Darade and Public Relations Officer Shri. Tushar Shelke were also present on this occasion.
Shri Saibaba Paduka Darshan Festival Inauguration Ceremony - Courtesy :SSST, Shirdi Press Release Dated 10th April 2025 "Shri Saibaba Paduka Darshan Festival " organized by Shri Saibaba Sansthan Trust, Shirdi, began on 10th April 2025 at 7.00 am from the entrance gate No.4 of Sansthan. On this occasion, Chief Executive Officer of Sansthan Shri. Goraksh Gadilkar, Deputy Chief Executive Officer Shri. Bhimraj Darade, former trustee Shri.Kailasbapu Kote, Hon. Municipal Officer Shri.Harichandra Kote, Shri.Prataprao Jagtap, Shri.Amrit Gaike, Administrative Officer Smt. Pragya Mahandule-Sinare, Temple Head Shri.Vishnu Thorat, Public Relations Officer Shri.Tushar Shelke, Department Head Shri. Vijay Vani, Shri. Atul Wagh, Shirdi villagers, Sansthan employees and Sai devotees were also present in large numbers.
First Female Police Officer From Maharashtra Police Force to summit Mount Everest Smt.Dwarka Vishwanath Doke Visit Shirdi - Courtesy: Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Trust, Shirdi Press Release dated 8th April 2025 First Female Police Officer from Maharashtra Police Force, Inspector Smt.Dwarka Vishwanath Dokhe, who made India proud by successfully scaling the world's highest peak, Mount Everest, in 2024 by hoisting the national flag and singing the National Anthem, is now all set to scale the world's fourth highest peak, Mount Lhotse, located on the border of Tibet Autonomous Region of China and the Khumbu region of Nepal, with an elevation of 8,516 meters (27,940 feet). Smt. Dwaraka Vishwanath Dokhe is a proud daughter belonging to Ahmednagar district and has already done inspiring work for women. Prior to starting a new campaign, she had darshan of Shri Sai Baba today and sought His blessings.
After she took Shri Sai Baba's darshan, Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Chief Executive Officer Shri.Goraksh Gadilkar felicitated her. Deputy Chief Executive Officer Shri.Bhimrao Darade was also present on this occasion.
More Than 2.5 Lakh Sai Devotees Take Shri Sai Baba Samadhi Darshan & Rs.4,26,07,182/- Donations Received During Sri Rama Navami Festival 2025 - Courtesy: Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Trust, Shirdi Press Release dated 8th April 2025 Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Trust Shirdi Shri.Bhimraj Darade informed media persons through a Press Release on Tuesday, 8th April 2025 that a total donation of Rs.4,26,07,182/- was received and over Two Lakh Fifty Thousand Sai devotees took Shri Sai Baba Samadhi Darshan during the recently concluded Sri Rama Navami festival organised by Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Trust Shirdi between 5th April 2025 to 7th April 2025.
Shri.Bhimraj Darade disclosed that during Sri Rama Navami festival which was celebrated in reverbarating atmosphere between 5th April 2025 to to 7th April 2025, Shri Sai Baba Sansthan received donations in various forms. A total Donation of Rs.4,26,07,182 (rupees Four Crore Twenty Six Lakh Seven Thousand and One Hundred Eighty Two rupees only) has been received through various forms. From Donation Boxes Rs 1,67,89,078, from Donation Counters Rs.79,38,830, from Public Relations Office Paid Pass Donation Rs.47,16,800, from Debit-Credit Card, Online Transfer, Cheque-DD, Money Order, UPI and other forms Rs.1,24,15,214. Also, 83.300 grams of Gold worth Rs.6,15,782, 2030.400 grams of Silver worth Rs.1,31,478 have also been donated by Sai devotees.
Shri.Bhimraj Darade informed that during Sri Ram Navami Festival over Two Lakh Fifty Thousand Sai devotees took Shri Sai Baba Samadhi Darshan. During the 3 day festival period around 1,61,529 Sai devotees have taken benefit of free Prasad Bhojan at Sri Sai Prasadalaya. Also, 1,76,200 Sai devotees availed the benefit of free Boondi Prasad Packets in the darshan queue. During the festival period, 3,63,074 Laddu prasad packets were sold and a sum of Rs.72,61,480/- was received from the sale proceeds.
Also, during Shri Ram Navami festival, accommodation was arranged for thousands of Sai devotees at Sai Ashram Bhaktaniwas, Dwaravati Bhaktaniwas, Sai Dharmashala, Shri Sai Baba Bhaktaniwas (500 Rooms), Sai Prasada Bhaktaniwas and other Sansthan accommodation facilities. Also, Sai devotees were additionally accommodated in specially erected tents which was buillt for providing additional accommodation facility. Shri.Bhimraj Darade also said that Sai devotees who came from various parts of the Country with Palanquins took advantage of the accommodation arrangements at Sai Dharmashala. Shri Ram Navami Celebration 2025 In Shirdi – A Complete Report – Courtesy: Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Trust (Shirdi) Shri Ram Navami Festival organized by Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Trust Shirdi started on a very auspicious note on Saturday, 5th April 2025. On the first day of the festival, after the morning Kakad Aarti at 5:15 am, procession of Sai Baba's Portrait, Idol, Veena and the holy Sai Satcharitra were taken out upto Dwarkamai. Sansthan Chief Executive Officer Shri.Goraksh Gadilkar carried the holy Shri Sai Satcharitra Pothi, Sansthan Deputy Chief Executive Officer Shri.Bhimraj Darade carried the Veena, Administrative Officer Shri.Sandip Kumar Bhosale and Mandir Department Head Shri.Vishnu Thorat carried Baba’s photograph and participated in the procession. Sansthan Administrative Officer Smt.Pragna Mahandale-Sinare, Temple Priests, Sansthan Staff members, local villagers and devotees participated in large numbers in the procession.
After the procession reached Dwarkamai, Akhanda Shri Sai Satcharitra Parayan started. Chief Executive Officer Shri.Goraksh Gadilkar read the first chapter, Deputy Chief Executive Officer Shri.Bhimraj Darade read the second chapter, Administrative Officer Shri.Sandeep Kumar Bhosale read the third chapter, Administrative Officer Smt.Pragya Mahandule/Sinare read the fourth chapter and Administrative Officer Shri.Vishwanath Bajaj read the fifth chapter respectively and set the ball rolling for Akhanda Shri Sai Satcharitra Parayan.
Earlier in the morning Baba’s Paada Pooja was performed with due religious custom and tradition by Sansthan’s Chief Executive Officer Shri.Goraksh Gadilkar and his wife Smt.Vandana Gadilkar at the Samadhi Mandir. Deputy Chief Executive Officer Shri.Bhimraj Darade, Administrative Officer Smt.Pragya Mahandule-Sinare, Temple Department Head Shri.Vishnu Thorat and other dignitaries were present on this occasion. From 10:00 am to 12:00 noon Pandit Krishnend Wadikar from Shri Kshetra Narasobawadi performed "Ram Rangi Rangale" programme. Noon Aarti was held at 12.30 Noon followed by Teerth-Prasad. Sai Bhajan Programme from Adv.Sai Ashish, New Delhi was held between 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm. Keertan was performed between 4 pm and 6 pm by Hari Bhakta Parayan Shri.Vikram Nandedkar from Srimad Sadguru Shri Dasganu Maharaj Pratishtan, Gorte, Nandad. Dhoop Aarti was performed at 6.30 pm. From evening 7:00 pm to night 9:30 pm Anand Yatri program by Swarashri Pratishthan, Mumbai (Divyang artists) was held. A procession of Shri Sai Baba Palanquin from Chavadi was taken out through Shirdi Town at 9.15 pm. After the procession returned, Shej Aarti was performed at 10.30 pm. Dwarakamai was kept open for throughout the night for reading the Holy Scripture. Samadhi Mandir and its surrounding were beautifully decorated with attractive flower decoration with the generous donation from Shri.Venkata Subramanian from Riyad Saudi Arabia.
Dwarakamai Mandal, Mumbai had erected a magnificent cutout of Lord Gajmukh Ganapati at the entrance of Gate No.4. Also, Dwarakamai Mandal Mumbai and Mumbai based Sai devotee Shri.Kapil Chadha had made attractive electric lighting decoration.
Like every year, Shri Sai Sevaks and other Palkhi Padayatri devotees came from Mumbai to attended the festival. On the main day of Shri Ram Navami festival i.e., on Sunday, 6th April 2025, Samadhi Mandir was kept open throughout night for darshan. Lakhs of Sai devotees from all over the State and the Country got the benefit of Shri Sai Baba Samadhi Darshan. Entire Shirdi town reverberated with huge Sai Naam Jaykar from lakhs of Sai devotees who came along with Palanquins from various places in the State and took Shri Sai Baba's Samadhi darshan in this festival. Sunday, 6th April 2025 being main day of the festival, after Kakad Aarti at 5:15 am, Akhanda Shri Sai Satcharitra Parayan got completed at Dwarakamai. A procession of Holy Shri Sai Satcharitra was taken from Dwarakamai through Gurusthan Temple to Samadhi Mandir. Sansthan Chairman and Principal District Judge Smt.Anju Shende (Sonatakke) carried pothi, the Chief Executive Officer Shri.Goraksh Gadilkar carried veena, Deputy Chief Executive Officer Shri.Bhimraj Darade and Superintendent General Administration Shri.Ramdas Kokane carried photograph and participated in this procession. On this occasion, Administrative Officer Shri.Sandeep Kumar Bhosale, Temple Chief Shri.Vishnu Thorat, Public Relations Officer Shri.Tushar Shelke, Security Officer Shri.Rohidas Mali, temple priests, Shirdi villagers and Sai devotees were also present in large numbers.
Shri Sai Baba's Holy bath was performed at 6:20 am followed by Darshan and Kavadi Procession. At 7:00 am, Sansthan Chairman and Principal District Judge Smt.Anju Shende (Sonatakke) and her husband Mr. Premanand Sonatake performed ritualistic worship of Holy Padukas at the Samadhi Mandir. On this occasion, Chief Executive Officer Shri.Goraksh Gadilkar, Deputy Chief Executive Officer Shri.Bhimraj Darade, Administrative Department head Shri.Vishnu Thorat, Public Relations Officer Shri.Tushar Shelke, Security Officer Shri.Rohidas Mali and other dignitaries were also present.
At 8:00 am, Sansthan Chairman and Principal District Judge Smt.Anju Shende (Sonatakke) and her husband Mr. Premanand Sonatake, Sansthan Chief Executive Officer Shri.Goraksh Gadilkar and his wife Smt.Vandana Gadilkar, performed Flag Pooja at Shri Sai Baba Samadhi Shatabdi Pillar at Lendi Baugh and changed the flag. Temple Head Shri.Vishnu Thorat, Public Relations Officer Shri.Tushar Shelke, Garden Department Head Shri.Anil Bhanage, temple priests and Sai devotees were also present on this occasion.
At 8:30 am, in order to change the wheat bag at Dwarakamai, Sansthan Chairman and Principal District Judge Smt.Anju Shende (Sonatakke) and her husband Mr. Premanand Sonatake, Sansthan Chief Executive Officer Shri.Goraksh Gadilkar and his wife Smt.Vandana Gadilkar,Deputy Chief Executive Officer Shri.Bhimraj Darade performed ritualistic worship of Wheat Bag at the Samadhi Mandir and replaced the Wheat Bag at the Dwarakamai. On the occasion, Temple Head Shri.Vishnu Thorat, Public Relations Officer Shri.Tushar Shelke and temple priest were also present.
In the morning at 10:00 am, Hari Bhakta Parayan Shri.Vikaram Nandedkar from Gorte performed Shri Rama Janma Keertan on Samadhi Mandir Shatabdi Mantap Stage. After the completion of Keertan, Sansthan Chairman and Principal District Judge Smt.Anju Shende (Sonatakke) and her husband Mr. Premanand Sonatake, Sansthan Chief Executive Officer Shri.Goraksh Gadilkar and his wife Smt.Vandana Gadilkar, Deputy Chief Executive Officer Shri.Bhimraj Darade, Public Relations Officer Shri.Tushar Shelke, Temple Priests, Shirdi Villagers and Sai devotees celebrated Shri Rama Janmotsav. Afternoon Aarti was held at 12:30 pm. From Afternoon 1:00 pm to 3:30 pm Shri. Alok Mishra, Saias Foundation, Delhi performed Saibhajan Sandhya. From 03.30 pm to 05.30 pm. Shri. Vijay Gujar, Mumbai performed Saibhajan Sandhya. At 4:00 pm in the evening, flag procession was taken out. At 5:00 pm, Shri Sai Baba Chariot Procession was taken out throughout Shirdi village. In this Chariot Procession, Sansthan Officials, Staff Members, Sai devotees and Shirdi villagers participated in large numbers along with Cymbals, Lejim, Band Troupe and Dhol instruments. After the return of Chariot Procession, Dhoop Aarti was held at 6:30 pm. From 7:00 pm to 10.00 pm, Shri. Manharji Udhas, Mumbai's Sai Bhajan Sandhya program was held on Shri Sai Baba Samadhi Mandir Shatabdi Mantap stage. The audience responded enthusiastically to this programme. After the programme, the artists were felicitated on behalf of Shri Sai Baba Sansthan. Also, today being the main day of festival, Samadhi Mandir was kept open throughout the night for darshan. Lakhs of devotees took adavantage of Shri Sai Baba Samadhi Darshan. From 10:00 pm to 5:00 pm Sai Bhajan programme from interested artists was held on Samadhi Mandir Stage. on the occasion of Shri Ram Navami festival, a Paid Darshan Pass KIOSK was inaugurated near Gate No. 1 for the convenience of Shri Sai devotees by Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Chief Executive Officer Shri.Goraksh Gadilkar and Deputy Chief Executive Officer Shri.Bhimraj Darade. Administrative Officer Smt.Pragya Mahandule-Sinare, Sai Ashram Bhaktanivas Superintendent Shri.Vijay Vani, Health Department Head Shri.Babasaheb Kote, Gate Superintendent Shri.Yogesh Goraksh, IT Department Head Shri.Anil Shinde, Shri.Ramesh Pujari, Shri.Sanjay Girme, Sai Prasad Niwasthan Department Head Shri.Praveen Mirajkar, TCS Company's Tanmay Mirane and other dignitaries were also present on this occasion.
Shri Ram Navami festival organized by Sansthan and started on Saturday, 5th April 2025 concluded on Monday, 7th April 2025 in a spirited atmosphere with breaking of Dahi Handi after the Kalyachi Keeertan by Hari Bhakta Parayana Shri.Vikram Nandedkar at 10:00 am on the stage of Shri Saibaba Samadhi Shatabdi Mandap. After this Kirtankar H.B.P.Shri.Vikram Nandedkar, Gorte was felicitated on behalf of Shri Saibaba Sansthan by Shri.Goraksh Gadilkar, Chief Executive Officer of Sansthan. On this occasion, Deputy Chief Executive Officer Shri.Tukaram Hulawle, Administrative Officer Shri.Vitthalrao Berge, Temple Incharge Shri.Ramesh Choudhary, Public Relations Officer Shri.Tushar Shelke, Security Officer Shri.Rohidas Mali, Temple priests, Shirdi villagers and Sai devotees were also present in large numbers. On the concluding day of the festival, at 05.05 am, Shri Sai Baba's Mangal Snan followed by Shirdi Majhe Pandharpur Aarti was performed. At 6:50 am, Deputy Chief Executive Officer Shri.Bhimraj Darade and his wife Smt.Vaishali Darade performed ritualistic worship of Holy Padukas at the Samadhi Mandir. Chief Executive Officer Shri.Goraksh Gadilkar and temple head Shri.Vishnu Thorat were also present on this occasion.
At 07.00 am, Sansthan Chief Executive Officer Shri.Goraksh Gadilkar and his wife Smt.Vandana Gadilkar performed Rudrabhishek Pooja at Gurusthan Temple. Deputy Chief Executive Officer Shri.Bhimraj Darade and temple head Shri.Vishnu Thorat were also present on this occasion.
After the kirtan, Dahihandi was broken by Shri.Pareshwar Babasaheb Kote, a descendant of Shri Saibaba's contemporary devotee Late Shri.Tatya Patil Kote in Samadhi Mandir. On this occasion, Deputy Chief Executive Officer Shri.Bhimraj Darade, Administrative Officer Shri.Sandeep Kumar Bhosale, Temple Chief Shri.Vishnu Thorat, Public Relations Officer Shri.Tushar Shelke, temple priests, Shirdi villagers and Sai devotees were present in large numbers.
Noon Aarti was held at 12.10 noon followed by Teerth Prasad. From 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm Sai Bhajan Sandhya program by The Golden Voice Studios, Mumbai was held. From 3.30 pm to 05.30 pm Sai Bhajan Sandhya from Smt. Pooja Rathore, Jaipur was be held. Dhoop Aarti was held at 6.30 pm. Evening 7:00 pm to night 9:30 pm Miraj Events, Mumbai performed Sai Bhajan Sandhya program. Shej Aarti was held at 10.00 pm. The audience responded enthusiastically to all theprogrammes. Sansthan felicitated the artist at the end of the programme on all 3 days of the festival. For the successful completion of Shri Ram Navami festival celebration, under the able guidance of Sansthan ad hoc committee chairman and chief district and sessions judge Smt. Anju Shende (Sonatakke), Committee Member and District Collector Dr.Pankaj Ashia, IAS, Chief Executive Officer Shri.Goraksh Gadilkar and Deputy Chief Executive Officer Shri.Bhimraj Darade,Administrative Officer Shri.Sandeep Kumar Bhosale, Smt.Pragya Mahandule-Sinare, Shri.Vishwanath Bajaj, Chief Accounts Officer Smt.Mangala Varade, Medical Director Dr. Shailesh Oak, Executive Engineer Shri.Bhikan Dabhade, Security Officer Shri.Rohidas Mali, all the department heads and employees have put in special efforts. Veteran Actor, Director and Sai Bandhu Shri.Manoj Kumar Goswami Passes Away - Courtesy : Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Trust (Shirdi) Press Release dated 4th April 2025 Veteran actor and director Shri Manoj Kumar Goswami passed away on 4th April 2025 at the age of 87 at Kokilaben Hospital in Mumbai after a prolonged illness. His death has cast grief among the entire film industry and Sai devotees.
Shri.Manoj Kumar, known for his patriotic films, created a lasting impression on the audience with films like Shaheed, Upkaar, Purab Aur Paschim and Roti Kapda Aur Makaan. His role in 1977 film "Shirdi Ke Saibaba" held a special place amongst Sai devotees. He portrayed the transformation journey of a doctor who came with a doubt to Shirdi and later developed deep faith in Sai Baba in a heartwarming manner. This film undoubtedly led to an increase in faith on Shirdi Sai Baba across the Country and the Globe as well. In honor of his invaluable contribution, the main road, Pimpalwadi Road in Shirdi, has been named “Manoj Kumar Goswami Road”. Shri.Manoj Kumar was honored with the prestigious awards of Padma Shri (1992) and Dadasaheb Phalke Award (2015). Shri Sai Baba Sansthan offered their humble tributes to the departed Soul at a function held in Shirdi today. Shri Sai Baba Sansthan and Shirdi villagers paid tribute to him at Shri Sai Baba Shatabdhi Mantap. A large number of officials, employees of Sansthan, Shirdi villagers and Sai devotees were present on this occasion. They all prayed to Lord Sai Baba to rest his soul in peace.
Shri Sainath Hospital Performs Succcessful Eye Transplant Surgery - Courtesy : Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Trust (Shirdi) Press Release dated 3rd April 2025 A successful eye transplant surgery was performed at Sainath Hospital thorugh the newly launched Sanshan's Eye bank on Shri.Bhagwan Anand Talekar, a resident of Bhokardan. He has gained clear vision through this surgery. Earlier, he was seeing through one eye that too with a blurred vision. However, after the surgery, he expressed satisfaction that he could see clearly and today after discharge, he had darshan of Shri Sai Baba. After darshan, he was felicitated by Public Relations Officer Shri.Tushar Shelke on behalf of Shri Sai Baba Sansthan. On this occasion, Sainath Hospital Medical Superintendent Dr. Maithili Pitambre, ophthalmologist Dr.Saudamini Nighute and organ donation campaign implementer Dr.Ashok Gavitre, hospital public relations officer Shri.Suresh Tolmare, Sister In-charge Smt.Vani and others were also present.
Shri.Talekar was suffering from visual impairment for the last few years. Dr.Saudamini Nighute, an expert at Sansthan's hospital successfully operated on him. After the surgery, he and his family were overjoyed as Shri.Talekar was able to experience clear vision for the first time. On behalf of Shri Sai Baba Sansthan, modern treatment methods and medical services are continuously being provided in both Sansthan hospitals for the better health of the patients. Many patients are undergoing free eye treatment and surgeries. Shri.Talekar thanked Shri Sai Baba Sansthan and the Hospital doctors for this successful treatment and expressed his happiness at the bright new life he has received after the surgery. Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Honours Dr.Ram Naik For His World Book of Records Feat - Courtesy : Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Trust (Shirdi) Press Release dated 3rd April 2025 Dr.Ram Naik's unparallel service to needy patients even after his retirement from Shri Sai Baba Sansthan is truely remarkable and has made him enter World Book of Records. Dr. Ram Naik, who spent 23 years of his life serving patients at Sai Sansthan's Sainath Hospital, set a record of treating 2.73 lakh patients and performing 60 thousand surgeries. His unparalleled service was recognized and honored recently by the London-based 'World Book of Records'.
Dr. Naik was supposed to retire from Sansthan services on 31st March 2025 as he completed his prescribed retiremenet age (60 years). However, seeing his loyalty and dedication towards patient service, the villagers of Shirdi and the Gram Panchayats of 11 villages of Rui, Nadurkhi, Khurd and Budruk, Sakuri, Pimpalwadi, Savalevihir Khurd and Budruk, Shingve, Nighoj, Nimgaon and Wakdi had demanded an extension of his tenure through a resolution and the employees of the hospital had also demanded an extension of his tenure through a resolution. Respecting his dedicated patient service and the demand of the people, Shri Sai Baba Sansthan has decided to give a two-year extension to Dr. Ram Naik.
Dr. Ram Naik's felicitation ceremony was organized by the doctors and staff of Sansthan hospital. Chief Executive Officer of Sansthan Shri.Goraksh Gadilkar (IAS) honoured Dr. Ram Naik who attended the function in hospital uniform. Speaking on the occasion, Shri.Gadilkar said that Sansthan will always be indebted to Dr.Ram Naik for his work in serving patients according to the teachings of Sai Baba 'Seva Paramo Dharmaha'. He said after God, a doctor is believed to be God. However, Dr.Ram Naik is a God amongst doctors. It is not possible for ordinary people to render such highly dedicated service without any expectations. Shri.Gadilkar also said that Dr.Ram Naik's service had won him a place in the hearts of thousands of people. On this occasion, Shri.Mahesh Vaidya of 'World Book of Records', Medical Director of the hospital Dr.Shailesh Oak, Deputy Medical Director Dr. Pritam Wadgave, Superintendent Dr. Maithili Pitambere, Public Relations Officer Shri.Suresh Tolmare, Front Desk Officer Smt.Najma Sayyad, and a large number of doctors and staff were also present. Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Chief Executive Officer Welcomes Palanquins Arriving For Shri Rama Navami Festival - Courtesy : Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Trust (Shirdi) Press Release dated 3rd April 2025 Every year, a large number of Palanquins arrive from various parts of the Country to Shirdi for the Shri Rama Navami festival. This year, Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Chief Executive Officer Shri.Goraksh Gadilkar, IAS, welcomed the palanquins coming for the Shri Rama Navami festival at Sinnar and participated in Padayatra along with them by walking along with the palanquins. During the Padayatra, he also patiently listened to the difficulties faced by Padayatris. The Padayatris expressed their satisfaction for this gesture by the CEO.
Shri.Goraksh Gadilkar inspected the arrangements made by Sansthan at various palanquin halting places for the palanquin bearers, including pavilions, drinking water, toilet vans, LED vans, bhajan kirtan programs, etc. He also instructed the staff present in respective halting places to ensure that Sai devotees who came along with palanquins do not face any inconvenience. Deputy Chief Executive Officer Shri.Bhimraj Darade, Public Relations Officer Shri.Tushar Shelke, Head of Information Technology Department Shri.Anil Shinde, Head of Vehicle Department Shri.Atul Wagh, Shri.Navnath Mathe and others were present on this occasion.
Preparation Complete For Shri Rama Navami Festival 2025 - Courtesy : Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Trust (Shirdi) Press Release dated 1st April 2025 Like every year, this year's 114th Shri Rama Navami Festival Celebration will be held from Saturday, 5th April 2025 to Monday, 7th April 2025 on behalf of Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Trust (Shirdi). Shri Sai Baba Sanstha has sent invitation cards of Shri Ram Navami festival to 1,73,034 member devotees and has invited them through e-mail as well.
Preparations for the Shri Rama Navami festival have been completed. Dwarakamai Mandal, Mumbai have erected a magnificent cutout of Lord Gajmukh Ganapati at the entrance of Gate No.4. Also, Dwarakamai Mandal Mumbai and Mumbai based Sai devotee Shri.Kapil Chadha have made attractive electric lighting decoration. An attractive flower decoration will be done with the generous donation from Saudi Arabia based Sai devotee Shri.Venkata Subramanian. Chief Executive Officer Shri.Goraksh Gadilkar also informed that during the three day period of festival, various religious and cultural programmes have been organized. Shri.Gadilkar said that Shri Rama Navami Festival was started way back in 1911 with the permission of Shri Sai Baba. Since then, this festival is celebrated in Shirdi with great enthusiasm. 87 palanquins groups have registered with Sansthan and are coming from different parts of India for the Shri Ram Navami festival. Considering possible heavy rush of devotees during the festival, with a view to provide smooth darshan and in order to protect devotees from heat, about 67,409 square feet Mantap have been erected inside temple area, Mangal Karyalaya, Sainagar Grounds and other places. Also, in order to provide additional accommodation to Sai devotees, about 38,790 square feet Mantap has been erected at Sai Bhaktaniwas Guest House (500 rooms), Sai Dharmashala and Sainagar Grounds by providing all amenities like Beds, water, electricity, Toilets and Security arrangements. In addition to this, in order to fecilitate accommodation for Padayatris who come along with Palanquins from Mumbai and surrounding areas like Khardi, Golbhan, Kasara Bypass, Latifwadi, Ghoti, Sinnar, Khopdi, Pangri, Vavi, Pathare, Dushingwadi, Maldhon and Jagde Phata etc to Shirdi, Shri Sai Baba Sansthan has set up about 1,17,000 square feet of Cloth Mantap at the places where palanquin stops all along Mumbai Shirdi highway by providing amenities like water and electricity. Bhajan and Kirtan programs have been organized at the palanquin stops for Sai devotees from this year onwards. Mobile toilet van has been arranged for Sai devotees who come with palanquins and LED vans have been arranged at the palanquin halting points for the publicity of Sai Baba. Shri.Valmikrao Kathkade from Kopergaon has provided 10 free wanter tankers along with drivers for which fuel and maintenance are being taken care of by Sansthan. Also, after the Padayatris arrive in Shirdi, accommodation for Padayatris will be provided at Sai Dharmashala at nominal rates. In order to provide emergency medical care to Padayatris on the way from Sinnar to Shirdi, a mobile medical team has been deployed. Also, for the convenience of Sai devotees during the summer season, summer cloth pavilions with palm leaf roofs have been erected in the temple area, Sai Prasadalaya and other guest houses maintained by Sansthan. It is planned that more than 2 lakh Sai devotees will partake Prasad Bhojan at Sri Sai Prasadalaya during the festival. During the three-day festival, different varieties of Sai Prasad bhojan will be served to Sai devotees. In order to provide Coffee, Tea and Milk to devotees easily arrangements have been made in and around darshan area, Sai Complex, Sai Ashram, Sai Dharmashala, Bhaktaniwas (500 rooms), Dwaravati Bhaktaniwas, Sai Udyan buillding premises, new darshan queue complex, Shantiniwas building, ground and first floor of darshan queue complex. In addition, First Aid Centres will be set up in front of Gurusthan Temple, Dixit Wada, new Darshan Queue Complex,Shantiniwas building queue complex, New Bhaktaniwas (500 rooms), Sai Ashram, Shri Sai Prasadalaya, Shri Sai Baba Samadhi Mandir Shatabdi Mantap near Maruti Mandir and other places along with Ambulances deployed at these places to provide medical services. Extra Buses have been arranged for devotees to commute from Sai Baba Samadhi Mandir to Shri Sai Ashram, Shri Sai Baba Bhaktaniwas Guest House, Shri Sai Dharmashala and Shri Sai Prasadalaya. In order to make Prasad Laddu Packets easily avalable to devotees during the festival period, 180 quintals of Bundi/Laddu Prasad will be prepared. Also, Laddu Sales Counters have been set up at Sai Mangal Karyalaya, near Gate No.1, Open Air Theatre in front of Dwarakamai, Sai Complex adjacent to Maruti Mandir, Sri Sai Prasadalaya, Sevadham building, Shirdi Airport and all other guest houses. Plans are afoot to set up additional Laddu Sales Counters as and when required. Also, Security Personnel from Sansthan security department, police officers and staff, rapid action force, bomb detection teams have been deployed to keep security in the temple area and Shirdi town. Also, a joint anti enforcement team comprising of Sri Sai Baba Sansthan, Shirdi Police Administration and Shirdi Municipal Corporations have been kept ready. Various religious and cultural programmes have been organized during the festival. On the occasion of Shri Rama Navami Celebration on Saturday, 5th April 2025, there will be Kakad Aarti at 5.15 am. At 5.45 am a procession will be taken out with a Shri Sai Baba Photo and Pothi. At 6.00 am, there will be continuous recital of Holy Shri Sai Satcharitra at Dwarakamai followed by Holy bath for Shri Sai Baba and darshan at 6.20 am. Ritualistic worship of Holy Padukas at Samadhi Mandir will be held at 7:00 am. From 10:00 am to 12:00 noon Pandit Krishnend Wadikar from Shri Kshetra Narasobawadi will perform "Ram Rangi Rangale" programme. There will be Noon Aarti at 12.30 Noon followed by Teerth-Prasad. Sai Bhajan Programme from Adv.Sai Ashish, New Delhi will be held between 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm. Keertan will be performed between 4 pm and 6 pm by Hari Bhakta Parayan Shri.Vikram Nandedkar from Srimad Sadguru Shri Dasganu Maharaj Pratishtan, Gorte, Nandad. Dhoop Aarti will be performed at 6.30 pm. From evening 7:00 pm to night 9:30 pm Anand Yatri is a program by Swarashri Pratishthan, Mumbai (Divyang artists) will be held. A procession of Shri Sai Baba Palanquin from Chavadi will be taken out through Shirdi Town at 9.15 pm. After the procession returns, Shej Aarti will be performed at 10.30 pm. Dwarakamai will be kept open for throughout the night on this day for reading the Holy Scripture.
On the main day of festival on Sunday, 6th April 2025, Kakad Aarti will be performed at 5.15 am followed by conclusion of Akhanda Parayan at 5.45 am. After the completion of Akhanda Parayan, there will be a procession of Shri Sai Baba Photo and Pothi. Holy Bath for Shri Sai Baba will be held at 6.20 with the arrival of water filled vessels (Kavadi) followed by Darshan. Ritualistic worship of Holy Padukas at Samadhi Mandir will be held at 7:00 am. Shri Ram Janma Keertan will be held at the stage near Samadhi Temple between 10 am and 12 noon by Hari Bhakta Parayan Shri.Vikram Nandedkar from Srimad Sadguru Shri Dasganu Maharaj Pratishtan, Gorte, Nandad. Noon Aarti will be held at 12.30 noon. From 1:30 pm to 3:00 pm Shri.Alok Mishra from Sai Aas Foundation, New Delhi will perform Sai Bhajan Sandhya programme. From 3:30 pm to 5:30 pm, Shri. Vijay Gujar, Mumbai will perform Sai Bhajan Sandhya program. At 4 pm there will be flag procession followed by procession of Shri Sai Baba Chariot throughout Shirdi Town at 5 pm. After the procession returns, Dhoop Aarti will be performed at 6.30 pm. Evening 7:00 pm to night 10:00 pm Shri.Manhar Udhas from Mumbai will be peforming Sai Bhajan Sandhya programme. A program by the intended artists will be held between 10 pm and 5 am next day in front of Shri Sai Baba at the Samadhi Mandir. As this is also the main day of celebrations, Samadhi Mandir will be kept open throughout the entire night for darshan. Therefore the regular Shej Aarti on 6th April 2025 and early morning Kakad Aarti on 7th April 2025 will not be held. On the concluding day of festival i.e., on Monday, 7th April 2025, the holy bath for Shri Sai Baba and Darshan will be performed at 6:00 am. Ritualistic worship of Holy Padukas at Samadhi Mandir will be held at 6:50 am. Rudrabhishek will be performed at Gurusthan Temple at 7.00 am. Gopal Kala Keertan will be held from 10:00 am to 12:00 noon by Hari Bhakta Parayan Shri.Vikram Nandedkar from Srimad Sadguru Shri Dasganu Maharaj Pratishtan, Gorte, Nandad followed by Dahi Handi breaking ceremony. Noon Aarti will be held at 12.10 noon followed by Teerth Prasad. From 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm Sai Bhajan Sandhya program by The Golden Voice Studios, Mumbai will be held. From 3.30 pm to 05.30 pm Sai Bhajan Sandhya from Smt. Pooja Rathore, Jaipur will be held. Dhoop Aarti will be held at 6.30 pm. Evening 7:00 pm to night 9:30 pm Miraj Events, Mumbai will hold a Sai Bhajan Sandha program. Shej Aarti will be held at 10.00 pm. Shri.Goraksh Gadilkar also said that Keertan Programmes on 5th, 6th and 7th April 2025 will be held on Shri Sai Baba Samadhi Shatabdi Mantap near Maruti Mandir. Sai devotees who wish to participate in the continuous recitation (Akhanda Parayan) of Shri Sai Sachcharitra to be held at Dwarkamai Mandir on the first day of the festival should register their names at the donation counter number 1 on Friday, 4th April 2025 from 1:00 PM to 5:20 PM. On the same day, at 5:30 PM, the names of those who are selected for the parayana will be selected by drawing lots at the Mukh Darshan stage inside Samadhi Mandir. Also, those who would like to participate in the intended Artists programme to be held on the main day of the festival i.e., on Sunday, 6th April 2025 from 10:00 PM to 6:00 am., interested artists should register their names in advance on the same day in the announcement room next to the Samadhi Mandir. Shri.Gadilkar has appealed to all Sai devotees to attend this festival and enhance the beauty of the festival. In order to ensure Shri Rama Navami festival a grand success, under the able guidance of Sansthan ad hoc committee chairman and chief district and sessions judge Smt. Anju Shende (Sonatakke), Committee Member and District Collector Dr.Pankaj Ashia, IAS, Chief Executive Officer Shri.Goraksh Gadilkar and Deputy Chief Executive Officer Shri.Bhimraj Darade,, all the administrative officers, Security Officers, Heads of all departments and all Sansthan employees are putting maximum effort. Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Announce Five Lakh Insurance Coverage For Sai Devotees Taking Darshan Of Shri Sai Baba - Courtesy : Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Trust (Shirdi) Press Release dated 1st April 2025 A large number of devotees flock to Shirdi to have darshan of Shri Sai Baba by carrying Palanquins and by means of various private or public transport vehicles. Shri Sai Baba Sansthan has announced an insurance coverage of Rs.5 Lakh for such Sai devotees in case of any unfortunate incident while they are on their way from their respective homes to Shirdi. It may be noted here that there are arge number of Sai devotees who come to Shirdi from various places by foot (padayatra) carrying Sai Baba's palanquin. In case any unfortunate incident happens while coming to Shirdi by Padayatra, such Sai devotees or their heirs will get the benefit of this scheme. However, in order to avail this benefit, the palanquin group coming to Shirdi must have officially registered the name of its group, the names of the participants along with their Aadhaar numbers with Shri Sai Baba Sansthan. Similarly, if any unfortunate incident occurs while coming to Shirdi by private or public transport vehicles, such Sai devotees will also get the benefit of this insurance cover. However, these Sai devotees must have registered in advance for any of the facilities provided by Shri Sai Baba Sansthan, such as online Bhaktanivas room booking, VIP Aarti Pass / Darshan Pass / Satyanarayan Puja Pass / Abhishek Puja Pass. Male and female Sai devotees belongbing to any age who have registered will also get the benefit of this scheme. The heirs of Sai devotees who meet with an unfortunate incident on the road while coming to Shirdi will get an amount of Rs.5 lakh as accidental insurance coverage from this insurance policy. Sansthan Chief Executive Officer Shri.Goraksh Gadilkar has appealed to all Sai devotees and palanquin groups to take note of this scheme. Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Celebrate Gudi Padwa - The Maharashtra New Year - Courtesy : Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Trust (Shirdi) Press Release dated 30th March 2025 On this auspicious occasion of Gudi Padwa festival today, Gudi was erected on the top of Shri Sai Baba Samadhi Mandir. Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Chief Executive Officer Shri.Goraksh Gadilkar and his wife Smt.Vandana Gadilkar performed the ceremonial pooja of the Gudi and erected on the Golden Kalash atop Samadhi Mandir. Chairman of the Ad Hoc Committee of Shri Sai Baba Sansthan and Chief District and Sessions Judge Smt.Anju Shende (Sonatakke), Deputy Chief Executive Officer Shri.Bhimraj Darade and his wife Smt.Vaishali Darade, Accounts Officer Shri.Avinash Kulkarni, Temple Department Head Shri.Vishnu Thorat and Public Relations Officer Shri.Tushar Shelke were present on this occasion.
Like every year, this year also the local festival of Gudi Padwa was celebrated by Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Trust, Shirdi with utmost fervor. On the occasion of Gudi Padwa, the Samadhi Mandir and its surroundings were decorated with attractive flowers with the genrous donation of Shri. Taresh Anand from United States of America.
Shri Sai Baba is revered by millions of devotees from all over the Country and abroad. Hence, devotees donate generously to Shri Sai Baba. Likewise, on the occasion of Gudi Padwa festival, Smt.Priyanshi Akshay Khullar, a resident of Shirdi, offered an attractive plate weighing 709.600 grams worth Rs. 70,250 to Shri Sai Baba.
First Successful Eye Transplant From Shri Sai Baba Sansthan's Eye Bank. A Blind Woman Gets New Sight - Courtesy: SSST, Shirdi News Dated 28th March 2025 First Eye Transplant Surgery was successfully performed today through the newly launched Eye Bank at Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Hospital. This surgery has given new vision to Smt.Sheetal Shivaji Pathve, a blind Woman from Akole in Ahilyanagar district of Maharashtra. Last week, Sansthan's eye bank recorded its first eye donation. With the help of this eye donation, Sansthan's Ophthalmologist Dr.Saudamini Nighute and her team skillfully performed the eye transplant surgery today. This historic event has added a new chapter to Sansthan's healthcare services.
Sai devotees may recall here that due to the earnest initiative of Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Chief Executive Officer Shri.Goraksh Gadilkar (IAS) in collaboration with Chennai-based Sai devotee Dr.Konda Sangeeta Reddy, a state-of-the-art eye bank was recently established at Sansthan hospital. This initiative will provide light to many visually impaired people. After the successful surgery, the patient worshipped Saibaba idol at Sainath Hospital and Chief Executive Officer Shri.Goraksh Gadilkar felicitated the patient and the doctors who performed the surgery and their team. On this occasion, Medical Director Lt.Col. Dr. Shailesh Oak (Retd.), Incharge Deputy Medical Director Dr. Pritam Wadgave, Incharge Medical Superintendent Dr.Maithili Pitambere, Dr.Ahire of District Hospital, Dr.Anagha Vikhe of Sainath Hospital, Dr.Akshay Kumar Sathe, Dr.Govind Kalate, Dr.Ashok Gavitre, Public Relations Officer Shri.Tushar Shelke, Public Relations Officer (Hospitals) Shri.Suresh Tolmare, Head Nurse Smt.Najma Syed and other dignitaries were also present.
On this occasion, Sansthan Chief Executive Officer appealed to the people to make a pledge to donate eyes by creating awareness about eye donation and to make efforts to ensure that more and more needy patients get eye sight. Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Launches "Talk With SaI" AI Chatbot On Sansthan Official Webiste - Courtesy: SSST, Shirdi News Dated 28th March 2025 Shri Saibaba Sansthans Chief Executive Officer Shri.Goraksh Gadilkar inaugurated the State-of-the-Art AI chatbot ‘Talk with Sai’ on its official website. With this new facility, Sai devotees and tourists will be able to easily get all the important information related to Shri Sai Baba and Shirdi with just one click.
Deputy Chief Executive Officer Shri.Bhimraj Darade, Administrative Officers Shri.Sandeep Kumar Bhosale, Smt.Pragya Mahandule-Sinare, Shri.Vishwanath Bajaj, Accounts Officer Shri.Avinash Kulkarni, Public Relations Officer Shri.Tushar Shelke, Head of IT Department Shri.Anil Shinde, Shri.Ramesh Pujari, Shri.Sanjay Girme as well as Shri.Kiran Kumar Reddy and Shri.Tanmay Mirane from M/s.TCS Company were present at the inauguration ceremony. The chatbot facility ‘Talk with Sai’ will enable Sai devotees around the World to easily get all the information about Shri Sai Baba’s life, teachings and Sai Baba Sansthan. It will provide information about online services, temple programs, festivals and religious places and devotees will get instant answers to their doubts and questions. Currently, this facility is made available in English and Marathi and will soon be launched in other regional languages as well. Shri Sai Baba Sansthan is always providing new facilities to serve Sai devotees. Chief Executive Officer Shri.Goraksh Gadilkar expressed the hope that with the help of this new AI technology, Sai devotees will get faster, more accurate and easier information. Shri Sai Baba Hospital, Shirdi Receives State-of-the-Art Computer Equipments Donation Worth Rs.12.5 Lakhs - Courtesy: SSST, Shirdi News Dated 25th March 2025 Dr.Shriram Iyer, Director of Mumbai-based M/s.Prisma Global Limited and a Sai devotee, donated state-of-the-art servers, storage and workstations worth around Rs.12.5 lakhs to Shri Sai Baba Hospital run under the auspices of Shri Sai Baba Sansthan in order to implement the PACS System. The inauguration ceremony of these Computer equipments was organized at Shri Sai Baba Hospital. Donor Dr.Shriram Iyer handed over the facility to the hospital through Sansthan Deputy Chief Executive Officer Shri.Bhimraj Darade. Shri.Amitabh Roy Choudhary, Shri.Hari Janardhan, Shri.Mayur Topar and Shri.Rajat Bhose were the prominent dignitaries presences on this occasion.
This state-of-the-art computer equipment will make the PACS system more efficient and will help in preserving medical data for a long time. For this significant contribution, Dr.Shriram Iyer was felicitated by Sansthan with a Sai Baba idol and a shawl. Sansthan Hospital expressed special thanks to the donor for providing this state-of-the-art facility. The tireless efforts of Sansthan's IT department to implement this system were specially appreciated. It was only due to their dedicated contribution that this state-of-the-art system could be successfully installed at Shri Sai Baba Hospital. On this occasion, Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Hospital Medical Director Lt.Col (retd) Dr. Shailesh Oak, Dr. Umesh Vyavahare, Public Relations Officer Shri.Tushar Shelke, IT Department Head Shri.Anil Shinde, Shri.Sai Prasad Jori, Assistant Front Desk Officer Smt.Manda Thorat, Hospital Public Relations Officer Shri.Suresh Tolmare as well as all the hospital staff were present. This significant computer donation will make Shri Sai Baba Hospital's medical services more effective and sophisticated. Pune Based Garudkar Couple Donate Gold Necklace Worth Rs.4,51,894/- To Shri Sai Baba - Courtesy: SSST, Shirdi News Dated 20th March 2025 Millions of devotees from all over the Country and abroad have utmost faith in Shri Sai Baba. Due to this faith, they donate generously to Shri Sai Baba. Likewise, on 20th March 2025, Pune resident Sai devotees Smt. Sheetal Rajendra Garudkar and Shri.Rajendra Muralidhar Garudkar offered a gold necklace with attractive embroidery weighing 55.700 grams at the lotus feet of Shri Sai Baba. The price of this necklace is Rs.4,51,894/-. This beautiful embroidery necklace was offered at the lotus feet of Sai Baba and later handed over to Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Chief Executive Officer Shri.Goraksh Gadilkar. After that, on behalf of Shri Sai Baba Sansthan, Chief Executive Officer Shri.Goraksh Gadilkar, felicitated the donating Sai devotees by giving them shawl and an idol of Shri Sai Baba. Deputy Chief Executive Officer Shri.Bhimraj Darade, Chief Accountant Smt.Mangala Varade, Administrative Officers Shri.Sandeep Kumar Bhosale, Smt.Pragya Mahandule-Sinare, Public Relations Officer Shri.Tushar Shelke and Temple Incharge Shri.Vishnu Thorat were also present on this occasion.
Shri Sainath Eye Bank Opened At Shri Sainath Hospital, Shirdi - Courtesy: SSST, Shirdi News Dated 14th March 2025 Shri Sainath Eye Bank was inaugurated by donor Sai devotee Dr.Konda Sangeeta Reddy on 13th March 2025 at Sansthan's Shri Sainath Hospital (Room 200). Shri Saibaba Sansthan's Chief Executive Officer Shri.Goraksh Gadilkar (IASS) and Deputy Chief Executive Officer Shri.Bhimraj Darade were also present on the occasion. Sansthan Chief Executive Officer had made special efforts to start an eye bank in the name of Shri Sai Baba at the Shri Sainath hospital and today, his efforts have been successful and the Maharashtra Government has granted all the required approvals to Sansthan to start an eye bank.
Speaking on the occasion, donor Sai devotee Dr.Konda Sangeeta Reddy said that through this eye bank, many visually impaired people will be able to get Vision and at the same time a facility for Eye donation after death has been created in Shirdi. Therefore, this facility will benefit a large number of needy patients coming to Shirdi and their lives will be blessed by Shri Sai Baba. All the employees of Shri Sainath Hospital have continued the legacy of Shri Sai Baba's medical service with great devotion. She also said that she is overwhelmed by the work by Shri Sainath Hospital Staff Members.
Chief Executive Officer thanked the donor Sai devotee and felicitated her with Shri Sai Baba's idol and a shawl. He also stated that It is only with the blessings of our donors that Sansthan was able to continue the legacy of Shri Sai Baba's patient service. On this occasion, Medical Director Lt. Col. Dr. Shailesh Oak, Sainath Hospital Medical Director Dr. Pritam Wadgave, Medical Superintendent Dr.Maithili Pitambre, Dr. Padma, Dr. Ajit Patil, Dr. Soudamini Nighute, Dr. Anagha Vikhe, Dr. Yogesh Gethe, Dr. Ashok Gavitre, Dr. Ujjwala Kale, Dr. Madhura Joshi, Public Relations Officer Shri.Suresh Tolmare, Nursing Superintendent Smt.Najma Syed and other employees were present. Public Relations Officer Shri.Suresh Tolmare coordinated the program while Superintendnet Dr.Mailthili Pitambare gave introduction to the programme. M/s.Sina E-Bike Company donates E-BIKE to Shri Sai Baba Sansthan - Courtesy: SSST, Shirdi News Dated 14th March 2025 M/s.Sina E-Bike Company donated its E-Bike to Shri Sai Baba Sansthan at a funtion held on 14th March 2025. Ritualistic puja of the bike was performed on behalf of Sansthan on the occasion. On this occasion, the owner of M/s.Sina E-Bike Company, Shirdi Shri.Santosh Jnaneshwar Udavant handed over the key of the two-wheeler to Shri. Bhimraj Darade , Sansthan Deputy Chief Executive Officer. After that, the donors were felicitated by the Deputy Chief Executive Officer. On this occasion, Aadministrative officer Shri.Sandeep Kumar Bhosale, head of vehicle department Shri.Atul Wagh and other dignitaries were also present.
Inauguration of Sports Facilities At Sansthan Educational Complex - Courtesy: SSST, Shirdi News Dated 13th March 2025 Shri Sai Baba Sansthan has newly built fully equipped Sports facility at Sansthan Educational Complex in order to provide various sports facilities for students to create new opportunities in the field of sports. The newly built sports complex include excellent quality sports grounds, swimming pool, badminton hall, table tennis hall and carrom hall.
The inauguration ceremony of this sports facility was held on the occasion of Hutashani Pournima (Holi). Sansthan Chief Executive Officer (IAS) Shri.Goraksh Gadilkar inaugurated the new sports facility. The ceremony was attended by the Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Sansthan Shri.Bhimraj Darade, Administrative Officer Shri. Sandeep Kumar Bhosale, Administrative Officer of Sansthan Educational Complex Shri.Vishwanath Bajaj, Principal of Shri Saibaba Kanya Vidya Mandir and Junior College Shri.Gangadhar Varghude, Principal of Shri Saibaba Senior College Shri.Autade, as well as all the sports teachers of Sansthan Educational Complex. In addition, engineers from Sansthan Construction department, representatives from M/s.Nyati Construction and Shandar Construction were also present. The dignitaries present expressed their belief that these new sports facilities will enable students to prove their mettle at the national and international Sports Competitions.
Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Celebrate Holi Festival - Courtesy: SSST, Shirdi News Dated 13th March 2025 Like every year, Shri Sai Baba Sansthan celebrated Holi Festival on 13th March 2025. On this occasion, in front of Shri Gurusthan Temple, Sansthan Chief Executive Officer Shri.Goraksh Gadilkar and his wife, Smt.Vandana Gadilkar performed riutalistic Holi puja and lit the Holi. On this occasion, Sansthan Deputy Chief Executive Officer Shri.Bhimraj Darade, Administrative Officers Shri.Sandeep Kumar Bhosale, Smt.Pragya Mahandule-Sinare, Temple Department Head Shri.Vishnu Thorat, Public Relations Officer Shri.Tushar Shelke, temple priests, Shirdi villagers and Sai devotees were present in large numbers.
With the generous donation from United Kingdom Sai devotee Shri.Akhil Gupta, Samadhi Mandir and its surroundings were beautifully deocated with attractive flowers.
M/s.TVS Company Donates TVS MAX EV Electric Rickshaw to Shri Sai Baba Sansthan - Courtesy: SSST, Shirdi News Dated 5th March 2025 With the aim for providing more facilities in the service of Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Trust, M/s. TVS Company donated a 3-wheeled electric rickshaw, TVS MAX EV at a function held on 5th March 2025. After performing the ritualistic puja to the vehicle on behalf of Sansthan, M/s. TVS Motors CEO Shri.K. N. Radhakrishnan handed over the key of the vehicle to Shri Sai Baba Sansthan CEO Shri.Goraksh Gadilkar.
Later, on behalf of Shri Sai Baba Sansthan, Chief Executive Officer Shri.Goraksh Gadilkar felicitated Shri.K.N. Radhakrishnan with a shawl and a Shri Sai Baba's idol. The event was attended by M/s. TVS Company's Regional Sales Manager Shri.Manpreet Singh Chhabra, Service Regional Manager Shri.Saurav Ghorai, Area Manager Shri.Ashish Jaiswal, as well as Sansthan's Deputy Chief Executive Officer Shri.Bhimraj Darade, Administrative Officers Shri.Sandeep Kumar Bhosale, Shri.Vishwanath Bajaj, Executive Engineer Shri.Bhikan Dabhade and Head of Vehicle Department Atul Wagh.
It is noteworthy to mention here that M/s.TVS Company has already donated 11 two-wheelers and 2 three-wheelers to Shri Sai Baba Sansthan. Shri Sai Baba Sansthan expressed its special gratitude to M/s.TVS Company for their cooperation. Gandhidham Gujarat's Jai Sai Foundation Donates Medical Equipment Worth Rs.21 Lakhs to Shri Sai Baba Hospital - Courtesy: SSST, Shirdi News Dated 1st March 2025 As per the teaching "Service to patients is service to God" of Shri Sai Baba, Shri Sainath Hospital and Shri Sai Baba Hospital, run under the auspices of Shri Sai Baba Sansthan ensures that patients are provided with the best medical care. Many Sai devotees out of their faith contribute in the form of donations for various activities of Shri Sai Baba Sansthan. In a similar spirit of service, Sai devotees Shri.Hasija Rajeev Kumar, Shri.Hasija Manu, Shri.Mohit Jaidka and Smt.Vinky Lumba donated a TMT MACHINE and GIESTER SURGICAL INSTRUMENT SET worth Rs.21 lakhs to Shri Sai Baba Hospital on behalf of Jai Sai Foundation, Gandhidham, Gujarat.
Sansthan Chief Executive Officer Shri.Goraksh Gadilkar (I.A.S.), congratulated and felicitated the donor Sai devotees. The dedication and worship of the equipments was done by Sai devotees Shri.Hasija Rajiv Kumar, Shri.Hasija Manu, Shri.Mohit Jaidka and Smt.Vinky Lumbain the presence of the Medical Director of Shri Saibaba Hospital, Lt. Col. Dr. Shailesh Oak (Retd.) and Deputy Medical Director Dr. Pritam Wadgave.
With these state-of-the-art devices, examinations and surgeries in the Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery departments can be performed with more effective technology, which will greatly benefit the patients. Sansthan CEO Shri.Goraksh Gadilkar expressed heartfelt gratitude to Jai Sai Foundation for this invaluable contribution and also said that these kind of charitable activities are strengthening the teachings of Sai Baba. Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Gets FCRA License To Accept Foreign Donations - Courtesy: SSST, Shirdi News Dated 28th February 2025 A Good News for Overseas Sai devotees! Shri Sai Baba Sansthan now accepts donation from Sai devotees who comes for Sai Baba's darshan in foreign currency. With the permission given by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, devotees will now be able to offer donations through foreign currency notes, cheques and other similar means. A large number of devotees from all over the Country and Abroad flock to Shirdi to have darshan of Shri Sai Baba. Various options like cash, online, UPI, money order, cheque-DD are available for devotees to offer donations. Shri Sai Baba Sansthan now offers the option of accepting donations in foreign currencies as well. Shri Saibaba Sansthan Chief Executive Officer Shri.Goraksh Gadilkar, IAS, informed that with the permission of the Union Home Ministry, Sansthan has renewed its registration for accepting donations in foreign currency. Due to this, devotees from across the Country and abroad will now be able to offer donations more easily. Shri.Gadilkar also said that devotees who wish to donate through foreign currency or cheque can do so at the donation counter, Dakshinapeti, Shri Sai Baba Temple premises, or online. Shri Sai Library & Study Room Opened For Sai Devotees In Shirdi - Courtesy: SSST, Shirdi News Dated 27th February 2025 On Thursday, 27th February 2025 at 10.30 am, a new initiative “Shri Saibaba Library and Study Room” was inaugurated at Sainath Chhaya building of Sansthan located on the south side of Gurusthan Temple by Sai devotee Shri.Chandrabhanu Satpathy (Guruji), President of Shirdi Sai Global Foundation, New Delhi. On this occasion, Shri.Satpathy (Guruji) gifted Sansthan with some old original photocopies of Sainathprabha and Sai Leela Magazine copies pertaining to 1919 edition. After this, on behalf of Shirdi Sai Baba Sansthan , Chief Executive Officer Shri.Goraksh Gadilkar felicitated Shri.Satpathy (Guruji) by presenting him with a shawl and Shri Sai Baba's idol.
On this occasion, Shri Sai Baba Sansthan's Deputy Chief Executive Officer Shri.Sandeep Kumar Bhosale, Administrative Officers Smt.Pragya Mahandule-Sinare, Shri.Vishwanath Bajaj, Executive Engineer Shri.Bhikan Dabhade, Head of Publications Department Smt.Sunita Sonawane, as well as heads of various departments, journalists, villagers and Sai devotees were present.
Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Starts Free Prasad Bhojan Coupon Distribution Intiative - Courtesy: SSST, Shirdi News Dated 6th February 2025 Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Chief Executive Officer Shri.Goraksh Gadilkar inagurated the Free Prasad Bhojan and Breakfast Packet Coupon distribution intiative at the Udhi-Laddu Prasad distribution counter near Gurusthan by symbolically handing over coupons to Sai devotees who came for Shri Sai Baba's darshan on 6th February 2025. Deputy Chief Executive Officer Shri.Sandeep Kumar Bhosale, Head of Temple Department Shri.Vishnu Thorat, Head of Prasadalaya Department Shri.Sanjay Shinde and other dignitaries were also present on this occasion.
Free Prasad Bhojan and Breakfast coupons were distributed to Sai devotees who had darshan of Shri Sai Baba after morning's Kakad Aarti. Only after showing these coupons, admission to the main Prasad Bhojan hall at Shri Sai Prasadalaya will be granted. Coupons will be collected at the time of entry inside Shri Sai Prasadalaya.
Also, free breakfast packets will be distributed at the breakfast packet counter by collecting coupons for breakfast packets. With the introduction of this new system by Sansthan administration, Sai devotees will get the experience of well-organized and safe Prasad Bhojan distriubtion. M/s.TVS Company Gifts Two Wheeler To Shri Sai Baba Sansthan - Courtesy: SSST, Shirdi News Dated 5th February 2025 M/s.TVS Company donated JUPITER-113-SXC two-wheeler motorcycle to Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Trust, Shirdi at a function held on 5th February 2025. The vehicle was duly worshipped by Sansthan on the occasion.
On this occasion, TVS Motors Vice President Shri U. Selvam handed over the keys of the two-wheeler and a cheque for Rs.2,60,000/- being the price of the TVS X EV to Sansthan CEO Shri.Goraksh Gadilkar. Thereafter, Shri.Goraksh Gadilkar, CEO felicitated Shri U. Selvam.
It is interesting to note here that M/s. TVS Company has previously donated 10 two-wheelers and 2 three-wheelers to Shri Sai Baba Sansthan. TVS Company's Area Manager Shri.Abhijit Vyas, Sansthan's Deputy CEO Shri.Sandeep Kumar Bhosale, Executive Engineer Shri.Bhikan Dabhade and Vehicle Department Head Shri.Atul Wagh were also present on this occasion. Tributes Payed Martyrs' On the occasion of Martyrs' Day - Courtesy: SSST, Shirdi News Dated 30th January 2025 Tributes were paid to the Martyrs' at Shri Saibaba Samadhi Mandir and its surroundings at exactly 11 am on 30th January 2025 on the occasion of Martyrs' day.
Shri Saibaba Sansthan Celebrate Republic Day with Utmost Enthusiasm - Courtesy: SSST, Shirdi News Dated 26th January 2025 Shri Saibaba Sansthan celebrated Republic Day on 26th January 2025 with great enthusiasm at the new educational complex grounds of Sansthan Educational Complex. Sansthan Chief Executive Officer Shri.Goraksh Gadilkar hoisted the national Tri-Colour on the occasion. On this occasion, Shri.Mahendra Dhawale, Deputy Director of the Directorate of Silk, Nagpur, Sansthan Administrative Officers Smt.Pragya Mahandule-Sinare, Shri.Vishwanath Bajaj, Executive Engineer Shri.Bhikan Dabhade, Chief Accounts Officer Smt.Mangala Varade, Chief Security Officer Shri.Rohidas Mali along with various department heads, staff, faculty, students and parents were present in large numbers.
Chief Executive Officer Shri.Goraksh Gadilkar wished all the participants a happy Republic Day on the occasion and informed them about the various initiatives being taken towards the progress of the Sansthan educational complex. He emphasized on the initiatives being taken to provide quality guidance to students for Navodaya Exam, Scholarship Exam, as well as CET, NEET and JEE exams. He also said that efforts are underway to provide German and Japanese language classes for ITI students, as well as to purchase sports equipment to encourage students in sports.
In the program, Security Department, Fire and Safety Department, students from Sansthan Educational Complex and students of Shri Saibaba Kanya Vidya Mandir presented parades, drills and adventure games. Teacher Shri.Rajendra Kohkade coordinated the program. Saibaba English Medium School wins Maths Science Exhibition for the second consecutive year - Courtesy: SSST, Shirdi News Dated 22nd January 2025 The students of Shri Saibaba English Medium School, run under the auspices of Shri Saibaba Sansthan have achieved remarkable success for the second consecutive year in the recently organized Rahata Taluka Level Mathematics, Science and Environment Exhibition by Shri Chhatrapati Shivaji Vidyalaya, Pathre Budruk. In the primary section, Kum.Chaitanya Suyog Vani secured second position in the science group for classes 1st to 5th standard, while Shri.Arthav Machhindra Khairnar secured second position in the science group for classes 6th to 8th standard respectively. These students were guided by Smt.Charushila Ghadge and Shri. Amol Nirmal respectively. A total of 262 equipments were displayed in the exhibition in which about 105 schools from Rahata taluk had participated. The exhibition concluded with the prize distribution ceremony on the third day. The chief guest Smt. Dhanashreetai Sujay Vikhe Patil distiributed the prizes to the winners. On this occasion, the Group Education Officer of Rahata Panchayat Samiti, Shri.Rajesh Pawase and other dignitaries were also present. The special thing that needs a mention is that Shri.Arthav Machhindra Khairnar has been selected for the district-level Mathematics, Science and Environment Exhibition. For this success of Shri Saibaba English Medium School, Shirdi, the Chairperson of the Ad Hoc Committee, Hon. Smt. Anju Shende (Sonatke), Principal District and Sessions Judge, Ahilyanagar Shri. Siddharam Salimath, District Collector and Member, Ad Hoc Committee, as well as Chief Executive Officer, Shri.Goraksh Gadilkar, Deputy Chief Executive Officer Shri.Sandeep Kumar Bhosale, Administrative Officers Smt.Pragya Mahandule-Sinare, Shri. Vishwanath Bajaj, Accounts Officer Shri.Avinash Kulkarni, Principal of the school, Shri.Asif Tamboli (Secondary Section) and Headmistress (Primary Section) Smt.Shilpa Pujari congratulated the meritorious students. Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Opens New Donation Counter - Courtesy: SSST, Shirdi News Dated 16th January 2025 Shri Saibaba Sansthan Ad Hoc Committee Chairman and Chief District and Sessions Judge Smt. Anju S. Shende (Sontakke) inaugurated the new Donation Counter at Gate No.1 at a function held on 16th January 2025. On the occasion, Sansthan Chief Executive Officer Shri.Goraksh Gadilkar, Administrative Officers Smt.Pragya Mahandule-Sinare, Shri.Vishwanath Bajaj, Chief Accounts Officer Smt.Mangala Varade, Public Relations Officer Shri.Tushar Shelke, Head of Information Technology Department Shri.Anil Shinde, Head of Fire Department Shri.Pratap Kote, Junior Engineer of Construction Department Shri.Swapnil Gaikwad, Head of Sai Prasad Niwasthan Department Shri.Pravin Mirajkar and other dignitaries were also present.
On this occasion, the contractor Shri.Mahesh Dange, who completed the work of the donation office, was felicitated by Shri Saibaba Sansthan Ad Hoc Committee President and Chief District and Sessions Judge Anju S. Shende (Sontakke). Also, a Kolkata-based Sai devotee Shri.Prabal Pramanik donated Rs.1 lakh by way of cheque in the new donation counter. On behalf of Shri Saibaba Sansthan, Shri.Prabal Pramanik was felicitated by Sansthan Chief Executive Officer Shri.Goraksh Gadilkar. Sai Devotee Offers Rs.5,73,430/- Worth Gold Chain To Shri Sai Baba - Courtesy: SSST, Shirdi News Dated 14th January 2025 It has been a practice amongst Sai devotees to donate generously at the lotus feet of Shri Sai Baba to express their faith in Him. Likewise, on the eve of Makara Sankranti, on 13th January 2025, Shri.S.Vadivel, a sai devotee from Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu offered an attractive Gold Chain weighing 80 grams at the lotus feet of Shri Sai Baba. The price of this Gold chain is Rs.5,73,430/- only.
This beautiful gold chain was offered at the feet of Shri Sai Baba and later handed over to Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Chief Executive Officer Shri.Goraksh Gadilkar. On this occasion, Sansthan Chief Executive Officer Shri.Goraksh Gadilkar felicitated the donor Shri.S.Vadivel.
Excellent Flower Decoration On The Occasion of Makara Sankranti - Courtesy: SSST, Shirdi News Dated 14th January 2025 On the occasion of Makar Sankranti, Shri Sai Baba Samadhi Mandir and temple premises were decorated with attractive flowers with the donation from Sai devotee Shri.Ajay Gupta from Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh.
Sai Devotee Offers Golden Crown At The Lotus Feet Of Sai Baba - Courtesy: SSST, Shirdi News Dated 10th January 2025 Sai devotees regularly offer donation at the lotus feet of Shri Sai Baba to express their gratitude to their Sadguru. Likewise, on 10th January 2025, Navi Mumbai Sai devotee Shri.Raghav Manohar Narsale presented an attractive and engraved Golden Crown weighing 60 grams at the lotus feet of Shri Sai Baba. The price of this Golden Crown is Rs.4,29,000/- .
This beautiful Golden Crown with engraving was offered at the lotus feet of Sri Sai Baba and handed over to Smt. Pragya Mahandule Sinare, Administrative Officer of Sri Sai Baba Sansthan. On this occasion, Smt.Pragya Mahandule Sinare felicitated Shri.Raghav Narsale with a shawl and an idol of Shri Sai Baba on behalf of Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Trust. On this occasion, Public Relations Officer Shri.Tushar Shelke, Shri.Prashant Suryavanshi and other dignitaries were also present.
Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Distributes Tricycles To Physically Challenged Employees - Courtesy: SSST, Shirdi News Dated 9th January 2025 Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Trust, Shirdi in association with Prabhu Nayan Foundation, Mumbai and Charles Group, Mumbai distributed Tricycles to Physically Challenged Employees at a function held on 9th January 2025 at Shri Sai Baba Hospital, Shirdi. hri Sai Baba Sansthan Chief Executive Officer Shri.Goraksh Gadilkar distirubuted the tricycles to Sansthan employees.
On this occasion Shri.Gadikar expressed his gratitude to Prabhu Nayan Foundation Mumbai and Charles Group Mumbai for providing tricycles to the employees of Shri Sai Baba Sansthan. He called on other organizations to come forward, extend their support and register their participation for various activities of Shri Sai Baba Sansthan. On the occasion, Officer bearers of Prabhu Nayan Foundation Mumbai and Charles Group Mumbai, Medical Director of Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Hospital Lt. Col. Dr. Shailesh Oak, Deputy Medical Director Dr. Pritam Vadgave, Nursing Superintendnet Smt.Manda Thorat, Public Relations Officer of Hospital Shri.Suresh Tolmare, Store Manager Smt.Shital Kathale, Biomedical Waste Management Department's Shri.Sachin Tilker along with Shri.Kapil Balote and Shri.Surendrakumar Pandey and Physically Challenged staff members from Sri Sai Baba Sansthan were also present.
Hospital Public Relations Officer Shri. Suresh Tolmare gave the introduction to the programme while Dr.Pritam Vadgave gave vote of thanks. Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Greets Journalists On "Journalist Day" - Courtesy: SSST, Shirdi News Dated 6th January 2025 Shri Sai Baba Sansthan celebrated "Journalist Day" with utmost enthusiasm. On the occasion of Journalist Day, all the journalists from Shirdi and its surrounding places were felicitated by Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Chief Executive Officer Shri.Goraksh Gadilkar by offering Shawl, Shri Sai Diary and Rose flower. Deputy Chief Executive Officer Shri. Sandeep Kumar Bhosale, Administrative Officer Smt.Pragya Mahandule-Sinare, Public Relations Officer Shri.Tushar Shelke, Security Officer Shri.Rohidas Mali, Superintendent Incharge Shri.Pravin Mirajkar and all the employees of the Public Relations Department were present on this occasion.
Over 8 Lakh Devotees Donate more than 16 Crore During Shirdi Mahotsav - Courtesy: SSST, Shirdi News Dated 3rd January 2025 Chief Executive Officer of Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Trust (Shirdi) Shri.Goraksh Gadilkar informed media persons through a Press Release on 3rd January 2025 that more than 8 Lakh devotees had Shri Sai Baba's Samadhi Darshan and Shri Sai Baba Sansthan received Rs.16.61 Crores as donation from Sai devotees in various forms from 25th December 2024 to 2nd January 2025 during the recently concluded Shirdi Mahotsav which was held on account of Christmas Vacation, year end and New Year Celebrations. Shri.Goraksh Gadilkar said that Rs.16,61,80,862/- was received as donation from Sai devotees in various forms from 24th December 2024 to 2nd January 2025. This includes, Rs.6,12,91,875/- through Dakhina Hundi, Rs.3,22,27,508/- through Donation Counters, Rs.1,96,44,200- through paid darshan pass issued by PRO Office, Rs.4,65,73,698/- through Debit Card, credit cards, Online donation, Cheque/DD, Money Order etc., with overall donation of Rs.15,97,37,281/- by way of Cash and other forms. Likewise, Sansthan also received 809.220 grams of Gold worth Rs.54,49,686/- and 14 Kg 398 grams of Silver amounting to Rs.9,93,895/- during the same period. Also during this period more than 6 Lakh Sai devotees availed free prasad bhojan at Shri Sai Prasadalaya. More than 1 lakh 35 thousand Sai devotees were benefited from food packets. Along with this, 9,47,750 Laddu Prasad packets were sold and an amount of Rs.1,89,55,000 has been received. Also, 5,98,600 Sai devotees availed free Bundi Prasad packets. Shri.Goraksh Gadilkar said that the donation received on behalf of Shri Saibaba Sansthan is being utilized for Shri Saibaba Hospital and Shri Sainath Hospital, Shri Sai Prasadalaya free Prasad Bhojan, various Educational Institutions run under the auspices of Sansthan, Charity for Out Patients, various activities set up for the convenience of Sai devotees and various Social Service Activities. Shri Sai Baba Gets Gold Necklace Worth Rs.13 Lakh As New Year Gift - Courtesy: SSST, Shirdi News Dated 1st January 2025 Millions of Sai devotees from all over the County and World have utmost faith in Sai Baba. Due to this faith, devotees regularly donate generously to Shri Sai Baba. On the auspicious occasion of New Year, on 1st January 2025, Smt.Babita Tiku and her family, a Sai devotee family originally from Jammu and Kashmir but currently residing in Shirdi offered a gold necklace with attractive embroidery weighing 206 grams at the lotus feet of Shri Sai Baba. The price of this necklace is Rs.13,30,348/-. This beautiful embroidered necklace was offered at the feet of Saibaba and later handed over to Shri Saibaba Sansthan Chief Executive Officer Shri.Goraksh Gadilkar. After that, on behalf of Shri Saibaba Sansthan, the Chief Executive Officer Shri.Goraksh Gadilkar felicitated the donar Sai devotees by giving them shawls and an idol of Shri Saibaba. Public Relations Officer Shri.Tushar Shelke, Chief Security Officer Shri.Rohidas Mali and others were also present on this occasion.
Shri Sai Baba Sansthan's New Decision Allows Two Sai Devotees From General Queue To Stand In Front Of Sai Baba's Samadhi During Aarti - Courtesy: SSST, Shirdi News Dated 1st January 2025 The Ad Hoc Commmittee of Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Trust Shirdi has decided to allow two Sai devotees from general darshan queue to stand in front of Shri Sai Baba's Samadhi during Afternoon, Dhoop and Shej Aarti from New year 2025. This new initiative was started from Afternoon Aarti of 1st January 2025. Shri.Satish Rajak and Smt.Pooja Rajak, Sai devotee couple from Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, were the lucky couple who received this honour. These Sai devotees were honoured along with the doner devotees by Shri.Goraksh Gadilkar, CEO of Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Trust.
This new procedure which is a significant step for Sai devotees from the general darshan queue will give them a unique opportunity to participate in Sai Baba's Aarti and have a glimpse of Shri Sai Baba more closely. This initiative will be an inspiration to further strengthen the service and faith of Sai devotees at the lotus feet of Sai Baba, giving due respect to their feelings. |
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