1430 W Warner Rd, Ste 152, Gilbert, AZ85233,
Shri Sai Paduka Pooja
With blessings from Sadhguru Sai Baba and our Guruji, Sai Dhyan Mandir is starting Shri Sai Paduka Pooja to be held at 108 devotee homes. The Sai Paduka Pooja is an act of gratitude and devotion towards Baba. It is a simple, yet powerful, ritual that can be performed by anyone. This pooja is believed to bring peace, prosperity, and good fortune into the lives of those who perform it. By performing this pooja, you can seek the blessings of Sai Baba and receive his divine grace and guidance in all aspects of your life.
The Sai Dhyan Mandir is providing this wonderful seva free of cost along with the temple priest who will be conducting the pooja. Temple volunteers will work with you closely to support this initiative and to help you prepare for the pooja.
Don’t miss this golden opportunity to invite Sai Baba’s Padukas from the temple to your home for a two-hour spiritual and soulful experience by their auspicious presence. Gather your friends and your family to participate in this journey to raise awareness of Sai Baba and help with finding a new home in the east valley.
Shri Sai Paduka Pooja Program Details:
- After Signup, Mandir Volunteers will reach out to you (the host) using Whatsapp and send you information on the next steps. A volunteer will remain in contact with the host until the pooja day. Note: If for any reason, you would like to change/cancel your slot, please reach the volunteers immediately or call the temple number. There are a lot of volunteers coordinating activities and spending their valuable time for this spiritual program.
- Temple volunteers will arrive 30 minutes prior to the start of the pooja.
- The Host will show the area to the volunteers on how the Palki can be brought and placed inside, and assess the area for the audio system and pooja setup.
- The Host can do some decoration of the backdrop before the event, if assistance is needed, reach out to the volunteer a few days before.
- Host will carry the Palki into the house. Volunteers will complete the setup.
- Pooja will begin once Priest arrives.
- After Pooja, Bhajans will start.
- During a Bhajan break mid-way, temple coordinators will share the temple’s plans.
- After the Bhajans, short reading of Sai Baba experiences from our devotees will commence. The Host can also share their experiences, if they wish.
- The Palki seva of carrying Baba inside the home for 9 rounds will occur based on the host's recommendation and space availability.
- Aarthi will be performed at the end of the program. All devotees will get an opportunity to perform the Aarthi.
- After Aarthi, Volunteers will pack and put away all the temple items they brought.
- Prasadam can be served to devotees at this time.
Shri Sai Paduka Pooja Scheduling Details:
- Once the host picks a time and day slot, a temple volunteer (scheduling coordinator) will reach out to confirm the date, residence location and an estimate of friends and family attending the pooja.
- The scheduling coordinator will share all necessary information before the event which can be shared to your friends and family.
- The Scheduling Coordinator will be sending several confirmation messages/calls to the host up till the day of the Pooja. All these activities are conducted by volunteers and highly recommend that you please cooperate and respond to these messages/calls in a timely manner.
- On the day of the Pooja, we will have an Event Coordinator to coordinate all activities.
- If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to either volunteer. You can also call the temple directly at (480) 512 1409.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
The pooja program will begin on March 25, 2023 and be available for a year. The first phase will be from March 25th through May 14th. After a break for summer, the pooja will continue from July until March 2024.
The event will be approximately 2 hours long and will be held on mostly on weekends, with some weekdays as well. Below are the slots allocated. Please note that the slots will be based on our team availability. We would appreciate your cooperation when choosing your slot.
Friday 6p - 8p
Saturday 11a - 1p & 6p - 8p
Sunday 11a - 1p & 6p - 8p
You can invite as many as you want that your residence can safely accommodate.
There will be at least 4-5 volunteers to support the process before and during the day of the pooja.
Depending on availability, we designed the program in such a way that at least 4 singers are available for each pooja. If more singers are able to join, we will notify you of the total number a day prior.
Absolutely Yes! We recommend the host's involvement as well as all your guests. You are inviting Baba to your house.
We recommend using the sign up link - https://www.signupgenius.com/go/805094fa8aa29a3fa7-gurupada#/
You can also contact the temple volunteers for any questions:
Sasi - 602-317-5902 or Latha - 480-567-6779
There is no fee associated with the pooja. Any donations you wish to make is voluntary. The goal of this program is to reach out to the community and spread the word about the temple and help in future plans, especially construction of the new temple.
Yes, we recommend distributing prasadam after pooja, but it’s up to the host to decide that. Please refrain from eating around the Pooja area.
Absolutely yes! But we request that kids are managed and not to disturb the Pooja. If you expect a large number of children, please ensure that they are supervised so the Pooja is not disturbed.
Yes, we will bring an audio system with mics and speakers which helps with the pooja process, Bhajans and Aarthi.
Below is a list of items that you should have for the Pooja. If you need help with the below listed items, please reach out to our volunteers at least 1 day before the Pooja.
- Flowers 2 bunches - picked from stem
- Fruits - 5 varieties on Plate
- Coconuts -2
- Garlands - 2 - for Baba Picture & Idol
- Incense sticks - 1 pack
- 2 Pairs of Lamps with wicks & sesame oil
- Betel leaf - 11
- Betel nuts - 11
- Panchamrutham mix (small cup) - (milk, ghee, honey, yogurt, sugar)
- Camphor - 1 pack
- Sweet Kayseri prasadam
- Turmeric & Kumkum
- Akshata (Turmeric mixed in raw rice)
- Sandal powder mix
- Milk - ½ gallon
- Paper towel
- Panchapatra & Spoon
- Plates - 3
- Cups - 4
- Trays - 2
- Aachamana items (cup with spoon)
- Kumkum water Or Coconut with Camphor
PLATFORM SETUP ITEMS
- Platform - Height - 2 ft x Length- 4 ft x Width - 4 ft
- Small Platform - Height - 1 ft x Length- 2 ft x Width - 2 ft
- Mats for Bhajan Group & devotees
- Baba Murti (marble)
- Baba Murti for Abhishekam
- Ganesha Idol
- Padukas
- Pancha Arati Plate
- Bell
- Mics for Bhajan group (Audio System)
- Musical Instruments
- Palki
- Baba Photo
We thank you for your participation and look forward to you supporting the temple. If you would like to donate now, click on the link below.
Sai Dhyan Mandir
Ste 152, 1430 W Warner Rd, Gilbert, AZ, 85233
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