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Sri Gurubhyo Namaha Om Namo Sai Nathaya Namah !Shirdi Sai Mandir was established as a Non-Profit, 501C Corporation with a mission to serve all Sai devotees in DC metropolitan area in 2006.

Initially the temple and its activities were run by a group of dedicated volunteers. Later a priest was hired to perform aaratis and other services in 2008. In2012, the temple acquired a 11-acre piece of land on Evergreen Mill Road and moved in to the property in June 2013 with an elaborated Moorthi Sthapanaceremony. Temple now has 3 priests and is open 7 days a week and all 4 Aaratis are performed to Baba. In addition, several other special pooja servicesbeing provided weekly, monthly and for festivals. Priests are available to perform pooja services at devotees homes. It is the temple's Vision to completeMandir's phase 2 plans with larger prayer hall to fit the needs of fast growing temple congregation by 2018 on the eve of the 100th year of Baba Mahasamadhito better serve the needs of the growing Sai community of Greater Metropolitan Washington area. For more details please visit our websitewww.shirdisaimandir.org

What is Sri Sai Koti Naama Japa Yagnam?With our baba's grace Shirdi Sai Mandir have started SriSai Koti Naama Japa yagnam (Chanting of Baba's TharakaMantra "OM SAI SRI SAI JAYA JAYA SAI" by devoteesonecrore or ten million times) in our temple. Our goal is tocomplete the koti naama japayagnam by early 2018 beforeour prathistapana of the main temple.

SSM is proud to start the divine chanting of Baba's TarakaMantra to seek his blessings as to complete our mission(construction of bigger temple) without any obstacles, forloka kalyanam and to all SSM devotees to get blessed byShirdi Sai Baba.

Why Naama Japa?When Arjuna asked Lord Krishna "Oh Lord, how can Iperceive when I am engaged in worldly activities(samsaram)?" to which Lord Krishna replies "Oh Arjuna,you can always do my namajapam by which you will remainin my pure consciousness (Bhagvadgita)".

Our Lord Sai asked an ardent female devotee,Radhakrishna Aayee, to do Nama Saptaha/Japa duringSrirama Navami festival in 1913. He asked Shri Das GanuMaharaj to do Nama Saptaha and blessed him. Baba'sdictum is "If a person utters my name with love, I shall fulfillall his wishes, increase devotion". So in this Kali age thereis no easier way to attain salvation than Nama japa.Wherever Nama Japa Yagna/Saptaha are performed, LordSai manifests in some form or another and blesses thedevotees.

Why we choose this Taraka Mantra?Many devotees do "Nama Japa" without knowing the meaning of that Nama (Name). But, ifwe know the exact meaning of that Name and do Japa of that Name it will be easy andsmooth to concentrate on it and attain salvation (self realization). Sri Ramana Maharishisays, "If you do Nama Japa constantly of your Ishta Devata (Beloved God/Guru), you becomeyourself that Nama Japa, i.e.,you merge in that Nama (God)."

Let us now know the Mmeaning of the Taraka Mantra "OM SAI SRI SAI JAYA JAYA SAI" andchant the same constantly to finally merge with him.

OM means, God is creator, protector and destroyer. For ordinary mortals "destroy" meansdeath, but for God's/Guru's ardent devotees, it is Sadgati, liberation from the body. Jeevatmamerging with Paramatma (Mukti), and there is no birth for them.

SAI : Sa-means Satva guna or good natured. Ayi means mother in Marathi. God is omnipotent,Omnipresent, Omniscient and Sadguna Sampanna with six attributes, namely, Jnanam(Knowledge), Aiswarya (Wealth), Balam (Power), Shakti (Energy), Veeryam (Potency), andTejas (Effluence).

SRI SAI : Sri means Goddess of wealth (Lakshmi). SAI means as defined above, so SRI SAImeans Lakshmi Narayan.

JAYA JAYA SAI : Jaya means victory. JAYA JAYA SAI means double victory, i.e., great victoryof Lord Sai, who is residing (all pervading) in all hearts. The whole world (Universe) is pervadedby God Sai.

So by uttering/chanting BABA's Taraka Mantra, "OM SAI SRI SAI JAYA JAYA SAI" the SaiDevotees invoke His (Sai's) Blessings for temporal and spiritual welfare of the whole world.

SSM iskindlyrequesting all devotees to take part in chanting of Baba's Taraka Mantra "OMSAI SRI SAI JAYA JAYA SAI" in our temple as many times as possible and be part of thisdivine yagnam.

We will be performing the nama japa on every Thursday and every 4th Saturday of themonth.

Sri Sai Koti Naama Japa YagnamOM SAI SRI SAI JAYA JAYA SAI

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New Year's Day9:30 am - Ganesha

Abhishekam

January2016

FebruaryS M T W T F S

1 2 3 4 5 67 8 9 10 11 12 13

14 15 16 17 18 19 2021 22 23 24 25 26 2728 29

DecemberS M T W T F S

1 2 3 4 56 7 8 9 10 11 12

13 14 15 16 17 18 1920 21 22 23 24 25 2627 28 29 30 31

Temple TimingsWeek Days9.00 AM to 12:30 PM6.00 PM to 9.00 PM

Week Ends9.00 AM to 9.00 PM

Aarathi SchedulesKakada Aarathi 9:00AMMadhyanaAarathi

12:00 PMSandhya Aarathi

6:00 PMShejAarathi 8:30 PM

Weekly SchedulesTuesdaySankshipta Sundarakandaand Hanuman Chalisa

7:00 PMThursdaySai Bhajans 7:00 PMFridayLalitha Sahasranamam

7:00 PM

6:30 pm - Sai SatyaVratham

9:30 am - BalajiParivar Abhishekam

Masa Shivaratri7:00 pm - Pradosh

Abhishekam

PongalMakar Sankranti

9:30 am - Lalithaammavaru

AbhishekamAkhanda Sai

Satcharitra Parayana

5:00 pm - SriDwarakamayi Puja

9:30 am - RamaParivar Abhishekam

5:00 pm - Koti SaiNaama japa yagnam

Purnima7:00 pm -

SatyanaraynaSwamy Vratam

1 2 3 4 5 6Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

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21 22 23 24 25 26 27

28 29


Masa Shivaratri7:00 pm - Pradosha

Abhishekam

Ratha Saptami(Special Surya

Namaskara Puja)



February2016

MarchS M T W T F S

1 2 3 4 56 7 8 9 10 11 12

13 14 15 16 17 18 1920 21 22 23 24 25 2627 28 29 30 31

JanuaryS M T W T F S

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7:00 PM

9:30 am - GaneshaAbhishekam



Abhishekam

Lalita JayantiPurnima

7:00 pm Vratam9:30 am - Rama

Parivar Abhishekam

Special SuryaNamaskara Puja

1 2 3 4 5Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

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27 28 29 30





March2016

AprilS M T W T F S

1 23 4 5 6 7 8 9

10 11 12 13 14 15 1617 18 19 20 21 22 2324 25 26 27 28 29 30

FebruaryS M T W T F S

1 2 3 4 5 67 8 9 10 11 12 13

14 15 16 17 18 19 2021 22 23 24 25 26 2728 29








7:00 PM

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Abhishekam

HoliPurnima

Chandra Grahanam

Maha Shivaratri


Daylight Saving TimeStarts

1 2Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

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10 11 12 13 14 15 16

17 18 19 20 21 22 23

24 25 26 27 28 29 30

April2016

MayS M T W T F S1 2 3 4 5 6 78 9 10 11 12 13 14

15 16 17 18 19 20 2122 23 24 25 26 27 2829 30 31

MarchS M T W T F S

1 2 3 4 56 7 8 9 10 11 12

13 14 15 16 17 18 1920 21 22 23 24 25 2627 28 29 30 31








7:00 PM




Ugadi7.00 pm - Panchanga

Sravanam

5:00 pm Koti SaiNaama japa yagnam

Akhanda Gurucharitra Parayana

9.30 am - Lalithaammavaru

AbhishekamPurnima7:00 pm -

SatyanarayanaSwamy Vratam


Rama Navami7:00 pm - Sitarama

Kalyanam

Masik Shivaratri7.00 pm - Pradosha

Abhishekam


Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

29 30 31

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8 9 10 11 12 13 14

15 16 17 18 19 20 21

22 23 24 25 26 27 28

May2016

JuneS M T W T F S

1 2 3 45 6 7 8 9 10 11

12 13 14 15 16 17 1819 20 21 22 23 24 2526 27 28 29 30

AprilS M T W T F S

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10 11 12 13 14 15 1617 18 19 20 21 22 2324 25 26 27 28 29 30








7:00 PM





Purnima7:00 pm




Abhishekam


abhishekam

Hanuman Jayanti

Akshaya Tritiya


1 2 3 4Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

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12 13 14 15 16 17 18

19 20 21 22 23 24 25

26 27 28 29 30

June2016

JulyS M T W T F S

31 1 23 4 5 6 7 8 9

10 11 12 13 14 15 1617 18 19 20 21 22 2324 25 26 27 28 29 30

MayS M T W T F S

1 2 3 4 5 6 78 9 10 11 12 13 14

15 16 17 18 19 20 2122 23 24 25 26 27 2829 30 31








7:00 PM



Abhishekam6:30 pm - Sai Satya

Vratham





Abhishekam

Purnima7.00 pm -




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10 11 12 13 14 15 16

17 18 19 20 21 22 23

24 25 26 27 28 29 30

July2016

AugustS M T W T F S

1 2 3 4 5 67 8 9 10 11 12 13

14 15 16 17 18 19 2021 22 23 24 25 26 2728 29 30 31

JuneS M T W T F S

1 2 3 45 6 7 8 9 10 11

12 13 14 15 16 17 1819 20 21 22 23 24 2526 27 28 29 30








7:00 PM


Masa Shivaratri(Maha rudram, Lalitha

Sahasranama pujaby Sahasra Suvasinis

and Balas)



Akhanda SaiSatcharitra Parayana



Abhishekam

Guru Purnima

Nava Chandi homam


August2016

SeptemberS M T W T F S

1 2 34 5 6 7 8 9 10

11 12 13 14 15 16 1718 19 20 21 22 23 2425 26 27 28 29 30

JulyS M T W T F S

31 1 23 4 5 6 7 8 9

10 11 12 13 14 15 1617 18 19 20 21 22 2324 25 26 27 28 29 30








7:00 PM

1 2 3 4 5 6Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

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14 15 16 17 18 19 20

21 22 23 24 25 26 27

28 29 30 31




7.00 pm -Varalakshmi Vrat




Abhishekam

KrishnaJanmashtami

RakhiRaksha Bandhan

Purnima7.00 - pm



Abhishekam

Sani Trayodasi7:00 pm - Pradosha

abhishekam



4 5 6 7 8 9 10

11 12 13 14 15 16 17

18 19 20 21 22 23 24

25 26 27 28 29 30

September2016

OctoberS M T W T F S

30 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 89 10 11 12 13 14 15

16 17 18 19 20 21 2223 24 25 26 27 28 29

AugustS M T W T F S

1 2 3 4 5 67 8 9 10 11 12 13

14 15 16 17 18 19 2021 22 23 24 25 26 2728 29 30 31








7:00 PM







AbhishekamPurnima7:00 pm -



Abhishekam

Ganesh Chaturthi(Ganapathi Navarathri

begins)Back to school Pooja

for kids


SSM10th Anniversary


2 3 4 5 6 7 8

9 10 11 12 13 14 15

16 17 18 19 20 21 22

23 24 25 26 27 28 29

October2016

NovemberS M T W T F S

1 2 3 4 56 7 8 9 10 11 12

13 14 15 16 17 18 1920 21 22 23 24 25 2627 28 29 30

SeptemberS M T W T F S

1 2 34 5 6 7 8 9 10

11 12 13 14 15 16 1718 19 20 21 22 23 2425 26 27 28 29 30








7:00 PM

Devi Navratri Begins



Purnima7.00 pm -



Abhishekam




Abhishekam

Vijaya DashamiCelebrations

Baba Punya Thidi

DeepavaliLakshmi Puja


Akhanda SaiSatcharitra Parayana

10:30 am - Sai SatyaVratham

1 2 3 4 5Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

6 7 8 9 10 11 12

13 14 15 16 17 18 19

20 21 22 23 24 25 26

27 28 29 30

November2016

DecemberS M T W T F S

1 2 34 5 6 7 8 9 10

11 12 13 14 15 16 1718 19 20 21 22 23 2425 26 27 28 29 30 31

OctoberS M T W T F S

30 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 89 10 11 12 13 14 15

16 17 18 19 20 21 2223 24 25 26 27 28 29








7:00 PM







Abhishekam

Nagula Chavithi

Kartik Purnima6.30 pm -

SatyanarayanaSwamy Vratham

Daylight Saving Timeends



Abhishekam


4 5 6 7 8 9 10

11 12 13 14 15 16 17

18 19 20 21 22 23 24

25 26 27 28 29 30 31

December2016

JanuaryS M T W T F S1 2 3 4 5 6 78 9 10 11 12 13 14

15 16 17 18 19 20 2122 23 24 25 26 27 2829 30 31

NovemberS M T W T F S

1 2 3 4 56 7 8 9 10 11 12

13 14 15 16 17 18 1920 21 22 23 24 25 2627 28 29 30








7:00 PM





Akhanda GuruCharitra Parayana



Abhishekam

Purnima

Dattatreya JayantiGuru Paduka Pooja

Masa Shivaratri7:00 pm - Pradosh

abhishekam


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