Samadhi Centenary Celebration 2017-2018 Samadhi Centenary Celebration (1 st October 2017 to 18 th October 2018) Religious, Cultural, Social Awakening and Paduka Darshan Festival A Vision Sansthan Trust, Shirdi Page 1 of 20
Samadhi Centenary Celebration 2017-2018 PREFACE Sadguru s Samadhi Embrace will complete 100 years in October 2018. On this auspicious occasion Sansthan Trust, Shirdi will be celebrating Centenary Year of s Samadhi Abode, from 1 st October 2017 through 18 th October 2018 (Vijayadashami). During Centenary Year, it is estimated that 3.5 crore devotees will visit Shirdi. That means, during 3 days of Samadhi Embrace, approximately 15 Lakh devotees are expected to visit Shirdi. Accordingly, on week ends of 2018, two to three lakh devotees and on other days seventy five thousand to one lakh devotees are expected to visit Shirdi. During the Centenary Year, facilities for visiting devotees will be arranged and various religious, cultural and social programmes will be organized. Consequently, in Holy land of Shirdi highly devotional atmosphere will be generated and Saibaba s Samadhi Abode Centenary Year will become unforgettable event in history books. Page 2 of 20
Samadhi Centenary Celebration 2017-2018 Time Table of Religious, Cultural & Social Programmes Organized during Samadhi Centenary Ceremony 2017-18 September 2017 Friday, 4 pm - Kirtan - Shri Samihan Chandrashekhar Sabhakund 29/09/2017 6 pm Athavale, Pandharpur Stage Shri Sai Samadhi 7 pm - Cultural Programme of Pt. Vijay Embrace 1 st Day Ghate & Others Samadhi Mandir Shatabdi 30/09/2017 Shri Sai Samadhi Embrace Main Day 10 am 12 noon 7 pm - Kirtan - Shri Samihan Chandrashekhar Athavale, Pandharpur Cultural Sai Bhajan by Dr. Amruta & Shri Ajay Warriar, Bangaluru Mandap Sabhakund Stage Samadhi Mandir Shatabdi Mandap Page 3 of 20
Samadhi Centenary Celebration 2017-2018 October 2017 6 am Religious 1) Flag Pageant (Shobha Shirdi Village 01/10/2017 Shri Sai Samadhi 8.30 am Yatra) through Shirdi Village. 7 am 2) Ganesh Yag Yagna (By Upasani Abhishek Hall Embrace Third Kanyakumari Sthan, Sakuri, Day Tal-Rahata) 10.30 3) Flag Hoisting By Hon ble President Lendi Baug Monday, 02/10/2017 Shri Sai Samadhi Embrace Fourth Day 12/10/2017 to 14/10/2017 (03 Days) am 11 am 11.45 am 12.30 pm 4 pm 6 pm 10 am 12 noon of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind 4) Inaugural Ceremony in August Presence of Hon ble President of India Social 1) Eye Check Up and Spectacle Distribution Dr. Prakash Gangwani, Mumbai 2) Eye Check Up and Surgery Camp Dr. Kulin Kothari, Mumbai Kirtan - Shri Samihan Chandrashekhar Athavale, Pandharpur by Shri Suresh Wadkar, Mumbai Kirtan - Shri Samihan Chandrashekhar Athavale, Pandharpur by Shri Jagdish Patil, Mumbai Sai Paduka Darshan Festival Sai Seva Trust, Panaji (Goa) Sainagar Ground Shri Sainath Hospital Sabhakund Stage Sabhakund Stage Dr.Shamaprasad Mukherjee Hall, Bambolim Page 4 of 20
Samadhi Centenary Celebration 2017-2018 9 am Cultural Classical Dance Festival by 14/10/2017 to 6 pm National Classical Dance Academy, Karnataka 15/10/2017 (02 Days) 15/10/2017 Monday, 16/10/2017 28/10/2017 Sai Paduka Darshan Festival Shraddha Padyatrik Mitra Mandal, Kankavali (Maharashtra) Sai Paduka Darshan Festival Shri Saibaba Palakhi Sohala Samiti, Karad (Maharashtra) and Vidya Mandir High School Chhatrapati Shivaji Stadium Page 5 of 20
Samadhi Centenary Celebration 2017-2018 Wednesday, 08/11/2017 to 09/11/2017 (02 Days) 09/11/2017 to 27/11/2017 (19 Days) November 2017 Sai Paduka Darshan Festival All Saibaba India Sai Samaj, Mylapore, Chennai Auditorium (Tamilnadu) Friday, 10/11/2017 to 11/11/2017 (02 Days) 11/11/2017 12/11/2017 to Monday, 13/11/2017 (02 Days) Tuesday, 14/11/2017 Sai Paduka Darshan Festival America (New Jersey, Boston, New York, Columbus, Detroit, Chicago, Minneapolis, Kansas City, Saint Louis, Nashville, Atlanta, Charlotte, Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, Philadelphia) Sai Paduka Darshan Festival Shirdi Sai Trust Patipulam (Shri Ramani) and Kamalasai Shirdi Sai Seva Samiti, Pondicherry and Sai Paduka Darshan Festival Nagasai Trust, Shri Nagasai Mandir, Coimbatore (Tamilnadu) Sai Paduka Darshan Festival Shirdi Saibaba Devotees Trust, Chennai (Tamilnadu) Various Cities in America Sai Mandir East Cost Road, Patipulam Shri Nagasai Mandir Premises Ice Land Ground Page 6 of 20
Samadhi Centenary Celebration 2017-2018 Cultural Programme on Children s Day Tuesday, 14/11/2017 25/11/2017 and Page 7 of 20
Samadhi Centenary Celebration 2017-2018 Friday, 08/12/2017 December 2017 Cultural Sai Kids Carnival by Sai Shraddha Saburi, Delhi 17/12/2017 to Monday, 18/12/2017 (02 Days) 23/12/2017 24/12/2017 24/12/2017 to 31/12/2017 (8 Days) 10 am 6 pm 10 am 6 pm Sai Paduka Darshan Festival Shirdi Saidham Dharmarth Sanstha, Bhopal (MP) Religious Global Temple Summit of Sai Temple Trustees (Discussion Session) Trustees of Sai Temples of India and abroad by Shri Ajit Kadkade & Shri Sukhvinder Singh Religious Global Temple Summit of Sai Temple Trustees (Discussion Session) Trustees of Sai Temples of foreign countries and People s Mall Ground Sai Ashram Samadhi Shatabdi Mandap Prasadalaya Hall Sai Ashram Samadhi Shatabdi Mandap Page 8 of 20
Samadhi Centenary Celebration 2017-2018 January 2018 Monday, 10 am Social Bood Donation Camp & an Sainagar Ground 01/01/2018 6 pm appeal to organize similar camps 04/01/2018 to 06/01/2018 07/01/2018 to Monday, 08/01/2018 through Sai Temples all over the world. Sai Paduka Darshan Festival Sai Vishwa Samast Sai Bhakt Mandal, Surat (Gujarat) Sai Paduka Darshan Festival Shirdi Saibaba Samaj Seva Sansthan, Ahmedabad (Gujarat) 2 nd Week Religious - Discourse by Shri Shri Ravi Shankar and 13/01/2018 25/01/2018 to Wednesday, 31/01/2018 (7 Days) Friday, 26/01/2018 Republic Day Sai Paduka Darshan Festival Shri Sadguru Sai Charitable Trust, Nagpur (Maharashtra) Cultural - Float at Delhi based on life history of during Republic Day Parade (proposed) and Vanita Vishram Ground, Near Tapi River Saidham Sola Reshim Baug Ground Delhi Page 9 of 20
Samadhi Centenary Celebration 2017-2018 and 27/01/2018 Wednesday, 31/01/2018 Cultural - Sai Bhajan Sandhya Saisangam Sevabhavi Sanstha Sainagar Ground Page 10 of 20
Samadhi Centenary Celebration 2017-2018 01/02/2018 to 06/02/2018 (6 Days) 01/02/2018 to 03/02/2018 (3 February 2018 Sai Paduka Darshan Festival Shri Sadguru Sai Charitable Trust, Nagpur (Maharashtra) Days) 10/02/2018 24/02/2018 Religious Discourse by Vidyavachaspati Shri Shankar Abhyankar (Subject Saints and Great personalities like Swami Vivekanand) and and Reshim Baug Ground Sai Ashram Samadhi Shatabdi Mandap Page 11 of 20
Samadhi Centenary Celebration 2017-2018 10/03/2018 March 2018 and 15/03/2018 24/03/2018 Shri Ramnavai Festival 1 st Day 25/03/2018 Shri Ramnavami Fesival Main Day Monday, 26/03/2018 Shri Ramnavami Concluding Day Venue & Date to be Confirmed 10 am Social Food Donation Programme An appeal to organize Food Donation Camps worldover Cultural Geet Ramayan by Shridhar Phadke 6 am Religious Procession to bring waters of Ganga, Godavari, Sindhu, Kaveri, Narmada for s holy bath. and and Sai Paduka Darshan Festival - Shri Saiprasadalaya Page 12 of 20
Samadhi Centenary Celebration 2017-2018 05/04/2018 to 07/04/2018 (3 Days) 14/04/2018 April 2018 7 am 11 am Religious Discourse by Shri Avadhoot Shivanand Maharaj on Shivyog Satsang (Rushi to Krushi) 28/04/2018 Venue & Date to be Confirmed and and Sai Paduka Darshan Festival - Sai Ashram Samadhi Shatabdi Mandap Page 13 of 20
Samadhi Centenary Celebration 2017-2018 Tuesday, 08/05/2018 World Redcross Day May 2018 10 am 5 pm 12/05/2017 17/05/2018 to 19/05/2018 (3 Days) Venue & Date to be Confirmed Social 1) Registration of names for posthumous donation of eyes and other organs at Shirdi in presence of Dr Tatyarao Lahane, Dean, Grant Medical College, JJ Hospital, Mumbai 2) An appeal to all Sai Temples worldover to conduct similar camps to register donors for posthumous donations. -- Religious Vishnuyag Yagna on the occasion of Adhikmas Sai Paduka Darshan Festival - Hospital / Infront of Dutt Temple, Lendi Baug Page 14 of 20
Samadhi Centenary Celebration 2017-2018 Wednesday, 06/06/2018 to Tuesday, 12/06/2018 (7 Days) June 2018 Sainagar Ground 23/06/2018 Venue & Date to be Confirmed Religious Discourse on Ramayana by Shri Ramrao Maharaj Dhok Sai Paduka Darshan Festival - Page 15 of 20
Samadhi Centenary Celebration 2017-2018 July 2018 01/07/2018 (Forest Day) to 07/07/2018 10 am 5 pm Social Tree plantation programme and an appeal to all Sai Temples worldover to Around Shirdi (7 Days Forest undertake tree plantation Week) campaigns 14/07/2018 26/07/2018 Shri Gurupournima Festival 1 st Day Friday, 27/07/2018 Shri Gurupournima Festival Main Day 28/07/2018 Shri Gurupournima Festival Concluding Day Venue & Date to be Confirmed Cultural Pt. Hariprasad Chaurasiya Sai Paduka Darshan Festival - Page 16 of 20
Samadhi Centenary Celebration 2017-2018 August 2018 11/08/2018 25/08/2018 Monday, 27/08/2018 to Monday, 03/09/2018 (8 Days) 30/08/2018 Venue & Date to be Confirmed 10 am 5 pm Religious Shri Saisatcharitra Parayan Shirdi and in rest of the world, all Sai Temples in local languages. An appeal to organize Shri Saisatcharitra Parayan simultaneously. Social Diagnostic Camp for heart patients and an appeal to all Sai Temples worldover to organize similar camps. Sai Paduka Darshan Festival - MSFC Land/ Sainagar Ground Hospital Page 17 of 20
Samadhi Centenary Celebration 2017-2018 Monday, 03/09/2018 to 06/09/2018 (4 Days) September 2018 -- Religious Rudra Swahakar Dutt Mandir, Yagna during Shravan month. Lendi Baug 08/09/2018 13/09/2018 Shri Ganesh Chaturthi (Shri Sainath Stavanmanjari Centenary Day) 7.30 am Religious Collective Stavanmanjari recitation in all Sai Temples worldover at the same time. Tuesday, 18/09/2018 to Tuesday, 25/09/2018 (8 Days) 22/09/2018 Venue & Date to be Confirmed Religious Discourse by Shri Shivkrupanand Swami (Self realisation and humanity) Sai Paduka Darshan Festival - Sai Ashram Samadhi Shatabdi Mandap Page 18 of 20
Samadhi Centenary Celebration 2017-2018 October 2018 Wednesday, 10/10/2018 11/10/2018 Friday, 12/10/2018 13/10/2018 14/10/2018 Monday, 15/10/2018 Tuesday, 16/10/2018 Wednesday, 17/10/2018 Samadhi Embrace 1 st Day 18/10/2018 Samadhi Embrace Day Friday, 19/10/2018 Samadhi Embrace Concluding Day Samadhi Centenary Celebration concluding programme 1) Postal Stamp release by Hon ble dignitaries. 2) Opening Ceremony of SSIAC ( Institue for Administrative Center) MSFC Land / Sainagar Page 19 of 20
Samadhi Centenary Celebration 2017-2018 Programmes to be proposed Details of Programme Religious Discourse Shri Morari Bapu Discourse Shri Charudutt Aphale Discourse - Jeevan Vidya by Shri Pralhad Dada Pai based on Students, Women and Families). Discourse Shri Shri Ravi Shankar Shravan Month Param Pujya Gangariri Maharaj Akhand Harinam Saptah Cultural \Ramleela Programme / Burning of Ravan effigy. Social Yog Guru Swami Ramdev 1) Jaipur Foot Camp and an appeal to Sai Temples all over the world to organize similar camps. 2) Hearing aids distribution Cancer diagnostic camp and an appeal to all Sai Temples worldover to conduct similar camps. Wrestling Competition National level Hind Kesari / Maharashtra Kesari Competition. Shatabdi Cell Shri Manoj Ghodepatil Dr. Sandip Aher Shri Rajtilak Bagwe Shri Rajendra Pawar Shri Atul Kumbhakarna Shri Nitin Jori Shri Prabhakar Kandalkar Shri Sharad Dokhe Shri Anil Pathak Dy. Collector and Shatabdi Cell Incharge Dy. Executive Officer I/c. Superintendent Clerk - Typist Clerk - Typist Clerk - Typist Clerk - Typist Clerk - Typist Clerk - Typist Page 20 of 20