Ram Navami Utsav Celebration Vidhi

Ram Navami has a deep significance in the Bapu Parivar, and celebrated with great gusto. Our beloved Bapu Himself blesses the prasad to be distributed to the shraddhavans on this day, much like the Handi Prasad distributed by Sai Baba in Shirdi. The palna(cradle) Bapu used as a baby, is brought to Shree Hari Guru Gram, and used to decorate as a palna for Shree Ramchandra.  The origins of the celebrations of Ram Navami in Shirdi by Sainath, is detailed in chapter 6 of the Sai Satcharit, and is a beautiful heart warming story of Baba starting the celebration of Ram Navami festival in Shirdi.

 The prasad to be distributed, is cooked in handis traditionally. The cooking vessels are covered with Warli art, and Bapu Himself adds the ingredients, gives it an occasional stir, and normal food becomes amrit for the shraddhavans.

Shree Sai Sahastra Yagya are performed.

Bapu Himself is adding ghee to the yagya-kund here.

Shraddhavans who are unable to celebrate the festival at Shree Hari Guru Gram, do so in their own Upasana Kendras, and the following are organised at the various centres around the world.

· Paduka Poojan

· Chanting of  Ramaya Ramabhadraya Ramchandraya Namah (108 times)

· Chanting of the Ghorakashtodharan Stotra (9 times)

·Chanting of the Hanuman Chalisa (1 time)

· Chanting of the Gurukshetram Mantra (5 times)

· Parayan(Reading) the 11th Chapter from Shri Sai Satcharitra.

· Aarti

· Gajar