Weekly Satsang & Prasad
The Sansthan has been enthusiastically involved in promoting the Hindu religion within the community and provide awareness to the younger generation about our heritage and cultural values.
Our Satsang are currently held weekly with an average attendance of 175 devotees of all age ranges.
Every Satsang starts with the recital of Omkar, Hanuman Chalisa, Dutta Bavni, Sai Ashtakam and singing of Bhajans as well as performing Sai Abhishekam.
All devotees get a chance to participate in performing Aarti to Baba followed by Mahaprasad.
Guru Purnima
Guru Purnima (“Purnima means full-moon”) is where disciples and devotees honour and felicitate their Guru and seek His or Her special blessings. It is of immense importance in Shirdi, perhaps because it is the only festival, which Baba asked us to celebrate. The festival originated in Buddha’s time when the monks used to take diksha (instructions on their spiritual practice) at the beginning of the rainy season. The practice was then borrowed by the Jain tradition and later by the Hindus. Hindu Purana’s say that the programme of respecting or worshiping the ‘Guru’ on this day started at the time of ‘Vyas’, the writer of Mahabharata.
Hindus attach paramount importance to spiritual Gurus. Gurus are often equated with God and always regarded as a link between the individual and the immortal. Just as the moon shines by reflecting the light of the sun, and glorifies it, all disciples can dazzle like the moon by gaining from their Gurus. Various measures were taken to ensure that events were not compromised for their spiritual importance. Shri Shirdi Sainath Perth Inc. take pride in celebrating the festival as there is no bigger festival than Guru Purnima to dedicate to Baba. One can only attend salvation by serving the Satpurush, in our case Shri Shirdi Sai Baba. Compared to any other day during the year, the SatSeva done on Guru Purnima fetches substantial grace of the Guru for the devotee’s spiritual progress.
Shri Ram Navami
Shri Ram Navami is celebrated on Lord Ram’s birthday. This is the reason known by the world. Shri Ram Navami at Shirdi has got a distinct reason. It is collectively celebrated with great passion and faith towards Baba. In the year 1911, Baba himself started celebrating Ram Navami and is being celebrating continuously till date.
Vijya Dasami
Vijya Dasami is a major Hindu festival in India. It is also known as Dushera. Dushera can also be interpreted as “Dasa-Hara”, which means the cutting of ten heads of Ravan. Dushera is the tenth day after Navratri. It marks the end of the nine days of Navratri. It celebrates the homecoming of Lord Ram, after he rescued his wife Sita from Ravan, the king of Lanka. For Sai devotees, it is venerated as the holy day that their beloved Guru Deva (Sai Baba) attained Mahasamadhi (also known as Punyatithi) and is a big festival in Shirdi.
Sai Kids Club Perth
With a view to inculcate learning and sharing activities outside of the regular school environment, and to be part of a community, the Sansthan started a kid’s club, known as the Sai Kids Club Perth. The kids club is currently operational on all Saturdays during weekly Satsang at the Dianella Community Centre. Activities of the kid’s club include story-telling, sketching, colouring and paper craft work as well as teaching children how to sing bhajans.