Sri Naga Sai Temple Coimbatore

Sri Naga Sai Temple Coimbatore

 

Sri Naga Sai Mandir is located in SaiBaba colony in Coimbatore,Tamil Nadu, India.

 

Sri Naga Sai Temple History : Sri Naga Sai Temple was established in 1939, Sn. H.H.B.V. Narasimha Swamiji, Sri. C.Varadaraja Ayyah, Sri A.V. K. Chari started the Sai movement in Coimbatore.

 

The Institution named for Sri Saibaba Mutt was put up darsana of the Devotees. In 1942, the late Sn. C.Varadaraja Ayyah donated around one acre of land on Mettupalayam Road, and Thatched Shed was evicted from the donated land meant to house the Sri Sai Baba Mission- later named Sri Sai Baba Madam.

 

The place was opened for worship to everyone regardless of class, creed, caste or religion. The Sai Baba Madam was the meeting ground of Sai Devotees in and around Coimbatore. Sai Bhajans were held regularly on Sundays and Thursdays. 

 

In February 26, 1961 A marble statue of Shirdi Sai Baba was installed by Sathya Sai Baba, This was the first time that Sathya Sai Baba formally installed an idol of Shirdi Sai Baba for daily worship.

 

The temple is called Naga Sai Mandir after a story told by Shirdi Sai Baba’s followers of a snake, Nãga, that rose from the flowers in the garden to listen to Shirdi Sai when he was giving darshan to devotees before disappearing.

 

Sri Naga Sai Darshan : 

 

“On the evening of Thursday, January 7, 1943, a miracle happened. A photographer came to take a photo of the Naga in its majesty a shining and lustrous Cobra, small in size but possessing an unusually large hood with the divine marks of Tripundra, Shanka and Chakra, appeared before Baba’s picture

 

while the Bhajan was playing to the accompaniment of drum cymbals and other instruments with all the lights on. The Naga stood in a pose of worship fully entranced in Baba Music! The waving of lights, and aratis had no effect on the Cobra.

 

People who had formed a crowd of a few hundred, stood there in awe and wonder at the sight of the Naga with its spread hood. There was no fear of the snake; the proverb, “even a battalion of soldiers of valour shiver at the sight of a cobra,” was proven wrong then.

 

Men young and old, women and children began to pour into the spacious land of the Bhajan Madam by the thousands to witness the Naga that lingered in the same spot for 17 Hours.

 

Baba bhaktas began to shower basket after basket of flowers in worshipful reverence of the Naga. The Cobra was nearly submerged in a mound of flowers but even then, he was immobile were performed for the Naga.

 

The place where the Naga disappeared from is held as ‘Holy Ground’ by devotees and from that day onward Shirdi Sai Baba in Coimbatore has been worshiped as “Sri Naga Sai”.

 

 Sacred Stick :

 

Another speciality of this mandir is that the stick that has been used by baba has been brought from shirdi. The holy stick is being used to bless all devotees who visit the shine.

 

Golden Chariot :

 

Sri Naga Sai Trust Holy Shrine of Shirdi Sai Baba to have a Golden Chariot ( Thanga Ther ) with a Golden Idol of Sai Baba in the world and was dedicated to Baba on 6 June 2007. The Chariot comes around the prakaram once in a week on Thursdays at 7.00pm.

 

Dhuni :

 

The Sacred Dhuni flame has been brought from Bangalore Mandir which got the original Dhuni flame from shirdi. Today a small tray of udi is kept for visitors near the steps. The udi from the dhuni is given as prasadam to all the devotees. this udi has the power to cure all diseases.

 

Sri Naga Sai Baba Temple Festivals :

 

The Four main festivals are celebrated in Temple. They are Darshan Day (7th of January), Ramnavami (March/April), Guru Purnima (July),and Vijayadashami (September). These festivals are celebrated with great passion, verve and he artfulness. There is a programme of puja, music (bhajan) public parayana (reading of scriptures and devotional texts).

 

 

Sri Ramnavami  9 Days of Celebration :

 

In 1897, Gopalrao Gund proposed holding in Urus as in expression of his gratitude to Baba for having been granted the birth of a son after many childless years. Baba gave HIS permission for the celebration and fixed the day for Ramnavami.

 

Guru Purnima Day Celebration :

 

Guru Purnima (“ Purnima means full-moon”) is the one which disciples and devotees honor and felicitate their guru and seek his or her special blessing. Although it is of great importance in Sri Naga Sai Temple, perhaps because it is the only festival which Baba asked us to celebrate.

 

Vijayadashami/ Mahasamadhi Day 10 days of Celebration :

Vijayadashami in celebrated throughout India, under different names and with regional variations, as the victory of good over evil. For Sai devotees, it is venerated as the holy day that their beloved Gurudeva(Saibaba) attained mahasamadhi (also known as Punyatithi) and is a big festival in Sri Naga Sai Temple.

 

Thiru Vilakku Poojai :

 

 Thiru Vilakku poojai performed every Friday after evening aarthi.The pooja, Vilakku pooja (Lamp-worship) is familiar among women throughout Tamil society and is usually done in groups. This group worship occur in hundreds of villages and cities in Tamil Nadu.

 

Thiru Vilakku poojai is the symbol of Mahalakshmi, the deity of Fortune and Prosperity. Groups of women, often 108, or 1008, or even up to 10008 Thiruvilakkus at a time, gather at temples to conduct simultaneous worship to their holy lamps.

 

Sri Naga Sai Baba Temple Daily Pooja Schedule :

 

TIME         PROGRAM

05:00 AM Temple Opens

05:15 AM Kakad (Morning) Aarti

06:00 AM Dhuni Poojai ( In Front of Dhuni )

06:30 AM Homam

07.45 AM  Morning Abhishekam

11.00 AM  Bhajans ( Thursday & Sunday)

12.00 PM  Afternoon Abhishekam and Mangala aarti

12.30 PM  Madyan (Afternoon) Aarti

01.00 PM  Temple Closed

04.00 PM  Temple Opens

06.15 PM After Sunset         Dhoop (Evening) Aarti

06.45 PM  Bhajans ( Thursday & Sunday)

07.30 PM  Thiru Vilakku Poojai (Friday)

08.30 PM  Seja (Night) Aarti

09.00 PM  Temple Closed for day

 

 

Sri Naga Sai Baba  Thursday Evening Pooja Schedule :

 

TIME         PROGRAM

 

06.15 PM  After Sunset        Dhoop (Evening) Aarti

07.00 PM  Bhajans

07.30 PM  Maha Abhishekam

07.20 PM  Golden Chariot Procession

08.30 PM  Maha Mangala Aarti

10.10 PM  Seja (Night) Aarti

10.50 PM  Temple Closed for the day

 

Sri Naga Sai Baba  Temple Coimbatore Entry : Free

 

Sri Naga Sai Temple Coimbatore Address :

 

No.1262 Mettupallayam Road, Sai Baba colony, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India, Pin Code: 641 043.

 

How to Reach Sri Naga Sai Baba  Temple Coimbatore :

 

By Road : Sai baba colony is  3kms from Gandhipuram bus stand

 

By Rail : 5kms from coimbatore railway station.

 

By Air : Coimbatore International Airport .