Anniversary Celebrations at Sai Baba Temple - Vartak Nagar

The Sai Baba Temple in Vartak Nagar, Thane will witness a grand anniversary celebration from November 18 to 20.

The first day will see the Gayatri Yagna, beginning at 9 am. The yagna will continue through all three days. Twenty-one priests have been specially invited from Kolhapur for the occassion.

On both November 18 and 19, the gates of the temple will be thrown open for the devotees from 4.30 in the morning to 10.30 in the night. On November20, there will be a 24-hour-long celebration.

The last day will see a ten-hour procession, that will begin at 6.45 in the evening. The palanquin, which will house a photograph of Sai Baba and his paduka, will pass through the various streets of Vartak Nagar, before returning to the temple only at 5 am.

The palanquin-cum-chariot has been specially ordered from Pune for the procession.