Aum Sai Ram
Kindly see the Complete set of 120 Snaps of this temple
before reading the Description of New Year Ceremony.
Shri Sai Baba Dwaraka Mandira, Tumkur very popularly called as Euro School Sai Baba Temple in Tumkur celebrated its 3rd New Year on 1st Jan 2011 in a very grand way.
None of the Shirdi Sai Baba Temples in India or around the Globe would have organised for such a Spectacular event as held in this temple.
Sri Ashok Raj the Managing Trustee of this temple had a dream of celebrating the New Year Event in a Different way. After consulting with Various People, he got an Idea to have a Milk Abhishekam done to Sai Baba with 2011 Ltrs of Milk. 2011 Indicating the Year we are going into. By 20th Dec 2010 the whole plan was prepared & devotees were told about the Milk Abhishekam.
This News of Milk Abhishekam with 2011 litres spread like wild fire & Sai Devotees in & Around Tumkur offered to get Milk in Large Quantities. Some Key persons have donated milk to the tune of 100 litres. Milk was directly purchased from the company to maintain same quality so that the milk could be utilized after the abhishekam.
Sri Chandra Shekar Baba, the Guruji & Spiritual Adviser for this Sai Baba Temple was invited to take care of the Program. Sessions Court Judge of Tumkur, Sri Angadi Hiremath was also invited to take part in the event & Inaugurate the Milk Abhishekam Ceremony.
The New Year's Day 2011 Started at 5:15am with Kakad Aarti to Sai Baba. Sri Chandra Shekar Baba conducted the Morning Aarti. By 6:00am after completion of the Aarti, Baba was prepared for the Mega event of the Day & Guruji gave bath to Baba with Water.
After completion of the Water Bath, Milk Abhishekam commenced at 6:15am & Guruji completed the First Abhishekam to Baba & Completed the Rituals.
By 6:30 Am Mrs & Mr. Angadi Hiremath, Sessions Court Judge of Tumkur Inaugurated the Abhishekam Ceremony & Sai Devotees were asked to come in turn to perform Milk Abhishekam by their own Hands to Marble Statue of Sai Baba.
Sai Devotees from Various places took part in this event & got the blessing of Sai Baba by performing Abhishekam. 2 dedicated Lines, One for men & one for the women were set up & Sai Devotees were allowed to perform the abhishekam.
A Bunch of Sai Devotees, Members of this temple volunteered in arranging the Queue line & also helping with storing the Milk into 1000 Ltrs tank that was to be donated to children at a near by Mutt.
Baba was given Milk Bath till 9:45 Am. It was around 3 Hrs that Baba took Milk Bath Continuously & due to Sai Devotees bringing in Milk continuously for the Abhishekam it became a Never Ending Process.
A Total of
4250+ litres of Milk were used to perform the Abhishekam as per the final records that was maintained to track the inflow of Milk. It was milk every where. Though Sri Ashok Raj Planned for only 2011 Litres, But Baba had planned it in yet other way & he ended up receiving Bath with 4250+ ltrs of Milk. Around 2 times more than planned.
All the milk stored after the Abhishekam was successfully utilised for a very good cause. Around 2000 Litres of Milk was donated to Children studying in Siddaganga Mutt. Siddaganga Mutt is a Very Famous Mutt in the Vicinity & supports children from various back grounds by providing free education & accommodation. Around 11,000 Children are given free education, food & accommodated in various Hostels which are inside the Siddaganga Mutt Campus. Milk was donated to the Mutt after receiving the blessings of Sri Sri Sri Shiva Kumara Swamiji, the Pontiff of the Mutt.
Around 250 Litres of Milk was utilised to prepare Doodh peda which was served as Prasadam to all the Sai Devotees visiting the temple for the Evening Dhoop & Shej Aarti.
The Rest of the Milk was distributed among Sai Devotees visiting the temple & some of the milk was donated to under privileged people in the near by colony.
In the Evening Bhajans were performed by Sri Mohan & Team between 5:00pm - 8:30pm & Sai Baba Bhajans in Kannada & Hindi were sung by the Artists performing the Bhajan. Palki Utsav took place at around 6:30 pm with in the temple complex & Baba's Bhajans were sung to Mark the event.
2011 Desktop Calender published by the temple was inaugurated during the palki utsav. After completion of Palki Utsav, Dhoop Aarti was performed by Sri Chandra Shekar Baba. Naivaithya was kept for Baba with Prasadam brought by Various Sai Devotees & Later on Pradadam was distributed among Sai Devotees. Shej Aarti was performed by 9:00pm & the New Year 2011 Ceremony came to an End.
Around 2500 Sai Devotees from Tumkur & around 300 from Bangalore & rest of the places attended this Mega Event & made it a grand success.
I Thank Mrs & Mr. Ashok Raj the Managing Trustee of this temple for Arranging the Complete set of Snaps of this Event. I would also like to thank Mr. Siddu & Swamy of Swamy Photo Labs for providing me with the unedited raw pics of the complete event.
As usual, My team edited this complete set of 120 Snaps & I'm honoured to present to you All Sai Devotees the complete set of 120 Snaps of this Mega Event that took place in Shri Sai Baba Dwaraka Mandir, Tumkur.
Some Highlights of this temple
1. This temple was Inaugurated & opened to Sai Devotees on 3rd March 2009.
2. All the Five Aarti's of Sai Baba are performed as per Shirdi Sansthan Guidelines.
3. Baba's Dress is changed 3 times in a Day as per Shirdi Guidelines. Once in the morning after the Abhishekam. Then in the evening before Dhoop Aarti. Then At Night before the Shej Aarti.
4. Temple Anniversary is conducted between 03rd March - 05 March.
5. There is a Special Aarti, Abhishek, Puja, Palki Utsav on all the Thursdays & Sundays.
6. Ram Navami, Guru Poornima, Baba Punya Thithi, Dussehra, Diwali & New Year/Ugadi are celebrated in the temple in grand Scale.
7. Yearly Trip to shirdi is organised by the temple Authorities & it is a grand success with around 500+ Sai Devotees taking part in the Annual Event.
8. Special Puja are performed on request.
9. Vahana Puja is performed on all Days during the temple working hours.
To See Complete set of 120 Snaps visit:
Sai Baba Before Kakad Aarti.
Sai Mandir Decorated with Lighting & Baloon
for the New Year Ceremony.
Kakad Aarti Performed by Sri Chandra Shekar Baba.
4250 + Litres of Milk used to perform the Abhishekam
Sai Baba being prepared for the Milk Abhishekam
Mrs & Mr. Angadi Hiremath performing
the Milk Abhishekam
Children Performing Abhishekam to Baba.
Temple Trustees
I was Lucky enough to perform the
Milk Abhishekam to Sai Baba
Mrs & Mr. Ashok Raj Performing the Abhishekam
Taking Swamiji's Blessing before donating
Milk to Siddaganga Mutt
Milk being Transferred from 1000ltrs Tank
to the vessel in the Mutt Kitchen
Sai Baba Dressed for Madhyan Aarti
Palki Utsav after Dhoop Aarti
Palki Enterning the temple premises after the utsav
Dhoop Aarti Performed by Sri Chandra Shekar Baba
Naivaithya kept for Sai Baba before distributing to Sai Devotees
Sai Baba During Dhoop Aarti
Sai Baba Dressed for Shej Aarti
To See other Set of Snaps of this temple
during other Celebrations visit the below links
Temple Address
Tumkur Shri Sai Baba Dwarka Mandir
Euro School Complex.
Euro School Road, Sharada Devi Nagar,
Tumkur - 572103.
Karnataka.
Temple Timings
05:30 am - 09:00am
11:30am - 01:00pm
05:00pm - 09:30pm
Courtesy:
Article & Photo: Raghav N
4ft Marble Statue of Sai Baba 
Ganeshji & Shivji next to Sai Paduka
Dhuni Placed behind Sai Baba Statue
Entrance of the temple
