NEWSLETTER - 2nd Quarter 2025

Sai Ram Jai Maruthi Jai Maruthi! Never is there a day where the feeling of happiness, positivity, love, and spirituality wavers, here in our ashram! This quarter started off with the Ram Navami, then welcomed mango season, and ended with a 9-day homam in prayer of world peace.

April 6th was Ram Navami and was celebrated with a special pushpa alankaram at Ram Darbar. Neermor and panakam were offered as naivyedyam. The devotees chanted mantras and bhajans dedicated to Rama.

In May, Mandala Pooja was conducted as the culmination of a 48 day prayer consisting of Vishnu Sahasranama everyday from the day after our Maha Kumbabhishekam. This Vishnu Sahasranama was chanted by devotees worldwide. Starting on May 2nd evening, Chandi Parayanam was performed. The next morning, Chandi Homam was performed followed by noon Aarti and annadhanam. May also brought Agni Nakshatram. Unlike our usual summers, this summer was bearable, with the heat being appeased by heavy rain on many days. It did get much hotter in June, but the upside was the plentiful mangoes in our ashram! So perhaps due to the abundance of sweet mangoes, it made the heat a little more bearable. 

As of May 2025, SSDT devotees will be performing Chandi Homam every month on Maa’s nakshatra (Purvashaada) for the next 11 months. On the preceding evening of the homam, Chandi Parayanam is performed. The next morning, the homam is performed. Chandi Homam is performed to empower the participant with all the good qualities - courage, strength, fearlessness, balance, wealth, fame, health, and willpower. In May, Chandi Homam was performed on the 3rd, and again on June 13th.

Aside from these poojas, for the sake of world peace, a 9 day homam beginning on June 24th was conducted by our ashram devotees. The mantras in this homam were in dedication to Ganesha, Mahamrtyunjaya, Vishnu, Dhanvantari, and Bhairava. All SSDT devotees have simultaneously been chanting these Gayatri mantras in their own homes as well.

On the charitable front, Sri Sai Darshan Trust extended financial assistance towards different causes. Rs.19220 was put towards the annual school fees for a UKG student to provide educational assistance. Bhoomi Pooja was performed on the 24th of June to induct the construction of restrooms in 4 government schools, which costs approximately Rs. 13 lakhs.

As always, it goes without saying that the Poornima pooja and Pradosha pooja, and Annadhanam, are taking place without fail. Upcoming events include Guru Poornima on June 10th and our monthly Chandi Homam on June 12th. We thank you, all devotees and well- wishers, for your continuous support. Here’s to a wonderful quarter and year filled with love, happiness, and good health!

May Baba’s grace and Maa’s blessings be showered on us all.