Sai Prasadalaya

 

"Shri Sai Prasadalaya"
        Behind Shirdi Police Station,
  Nimgaon Shiv Road,

Nimgaon Korhale,

Shirdi.

The facility of  prasad bhojan of  the "SHRI SAI PRASADALAYA" which was earlier situated  next to the samdhi mandir, has been permanently shifted to a new building constructed by the  "SHRI SAIBABA SANSTHAN TRUST" ON 08th JAN`2009.

 Daily a bus regularly shuttles from  the "SAI PRASAD" Building No.2 (Near the car parking) to the newly built  "SHRI SAI PRASADALAYA" carrying devotees to & fro from the temple to the  PRASADALAYA free of charge.

Normal meal passes : On entering the  PRASADALAYA  and then going towards the left from the main gate, a waiting hall comes where the counter for the sale of normal meal pass is present.

 The charges for a normal meal pass is Rs.10/- for adults and Rs.4/- for children. The huge hall for normal meal pass holders is on the ground floor itself.

VIP MEAL PASSES: One can purchase the   VIP MEAL PASS from the PRASADALAYA'S Office which is situated right opposite the main gate of the PRASADALAYA. The charges for a  VIP MEAL PASS Is Rs.40/- Only per person. The Hall for VIP MEAL PASS holders is on the  First Floor  and for which an elevator is also present for those who cannot walk the stairs up.

TIMINGS:For Meal passes - 09:30 Am sharp to 09:30 Pm sharp. (after which no passes are issued)
Meal is served - 10:00 Am to 10:00 Pm.

The Worlds Largest Solar Panels installed here in the Prasadalaya are powered by a large array of concave mirrors  that collect sunlight to create hot water and steam for the cooking process. It even works in overcast monsoon conditions.

                                                            

Sometimes, a thought occurs why it is named prasadalaya instead of bhojanalaya. A feeling comes that we need to take the food as a token of prasad of baba.  Sai has also clearly shown instances during his lifetime by cooking himself and serving it to everyone. This clearly indicates the path we need to follow. We also should do the annadan. It is equivalent to serving baba. Baba feels more happy when we follow this path and do the annadan. One more thing which baba told us was that he is always within us. So we need to offer what ever we eat first to baba and then take the food as Baba's prasad. This practice of offering the food to baba and taking it as his prasad will definetly save us from all the subtle level sins connected with the food which we intake. There are different things done in the process of cooking, lighting the fire, cutting the vegetables, boiling the rice etc. The epics and puranas says that the food will have the gunas embedded into them basing on the thoughts of the persons cooking them. The same will embed into us if we directly intake them.  So we need to offer it to Baba first and then only take it as his prasad.

 In gita, Lord krishna has clearly told that the brahman exists in everything right from the food, the person who is preparing food and the person who is eating food and even after it goes inside the stomach it is He who digests it.

Brahmarpanam Brahma Havir Brahmagnau Brahmana Hutam Brahmaiva Tena Ghantavyam Brahmakarma Samadhinaha	The act of offering is God, the oblation is God By God it is offered into the Fire of God God is That which is to be attained by him       who sees God in all
Aham Vaishvanaro Bhutva Praninaam Dehamaa Ashritaha Prana Pana Samayuktah Pachamyannam Chaturvidham	Becoming the life-fire in the bodies of living beings mingling with the upward and downward breaths, I digest the four kinds of food.

So it is apt to name it as  Sai Prasadalaya, the abode where thousands of people are taking the food as a token of sai prasad. Baba in his life time has always taught by the ways of real life acts rather than by mere words. He clearly showed the path, by giving utmost importance in recognising the hunger of everyone and seeing god in everyone. Thus satisying the hunger of everyone by doing annadan and there by showing that whoever does the same is indeed serving him.  A classic example of  Mrs.Tharkad, when she offers a roti to a hungry dog, Baba claims that she has indeed given food to him. Let us visit shirdi, have prasad of baba at Prasadalaya and seek the blessings of Baba.

whoever reading this, by the grace of baba implement this simple truth in their practical life and get the blessings of baba.

Appeal from Sansthan towards the Annadan Scheme

Shri Saibaba Sansthan's Prasadalaya is a place of faith for Sai devotees. They can relish the food / Prasad at a very nominal cost of Rs. 10/- per person and Rs. 5/- per child (up to 10 years of age) from 10.00 a.m. to 10.00 p.m. This Prasad is partaken by about 30,000-35,000 Sai devotees on a normal day, and by 70,000-80,000 during festivals / vacations. The Prasadalaya, with a big hall accommodating 3500 devotees at a time for food, serves a meal of rice, roti, dal, two vegetables, and barfi-sweet etc. This meal is not just food but 'Prasad' served with good faith by the Saibaba Sansthan at very low cost to the Sai devotees. Approx. 1 crore Sai devotees take the prasad-bhojan every year.

It has been certified as ISO 9001:2009. One of the biggest spiritual centers, the Shri Saibaba Sansthan Trust is also known to use technology to help the environment. To promote the use of non-conventional energy sources, Sansthan has installed the Solar Heating Cooking System in this Prasadalaya. As per Ministry of Non- Conventional Energy Sources, New Delhi, this has been identified as the world's largest solar heating cooking system.

Donations are accepted for providing free meal (Prasad Bhojan) for a day to Sai Devotees. Name of the donor will be displayed at Prasadalaya on particular day. Amount will be accepted at Sai Prasadalaya Office / Sansthan Accounts Office at Shirdi and Sansthan's Mumbai office by Cash / D.D. only and online through internet. The amount of Donation is as follows for a particular day :

No. Free Prasad Meal donation Scheme Amount (Rs.)
1. During Festival Days 3,00,000/-
2. For Other Days 2,00,000/-

Loka Samastha Sukhinobavanthu, Sarve Jana Sukhinobavanthu

Om Santi Santi Santi

Om Sai Sri Sai Jaya Jaya Sai