The Multi-Faceted Activities of Sufi Dar
Chennai.
A prayer service
(Duaa) which invokes the blessings of Data Dastagir Badshah of Baghdad is held daily at
the Sufidar temple at 1300 hrs - 1 pm.
Every Saturday at 1:40 pm Puj Babaji’s bath takes place at the Sufidar temple after which holy water
(Jal) is distributed to all the devotees present at the temple.
Every
Saturday midnight - 12 am and Sunday 7:15 pm Aarthi of Puj Shahenshah Baba Nebraj Sahib is
performed where devotees take active part and are allowed to perform the Aarthi in honour
of the Puj Shahenshah Baba.
Ever
year in the month of August, 3 days are marked for the Birthday celebrations of Puj
Shahenshah Baba.
In the
month of May, 5 days are celebrated with great enthusiasm as the Anniversary Celebration
of Puj Shahenshah Baba.
To
celebrate the New Moon on the 01st of every month according to Sindhi calenders) the
Aarthi of Puj Guru Nanak Sahib and Puj Jhoolelal Sai is performed.
Navratri celebrations of Durga Mataji take place during March/April and October/November
at the temple. These celebrations also coincide with Cheti Chand, the Sindhi New Year and
Diwali, the festival of lights.
September brings in the Anniversary Celebrations of Data Dastagir Badshah of Baghdad and
this celebration lasts for 40 days.
Ganesh
Chaturti is celebrated at Sufidar by bathing the big brass statue of Lord Ganesh in milk
& water.
Krishna
Jayanthi is celebrated too by decorating Baby Krishna and remembering his love for butter.
The
Anniversary of Baba Gopaldas & Varsi of Garib Nawaz of Ajmer are also marked
celebrations of the temple.
Maha
Shivratri is celebrated with Bhang (a special juice) being distributed to the devotees
along with the usual Prasad.
On
Thursday evening the handicapped and underprivileged are fed at the Moti Baba Dargah.
Christmas & New Year are also celebrated with divinity & serenity with Puj Dada
Rattanchand heralding the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ and bring in each New Year.
The
Madras Pnjrapole situated at Otteri, Chennai shelters cows. Cows that are sold to
slaughterhouses are bought by some of the devotees of the Sufidar Trust and brought to
Pinjrapole. Dry cows who are not in any condition to yield milk, stray cows and sick cows
too are brought to this shelter.
Recent Activities:
Begum Abida Parveen, world renowned Sufi singer, visited SufiDar on November 18, 2009
A week-long 'Srimad Bhagwad Sapthaham', a spiritual discourse in Hindi was held at
Sufidar, Chennai from the 2nd February, 2003 to 9th February, 2003.
Shri K. R. Malkani, the Lt. Governor of Pondicherry, visited Sufidar on 30th November
2002.
Ganesh Chaturthi was celebrated at Sufidar on 10th September 2002.
Puj
Dada Ratanchandji had recently visited the shrine of Puj Bhole Baba at Sibsagar in Assam.
The Pran Pratistha of Sri Lord Ganesh was held at The Madras Pinjrapole on the 25th of
April 2002 under the presence and guidance of Pujya Dada Ratanchandji.
Krishna
Jayanti was celebrated at Sufidar on 30th August 2002.
Apart
from the above activites, Sufidar is always humming with rituals, celebrations and
activities.