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Hampshire SHIRDI SAI TEMPLE OF CHICAGOLAND
                 

History of the temple

Shirdi Sai Temple is an organizational unit of Shirdi Sai Baba Sanstha located in Hampshire, Northwest suburb of Chicago. Pran Pratishta of five and half feet marble statue of Shri Shirdi Sai Baba and inauguration of the Temple was done by our exemplar, Dr. C. B. Satpathy on Thursday August 19, 2004. The Temple has since been serving devotees and visitors from across the country and overseas.Temple structure was built in 1873 by congregation of Old Saint Peter's Church.The building is declared historical by Historical Society and registered in Kane County, Illinois.Worship is being offered in the Temple building for over 145+ years.Temple has been serving Sai devotees for over 15+ years from this location.In 1980s, a group of (newly immigrated) devotees of Shree Sai Baba were inspired to take on the mission of propagating the life and teachings of Shree Shirdi Sai Baba. The group used online services of yesteryears, before the web that used modems, to intereact and share information about Shree Shirdi Sai Baba. With the advent of the Internet in 1990s, the group transitioned to website and started to serve a much wider audience across the world. The group incorporated in 2000 as Shirdi Sai Baba Sanstha and organized "Sai Utsav", a three day festival of Sai consciousness, in Chicago. This was followed by similar events in Australia, U.K., Kenya, South Africa and Inda from 2001 to 2003. With the growth of the movement, a need was felt to have a place for Sai devotees to assemble and also perform regular daily prayer services. In 2004, this need was fulfilled by acquiring the property and dedicating it to further the cause of Saiism.

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LOCATION
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12N950 IL Route 47, Hampshire, IL 60140
TIMING
Temple Timings : 08:00 a.m. : Temple, Gurusthan, Chavadi, Meditation Room and Dwarkamai doors open.08:30 a.m. : Kakad Arathi.09:00 a.m. : Daily Abhishek (Holy Bathing).09:25 a.m. : Alankar of Baba in Gurusthan, Meditation Hall, Chavadi and Dwarkamai (after moring program in main sanctuary).10:30 a.m. onwards : - Archana, Darshan and Sponsored Poojas.12:00 p.m. : Madhyana Arathi.12:30 p.m. onwards : - Archana, Darshan and Sponsored Poojas.05:00 p.m. : Deepa Aradhana and Daily Scriptural Reading.06:00 p.m. : Dhoop Arathi.06:50 p.m. onwards : - Archana, Darshan and Sponsored Poojas.07:00 p.m. : Shri Sai Charan Pooja (on Thursdays).07:00 p.m. : Daily evening archana in Gurusthan.07:30 p.m. : Paalkhi Seva (on Thursdays).08:00 p.m. : Bhajan Sandhya (on Thursdays).08:45 p.m. : Prasadalaya (currently closed due to COVID-19) .08:50 p.m. : Gurusthan, Chavadi, Meditation room, and Dwarkamai Close.09:00 p.m. : Shej Arathi.09:20 p.m. : Temple Closes.
CONTACT
(847) 931-4058 , (224) 218-9029