The evening rolled out with Sri Hanuman Chaalisa and traditional bhajan invoking Sri Sai Baba. Neeta Rathi and Sangeeta Saxena also melodiously rendered â€œPragya Geets”, which are made very popular by the  Gayatri Pariwar. Master Swami Saxena, delighted the audience with his skillful and spontaneous accompaniment on tabla.

Whole group took part in a â€œDeep Yagna,”  which included a variety of spiritual practices to serve devotees  with diverse inclinations. This form of Yagna is a contemporary version of traditional Yagna, adapted by Pandit Shriram Sharma Acharya (founder of Gayatri Parivar).

In the special parva-pujan sequence, Sri Laxmi  was invoked in Her auspicious form of Sri  ('श्री' à¤°à¥‚प).  Where, she radiates the auspicious abundance to enrich and enliven the life of devotees. Laxmi pujan started with the puja of Buddhi-Vinayak Sri Ganesh  (बुद्धि-विनायक-- à¤¶à¥à¤°à¥€ गणेश). Who is the presiding deity of pure-intellect or sadbuddhi (सद्-बुद्धि), manifests as wisdom in everyday life.

The entire celebration  was lucidly interspersed with the elucidation of  the philosophy behind all the Puja activities performed throughout  the evening. Sanjay Saxena, a volunteer of Gayatri Pariwar, rendered the commentary based on  the philosophy of Pandit Shriram Sharma Acharya. Yagya / Pujan ceremony was  conducted and presided over by Sangeeta Saxena, another volunteer and priestess of Gayatri Pariwar.

Towards conclusion of the evening, during 'Dev-dakshina-purnahuti' (देव-दक्षिणा à¤ªà¥‚र्णाहुति) all participants took vows to give up one weakness/undesirable habit in their lives and also took a vow to inculcate a new strength/good habit for the continued progress and transformation of their lives.  

With the overflowing but orderly gathering of devotees, this enchanting  evening was a rousing success. And, enthusiastic support of Dwarkamai  volunteers, who poured  their heart and hard work, made this festival a memorable one. Sandeep Shrivastava and Ajay Kewale led the evening to conclusion with an Aarti and Mantra Pushpanjali. Delicious Mahaprasad (dinner) was provided by the devotees of Dwarkamai.

Shri Dwarkamai Vidyapeeth, Shri Shirdi Sai Baba Center of Spiritual Excellence, welcomes all devotees for the grace and blessings of Sai Baba. In addition to regular temple activities at the Center, it also hosts lectures by Vedic scholars, health and wellness professionals, meditation sessions, yoga and kids enrichment activities and charitable give back to community.