Offering Shawl

  • Devotees may offer a shawl of their choice and design to Baba to celebrate personal occasions such as birthdays, anniversaries and other milestones. This is an unique opportunity to see Baba dressed in an attire of your choice.
  • As this is a very popular service offered by devotees to Baba, please book your date well in advance.
  • Please note that Shawl bookings are NOT available for Mandir’s special events such as Ram Navami, Guru Poornima, Vijaya Dashami, Deepawali, and New Year’s (Jan 1).
  • We recommend devotees to buy shawls from the Mandir Resource Centre. These shawls are custom made to fit Baba’s murthy.
  • The Mandir reserves the right to reject shawls from being offered to Baba if they do not fit properly. We are currently not accepting fabric (unstitched shawls). Only orange coloured head scarf shall be offered to Baba every day.
Shawl Bookings Are Currently Accepted As Below

Morning

Sunday to Saturday

7:00 am

Afternoon

Sunday to Saturday

2:00 pm

Nights

Sunday to Saturday

30 min before Shej Aarti

Reserving A Date For Shawl Offering

Click here to check for available dates on the Shawl calendar

Send request via email to shawl@theshirdisaimandir.ca with the following information
  • Full name
  • Contact phone number
  • Date(s) of your choice

We will confirm your Shawl offering date subject to availability.

Note

Booking requests are considered on a first come first serve basis. Please book well in advance to avoid any disappointment.

Devotees may offer Shawl to Baba on ONE Thursday OR Saturday OR Sunday in a calendar year to accommodate requests from all devotees. Multiple bookings from the same family are not considered for Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays. However, if there are any open bookings, the same may be assigned to devotees requesting such a booking, at the discretion of the coordinating volunteers.

Contact volunteer coordinators listed below if you need any assistance:

Satya Kolluri

(416) 786-7835

Surya Polimera

(416) 451-0925

Information About Baba’s Shawl

We are currently not accepting fabric (unstitched shawls). Please measure dimensions of all store bought pre-stitched shawls. 
  • Shawl: 3 meters long and 45 inch wide
  • Neck Cloth (placed under Garland): 2 meter long
Please note
  • Aforesaid specifications are for stitched shawls.
  • Avoid clothes (a) made with synthetic fabric and (b) which have metal / plastic work on the fabric.
  • After you have received confirmation of your Shawl offering date, please
    1. Drop off stitched shawl at the Mandir atleast 1 week before the date you wish to offer shawl to Baba.
    2. Include a paper slip with your (a) Name (b) Contact Nos (c) Shawl Offering Date (for which you have received confirmation) along with the stitched shawl in a zip lock bag.
  • Ready made shawls (e.g.purchased from stores, Shirdi or other Sai Mandirs) usually do not meet the Mandir’s requirements. If you have a ready made or pre stitched shawl, please bring it to the Mandir at least 2 weeks in advance. We will check the shawl to confirm if it is suitable or not.
  • White colour shawl is offered to Baba in the Night (before Shej Aarthi).
  • No photography is allowed during Abhishek and Shawl Offering.
  • If you are unable to attend shawl offering in person on the day of your booking, please inform us in advance by calling (647) 444-4724 during working hours on Monday to Friday.
  • Devotees offering shawl must take back the shawl the day after its offering. We are unable to track and trace shawls thereafter due to volume and space constraints.