Schedules & Timings

Ashram Programme

Sai Kulwant Hall — daily programme

• 4:00 AM — Ganesh Gate opens
• 5:25 – 6:15 AM — Omkaaram and Suprabhatham
• 5:40 – 6:15 AM — Nagarsankeerthanam (procession around the Mandir)
• 6:15 – 7:15 AM — Linga Abhishekam
• 8:00 – 9:00 AM — Veda Chanting
• 9:00 – 9:30 AM — Morning Bhajans
• 9:30 AM — Mangala Arati
• 9:30 – 10:30 AM — Divya Darshan of Maha Samadhi
• 4:30 – 5:15 PM — Veda Chanting
• 5:15 – 6:00 PM — Evening Bhajans
• 6:00 PM — Mangala Arati
• 6:00 – 7:00 PM — Divya Darshan of Maha Samadhi
• 7:00 PM — Second Arati
• 9:30 PM — Ganesh Gate closes

On Sundays, additional Divya Darshan is available from 4:00 – 4:30 PM.

Canteen Schedule

All canteens are inside the ashram campus and strictly vegetarian. No eggs, meat, fish or onion-based dishes are served.

South Indian Canteen

• Breakfast 6:30 – 8:30 AM
• Lunch 11:00 AM – 1:30 PM
• Tea / Coffee / Snacks 3:30 – 4:30 PM
• Dinner 6:30 – 8:30 PM

North Indian Canteen

• Breakfast 6:30 – 8:30 AM
• Lunch 11:00 AM – 1:30 PM
• Tea / Coffee / Snacks 3:30 – 4:30 PM
• Dinner 6:30 – 8:30 PM

Western Canteen

• Breakfast 8:00 – 9:00 AM
• Lunch 12:30 – 1:30 PM
• Dinner 6:30 – 8:30 PM

Bakery

• Morning 9:30 – 11:30 AM
• Evening 2:00 – 5:00 PM

Accommodation Schedule

Room allocations (online bookings)

• Check-in: from 12 Noon on arrival day.
• Check-out: by 10:00 AM on departure day.
• Maximum stay: 2 nights per online booking. Extensions available at the counter, subject to availability.

Accommodation Office — walk-in counters

• Indian citizens (Ganesh Gate counter): 6:30 AM – 8:00 PM IST
• Overseas devotees (N-9 Block counter): 6:30 AM – 8:00 PM IST

Solo travellers may request a dormitory bed at the walk-in counter. No advance booking is required — carry your photo ID.

Room Schedule

• 9:00 PM — Lights out and silence in all residential areas.
• 4:00 AM — Rooms may be vacated to attend the Mandir programme.
• Housekeeping is done daily between 10 AM and 12 Noon.
• Hot water (geyser) available throughout the day in furnished rooms.

Grocery, Shopping & Other Facilities

• Sai Towers / campus shops — general goods, devotional items, clothing. Open roughly 8 AM – 8 PM.
• Book Trust — Sathya Sai publications and audio. Open 8 AM – 8 PM.
• Medical dispensary (inside campus) — 8 AM – 12 PM and 4 – 8 PM.
• STD / ISD telephone booths — available near the accommodation blocks.
• ATMs — available at SBI branch inside the ashram and in Puttaparthi town.

Key Locations & Google Maps

• Chaitanya Jyoti Museum — 9:30 AM to 12 PM and 3 – 5:30 PM, closed Mondays. Map
• Super Speciality Hospital (SSSIHMS) — Visitors: 12 Noon – 2 PM Mon–Sat. Map
• Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning (SSSIHL) — Campus viewable from the road; visitor access 10 – 11:30 AM. Map
• Sri Sathya Sai Higher Secondary School — Campus visit by prior permission only. Map
• Space Theatre & Planetarium — Daily show 10:30 AM (be seated by 10:25 AM), closed Wednesdays. Map

Timings vary on Bhagawan's Birthday (23 Nov), Shivaratri, Christmas and other major festivals — announcements are posted on the ashram notice boards the evening before.