Vedic Temple of Virginia - Sterling

• Mandir was inaugurated on Jul 6, 2011. Sai Baba idol was installed on Jul 8, 2011 by Priest Sri Krishnamurthy. The dimensions of the Mandir are 2,200sq.ft. Sri Shirdi Sai Baba Idol is 5ft.
• The devotees who come to this mandir have experienced in their dreams Sri Sai Baba in the similar form of the Mandir Baba idol. Every week lot of new devotees are added along with the existing ones. Mandir also encourages them by conducting new programs like Datta Arati’s and bhajans.
• Ratha Yatra was conducted graciously for 9 days before Guru Purnima festival without any prior planning. It all started first at a devotee house who initially planned for a day and as most number of devotees actively participated it went on up to 9 days. Some cities where most of the Sai devotees live closely the Ratha Yatra was being conducted in the whole streets at all the houses. Devotees actively and happily participated in the program. A flyer is being prepared specially for this occasion. On this Ratha Yatra they start the event by carrying Sai Baba’s small idol and Padukas which are sacredly brought from Shirdi to the devotee house and perform activities like Ashtotharam and Abhishekam. Finally doing Pradakshinas around the devotee and neighborhood houses.

Temple Website : www.vedictempleofvirginia.org