Where it belongs
Face the murti east or north-east in a clean, quiet corner of your home mandir, raised a little above the floor.
Svastika's
Shirdi Sai Baba
ओम् साई राम
The saint of Shirdi, kept across every community and often beside whatever else a household keeps. Seated, right hand raised in blessing, in metal and marble dust.
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Before you bring one home
Choosing & placing your murti
Choosing the size
Pick a height that suits your altar — a 4–6 inch murti sits beautifully on most home mandirs, while taller pieces anchor a dedicated pooja room.
Kept with care
Wipe gently with a soft, dry cloth. Keep away from water and harsh polish — the finish keeps its lustre for years with a light touch.
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A short guide
The Sai Baba range
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Shirdi Sai Baba is among the most kept figures in Indian homes, across communities and often alongside whatever other deity a household keeps, which is fitting for a saint whose whole teaching was that the paths are one. This collection runs from brass and plated murtis to a dashboard piece, a wall frame, a symbol diya and pocket temples.
The seated form, and the blessing hand
Almost every Sai Baba here is the seated form, one leg crossed over the other, right hand raised in blessing. That is how he sat, and it is the posture devotees picture. The raised hand is abhaya mudra, the gesture of reassurance and fearlessness, which carries the same meaning it does across Indian iconography.
What varies is the finish rather than the pose, so choose on material and size rather than form.
The formats
Murtis in brass, gold and silver plate and white-and-gold marble dust, from a 3 inch shelf piece to a 6 inch mandir figure.
A dashboard piece, sized and weighted for a vehicle; Sai Baba is a common choice for a car. See car dashboard idols.
Wall frame, a 3D gold-plated panel for a wall the light reaches. See wall decor.
The Sai symbol diya, a brass lamp rather than a murti, lit rather than only displayed. See brass diyas.
Pocket temples and gift hampers for a desk, travel or gifting. See pocket temples.
Thursday
Thursday is the day associated with Sai Baba worship, observed at Shirdi and in homes with a lamp, dhoop and the reading of the Sai Satcharitra. It is the natural day to begin keeping a new murti, and the Sai diya suits it.
Which material
Brass if the murti will receive abhishek or be handled daily, since it tolerates water, oil and kumkum and cleans indefinitely. See brass idols.
Gold and silver plated pieces are light, crisply detailed and arrive presentation-ready, for display and gifting. Dry cloth only, no abhishek. See gold and silver plated idols.
White and gold marble dust holds the finest detail and suits the seated form; keep it dry and out of sun. See the white and gold premium range.
As a gift
Sai Baba is one of the safest devotional gifts, because he is kept so widely and across communities, so you rarely go wrong. The dashboard piece suits a new car, the wall frame a new home, the pocket temple a desk or a move. See griha pravesh and housewarming gifts; for volume, corporate gifts or the bulk order enquiry page. To furnish the mandir, pooja essentials; for the wider pantheon, god idols and figurines.
Before you order
- Decide the format. A dashboard piece, a wall frame and a mandir murti solve different things.
- Check height and base width together.
- Buy brass if the murti will be bathed; plated and marble dust stay dry.
- A household that already keeps him? The Sai diya is the more useful gift.
✦ Questions, carefully answered
The small things you wondered about
Every product page lists the exact height and base width. Photographs flatten scale, so check both numbers against the space you have. A short piece on a broad base often takes more shelf than a taller slim one.
The material is stated on each product page. Solid brass is heavy and can be cleaned indefinitely. Plated pieces are a real layer of gold or silver over a base and should be kept dry. Marble dust is cast rather than carved. They look similar in a photograph and age very differently.
Solid brass takes a paste of lemon and salt or tamarind, rinsed and then dried completely. Plated, antique and meenakari finishes take a soft dry cloth only, because an acidic paste strips the finish rather than the tarnish.
You have 7 days to return any unused piece, for any reason, and every order is covered by our safe-arrival guarantee. If something reaches you damaged, contact us and we will replace it.
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