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[[File:Shree Sai Prasadalaya.jpg|thumb|325x325px|Sai Prasadalaya From outside ]]
[[File:Shree Sai Prasadalaya.jpg|thumb|325x325px|Sai Prasadalaya From outside ]]
'''Sai Prasadalaya''' is a large-scale community kitchen located in [[Shirdi]], Maharashtra, India. Established in 2009 by the Shri Saibaba Sansthan Trust, it serves free meals to thousands of devotees daily. The kitchen was created as a continuation of the food-sharing tradition associated with [[Sai Baba of Shirdi]], who is known for feeding the poor and animals during his lifetime. Sai Prasadalaya is noted for being among the largest solar-powered community kitchens in india.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=India: Temple Possesses World's Largest Solar Steam Cooking System |url=https://solarthermalworld.org/news/india-temple-possesses-worlds-largest-solar-steam-cooking-system/ |access-date=2025-06-26 |website=Solarthermalworld |language=en-US}}</ref>
'''Sai Prasadalaya''' is a large-scale community kitchen located in [[Shirdi]], Maharashtra, India. Established in 2009 by the Shri Saibaba Sansthan Trust, it serves free meals to thousands of devotees daily. The kitchen was created as a continuation of the food-sharing tradition associated with [[Sai Baba of Shirdi]], who is known for feeding the poor and animals during his lifetime. Sai Prasadalaya is noted for being among the largest solar-powered community kitchens in india.<ref name=":0" />

== Inrastructure ==
According to the Shri Saibaba Sansthan Trust, the Shri Sai Prasadalaya spans approximately 11,550 square meters and includes large-scale dining facilities.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Shree Saibaba Sansthan Trust, Shirdi.Official Website |url=https://sai.org.in/en/content/shri-saibaba-prasadalaya |access-date=2025-06-24 |website=sai.org.in}}</ref> The kitchen reportedly serves free meals to over 20,000 devotees each day, with the number increasing to 60,000 during major religious festivals such as Ramnavami, New Year, Dussehra, and Guru Poornima.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2007-11-29 |title=100,000 devotees can at Shirdi prasadalaya |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com:80/india/100-000-devotees-can-at-shirdi-prasadalaya/story-Kk1k7lIVXsVyfifbHLEozN.html |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20180120081334/http://www.hindustantimes.com:80/india/100-000-devotees-can-at-shirdi-prasadalaya/story-Kk1k7lIVXsVyfifbHLEozN.html |archive-date=2018-01-20 |access-date=2025-06-26 |work=http://www.hindustantimes.com/ |language=en}}</ref>

== Dinning halls ==
[[File:Seating Prasadalaya.jpg|thumb|275x275px|Seating at ground floor of prasadalaya]]
The ground floor of Shri Sai Prasadalaya includes a dining hall with a seating capacity of approximately 3,500 people<ref name=":0" />.Two additional dining halls are located on the first floor, each accommodating around 1,000 individuals. While meals served on the ground floor are free of cost, devotees are required to collect a free entry ticket from a designated counter. In the first-floor halls, meals are provided with seating arrangements including dining tables, and a nominal charge is applied.


== Facilities ==
According to the Sansthan Trust, the Prasadalaya spans approximately '''11,550 square meters'''.<ref name=":0" /> and includes large-scale dining facilities.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Shree Saibaba Sansthan Trust, Shirdi.Official Website |url=https://sai.org.in/en/content/shri-saibaba-prasadalaya |access-date=2025-06-24 |website=sai.org.in}}</ref> The ground floor houses a dining hall that accommodates about '''3,500 people''', where meals are served free of cost. Devotees must obtain a '''free meal ticket''' from the counter to enter. Two additional halls are located on the first floor, each with a seating capacity of '''1,000 people''', where meals are served for a nominal charge.<ref name=":2" />[[File:Seating Prasadalaya.jpg|thumb|275x275px|Seating at ground floor of prasadalaya]]
== Solar-Powered Cooking System ==
== Solar-Powered Cooking System ==
[[File:Sai Prasadalaya.jpg|thumb|290x290px|Solar panels visible on the roof of sai prasadalaya]]
[[File:Sai Prasadalaya.jpg|thumb|290x290px|Solar panels visible on the roof of sai prasadalaya]]
Shri Sai Prasadalaya utilizes a solar-powered cooking system that operates across four rooftops equipped with 73 solar concentrators.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2012-07-20 |title=Making the most of the sun |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/homes-and-gardens/making-the-most-of-the-sun/article3662105.ece |access-date=2025-06-26 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> These dishes focus sunlight onto receivers containing water, generating approximately 4,200 kilograms of steam per day. The steam is piped to the kitchen and used to prepare meals for thousands of devotees daily.<ref>https://oaji.net/pdf.html?n=2017/731-1523879102.pdf case study (research article) by Int. Res. J. of Science & Engineering, 2018</ref> The Sai Prasadalaya, a community kitchen managed by the Shri Saibaba Sansthan Trust in Shirdi, was recognized by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Government of India, for housing the world's largest solar steam-based cooking system.<ref name=":1" />
Shri Sai Prasadalaya utilizes a solar-powered cooking system that operates across four rooftops equipped with 73 solar concentrators.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news |date=2012-07-20 |title=Making the most of the sun |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/homes-and-gardens/making-the-most-of-the-sun/article3662105.ece |access-date=2025-06-26 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> These dishes focus sunlight onto receivers containing water, generating approximately 4,200 kilograms of steam per day. The steam is piped to the kitchen and used to prepare meals for thousands of devotees daily.<ref>https://oaji.net/pdf.html?n=2017/731-1523879102.pdf case study (research article) by Int. Res. J. of Science & Engineering, 2018</ref> The Sai Prasadalaya, a community kitchen managed by the Shri Saibaba Sansthan Trust in Shirdi, was recognized by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Government of India, for housing the world's largest solar steam-based cooking system.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=India: Temple Possesses World's Largest Solar Steam Cooking System |url=https://solarthermalworld.org/news/india-temple-possesses-worlds-largest-solar-steam-cooking-system/ |access-date=2025-06-26 |website=Solarthermalworld |language=en-US}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==

Latest revision as of 20:25, 26 June 2025

  • Comment: Please merge the duplicated citations (1 and 7 are the same, 2 and 4 are the same). I'm also concerned on whether the sources are truly independent, along with minor concerns on tone, but this does seem borderline notable as an article on Wikipedia. LR.127 (talk) 15:46, 26 June 2025 (UTC)
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Sai Prasadalaya From outside

Sai Prasadalaya is a large-scale community kitchen located in Shirdi, Maharashtra, India. Established in 2009 by the Shri Saibaba Sansthan Trust, it serves free meals to thousands of devotees daily. The kitchen was created as a continuation of the food-sharing tradition associated with Sai Baba of Shirdi, who is known for feeding the poor and animals during his lifetime. Sai Prasadalaya is noted for being among the largest solar-powered community kitchens in india.[1]

Facilities

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According to the Sansthan Trust, the Prasadalaya spans approximately 11,550 square meters.[1] and includes large-scale dining facilities.[1] The ground floor houses a dining hall that accommodates about 3,500 people, where meals are served free of cost. Devotees must obtain a free meal ticket from the counter to enter. Two additional halls are located on the first floor, each with a seating capacity of 1,000 people, where meals are served for a nominal charge.[2]

Seating at ground floor of prasadalaya

Solar-Powered Cooking System

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Solar panels visible on the roof of sai prasadalaya

Shri Sai Prasadalaya utilizes a solar-powered cooking system that operates across four rooftops equipped with 73 solar concentrators.[2] These dishes focus sunlight onto receivers containing water, generating approximately 4,200 kilograms of steam per day. The steam is piped to the kitchen and used to prepare meals for thousands of devotees daily.[3] The Sai Prasadalaya, a community kitchen managed by the Shri Saibaba Sansthan Trust in Shirdi, was recognized by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Government of India, for housing the world's largest solar steam-based cooking system.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Shree Saibaba Sansthan Trust, Shirdi.Official Website". sai.org.in. Retrieved 2025-06-24.
  2. ^ a b "Making the most of the sun". The Hindu. 2012-07-20. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2025-06-26.
  3. ^ https://oaji.net/pdf.html?n=2017/731-1523879102.pdf case study (research article) by Int. Res. J. of Science & Engineering, 2018
  4. ^ "India: Temple Possesses World's Largest Solar Steam Cooking System". Solarthermalworld. Retrieved 2025-06-26.