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A 45-60 minute video capsule of the
proceedings of the morning function on
November 23, 2010 will be telecast on the TV
channel Astha at 21.30 (IST) and on Astha
International 21.30 (ET USA) the same day.
There will be some more channels offering
this programme about which we will update
you very shortly.
Tue, Nov 23, 2010 -
85th Birthday News & Photos - Festival of Divine Love: Morning
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When the big day arrived there was a festive ambience prevailing at the Sri
Sathya Sai Hill View Stadium with men and women in thousands turning up
occupying every inch of space in the stadium. With many Gods watching from the
hill top, mortals on earth were making merry of the opportunity bestowed upon,
anticipating the grand arrival of “The Lord of 85 Years”.
With time ticking past inching towards the anticipated hours, there was heavy
jostling of huge turnout of crowd, expected of such a mammoth festivity. Yes,
the Hill View Stadium was anticipating the moment of her life to embrace The
Lord and with her there were thousands upon thousands of mortals awaiting
seeking to win a glance of The Lord on the auspicious day!
Earlier, in the morning when all the roads were expected to open towards the
main venue, the Hill View Stadium was calm and quiet, warmly welcoming the
inflow of devotees. Devotees vying for a vantage spot in the unreserved area
started filing past in the early hours, well before the sun rise, and with the
clock ticking away the stadium was gathering momentum.
Watch and ward sevadals coupled with senior students were in full swing action,
providing guidance with reference to seating arrangement. Refreshments were
given in the form of tea, coffee, snacks along with drinking water.
Proceedings began with the usual one hour Vedam at 0800 hrs. and bhajans
commenced at 0900 that continued till 0945 hrs. when a group of boys took over
the stage coming up with commentary in English, Telugu and Hindi. Prof. Anil
Kumar as well joined the boys and the show continued up to 1030 hrs. Bhajans
continued beyond 1030 hrs. till the Divine arrival.
Long enduring wait did not seem to be a façade any more for the awaiting
audience nor the sun that turned scorching beating down the earth
mercilessly did deter the assembly, for every soul present has only one
intention, to win His Grace of Love!
At 1120 hrs. Prof. Anil Kumar’s voice echoed the spacious stadium,
announcing the imminent arrival of the Lord. With it began the minutes
countdown. At 1125 hrs., when all eyes were fixed at the western end of the
Hill View Stadium, there He appeared, shining in creamish-white, enthroned
on the Golden Chariot! Yes, the Lord of all lords began His Birthday
Journey, casting the highest benedictions. Bhagawan was ushered into the
venue by Vedam group followed by the Institute Band of boys and girls.
The procession took fifteen minutes to reach the venue, Shanti Vedika.
Throughout the procession, the theme song, “parithranaya sadhunam” with
groundbreaking beat music rendered the air, echoing the entire stadium, with
the Lord making His ‘strides’ towards the Shanti Vedika.
The Shanti Vedika resembled a royal court of yore with a silver throne
awaiting the Lord at the centre. Upon reaching on stage, Bhagawan assumed
the Seat of The Divine, presenting Himself to the multitudes present before
Him.
A host of VIPs were also present on the stage. Hon’ble External Affairs
Minister, SM Krishna, Union Ministers, Sushil Kumar Shinde, Vilasrao
Deshmukh, Governor of Andhra Pradesh, ESL Narasimhan, Governor of Pubjab,
Shivraj Patil, Dy.CM Tamilnadu, Stallin, Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh
Prof. Prem Kumar Dhumal, Minister from Andhra Pradesh, Dr. J. Geeta Reddy,
Industrialist Sri Ratan Tata were among the host of dignitaries present on
the occasion.
Proceedings began with Bollywood singers of fame Hariharan, Suresh Wadkar,
Shankar Mahadevan along with famous South Indian singer P. Unnikrishn and
Simeet Tappu presented Birthday Anthem, singing the glory of the Lord,
wishing Him “Happy Birthday”. Shankar Mahadevan presented a solo, Mahaprana
Deepam, regaling with excellence, enticing the vast audience.
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All India President of SSSS Organisations, Sri V. Srinivasan compeered the
programme for the rest of the session. There were a host of speakers
including Minister SM Krishna, Governor ESL Narasimhan, Worshipful Mayor of
Chennai, Dr. Subramaniam etc.
The occasion also witnessed the launching of the much talked about Sri
Sathya Sai Vidya Vahini Project, an open ended project extending modern
education facilities through the medium of internet based web based tools.
Sri SV Giri spoke on the subject elaborating the salient features of the
project. Tata Consultancy Services that has been playing a key role in the
project providing Management skills in the areas required came for
reference. A short video presentation on the same followed after which Sri
Ratan Tata , Chairman Tata Sons Ltd. and Sri Chandrasekhar, CEO, TCS Ltd.
officially handed over the TCS Software for the project in presence of
Bhagawan. The Vidya Vahini Project was subsequently launched by the Divine
hands, marked by fire works as an act of merriment. An announcement
followed, informing the Vidya Vahini Project is Bhagawan’s 85th Birthday
gift to the nation.
The occasion also witnessed launching of a dedicated ‘sainetwork’, a
connecting link for the millions of Sai devotees. Sri Sathya Sai Digital
Archival System, a mission that takes care of entire Sai related archivals,
was also launched by the Divine hands. Both the projects are initiatives by
Sri Sathya Sai Seva Organisations.
“Testimonies of Gratitude” by direct recipients of His Love and Grace
followed, wherein selected beneficiaries coming under various humanitarian
projects initiated by Bhagawan echoed their voice in His divine presence.
Covering Anantapur Water Project, East Godavari Water Project, Gujarat Earth
Quake Project, Tsunami Relief Project in Tamil Nadu, Flood Relief Project in
Orissa, Super Speciality Hospital Project and Medicare Mobile Hospital
Project in Anantapur, six persons shared the stage speaking their hearts out
in their own language, with touch of innocence.
Soon came an important announcement. Free Food was declared by Bhagawan to
all the villages around Puttaparthi that are covered under the Sri Sathya
Sai Mobile Medicare Project that came as a Birthday Gift from the
compassionate Lord!
It was 1310 hrs. and Bhagawan accepted Mangala Arathi. Ministers Sushil
Kumar Shinde, Vilas Rao Deshmukh, Former CM, Maharashtra, Ashok Chavan along
with Dy. CM Tamil Nadu Stallin went to Bhagawan offering Pranams at His
Lotus Feet.
At 1320 hrs. Bhagawan moved down the dais retiring for the session.
HILL VIEW STADIUM WAS TRANSFORMED INTO A WONDERLAND OF LOVE & LIGHT!
Heaven does not need to come down to Earth; where Lord is walking the Earth,
it is verily heaven on Earth. And Prasanthi aptly holds the title; the huge
turn out of multitudes, notwithstanding the possibilities of hardships
expected of a carnival of this magnitude, stands a testimony to this fact!
Verily Prasanthi has the highest ever turnout of devotees during the months
leading unto this very day.
In a sharp contrast to the morning where scorching sun dominated the
proceedings, evening was as cool as a moonlit night, with glitter n' shine
all over!
Vibrant stadium was the scene of frenzy of actions with multitudes barring
religious, ethnic, lingual, economic and social barriers gathered under one
roof, identified as children of One God, to pay homage to the Great Teacher
commemorating 85th Year of His earthly advent!
With three gigantic monumental architectural marvel shining with brilliance
from the top of the hill, Gods in varied forms watching over from the hill
led by Lord Hanuman, huge welcome arches shining with golden glitter, the
centre-stage, the Shanti Vedika shining in golden hue filled with 'His
Properties', the stadium was a sight to see - a carnival ground where Gods
would ever prefer to come and watch the melee involving God walking the
Earth!
Expecting Bhagawan to come out en route stadium, hundreds and thousands have
gathered behind the Mandir, ever ready to steal a glance while He is passing
by.
Bhagawan arrived at 1940 hrs. donned in yellow. Welcoming The Lord laser
beams flashed around the stadium making dancing greenish waves all around.
As Bhagawan assumed His special throne the stage was being set for the
proceedings for the evening. "Prema Pravaham" - a loving offering of musical
bouquet by a bunch of talented musical boys working with varous institutions
in Prasanthi was the schedule for the evening.
Seeking blessings, after a brief introduction, the session got underway with
music weaving magic, love echoing in the air, singing all about Bhagawan and
His mission. "Preama Pravaham" was an essay of songs portraying His Divine
Love, Compassion towards humanity, structured through a series of seven
songs, ably assisted by visuals, showcasing His mission in a nutshell.
As the presentation was peaking to its climax laser beams revisited the
stadium again flashing all over, dancing with waves around.
All the songs, except the final one were introduced for the first time, all
selected from Bhagawan's collections. The one hour show concluded with the
song "Tuu Pyaar Ka Sagar Hey..." sung by the troupe en masse, with special
music scoring, done with added effort. As the song progressed Anantapur
students sitting in the front held aloft lit lamps symbolically representing
the song being rendered.
The one hour presentation came to an end at 2050 hrs. and Bhagawan asked for
Mangala Arathi. Subsequently Bhagawan blessed the boys with Padanamaskar.
23rd Nov 2010 wanted to sign off in style, and so was the Hill View Stadium
as they have earned the privilege to celebrate the mammoth festivity in His
Divine presence. Pyrotechnic - the grand finale for such unique carnivals -
followed as hills around the Hill View shot skyward with a barrage of
pyrotechnics yielding multi-colour showers from the heavens. These were the
final moments of the grand 85th Birthday celebrations in Prasanthi Nilayam.
It was time for Bhagawan to leave. With tens and thousands watching,
Bhagawan came down the dais to get into His car, moving off the stadium,
bringing the curtain down for the Festival of Divine Love!
|| Samastha Lokaaha Sukhino Bhavanthu ||
Mon, Nov 22,
2010:
85th Birthday News & Photos - Festival of Divine Love:
Monday morning presents the frenzy mood of devotees vying to
get a place inside the Sai Kulwant Hall, the venue of the 29th annual
convocation of SSSIHL. The Chief Guest, His Excellency The Prime Minister of
India, Dr. Manmohan Singh is expected to arrive at 1045 hrs. Convocation is
expected to begin at 11:00 hrs. This is going to be the second visit of the high
dignitary; his earlier visit was in 1995, as Finance Minister of India, with the
same assignment as Chief Guest of Convocation during the 70th birthday
celebrations.
Unending serpentine lines of devotees, both ladies and gents,
started snaking through the lanes and bylanes of ashram from the early hours.
With the Prime Minister arriving and a host of other Central and State
Ministers, State Governor and Chief Minister are expected to accompany, heavy
security blanket has been thrown throughout the township by the State Police.
Annual Convocation 2010 of SSSIHL
The annual convocation of Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher
Learning was held in Sai Kulwant Hall in a glittering ceremony graced by the
Chancellor of the Institute Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba attended by Chief Guest
for the convocation His Excellency The Prime Minister of India, Dr. Manmohan
Singh along with a host of glitterati from the political world.
The host of dignitaries included Sri K. Rosaiah, Chief
Minister of Andhra Pradesh, Sri E.S.L. Narasimhan, Governor of Andhra Pradesh,
Sri Y.S. Yeddyurappa, Chief Minister of Karnataka, Sri Shivraj Patil, Governor
of Punjab, Sri M.K. Stalin, Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, Sri Sushil
Kumar Shinde, Union Minister for Power, Sri Ashok Chavan, former Chief Minister
of Maharashtra, Dr. Ratan Tata, Chairman of Tata Sons, Tata Consultancy Services
Chairman Sri N. Chandrasekaran, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of
Tata Consultancy Services.
The Convocation procession started at 11.10 a.m. from Yajur
Mandir with the Institute Brass Band leading the procession playing sonorous
tunes.
Bhagawan in a crimson-hued robe along with the Chief Guest and a host of
glitterati from the world of politics were ushered in to the venue by the Band
followed by a student carrying the Sceptre on one side while the Registrar
carrying the Ceremonial Mace.
As the procession reached the dais, the Vice
Chancellor of the Institute Dr. Shashidhara Prasad garlanded the Prime Minister.
Ceremonial Vedic chants for the Convocation followed. On the request of the Vice
Chancellor, the Chancellor of the Institute Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
declared the Convocation open and pressed the button to unveil the plaque of
29th Convocation of the Institute. On the dais along with Bhagawan and the Prime
Minister were seated the Governor and Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh. On the
other side facing the dais were seated the members of the Academic Council.
Extending a cordial welcome The Vice Chancellor spoke about the Institute before
getting into introducing the honourable Chief Guest for the occasion. Institute
Oath was administered after which doctorates and gold medals were given away by
the Divine Chancellor.
Dr. Manmohan Singh delivering the convocation speech Dr.
Manmohan Singh recalled his earlier visit as Chief Guest in 1995. Opining about
the International status of Prasanthi Nilayam, Dr. Singh highlighted on the
point of diversity here, watching the microcosm in the township. “Yours is a
relatively young University, already established its place as a centre of
excellence”, lauded the erudite Chief Guest. Dr. Singh then paraphrased the
words of Baba: “This is not a place to earn degrees, but a place to cultivate
self-sacrifice, self-knowledge leading to self-realisation”. The true meaning of
education is knowledge in action, said Dr. Singh. Speaking on the hallmark of
education, Dr. Singh said is to combine science with spirituality.
Addressing the students, Dr. Manmohan Singh said, you are
graduating today. I have no doubt you will face challenges, but you will come
successful, I have no doubt. You have been exposed to fine minds, excellent
libraries. Dr Singh advised that the students that your life will not be
complete if you do not reach out to those less unfortunate ones. Render help to
them. God bless each and every one of you. With the Institute Brass Band
rendering the National Anthem, the Convocation function came to a close at 12.15
p.m.
After the function, Bhagawan went inside the interview room
with Dr. Manmohan Singh. After a few minutes, Bhagawan and Dr. Manmohan Singh
emerged from the interview room and came on the stage. What followed was the
Divine Benedictory Message. The Academic Council members too came on the dais
after some time.
Pouring Divine Wisdom as usual, Bhagawan spoke about the
glory of Bharatiya culture, the innate divinity, the greater importance of
discipline in life, before coming into the crux of the message, on the
importance of educare in the present day.
There is no unity at the national level. There is no unity,
but instead there is enmity. Everyone should work for the unity of this land. In
fact, in every field of public life, unity is required, echoed Bhagawan.
Concluding His benedictory message, Bhagawan exhorted: All
are the children of God. You should mingle with each other as brothers. This is
the message of Bhagawan on this occasion of Convocation.
This was the penultimate evening before the
big day and none had any special schedules
for the evening, but the Divine! He had His
set plans and the evening turned out to
become a glittering Birthday Eve, a carnatic
session, showcasing the abundance of talent
in His backyard!
Emerging at 1900 hrs. in
the evening to soul-filling tunes of
spirited bhajans Bhagawan went for a
complete round before coming on to the
Verandah. "Prema Pravaham" music troupe were
called inside the bhajan hall for a short
session after which Bhagawan emerged on
stage for some flash seconds before retiring
to the Interview Room for the next five
minutes.
Team Vidya Vahini also
got to interact with Bhagawan. The Vidya
Vahini Project will be officially launched
tomorrow, on the occasion of 85th birthday
celebrations.
Returning on stage at
1920 hrs. Bhagawan blessed the State
Governor, Sri ESL Narasimhan who sat
squatting on stage. A host of VIPs including
Union Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh, Dy. CM,
Tamin Nadu, Sri M.K. Stalin, Sri Ashok
Chavan, former Chief Minister of
Maharashtra, Dr. Ratan Tata, Chairman of
Tata Sons were also present for the evening
session.
Assuming the Seat of The
Divine, Bhagawan went on glancing through
letters, as bhajans continued. In the
meanwhile, blessed prasadam went for
distribution.
Bhajans continued for
some more time after which a pause ensued
and Bhagawan interacted with leading bhajan
duo for some time. Releasing the pause
bhajans continued. ...Soon the duo returned
donning special clothes as instructed by
Bhagawan. Some more interaction followed and
the stage slowly getting set for a grand
Birthday Eve Programme!
At 2000 hrs. the duo took
over as proposed by God Himself! An hour
long session followed, with the duo singing
mezmerising variety of carnatic rendition
enchanting the divine. Capacity assemblage
of devotees burst into loud cheers at every
possible interval rejoicing the session
every bit.
This was not a man made
proposal, but a proposal by God Himself and
how soon everything came in place as willed
by Him. And Prasanthi was lucky to witness a
glorious Birthday Eve!
Bhagawan accepted Mangala
Arathi at 2100 hrs. and as He was leaving
the dais, an announcement on the Birthday
programme followed. It was announced that
the programme would commence at 1000 hrs. in
the Hill View stadium and Bhagawan would be
arriving at the stadium on the Golden
Chariot!
When the D-Day dawns
tomorrow morning, all attention would be
diverted to the Sri Sathya Sai Hill View
Stadium where God would be ushered in as
King of kings in the Golden Chariot!
|| Samastha Lokaaha Sukhino Bhavanthu ||
Sun, Nov 21, 2010:
85th Birthday News & Photos - Festival of Divine Love:
The
countdown for the big day comes down to two
days and with that the huzzle buzzle of the
mammoth spiritual carnival peaked today with
constant inflow of devotees throughout the
day. After filling
the available ashram apartments, the sheds
and the temporary accommodation facilities,
the fresh entrants are slowly occupying the
building verandahs inside the ashram.
Ladies darshan line
turned out to become a long serpentine one,
turning at every possible detour, finally
ending up at the western end passing through
the shopping centre - book trust buildings.
Adding to this comes the security cordon in
view of the VVIP movement expected tomorrow.
Hon'ble Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh,
Chief Guest for 29th annual convocation of
SSSIHL, is scheduled to fly down from New
Delhi tomorrow morning to deliver the
convocation speech. Governor of Andhra
Pradesh, Sri ESL Narasimhan is already
camping in Prasanthi ahead of the VVIP visit
and some of the Union Ministers along with
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister are expected
to attend the glittering function scheduled
for 11:00 hrs. tomorrow morning.
This evening, penultimate
day for the Annual Convocation, Bhagawan
arrived at 1755 hrs. granting darshan to the
packed audience. The stage was set for the
annual convocation drama by the students of
Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning.
The drama entitled "Twameva Sharanam Mama"
depicted the story of a tailor who, when
fell short to deliver a duty assigned to
stich 16 pairs of dresses ahead of
Bhagawan's 85th birthday celebrations, gets
the unseen blessing of His chosen deity,
Lord Vittala of Pandharpur, in response to
his desperate call, as saving grace.
Chinna Katha story involving
King Alexander who invaded India, showcasing
high morale exhibited by Bharatiyas of those
days was shown as an anecdote. The drama
ended with a Qawwali, sang in celebration of
joy of His Advent.
Upon the end of the drama
Bhagawan posed for photograph with the drama
crew before Mangala Arathi at 1915 hrs. One
bhajan followed after which the cast sung
the Prasanthi Love Song, Humko Tum Sey Pyaar
Kitna... Bhagawan asked for an encore of "Samastha
Lokaaha..." after which an announcement on
the next day's convocation programme
followed. It was announced that Prime
Minister of India, His Excellency Dr.
Manmohan Singh would be attending the
Convocation as Chief Guest and the entry to
the hall would be from 0900 hrs. onwards.
Yajur Mandiram, the
Divine Abode, is indeed the cynosure of all
eyes. For an onlooker watching from outside,
the Mandiram shines with brilliance under
the shades of changing colour themes.
Information Kiosks have mushroomed at every
vantage points, aiding and guiding devotees,
well managed by grateful old students (boys)
of Bhagawan's Institute.
Earlier, the 9th World
Conference of Sri Sathya Sai Organisations -
World Wide that got underway yesterday
concluded this afternoon at 1430 hrs. with
the final session held in the Poornachandra
Auditorium.
Sat, Nov 20, 2010:
85th Birthday News & Photos - Festival of
Divine Love: Bhajans are indeed
the high point of Prasanthi sessions. This
evening, upon emerging at 1840 hrs. Bhagawan
went for a full round of darshan before
coming on stage at 1850 hrs. Bhajans
continued with full spirit and Bhagawan was
seen fully engrossed, often giving finger
beats, enlivening the session. The session
continued till 1935 hrs. when Bhagawan
accepted Mangala Arathi. Spending another
ten minutes on stage, conversing with some
of the students and senior officials of Sri
Sathya Sai Organisations - Worldwide,
Bhagawan left the dais at 1945 hrs. retiring
to Yajur Mandiram.
Earlier, the 9th World
Conference of Sri Sathya Sai Organisations
was held in the Poornachandra Auditorium
during the day.
Fri, Nov 19,
2010 -Annual Ladies' Day - 85th Birthday News & Photos - Festival of Divine Love: Annual
Ladies' Day 2010 turned out to be a noon
affair when Bhagawan was ushered into the
hall by the Anantapur and Primary School
Band just after 12 noon today. The Chief
Guest for the occasion, Her Excellency, The
President of India, Smt. Pratibha Devisingh
Patil along with other dignitaries, His
Excellency ESL Narasimhan, Governor of
Andhra Pradesh, His Excellency Sri Shivraj
Patil, Governor of Punjab, etc., Hon'ble
State Tourism, Information & PR Minister
Smt. J. Geeta Reddy accompanied Bhagawan
into the hall.
The programme commenced with lighting of
the lamp by the Divine Hands. Smt. Chetana
Raju, Managing Trustee of Easwaramma Women
Welfare Trust in her introductory speech,
spoke about the evolution of the Easwaramma
Women Welfare Trust that was founded in
2005. She spoke in detail about the various
service activities done by the Trust,
attributing the success story to Bhagawan's
grace and guidance.
Smt. Mallika Srinivasan, Director of
Amalgations Group and CEO of TAFE India Ltd.
Talking on women power, the speaker
mentioned on the achievements of Smt.
Pratibha Patil who rose to the highest
office of the country. Smt. Srinivasan's
speech was a blend of Bhagawan's Divine
Teachings, current scenario around the world
while attempting to successfully portray the
story of Women Welfare Programme initiated
by Bhagawan.
Read the complete detail with New Photo -
video
slides of Ladies day click here
Thu, Nov 18, 2010 85th Birthday News & Photos - Festival of Divine Love:
This evening Bhagawan was ushered into the
hall by a host of Primary school children,
that included the Veda chanting students,
the Primary School Band, students dancing
Bhangra steps deftly and a couple of
students holding umbrella in their hands.
Bhagawan was ushered into the hall by a host
of Primary school children
As He emerged out of the Yajur Mandiram at
1840 hrs. He was religiously received with
Poornakumbham by the children before the
commencement of the procession invoking The
Lord into the Sai Kulwant Hall. All along
the procession a welcome song was played in
the background giving an added flavor to the
Lordly entry.
Large size (1200x 1000)
images of Bhagawan - Prasanthi Nilayam - Darshan - Kulwant Hall - date 18th Nov. 2010
As Bhagawan came on to the dais, students
presented the programme to Bhagawan before
they burst open into a dance scene
commencing the presentation.
The leading cast or the narrator of the
dance drama announced that such universal
acceptance of God in human form has never
occurred in the annals of history. A divine
declaration by Bhagawan on who is He was
then screened to the audience which set the
benchmark for the dance drama. There were
two short episodes in the drama, the first
was the episode of Upamanyu from the
Sivapurana and the second was the episode of
Uddhava counselling the Gopikas after being
sent by Lord Krishna.
The speciality of this drama was a backdrop
of LED screen which beamed crystal clear
visuals to the audience. Added to this were
two LED screens, one on the gent’s side and
the other on the ladies side telecasting the
proceedings in real time to the audience.
Sathyam Sivam Sundaram - Vol 7 was taken to Bhagawan for blessing
Giving a colourful visual spectacle towards
the end of the drama students from the
Primary, en masse, were seen waving
colourful wands with lights. Bhagawan went
down the dais and gave a prolonged
photograph session to the cast, followed by
the Veda chanting students, Band boys and
Bhangra dance boys. The cast arranged
themselves in small groups for the
photograph session with Bhagawan. Bhagawan
then directed the Institute students to
distribute clothes and sweets to the
participants. After group Bhajans by the
Primary School students, Bhagawan was
offered Arati at 2010 hrs. Then Bhagawan
retired for the day to Yajur Mandiram.
Earlier as Bhagawan came on to the verandah
after His usual darshan rounds, latest
edition of Sathyam Sivam Sundaram - Vol 7
was taken to Bhagawan for blessing by the
Publisher Sri KS Rajan along with the author
Sri BN Narasimhamurthy. Bhagawan glanced
through the same before conferring His
blessings.
Morning
Update 18th Nov. 2010 Ratotsavam is an annual feature that
normally comes as a forerunner to the grand
Birthday Celebrations of Bhagawan Sri Sathya
Sai Baba. ..And ever since its inception
many years ago, this festivity has been a
fixed schedule for the 18th November. For so
many years, this day had been tagged with
another big event, Narayana Seva, en mass
for the villagers in and around Puttaparthi,
where in Bhagawan would present Himself
through and through, along with hundreds of
University students and sevadal volunteers,
held at the Vidyagiri Sports Stadium.
An SSSVIP exhibition of various
Indian states is being held in the Sri Sathya Sai Indoor Stadium.
Bhagawan graced the occasion, making a surprise visit at the stadium
on the 16th evening beyond the sunset. The exhibition is thrown open
to the devotees and the timings are:
This morning, at around 0945 hrs. the
procession began from the bhajan hall with
the idols, mainly Venugopala Swami idol,
were taken out to be mounted on the main
chariot stationed outside the main gopuram
gate. The idols were taken out in a
procession with the escort of Vedam and
Bhajans by group of students from Sri Sathya
Sai Institute of Higher Learning.
Upon mounting the idols on the chariot,
coconuts were broken and arathi was offered
before the procession continued with great
religious fervour attended by students and
hundreds of villagers. The ecstatic mood of
the village folk dancing to the tune of
drumbeats, breaking coconuts and offering
arathi enroute, is evidential of the
religious fervour attached to the festive
occasion.
The Venugopala Swami idol will be mounted at
the Pedda Venkama Raju Kalyanamandapa before
return procession commences, carrying the
Sita Rama idols, a custom that has been in
place ever since the Chariot Festival began
in Parthi.
Wed, Nov 17 2010:85th Birthday News & Photos - Festival of Divine Love:
It is said, marriages are made in heaven! ...And when marriages are
done in the heaven on earth, in the immediate Divine presence of the Avatar of
the Age, the joy of such a feat can only be described by the direct recepients
of the benediction, ninety five couples who tied the nuptial knot in Prasanthi
Nilayam this afternoon.
This morning, Sai Kulwant Hall, the venue of the mass marriage function
presented a festive look with beautiful decorations in the traditional way. The
dais was decorated traditionally with coconut leaves and flowers of various
hues. The brides and bridegrooms were seated in an orderly fashion along with
their parents for the function. Bhagawan came for the function at 1125 hrs.
After Bhagawan came to the dais, the chief priest started the rituals for the
marriage asking the brides and grooms to follow him religiously. At the outset,
the chief priest declared that it was a very auspicious moment for the brides
and grooms since they had the opportunity to celebrate their marriage in the
Divine Presence of Bhagawan on the occasion of Bhagawan’s 85th Birthday
Celebrations.
The proceedings began with the worship of Ganapati by the brides and grooms with
Akshata (sanctified rice). Rituals like tying of Kankana (protective thread,
which acts as a talisman) on the wrist and Kanya Dhanam (giving away the bride
by her parents) were followed according to scriptural injunctions. Since this
ritual entails that the bride and groom should not look at each other, a veil
was placed in between them. Then came the most auspicious moment, the tying of
Mangalasutra at 1159 hrs. when the bridegroom tied the Mangalasutra round the
bride’s neck to the chant of hymns from the Vedas. Garlands were exchanged by
the bride and groom and the couples went round the sacred fire observing the vow
to be faithful to each other.
An announcement was made that a few former students of Bhagawan from the
Institute too had entered the wedlock on this auspicious occasion along with
brides and grooms from the nearby villages. Bhagawan in His unbounded compassion
had arranged for the distribution of articles of immediate household need. Even
decorative jewellery, watches and sweets were distributed to the couples.
Bhagawan then went down amidst the couples blessing the couples and their
parents while the couples did Padanamaskar. Swami went in between in each of the
rows as the research scholars from the Institute facilitated the free movement
of Bhagawan. Swami had arranged a sumptuous feast for the couples and their
relatives on this occasion. An announcement was made Bhagawan wants the couples
to wear the new attire and come for the evening Darshan. Arati was offered to
Bhagawan at 1255 hrs. and Bhagawan retired for the morning session.
Two music concerts were slated for the
evening session. The first was by Sri Pandit
Ronu Majumdar, the renowned flautist and the
second by Sri Sikkil Gurucharan, a vocal
concert. After the long morning session,
which ended well past 1 o’clock in the
afternoon, Bhagawan came to Sai Kulwant Hall
at 1830 hrs. as the bhajans were in
progress. After giving Darshan to the
devotees, Bhagawan came to dais of the Hall
and listened to the invigorating and lively
Bhajans of the students for nearly one hour.
At the outset, the State President of Delhi,
Sri Sathya Sai Seva Organisations introduced
the two artistes who were to perform on the
third day of the Festival of Divine Love.
Sri Pandit Ronu Majumdar is a renowned
flautist who has performed in many
international and national forums like The
Kremlin in Moscow, Russia. He is the
innovator of new age music. He is famous for
his epoch-making album “Travellers Tale”. He
has many awards to his credit like All India
Radio Award, Aditya Vikram Birla Award,
Lifetime Achievement Award by Sahara India,
National Kumar Gandharva Award and Pandit
Jasraj Gaurav Puraskar. The next artiste,
Sri Sikkil Gurucharan is a vocalist from a
reputed family. He learnt initially from his
grandparents, the illustrious Sikkil
Kunjumani and her sister Neela, and then
from Vaigal Sri S Gnanaskandan, Smt. Mala
Chandrasekar, etc. He has won numerous
awards as a youth performer like Ustad
Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar, Yuva Kala
Bharathi, to name a few. He has travelled
frequently to Middle East, Singapore, etc.,
giving concerts in these countries.
Pandit Ronu Majumdar began his concert by
saying that he is the most fortunate
musician sitting at Bhagawan Sai’s Lotus
Feet. The flautist mesmerised the audience
with his musical pieces. His second piece
was the famous Mira Bhajan “Payoji Maine Ram
Ratan Dhan Payo …” He began by playing the
piece in his flute and then even sang the
song. He ended his concert with the song
“Vaishnava Jano Tho …” Bhagawan honoured the
artiste and his accompanying musicians with
shawls.
The next artiste Sri Sikkil Gurucharan began
his concert by saying that he was honoured
to sing at the Lotus Feet of Sai Baba. He
sang a few Thyagaraja Kritis (compositions)
in his mellifluous voice and ended his
concert with the famous lullaby song
“Vuyyalaluguma Sri Sathya Sai …” Bhagawan
then honoured Sri Sikkil Gurucharan and his
accompanying artistes with shawls. Arati for
the day was offered at 2035 hrs. after which
Bhagawan retired to Yajur Mandiram.
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Tue, Nov 16, 2010:85th Birthday News & Photos - Festival of Divine Love: Day 2
The day
was gloomy with overcast sky followed by
intermit tend rains and the bright spot
arrived with Bhagawan entering the hall at
1800 hrs.
As the
large assemblage of devotees in Sai Kulwant
Hall was awaiting Bhagawan’s arrival,
Bhagawan took everyone by surprise and went
in the opposite direction towards the
massive food pavilions at 1800 hrs.
He entered the pavilion as the devotees were
having their dinner - the devotees present
there had Bhagawan’s Darshan. This was
direct manifestation of Bhagawan’s love for
His devotees; He wanted to see for Himself
the arrangements made, though He is the
all-knowing One.
He also had a look at some
of the replicas of structures put up at
various points in the Ashram like the Bahai
Temple, the Srirangam Temple. Bhagawan then
went to the Sri Sathya Sai International
Centre for Sports where the various State
Organisations had set up an exhibition on
Sri Sathya Sai Village Integrated Programme
(SSVIP). Bhagawan had a look at the
exhibits, after which Bhagawan returned to
the Sai Kulwant Hall at 1835 hrs. and gave
Darshan to the devotees.
The brides and
bridegrooms who were to tie the nuptial knot
on 17th November were seated in the Hall for
Bhagawan’s blessings. Swami spoke for some
time to Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma, the
Santoor maestro and then went in between the
brides and bridegrooms and gave with His own
hands the wedding attire. How fortunate were
these brides and grooms to receive the
clothes from Bhagawan’s Hands! Bhagawan gave
the dress to each bride and groom and
ensured that no one was left. He also spoke
to a few of them. Arati for the day was
offered at 1930 hrs.
As Prasanthi gears
up: “The Burden of the Badge”
sounds on the responsibilities of the badge
that one wear. The badge under reference is
the Sevadal Volunteer Badge of Sri Sathya
Sai Seva Organisations and the reference is
in connection with the mammoth exercise of
celebrating the “Festival of Divine Love” on
the occasion of 85th year of Bhagawan’s
earthly Advent.
The title “The Burden of The Badge” given
by biographer writer Prof. N. Kasturi for an
exclusive Divine Discourse delivered on the
24th February 1965, was an apt summation
into a one-line caption of the role model
responsibilities defined by Bhagawan for the
‘force’, both men and women belonging to Sri
Sathya Sai Seva Organisations.Over
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Mon, Nov 15, 2010
85th Birthday News
& Photos -
Festival of Divine Love: Day 1
Echoing Music Divine,
Festival of Divine Love, Nine-day long
festival celebrating the 85th Year of the
Advent of the Lord in physical got off to a
sublime beginning in Prasanthi Nilayam this
evening.
Setting a perfect background for the
"Festival of Divine Love", Prasanthi
experienced evening rains, an auspicious
sign as is believed, for any fresh venture.
With the dark clouds coupled with rains
forcing an early sunset, the Divine Assembly
in Sai Kulwant Hall shone brilliantly under
the lights anticipating the Divine entry.
Adding charm to the glare, the dais was
bedecked with floral costumes. Enhancing the
audio facility, in view of the week-long
festivity, special speakers were installed
at proper locations and facilitating closer
view, two LED display, on both gents' and
ladies' side, along with number of closed
circuit tv sets were also set in place.
Emerging at the twilight hour, at 1845 hrs.,
His twenty minutes' round of darshan found
the magnanimity of the Lord coming to the
fore as Bhagawan negotiated the round most
patiently, attending to many on the ladies'
side, the primary girls, italian cake makers
before coming on to the verandah where He
had the artistes for the evening as well as
many an organisational office bearer seeking
blessing.
Coming on stage at 1905 hrs., the stage was
ready for the session to begin. An
announcement on the programme was made
introducing the artistes for the evening
with brief description. Ustad Amjad Ali
Khan, the Sarod Maestro of fame along with
son Aayan Ali Khan and Aman Ali Khan were to
perform that was followed by Abhishek
Raghuram, a child prodigy and grandson of
legendary Mridagam Artiste, Palghat Raghu,
on Carnatic Vocal.
Ustad Amjad Ali Khan began his concert with
a solo, a composition of Saint
Puranadaradasa set to Raga Sivaranjini. He
announced that he was inspired by the same
rendering by legendary ML Vasanta Kumari,
Carnatic Vocalist of yester years, and thus
relish to sing the same in the Divine
presence. Beginning the second piece with an
introduction to his sons, the maestro on
Sarod along with his sons produced a magical
spell of instrumental music that lasted for
more than twenty minutes, well received by
the audience with rapturous applause.
Video:
Concerts by Ustad Amjad Ali Khan
& by Abhishek Raghuram
Music is Divine and when legendary musicians
rocks the stage with music's sublime touch
at the highest platform, it not alone
entices the onlooking mortal audience, but
the first and foremost recipient of the
offering is the Master Musician, the
Immortal Divine Himself. With serene musical
notes emanating from the blessed Sarod
producing subtle waves, often raising and
rising, slowing down, pausing, harmoniously
blending with accompanying tabla, the
session turned out to be a scintillating
jugalbandhi, a perfect start for the
Festival of Divine Love.
Bhagawan blessed the artistes by draping
shawl over them while giving away other
presents.
From the world of Instrumental into the
world fo Carnatic Vocal. The second
programme for the evening was by Abhishek
Raghuram, an upcoming Carnatic Vocalist who
began with a Thyagaraja composition "Nee
Dayarada" set to Shrutibhairavi on Rupaka
Talam. Perfectly harmonising with the
accompanying mridagam and violin, the solo
lasted for fifteen minutes. One more piece
followed before he wound up to receive
special blessings from the Divine Hands. The
singer was completely engrossed in his
devotional rendering and one could read his
devotion to the dedicated profession, who
spellbound the audience with his mesmerising
rendering.
The blessed artiste earned his moment
when Bhagawan blessed him with a golden
chain. Accompanists on mridagam and violin
were also blessed before Bhagawan called for
Mangala Arathi at 2040 hrs. With Arathi was
prasadam distribution went on and upon
accepting Arathi Bhagawan left the dais and
as He moved past, artistes got another round
of blessing. Bhagawan glided into the
ladies' end at 2028 hrs. retiring for the
day.
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Date
Morning
Evening
Monday
15th
November 2010
Bhajan
Ustad Amjad
Ali Khan & Party
Sarood Recital
Sri Abhishek
Raghuram
Carnatic Vocal
Recital
Tuesday
16th
November 2010
Bhajan
Sri. Kadiri
Gopalanath &
Party
Saxophone
recital
Sri. Rahul
Sharma
Santoor Recital
Wednesday
17th
November 2010
Bhajan
Sri. Sikkil
Gurucharan
Carnatic Vocal
Recital
Pandit Ronu
Majumdar
Flute Recital
Thursday
18th
November 2010
Rathotsavam
Cultural
Presentation by
students of
Sri Sathya Sai
Primary School
Friday
19th
November 2010
Ladies' Day
Saturday
20th
November 2010
World Conference
Session of Sri
Sathya Sai Overseas
Organisations
Sunday
21st
November 2010
Bhajan
Drama by the
Students of
Sri Sathya Sai
Institute of
Higher Learning
Monday
22nd
November 2010
29th
Convocation of
Sri Sathya Sai
Institute of
Higher Learning
Bhajan
Tuesday
23rd
November 2010
Birthday
Celebrations at
Sri Sathya Sai
Hill View
Stadium
Prema Pravaham
Special Concert
by Swami's
students
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Prelude to 84th birthday: photos and updates links below
Om Sairam dearest Sai family,
The birthday of our beloved Lord was celebrated grandly at the Abode of our beloved Lord Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba. Puttaparthi, the holy abode which witnessed the birth of the Lord of this Kali age was blessed again to celebrate the 84th Birthday. Thousands thronged to this holy land and words are not enough to express the happiness among those people who were blessed to be born in the surroundings of this holy land..It is a matter of pride happiness and contentment for all of us here and thousands come to Puttaparthi to wish the Lord of the Lords, the Lord who has neither a beginning nor an
end. that Swami who is eternal and immortal it is only His immense grace and love for us that He allows us to celebrate 23November every year as His birthday..
Puttaparthi and its surrounding were jam packed. .All the streets were full and there was hardly any place even to stand.. The gents line touched Hanuman temple and people were standing in the lines since 2am in the morning. Inside it was the same scene. Stringent security arrangements were made for the big day and the mandir was beautifully decorated.
Inside the Sai Kulwanth hall it was just beautiful.
There was a big arch like thing on which 84th birthday
celebrations was written.. It was announced yesterday that the birthday programme would start at
9:30am. Every one were eagerly waiting for our beloved Lord on His (body's) birthday. It was 9am
and the Prasanthi Campus boys, primary school children with their bag pipers and Anantapur campus
sisters with their full fledged band and vedam chanting boys were eagerly waiting for the Lord by
His residence..
Around 10am the long wait was worth while when our
beloved Lord gave His most divine darshan which also commemorates 84 years of the Advent. The Band
from all the campuses came in first, later the vedam boys and then Swami clad in a beautiful white
robe seated on a golden colour car chair blessed those lucky souls who could make it to the Sai
Kulwanth Hall.. As soon as Swami entered the hall, two little girls, bit shy, offered rose to our
Swami and Swami moved forward to bless all the ladies' seated there. Then it was turn of sisters
from Anantapur, who were watching Swami with tears in eyes, Swami very sweetly smiled back
...continue reading with more photos from morning
& new photos from evening Celebrations
The 28th Annual Convocation of Sri Sathya Sai
University Posted at 18:55:12 Hrs. IST on 22 Nov 2009
On the auspicious 22nd November morning, at the end of an hour long inspiring
Divine Discourse, Bhagawan, praising His students, asked them to sing a song
in unison! And they sang the famous song of Divine Romance, a student
composition: “Hum Ko Thum Se Pyaar Kithna…” After the song Bhagawan said, His
hunger was satiated.
The
Convocation Drama for the
year 2009 that was staged on the 21st evening was a pointer towards the Sathya
Sai Model of Education, a model the world needs in the present times. …And on
the heels of this Drama came the 28th
Annual Convocation.
The 28th Annual Convocation
of Sri Sathya Sai University was held on the 22nd November 2009, in a
glittering ceremony that had its grandeur, richly deserved for the yeomen
service the University has been rendering in the field of education for more
than a quarter century.
This prestigious institution that is undoubtedly the one of its kind that has
won attention and accolades for simple reason that it promotes value education
with spiritual orientation helping in engendering students whom Bhagawan Sri
Sathya Sai Baba prefers to address as future ambassadors, has thousands of
such students in its alumni list who are engaged in relentless service
activities in different part of the world, following the invaluable inputs
that they received before leaving the portals of this great institution....Continue reading with photos & picture
slides
Posted at 16:40:12:12 Hrs. IST on
23 Nov 2009 When Little Champs Regaled
22nd Nov. 2009:
It appeared that they have started from where they had stopped last time. The
“Little Champs” from Pune had an opportunity to sing for The Divine at
Hadshi, Pune during Bhagawan’s
recent trip. These “Little Champs” were yet again seen in action,
this time in Prasanthi Nilayam, singing for Him, on the eve of the 84th Birthday, on
the 22nd Nov 2009.
L’ll Champs are the winners of the Zee TV sponsored Reality Show for kids in
Marathi. The participants were Arya Ambekar, Rohit Raut, Prathamesh Laghate, Mugdha
Vaishampayam and Kartiki Gaikwade, all from Pune. Continue reading with photos & picture
slides
Vidya Amritam - Convocation
Drama - 21st Nov 2009 Posted at 22:10:00 Hrs. IST on 21 Nov 2009
Bhagawan defines education as Vidya - that which illumines the life of man
with the light of Divine joy. And in His glorious mission of rejuvenating and
revamping the present educational system, the Lord chooses His instruments –
the instruments through whom the Divine wisdom flows to the younger
generations.
The Convocation drama 2009, Vidya Amritham, is based on the story of one such
instrument in the Hands of the Divine, Prof. Gururaj.
Against the prevailing practice of having convocation drama on the eve of
Divine Birthday, on the 22nd evening at Poornachandra Auditorium, this time
the drama was held on the eve of the Annual Convocation, on the 21st evening
at the Sai Kulwant Hall.
The 28th Annual Convocation of Sri Sathya Sai University will be held in the
Sai Kulwant Hall on the 22nd Nov morning in the immediate Divine presence of
the Chancellor of the University, Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba along with
scores of dignitaries from the field of education.
The Convocation address will be delivered by Dr. Samuel Sandweiss,
psychiatrist, author and a long time devotee of Bhagawan from the United
States....Continue reading with photos & picture
slides
Primary School Drama 20th Nov 2009
Posted at 00:35:14 Hrs. IST on 21 Nov 2009
Prasanthi’s eternal festive ambience gets a fillip with the arrival of November when
a representative group from almost each country of the world arrives in this valley
of peace with just one goal, to be near the Lord in His physical form, on the most
auspicious day - the date that earned an eternal privilege when Divinity descended
on this earth - 23rd November....Continue reading with photos & picture
slides
November 19th has been celebrated as Ladies' Day by Bhagavan and all
activities are done by ladies on this day. Smt. P. Susheela began the day by
chanting the Suprabhatam at half-past five and the Vedam chanting before the
Nagarasankirtan was also by Swami's girl students as on earlier years. The
programme in Sai Kulwant hall began ten minutes after nine with Swami being
welcomed by a procession consisting of the Anantapur brass band and Vedam
chanting students. After His darshan round Swami lit a lamp onstage just
before 9.30.
There were two speakers, with an introductory speech by Mrs. Chetana Raju.
Mrs. Sharon Sandwiess of the USA and Mrs. Harriet Tay-Agbozo of Ghana spoke of
their experiences with Bhagavan. The speeches were followed by five-minute
dances by children from the Sai schools of India, Indonesia, Mexico, Fiji,
Thailand and South Africa. After their presentation, Swami went among the
participants and gifted them with photo frames. It was 11.15 when He came back
onstage and asked for bhajans by the ladies to begin. Ten minutes later, He
accepted Arati and left for His residence after blessing the giant cake placed
onstage.
In the evening, Swami came for darshan at 4.45 pm, led by Vedam chanting
students and the Primary school bagpipes band, flanked by small girls bearing
welcoming plates with lamps. The programme commenced at five o'clock with
choirs by devotees from Greece and Holland. The music was followed by a 70
minute Telugu drama 'Draupadi Charitra' by devotees from Hyderabad. After the
drama, Swami blessed "Draupadi" with a chain and went down for group
photographs. He then called them up one by one to the stage to receive photo
frames. It was past seven o'clock when Swami left for His residence after
Arati. Sri Ashok Singhal of the VHP and Malayalam film star Sri Mohanlal were
also among the congregation. Continue reading with photos & picture
slides
I Care -"Life on wheels"... -
18th November 2009 Posted at 14:00:00 Hrs. IST on 18 Nov 2009
After the traditional Rathotsavam in the morning, the packed Sai Kulwant Hall had to
endure a long wait in the evening.
It was penance for the capacity crowd that waited
for four long hours. The long wait finally found fulfillment when Bhagawan came out
at 6:40 for a complete round, feasting the eyes, filling and fulfilling thousands of
hearts, minds and souls with bliss unlimited. Continue reading with photos & picture
slides
Ratotsavam in Prasanthi Nilayam comes as a forerunner to the grand Birthday
Celebrations of Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba. ..And ever since its inception many
years ago, this festivity has been a fixed schedule for the
18th November. For so many years, this day had been tagged
with another big event, Narayana Seva, en mass for the villagers in and around
Puttaparthi, where in Bhagawan would present Himself through and through, along with
hundreds of University students and sevadal volunteers, held at the Vidyagiri Sports
Stadium....continue reading... with latest
photos
"Gearing up for Divine Birthday" Posted at
03:30:00 Hrs. IST on 17 Nov 2009 Gearing up for Divine Birthday
"The week in the run up to the birthday celebrations has
been busy as Prasanthi is gearing to match herself with the tempo of the
ensuing grand occasion. One could see scores of sevadal volunteers engaged in
sprucing up the Poornachandra facing the Divine Abode, an action that would be
replicated in every inch of Prasanthi in the run up to the festive occasion.
As if showing up for a trial run, neon bulbs were already glittering atop the
Divine Abode heralding the imminence of the birthday celebration. …And at the
other end, the famous Italian group is seen in action shaping up the Birthday Cake...
The week had interesting developments apart from the best of all, the feast
for the eyes, hearts, minds and souls…His Divine Darshan!
Auspicious Thursday,
12th November, resembled a Krishnashtami celebration as number of
cows to be donated to the Mantralayam temple were brought into the Sai Kulwant
Hall for Divine Blessings. Bhagawan, upon coming from His Divine Abode,
blessed these quadrupeds attending to them while bhajans were on. The scene
was enacted once again when Bhagawan chose to come out of His interview room
for yet another bout of blessings. Bhagawan most lovingly fed these cows to
the delight of thousands, including the tiny tots from the primary school, who
were present for the morning darshan, being auspicious Thursday. The
Mantralayam temple was badly hit,
losing hundreds of quadrupeds apart from
human casualties, during the recent floods that created havoc in Karnataka and
Andhra Pradesh. It is learnt that a total of eighty four cows would be donated
to the temple, in His name, on the auspicious occasion of Bhagawan’s
birthday.
With Birthday comes the annual
convocation of Sri Sathya Sai University. The convocation every year brings
thematic drama presentation by the students of Sri Sathya Sai University. With
the drama troupe gearing up to rise to the Divine benchmark, Bhagawan made a
personal “Super-Vision” at the Institute Auditorium giving a fillip to the
enthusiasm that was already building up....Continue reading with photos & picture
slides
"prelude to 84th birthday celebrations of Sri
Sathya Sai Baba"
8 October 2009, 06:53am IST
ALLAHABAD: A non-stop all religion
bhajan programme would be organised by Sri Sathya Sai Seva Sangathan here
as a prelude to
84th Birthday celebrations of
Sathya Sai Baba. Spreading the
message of love, truthfulness, non violence, peace and co-existence,
hundreds of devotees will start singing the
Sai Bhajans
on October 8 (7.30 am onwards) continuously for 84 hours.
The programme will start with the lighting of lamp by Justice Sanjay
Mishra of Allahabad High Court. The bhajan programme will be held at
Mathur Vaisya Dharmshala, Mumfordganj.
Giving information, Gopal Tiwari of Sri Sathya Sai Seva Sangathan said
that the programme is being organised to spread the teachings of Sri
Sathya Sai Baba. “Devotees, crossing the bar of caste and religion,
belonging to different parts of the state have already arrived here for
the programme,” he said.
Beside the bhajan programme, an exhibition on
Sathya Sai Baba’s
teachings will also be organised. The
Bhajans programme will conclude on
October 11 at 7.30 pm by Mahamangal Arti of Baba. The state president of
the organisation, Y K Saluja will address the gathering and perform
mahamangal arti.
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