This morning, Bhagawan went to the Sri Sathya Sai Institute of
Higher Medical Sciences at Prasanthi gram and inaugurated the
newly constructed Screening and Registration Block. Starting
from the Mandir at around 8.45 am, Bhagawan returned after
more than an hour. At the Hospital, Swami first lit a lamp and
then went into the new block, where He spoke to a few doctors,
went around and Blessed the facilities and the doctors and
nurses seated there. Just before leaving, He visited the
patients' canteen where Narayana seva for the construction
workers had been arranged. When Swami returned to the Mandir,
the Primary School children were seated there waiting for Him.
Alighting from the car at the verandah, Swami sat onstage
while prasadam was distributed to the children, and returned
to His residence in the chair.
Three thousand devotees from Karimnagar district of Andhra
Pradesh have come to Prasanthi Nilayam on a Parthi Yatra. In
the evening, Sai Kulwant Hall was dominated by the pink-scarved
Karimnagar group. After His darshan round, Bhagawan chose to
once again enter His car and go on a drive. He went up to the
Planetarium, fed the elephant calf there and returned after
half an hour, taking another round of the gents' side in His
car. As He passed the Karimnagar group, they prayed for a
chance to present their programme, and Swami saw their card
twice as He passed by them. Reaching the verandah, Swami came
onstage and sat there for nearly twenty minutes while the
Vedam chanting went on, and the thousands of devotees in Sai
Kulwant Hall were blessed with a long darshan. Later, Bhajans
were in the Bhajan Hall as usual.