Archive for 2011
Prema Bandham – Alumni from Tamil Nadu
Saturday, February 26, 2011
The day’s weather profile took a twist in the afternoon with sky turning overcast eventually presenting a 4 o’ clock drizzle here in Prasanthi Nilayam. And in the evening that wore the sepia tinge, Poornachandra Auditorium once again turned active with over 200 alumni from the state of Tamil Nadu with their immediate families assembling at the venue praying for “Prema Bandham”, an alumni meet with The Lord! read more »
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Darshan
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Two full rounds in the car, at a very slow pace, snaking His way through the assembly of devotees sums up this holy day’s darshan story in Prasanthi Nilayam. Bhagawan emerged at 1845 hrs. to go for a full round to come on to the verandah. During His round, Bhagawan paused a couple of times, interacting with some devotees that included a group of old students from Tamil Nadu, gearing up for a state level ‘Prema Bandham’ during this weekend.
Even as He reached the verandah, Bhagawan asked for Mangala Arathi and with Arathi on, the car moved past the verandah, to the gents’ side, going for a reverse round, returning to Yajur Mandiram at 1900 hrs.
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Darshan
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Emerging at 1900 hrs. Bhagawan went for a full round of blessings before coming on to the dais to preside over the bhajan session this evening in Prasanthi Nilayam. Sitting on stage, ten minutes into the session, Bhagawan gave a beautiful smile to one of the boys in the front before calling for Mangala Arathi, ending the session abruptly.
In the hush that followed the Mangala Arathi only round of applause could be heard as Bhagawan took leave of the dais. Going round of Ganesha and coming on to the lower verandah, Bhagawan patiently listened to a couple of men before moving into the car to retire for the evening at 1925 hrs.
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Madhya Pradesh and Chattisgarh Sevadal Blessings
Monday, February 21, 2011
Applause followed by refrains of ‘Jaikars’ emanated from the assembly of devotees when Bhagawan moved off the dais after granting a glorious twenty minutes session this evening in Prasanthi Nilayam.
It was past 1900 hrs. and the Sun has just been out; blank night was spreading in. Sai Kulwant was luminous and engrossed in singing. And the day’s moment of glory arrived with Bhagawan turning in at 1903 hrs., in His car. Moving at a slow pace, Bhagawan completed His round to come on to the verandah.
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Darshan
Saturday, February 19, 2011
At the end of a marathon bhajan session that has been stretched for three long hours, Bhagawan arrived at 2015 hrs. this evening granting darshan to a packed Sai Kulwant. Going at a slow pace Bhagawan completed the round at the verandah to accept Mangala Arathi at 2025 hrs.
With the Arathi song echoing in Sai Kulwant Hall, Bhagawan’s car moved along, repeating the previous day’s scenes, with section in the ‘crowd’ showing great devotional fervour resulting in slight jostle. Once again there were signs of ‘bond of love’ as there were students with placards reading “We Love You Swami’.
Moving at a slow pace Bhagawan retired to Yajur Mandiram at 2030 hrs. Prasadam was distributed to the entire audience.
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Darshan
Friday, February 18, 2011
The day’s moment of glory came in the evening at 1917 hrs. with Bhagawan emerging from Yajur Mandiram. Coming in to the hall, Bhagawan’s car took a detour from the ladies’ end to come on to the verandah. Soon Bhagawan asked for Mangala Arathi. read more »
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Thursday Darshan
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Thursdays are always special in Prasanthi Nilayam; living up to this special tag, every Thursday comes bringing greater expectations.
Today, Sai Kulwant was packed to capacity once again, and the evening’s assembly has been reinforced by a huge group of over four thousand from Adilabad district of Andhra Pradesh, came in a special train assisted by ten buses. The group has come on a three day Parthi Yatra starting from today.
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Orissa Sevadal Blessing
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
This was yet another day for the outgoing sevadal batch to get special blessings. Following the Kerala batch, this time it was ‘Orissa’ that assembled in the Poornachandra Auditorium, availing her turn, invoking The Divine!
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A Valentine’s Day Round
Monday, February 14, 2011
Amidst bhajans that infused life in to an awaiting devoted assembly, this evening, Bhagawan emerged at 1945 hrs. granting the supreme boon of Divine Darshan. The hall
was full and as Bhagawan’s car glided down, moving through the pathway at a slow pace, many in the milling crowd turned thoroughly helpless to suppress their devotional excitement; they were seen saluting The Lord with folded hands raised over their heads.
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Implement Distribution and Vidya Vahini Blessings
Saturday, February 12, 2011
This evening turned ecstatic when Bhagawan emerged to make a lordly entry into the Sai Kulwant at 1917 hrs. Gliding down the pathway as Bhagawan went for His normal round, capacity audience turned unto the moving vehicle, stealing yet another precious glance, silently greeting The Lord!
It’s been sometime since Prasanthi last witnessed a ‘distribution’ programme in the Divine Presence, distribution of implements, serving the needy in the society, a project model familiarised by many Parthi Yatra programmes during past more than a couple of years. With a group of over 653 turned up under the auspices of Sri Sathya Sai Seva Organisations, Andhra Pradesh, this evening was to host yet another ‘beneficiary’ programme, tagged under the popular Sri Sathya Sai Village Integration Programme.
Coming on to the dais, Bhagawan sat for a while before turning His attention on to the Organisers. As the State President along with a couple of senior office bearers of the Organisation and Trust explained as to what entails the Project, Bhagawan blessed the programme giving His ‘go ahead’.
As per the programme 653 beneficiaries, 252 ladies, 392 gents along with 9 institutions from various districts of the state were to be blessed with various implements, namely, Computers, Sewing Machines, Lady Bicycles, Wet Grinders, Pesticides, Electrical Kits, Hearing Aid Units, Telephone Coin Boxes, Tricycles etc. The centre-block facing Bhagawan was decked with these implements which were to be distributed to the beneficiaries after the programme.
Bhagawan accepted Mangala Arathi at 1935 hrs. Blessing the President of Vishwa Hindu Parishad Sri Ashok Singhal near the car Bhagawan retired to Yajur Mandiram.
Earlier, upon emerging from Yajur Mandiram, Bhagawan moved in to the Poornachandra Auditorium to bless a group of teachers and volunteers from Team Vidya Vahini, about 320 in number, attending a two-day Content Generation Workshop of Vidya Vahini, online Educational Programme for Sri Sathya Sai Schools. The Workshop is aimed at training the teachers from Andhra Pradesh, Karanataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu in creating respective State Board Syllabus based on the available CBSE Lesson Plans and the SSSVV pedagogy template. The participants have come from the four South Indian States of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu. The two-day workshop would conclude tomorrow.
Coming into the auditorium, as Bhagawan sat on the stage for some time, some of the active volunteers made it on to the dais seeking blessing, showing and explaining the levels of achievement and progress being made in the project front. Bhagawan blessed all of them before coming down the ramp to bless the volunteers with closer darshan. Bhagawan graciously moved among the disciplined rows of teachers and volunteers, both men and women. The session came to an end with Mangala Arathi to Bhagawan.
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