Long before the music explodes
and the lights come alive
all eyes are trained on the Way.

Eyes of the old and the young,
of women, men and children,
of the parched and the flourishing,
of the curious and the yearning,
look one way, Your Way.

And the music bursts into the
chandeliered hall
announcing Your imminent arrival.

Necks crane, hips rise and
eyes blossom wider.

And You waft in
like a breeze upon a lily pond
causing ripples of bliss!

There is a hush,
moments of stalled movement,
expectation of the unexpected,
a readiness to be engulfed
into the depths of Your
sparkling Eyes!

All expand and shrink!
The breath quickens,
hearts palpitate in the agony of ecstasy.

You walk, looking, ignoring,
smiling, serene,
overflowing with compassion,
chastising and at rare moments, laughing!
Laughing with Your Eyes too.

Your Hands wave and circle.
Suddenly You startle the wind
by writing in it, who knows
what fate you rewrote!

You walked amidst us
Oh Beloved Lord!
for a thousand full moons.

Even now I hear Your gentle Footfall and
look up to catch a glimpse and
You disappear in a jiffy.
I feel Your velvety Hand holding mine
with the Love of a thousand mothers!

You walk with me all the way.
For, The Dharshan never ceases.

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Emerging at 1730 hrs, Bhagawan, after completing a full round of darshan, went for a repeat round, only to take a detour after finishing the ladies’ side to come onstage at 1752 hrs through the right of Ganesha. As bhajans went on, Bhagawan continued to sit presiding over the session. At 1805 hrs, Bhagawan gestured to stop the bhajans, indicating for the mike, after a pause of 3…4 minutes, at 1810 hrs. An impromptu Divine discourse was in the offing! What a surprising delight and delighting surprise!

Delving on the greatness of Bharat’s ‘celebrated women’, Savitri, Chandramathi, Mother Sita, Draupadi and Damayanthi, Bhagawan discoursed for the next fifty-five minutes, translated by Prof Nanjundaiah, formerly, Controller of Examinations at SSSIHL (who was also His former translator) in the absence of the regular translator.

Everyone is afraid of death; however Yama goes everywhere discharging his duties, said Bhagawan in an apparent reference to Savitri’s victory over the Lord of death, who, with the Power of her Chastity won the Lord’s grace to bring her dead husband back to life. Lavishly Nowhere else in the world, other than in Bharat, one could find such stories of revival of a dead person and hence God’s special love for the land of Bharath. Power of Chastity is equivalent to Power of Penance. Scary Lord of death, Lord Yama is scared of Chaste Woman, thundered Bhagawan emphasising on the Greatness and Power of Chastity.

Shifting to the story of Raja Harischandra, Bhagawan continued in detail emphasising how Lord HimSelf was pleased with Harischandra’s adherence to Truth that finally won him everything. Harishchandra was totally selfless, said Bhagawan, urging one and all that ‘i’ and ‘mine’ should be eschewed to understand the Self.

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Delving on the story of Mother Sita and the Power of Her Chastity followed by mentions from the illustrious lives of Draupadi and Damayanthi, Bhagawan highlighted that, all of them who lived their lives for their ideal husbands were known for their Power of Chastity. With unity between husband and wife anything could be achieved, reminded Bhagawan.

Power of Chastity and Dharma is not confined to women alone, man equally has to follow the same, but women should never transgress their limits, disobeying their husbands. On Bharat’s greatness, Bhagawan sent out a strong message that opting to those who leave the nation, moving out that He termed as a waste.

Bhagawan concluded His Divine discourse at 1905 hrs with a promise to discourse in detail in the following day. A  Rama bhajan followed upon which Mangala Arathi was offered before Bhagawan moved off the stage at 1915 hrs. Spending the next five minutes inside the interview room, Bhagawan retired to Yajur Mandiram at 1920 hrs.

As if celebrating the unexpected ‘bonus’, the Divine discourse, as Bhagawan moved off the stage after ending His Divine discourse, outside Sai Kulwant Hall, Wind God was in a celebrating mood, blowing across the hamlet with unusual enthusiasm.

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March 4, 2011: Emerging at 1120 hrs, Bhagawan went for a round of Prasanthi Township this forenoon. The Divine caravan moved along the road, passing Yenumanappali cross leading to the Super Speciality Hospital. Taking a detour from the petrol bunk on the way, Bhagawan returned to the Ashram at 12 noon, via the Culvert gate at the western end of the Ashram. Hundreds were lined up en route inside the Ashram, for a precious glimpse of The Lord. Bhagawan, in His outpouring love and compassion, went on blessing the devotees with Abhayahastha.

‘Sweeter and sweeter as the days go by’ is perhaps the right expression to describe Divine Darshan in Prasanthi Nilayam. At a time when Darshan sessions are becoming shorter and shorter, one can find an increasing awareness among the public of the greater importance of Divine Darshan! …And with this increasing awareness, thousands upon thousands are flocking into this Valley Of Peace every day, to catch a precious glimpse of The Lord!

In the evening Bhagawan arrived at 1945 hrs in His car, coming for usual round of Darshan. Completing the round, He He spent awhile with the ‘Alike Team’ of teachers and students. Alighting at the verandah, Bhagawan then came on stage to preside over the session for the next fifteen minutes.

Detached was His demenour all through, yet He was at His amusing best! As some prasadam boys came in with laddu prasadam seeking blessings before distribution, Bhagawan grabbed a few from the box only to toss them next unto a selected lucky few. Accepting a letter from one of the boys, Bhagawan read through the same after blessing the boy with Padanamaskar. Bhajans turned into a higher gear as boys opened up with greater devotional fervour; with the devout pubic responding, erupting with booming chorus.

10 minutes past 20:00 hrs, it was time to recede. At 2010 hrs Bhagawan indicated for Mangala Arathi and soon He left the dais, not before blessing the concourse with a priceless Abhayahastha.

Bhagawan retired to Yajur Mandiram at 2015 hrs, leaving yet another Beauty Beyond Compare Sri Sathya Sai Darshana Mahotsavam!!!

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Catching a ‘glimpse’ of His Own saying about the superlative significance of His Darshan will make us ponder over… over and over again…
… He says:

“My walking amongst you is a Gift yearned for by the Gods of the Highest Heaven and here you are receiving this grace. Be Grateful.”

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A Gift yearned for by Gods of the Highest Heaven…and here we are, the folks, who experienced His Divine Love in the minutest detail as well in the monumental designs… Having had Him in the midst, Who chose to be ‘One’ among us, were we disillusioned, believing that we almost had ‘cakewalked’ into Him???

He remained so close… closer than humanity could have ever expected… He moved amongst us, almost like one among… while Being in everyone of us. He did it in His own inimitable style, even excelling His preceding ‘Descends’.

Deliberating on the Divine Descend, strolling down ‘historylane’, down to the ages, we are aware that, Lord Sri Rama’s descend in the Treta gifted mankind with the sacred ‘Ramayana’, a Sacred Lore That runs into eternity, encapsulating the summum bonum of Supreme Truth. …And Lord Sri Krishna’s descend in the Dwapara presented us with the sacred ‘Mahabharata’, again a glorious spiritual marvel encapsulating the Supreme Wisdom… and there born the Song Celestial Bhagavad Gita, The Divine Treatise for everyone in all the worlds.

Human history is replete with Godly ‘advents’, advents full of Supreme Love, Supreme Compassion… packed with tales of Ultimate Wisdom…

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Every single act of Him, be it as Lord Rama… Lord Krishna or Sri Sathya Sai, bore indefinite significance… and thus definitely has His ‘final act’ of disappearance as well…

Let’s leave it for Him alone to answer… for, human understanding is just a mere spark of His Almighty Effulgence Supreme… It is only when the Jeevatma makes an attempt to realise its irrefutable connection, irresistable bondage with the Paramatma, The Suprme Brahmam, that, perhaps the little ‘i’ will get a glimpse of that secret. Until then, when we tread the path towards ‘Prasanthi’, let’s remind ourselves yet again, of the most beautiful Divine act of Sathya Sai Darshan – The Beauty Beyond Compare…

Oh! Lord, The thoughts that flit through the mind upon viewing Thy Beloved Form, makes me realize that Thou Art that vital shade that soothes and refreshes even as life represents scorching rays of the Sun…Yet, when no longer visible, can we fathom what we have lost or comprehend what we have received or gained…?”

The time that was to follow, the unfolding of His Divine plan and what necessitated it, was and is known only to The Beloved One…the unreserved shock, utter anguish and deep pain felt as He chose to hitherto withdraw the Cherished Form, could be overcome only by the downpour and surge of love His very Name brings forth.  As Beloved Bhagawan gave that most loving, lingering, everlasting, decisive and significant erstwhile darshan as yet, He made all know – You are never alone but God’s very own.

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Come, join in, reminisce, recall, relive and seek an encore, of that ultimate public darshan thus far, of the Formless Supreme. Listen to your heart – envisage creatively and receive wholeheartedly.

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…and before we close let’s remind ourselves what He Himself taught us:

The play is His, The role is His gift, The lines are written by Him… He directs, He decides the dress and decoration, the gesture and the tone, the entrance and the exit.  You have to act well to receive His approbation. When the curtain falls earn by your efficiency and enthusiasm, the right to play higher and higher roles…that is the meaning and purpose of life.

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Given below is an excerpt from the ‘Darshan Story’ on 21 August 2010 in Prasanthi Nilayam as chronicled by The Prasanthi Reporter…Let’s read..assimilate…live with it and thus manifest HIM, our Beloved Mother Sai!

Let’s re-connect to PRASANTHI DARSHAN UPDATES to connect to THE BEAUTY BEYOND COMPARE!!!

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Sat, Aug 21, 2010: Today, another day with overcast sky and slight drizzle at the ‘appointed hour’, Bhagawan emerged at 1710 hrs. with a yellow umbrella cover on top coming in granting yet another glorious Divine darshan! A slow, full round ensued with Bhagawan spending awhile at the front block interacting with a group of students before casting His special glance upon the Easwaramma English Medium School children who were into enthusiastic Vedam chanting. After blessing the flocks of children with ‘cards’, Bhagawan moved onto the portico to get into the interview room at 1725 hrs. Bhajans commenced at the appointed hour.

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Emerging just after 1740 hrs., Bhagawan came onstage at 1743 hrs. from the left of Ganesha. Soon, a team of MBA faculties led by Prof. US Rao, Principal, SSSIHL, Prasanthi Nilayam Campus moved unto Bhagawan seeking blessings on the occasion of 24th Anniversary of School of Business Management Accounting and Finance (SBMAF) in Prasanthi Nilayam. Conferring blessings upon them, Bhagawan also blessed some of their publishing endeavors. A new release entitled Value Based Business & Management, a compilation of 45 articles on the subject published in various national and international magazines was blessed and released apart from blessing a doctoral thesis on Corporate Statekeholder Management.

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Even as bhajans continued, nature was playing her best as if engaged in a rejoicing mood. With dark clouds scudding across the sky sending off occasional thunderous roaring accompanied by intermittent flash lightning, the evening was falling off fast bringing in an early twilight.

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Bhajans picked up to greater momentum and soon the heavens opened up, beating up the roof heavily, storming with thunderous roaring…Bhagawan, the ever non-chalant sweet Lord He is, sat through, intermittently glancing through the letters and the assembly, while blessing some boys in between with Vibhuti prasadam, with packets thrown in His most inimitable style.

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At 1822 hrs. Bhagawan looked at the priest indicating for Mangala Arathi. Upon accepting Arathi, there was a huge silence and nature, with her ever exuberant musical shower filling the gap, was readying herself to escort The Lord back unto His ‘Abode’. After blessing the concourse with abhayahastha, Bhagawan moved off the stage to get into His “Sai Vaahan”, moving past the hall at 1835 hrs. bringing curtains down on a beautiful Saturday evening. Prasadam was distributed to the entire assemblage.

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Given below is an excerpt from the ‘Darshan Story’ on 19 August 2010 in Prasanthi Nilayam as chronicled by The Prasanthi Reporter…Let’s read..assimilate…live with it and thus manifest HIM, our Beloved Mother Sai!

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Thu, Aug 19, 2010: Even as the last strains of epochal Vedam chanting filled the air, Prasanthi was gearing up for the Holy Thursday’s Holy Darshan!…and there He emerged to the final strains of the incantations, at 1726 hrs. Gliding past the vast concourse of devotees, casting His benedictory glance upon many, accepting a few letters in between, Bhagawan moved towards the Primary block granting them special attention before ascending the portico, moving into the bhajan hall. Emerging through the rear entrance in a couple of minutes, Bhagawan came onstage at 1745 hrs. marked by a crescendo in bhajans.

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Presiding over the next forty-five minutes, Bhagawan accepted Mangala Arathi just after 1830 hrs. Moving off the dais after a brief pause, Bhagawan blessed some devotees enroute, before gliding into the ladies’ side at 1840 hrs., retiring for the day.

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Given below is an excerpt from the Darshan Story on 18 August 2010 in Prasanthi Nilayam as chronicled by The Prasanthi Reporter…Let’s read..assimilate…live with it and thus manifest HIM, our Beloved Mother Sai!

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Wed, Aug 18, 2010: Emerging at the stroke of 1800 hrs. “The Lord in Orange Robe” wafted through the vast concourse with His benedictory physical glance falling on many a blessed one who dotted the spacious Sai Kulwant Hall on this blessed evening. Completing a full round of darshan, Bhagawan moved through the lower portico, blessing the visiting Canadian group in-charge enquiring on their schedule, before coming onstage at 1820 hrs.

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As bhajans prolonged beyond the daylight, crossing the twilight, with Bhagawan glittering as the crest jewel adorning the centre-stage, what ensued was a sumptuous feast of Divine Darshan enjoyed every bit by the blessed assembly.

At 1910 hrs. Bhagawan turned to the priest indicating for Mangala Arathi, after exactly 100 minutes of bhajans. Upon accepting Arathi, blessing the concourse with abhayahastha, Bhagawan moved off, interacting with many enroute, before gliding into the ladies’ side at 1922 hrs. retiring for the day. Prasadam was distributed to the entire assemblage.

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Given below is an excerpt from the Darshan Story on 16 August 2010 in Prasanthi Nilayam as chronicled by The Prasanthi Reporter…Let’s read..assimilate…live with it and thus manifest HIM, our Beloved Mother Sai!

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Mon, Aug 16, 2010: After a “week-full” of cultural programmes, today, on this cloudy evening without any special schedule, Bhagawan emerged at 1735 hrs. delivering week’s first darshan. A full round ensued upon which coming onto the portico, Bhagawan glided past the lower portico, blessing many, before coming onstage at 1750 hrs., from the right of Ganesha.

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Bhajans that commenced at the scheduled hour continued till 1835 hrs. when Bhagawan accepted Mangala Arathi.

After the bhajans and Arathi, as the Universal Prayer, “Samastha Lokaha…” was on, Bhagawan, The Lord of Supreme Benevolence, was in a playful mood with His students and started throwing Vibhuti packets unto the the front block of students, mainly Bhajan and Vedam boys. Four of them got a packet each and the ‘foursome’ was blessed with Padanamaskar… Soon HE asked for an encore of “Samastha Lokaha…”. A brief conversation with one of the leading bhajan singers followed before Bhagawan moving off the dais at 1840 hrs.

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Interacting with some seniors followed by a couple of students Bhagawan glided into the ladies’ side at 1845 hrs. retiring to Yajur Mandiram. Prasadam was distributed to the entire assemblage.

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Given below is an excerpt from the Darshan Story on 15 August 2010 in Prasanthi Nilayam as chronicled by The Prasanthi Reporter…Let’s read..assimilate…live with it and thus manifest HIM, our Beloved Mother Sai!

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Sun, Aug 15, 2010: The strings that pulled on the previous evening emitting strains of Divine Romance continued to emanate soulful tunes and in response came a ‘Divine Call’ for yet another ‘bonding’ between The Lord and His children resulting an indoor session in favour of “Prema Bandhan” that lasted for ninety long minutes. Today, in the evening, emerging at 1635 hrs. to the chants of Vedam, Bhagawan drifted through the multitudes, pausing in between, blessing many including primary children, before completing the round to go for another half-round encircling the ladies’ end. Taking a detour and reaching the portico, Bhagawan glided past the lower portico to get into the bhajan hall at 1505 hrs. through the rear entrance.

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As if continuing from where they had left in the previous evening, a closed door session ensued, wherein Bhagawan spent next ninety minutes with the 1996 batch of students and their immediate family members. Prof. G Venkataraman who addressed the group in the Divine presence spoke about the evolution of Parthi, between then and now, elaborating on the various service activities taken up by Bhagawan as a part of His Divine Mission. The Professor’s speech was followed by an Inspirational Divine Discourse wherein Bhagawan stressed highly on the importance of harmonious living in families. Citing various illustrious characters, namely the couple in the lores, Nala and Damayanthi, Bhagawan highlighted on the greater importance of living with understanding in families, especially between husband and wife. “Vote of Thanks”, more appropriately, ‘expression of Gratitude to Bhagawan’ followed before winding up the long, ‘illustrious’ session between The Lord and His ‘properties’.

…And outside, in the Sai Kulwant Hall, as “the wait’ continued with a jam-packed assembly awaiting The Lord, the nature was wielding her magical spell with the rare combo of overcast sky with an advancing twilight with her dark tinge setting a perfect backdrop for The Lord to emerge. His students were to celebrate the glory of Mother India, celebrating 64th National Independence Day in in His immediate Divine presence. The backdrop has to be dark for Mother India to be shone forth…and, adding to the celebrating mood, heavens opened up, pouring her share of joy.

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…And came the Lord!…emerging at 1845 hrs., Bhagawan glided through the lower portico to come onstage at 1850 hrs. and the stage was ready for the drama “Swarajya Gatha” by the senior post graduate students of SSSIHL.

Invoking blessings ensued before Bhagawan’s Voice “Khanda Kandanthara…” rendered the air marking the beginning of the presentation.”Swarajya Gatha” was centred around the freedom struggle involving Bharat’s first mass leader, Bal Gangadhar Tilak, lived during the period 1856-1920. Tilak’s ideals to spread national unity and religious harmony through various religious festivals promoting “Swarajya”, standing united against the British, set the backdrop for the presentation before the story advanced into Tilak’s undying passion for Mother India and winning her freedom from the British. The man who proclaimed “Swarajya is my birthright and I shall have it” finally got arrested by the British who sent him to jail for a long six-year imprisonment. His evolution in the jail, where he turned contemplative, getting deep into the ‘Geeta Rahasya’ and Karma Yoga, still madly possessed with his undying passion for his Mother India was illustrated with the help of Mahabharat scenes depicting Abhimanyu, who embraces the risk of getting into the Padmavyooha in the name of moral duty to win the battle.

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Subsequent scenes depicted Tilak’s state of depression, at not finding a sustained way forward to win his dream Swarajya, after he was freed from the jail, his meeting up with Sai Baba of Shirdi and Baba’s precious words of advice to him. Mother India is in the safe hands of God assured the Lord of Shirdi advising Tilak to find his own Swarajya first.

The presentation was packed with powerful dialogue delivery. At the time of his arrest by the British, he said: “Swarajya is the foundation and not anything raised to have a prosperous future; a foundation never comes down; may be an edifice that is raised on the foundation will come down, but another one will soon rise in its place and it is just a matter of time”, retorted Tilak countering the British.

The one-hour presentation ended with a melodious group song on the glory of Bharat, Mother India, to the tune of “Sundaram Bharatham Sumadhuram…” The presentation was interwoven with melodious and colorful dance and song sequences. An innovative idea, a revolving automated stage, done indigenously by the students from the hostel won special attention from Bhagawan.

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Moving down the dais, Bhagawan posed for group photo session involving entire crew. Bhagawan chose to spend some time in the middle interacting with the group. The Abhimanyu cast won His special blessings as Bhagawan materialised a golden chain with a Ganesha pendant for the cast. Returning onto the stage, Bhagawan spent quite some time interacting with various casts. Bhagawan was seemed to be ‘amused’ at the two boys acted as Draupadi and Subhadra. Interacting with them, Bhagawan, upon presenting them safari pieces gave away an additional presentation, a saree each, to the delight and amusement of all. Entire drama crew got safari pieces as a token of His love and blessing. This Divine Interactive Session continued till 2020 hrs. until Bhagawan nodded for Mangala Arathi. Upon accepting Arathi, Bhagawan moved off the dais. Interacting with many enroute, Bahgawan glided into the ladies’ side at 2025 hrs. retiring to Yajur Mandiram briging curtains down on this glorious evening of 64th National Independence Day!

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Given below is an excerpt from the Darshan Story on 14 August 2010 in Prasanthi Nilayam as chronicled by The Prasanthi Reporter…Let’s read..assimilate…live with it and thus manifest HIM, our Beloved Mother Sai!

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Sat, Aug 14, 2010: God is bound by nothing but love…The Bond of Love that ‘pulls the strings’ singing pure selfless love unto Him is what God seeks from every human.

Bonding in the name of love for “Swami”, a group of over seventy-five students from the SSSIHL batch of 1996 assembled along with their immediate family in Prasanthi Nilayam, in a programme entitled “Prema Bandhan”.

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Emerging quite early at 1630 hrs. to the chants of Vedam, Bhagawan, upon completing a full round of darshan moved into the bhajan hall for a fifty minute closed door session with the old students and families. Before completing the round, Bhagawan spent ample time blessing flocks of Easwaramma English Medium children who were craning to have His attention with various greeting cards.

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Inside the bhajan hall, cutting a special cake on the occasion, Bhagawan moved through the rows, blessing many. Half-an-hour into the session the group burst into a string of love-filled songs, evoking nostalgic memoirs of their student days in the hallowed portals. Bhagawan materialised a golden chain for one of the students interacting and blessing his immediate family members.

Winding up the fifty minute session Bhagawan emerged to come onstage at 1735 hrs. As per His Divine Command, the batch of 1996 along with ‘their’ relatives also moved out, moving into the front block to feast another round of close darshan. Earlier, in the morning, the group had the special privilege of leading the morning bhajans along with the Prasanthi bhajan group.

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Bhajans that commenced at the scheduled hour continued till 1805 hrs. when Bhagawan indicated for Mangala Arathi. Upon accepting Arathi, moving off the dais, Bhagawan interacted with many on His way, before gliding into the ladies’ side to retire to Yajur Mandiram, at 1815 hrs. RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat was seen seeking Divine Blessings as Bhagawan passed by.

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Earlier, in the morning, Bhagawan had emerged at 1030 hrs. to go for a “Divine Safari” outside the Prasanthi gates, before returning to the Mandir to accept Mangala Arathi, retiring to Yajur Mandiram.

II Samastha Lokah Sukhino Bhavantu II

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