Ladies’ Day in The Divine Presence…

Saturday, November 19, 2011

Today is November 19, International Ladies’ Day in Prasanthi Nilayam and for Sai Fraternity all over the world. Ever since its inception in the year 1995, calling for greater women participation in social and spiritual revolution in their role as feminine energy, November 19 has been the dotted day in Prasanthi Calendar when womenfolk comes active celebrating the day in His Divine presence. read more »

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Music Concert by Sumitra Guha…

Friday, November 18, 2011

Kabir Das’s  composition ‘Moko Kahan Doondey Re Bande…Main to tere paas mein’… meaning, “Where do you search Me? I’m right here with you” echoed in Prasanthi Nilayam serving the right message for the assemblage of devotees reassuring Beloved Bhagawan’s unceasing  presence amidst us, this evening here in Prasanthi Nilayam.

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Celestial Marriage and Rathotsavam…

Friday, November 18, 2011

November 18 is a marked day in Puttaparthi, for religious fanfare and piety coupled with devotional pomp among village folks, as this is the day when Lord Rama and Mother Sita would go in a procession along with Venugopala Swami from the Mandir in Prasanthi Nilayam to the Peddavenkama Raju Kalyana Mandapam, near Hanuman Temple. This symbolic procession has been in practice eversince its inception dates back 1980s. Over the years Bhagawan would personally bless the occasion in the bhajan hall as the deities were taken out in procession.

Highlight of this morning function was the Celestial Marriage of Divine Couple, Lord Sri Ramachandra and Mother Sita performed with religious rites, in Sai Kulwant Hall. The function began at 0820 hrs. after 20 mts. of Veda chanting.

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After invocatory chanting, the officiating priest explained the greater significance of the function, especially that of conducting the marriage in the Divine Presence of Beloved Bhagawan.

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A musical drama by Muddenahalli students…

Thursday, November 17, 2011

A flashback to the golden days of yore, of Lord Sri Ramachandra, enacting the scenes of ‘Divine Twins’ Lava and Kusha singing glories of The Lord, filled Prasanthi with devotional fervour as Ramayana scenes were enacted by the students from Muddenahalli presenting a most innovative musical drama entitled ‘Sri Rama Nama Amrutham’ this evening in Prasanthi Nilayam. read more »

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Birthday Festivity commences in Prasanthi Nilayam…

Wednesday, November 16, 2011

86th Birthday celebrations of Beloved Bhagawan got underway with a vocal musical serenade by upcoming singer Sumeet Tappoo here this evening in Prasanthi Nilayam. The singer, who had the rare privilege of singing in Bhagawan’s physical presence on earlier occasions, began with a Telugu verse offering millions of salutations before drifting into Hindi singing paeans to Beloved Bhagawan. read more »

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Birthday Celebrations to begin today…

Wednesday, November 16, 2011

86th Birthday Celebrations of Bhagawan will commence with a vocal music concert by Sumeet Tappoo and Party at 1700 hrs. this evening here in Prasanthi Nilayam. A string of cultural programmes will feature during the week-long celebrations leading up to 23rd Nov, Birthday of Beloved Bhagawan. Ladies’ Day, Annual Convocation of Sri Sathya Sai Institute of  Higher Learning will also be feature in this week-long celebrations.

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Akhanda Bhajan 2011 culminates with devotional fervour…

Sunday, November 13, 2011

A glittering Sai Kulwant Hall embraced Beloved Bhagawan’s ‘endearing presence’ with a couple of bhajans in His mellifluous voice echoing the holy precincts marking the 24 hour non-stop bhajan sadhana, Akhanda Bhajan, this evening here in Prasanthi Nilayam.  read more »

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Global Akhanda Bhajan 2011 commences…

Saturday, November 12, 2011

Global Akhanda Bhajan 2011 commenced this evening at 1800 hrs. here in Prasanthi Nilayam. When the theme bhajan for this twenty-four hour spiritual exercise, “Akhanda Jyothi Jalaao …Sai Mana Mandir Mein” echoed in Prasanthi, thousands assembled in the resplendent Sai Kulwant Hall joined in chorus read more »

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Global Akhanda Bhajan 2011 to begin today

Saturday, November 12, 2011

Global Akhanda Bhajan, the most significant and far-reaching annual spiritual exercise initiated by Bhagawan, aiming at promoting unity and harmony would commence this evening in Prasanthi Nilayam with the lighting of the sacred Akhanda Jyothi, at the scheduled hour 1800 hrs. read more »

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Gujarathi New Year 2011

Thursday, October 27, 2011

Celebrating Gujarati New Year Balvikas Children from Sri Sathya Sai School, Surat enacted a drama entitled “Living in Sai’s Omnipresence” this evening in Prasanthi Nilayam. The presentation was an attempt to portray some of the true incidents, as testimonies, to His Divine Presence! read more »

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