Guru Purnima Week Coming Up…
Sunday, July 1st, 2012
Ashadi Ekdashi passed on and Guru Purnima is coming up. Prasanthi has always looked forward to this day as this has been the occasion when Bhagawan, The Ultimate Teacher and Cosmic Redeemer, confers benedictions upon His creation preaching on the greater significance of Guru Worship…and thus the greater import.
On the sidelines of the festivity, as has been the practice, some special functions have been organised on the 2nd and 3rd of July.
On 2nd July, a Symposium on Unity Of Faiths will be held in Sai Kulwant Hall spreading into two sessions. The schedule of the event is as follows:
Morning Session:
0800 hrs. to 0830 hrs. Veda Chanting
0830 hrs. to 0845 hrs. Introduction Speech by Sri Srirangarajan
0845 hrs. to 0915 hrs. Address on Hinduism by HH Swami Dayananda Saraswati
0915 hrs. to 0945 hrs. Address on Islam by Prof. Akhtarul Wasey, HOD, Islamic Studies, Jamia Milla Islamia, New Delhi
0945 hrs. to 1000 hrs. Bhajans & Mangala Arathi
Evening Session:
1630 hrs. to 1700 hrs. Veda Chanting
1700 hrs. to 1730 hrs. Address on Christianity by Fr. Dominic Emmanuel, Spokesman & Director, Delhi Catholic Archdiocese
1730 hrs. to 1800 hrs. Address on Buddhism by Dhammachari Dr. B.V. Rajaram of Mahabodhi Society, Bangalore
1800 hrs. to 1815 hrs. Bhajans & Mangala Arathi
Guru Purnima Schedule – 3rd July 2012
Morning Session:
0800 hrs. to 0820 hrs. Veda Chanting
0820 hrs. to 0845 hrs. Guru Vandanam – Musical Offering by SSSIHL Students
0845 hrs. to 0900 hrs. Address by Sri Kota Shivakumar
0900 hrs. to 0915 hrs. Address by Dr. Narendranath Reddy
0915 hrs. to 0930 hrs. Address by Sri Nimish Pandya
0930 hrs. to 0940 hrs. Bhajans & Mangala Arathi
Evening Session:
1630 hrs. to 1700 hrs. Veda Chanting
1700 hrs. to 1745 hrs. Musical Offering by Malladi Brothers
1745 hrs. to 1815 hrs. Bhajans & Mangala Arathi
A National Convention of Sri Sathya Sai Parenting and Bal Vikas Teachers Training will be held on 1st and 2nd July, attended by over 300 delegates.
Even as the festive-week being unfolded, a steady stream of devotees are flocking to Prasanthi Nilayam.
II Samastha Lokah Sukhino Bhavantu II
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