Christmas Celebrations - Evening Programme Report

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Christmas Celebrations - Evening Programme Report

 

Sai Ram !!

 

Today we had extravagant celebrations on the eve of Christmas. In

the morning the choir group from the Institute played some melodies

pieces (including carols) followed by vocal rendition of the carols.

 

In the evening, there was a more elaborate program. Swami arrived at

Sai Kulwant Hall at around 15:30 hours. He took a rather quick

round, not accepting any letter (for he was more anxious about what

was coming, read further).

 

No sooner Swami got off the golf car (new one) he started enquires

with Mr. Chakravarthy and Arun. Swami then came in front of the

Ganesha with the help of Pusthi. He then directed Arun to give

indication to brother Sathyajit to bring the car in front of the

portico.

 

Sathyajit then with a great difficulty maneuvered the Car from the

Gents side pathway all the way through the upper portico and then

took right so that the car was right in front of the Ganesha. All

these efforts were so that the left side of the Car is fully seen by

the devotees. Swami called Prof. Anil Kumar and gave him some

instructions to make an announcement. Prof. Anil Kumar announced

that the Car had arrived from Japan this morning (exciting isn't it)

and that the front seat of the car was specially designed for Swami

to get in and out of it effortlessly.

 

Swami then made Sathyajit to demonstrate the specialty of the Car.

The Car named "Porte" (Toyota make) is a four seater, right hand

drive vehicle with only two doors (one on either side). The left

door of the Car automatically slides backwards (like that of a

Maruti Omni). Then the automatically controlled arm underneath the

left front seat of the Car slided out of the car. The seat can be

rotated on the arm, its height from the ground is also adjustable.

The seat can be detached from the arm and the wheels provided

underneath it gives extra mobility so that the seat acts like an

ordinary rotating chair. Sathyajit detached the seat from the arm

and brought it in front of Swami and then after receiving indication

from Swami attached it back to the arm and rolled it inside the Car.

All this for the devotees amazement. Thereafter Sathyajit parked the

car just behind the Ganesha inside the upper portico. After the

display of automobile innovation the evening program proceeded

further.

 

First there were four speakers including a lady speaker (one of them

was Dr. K.K. Mistry, rest all foreigners). Swami then commenced his

divine discourse at around 16:55 hours and concluded with the

bhajan "Prema mudita mana se kho…" at around 17:48 hours. Swami

spoke about love and importance of prayers. The interesting thing

about the discourse was that almost half of it was relating to cars

right from Rolls Royce to Benz. I have never been to an Auto Expo

exhibition, however, now I can very well envisage how it is like

after todays demonstration of a car by none other than Sathyajit and

a talk on experience with cars by none other than Swami himself.

 

Prasadam was distributed, and then another divine surprise. As for

the first time Swami was getting inside the car none present in the

Sai Kulwant hall could wait to see that moment when swami actually

glides in the Car. In the excitement and confusion the ladies side

pathway got completely blocked and the only way out for the Car was

from the gents side. Thus I had a second drashan of swami from as

near as almost five feet that to around 18:15 hours, which is truly

rare.

 

Sai Ram!!!

 

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