Panthi Nritya by Chhatisgarh devotees in the Divine Presence - Images and Videoclips

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Prasanthi Nilayam, 21st June 2005

 

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In the evening, Swami came out at 3.20 p.m. There was a huge backdrop at the

rear end of Sai Kulwant Hall made by devotees from Chhatisgarh. Devotees from

the Durg District of Chhatisgarh were waiting for Bhagawan’s instructions to

start their cultural programme. Swami came and sat on the stage and then

Bhagawan signalled for the Veda chanting to be stopped. Two members from the

coordinating group came forward to Bhagawan. One offered a rose while the other

unfolded a scroll containing the programme for the evening. Swami very keenly

went through the contents of the scroll and then lovingly made a few queries

about the programme.

The programme was a tribal dance performed by a tribe called the Satnami

residing in the heart of Chhatisgarh. The dance master Devdas Banjare from the

village Dhanora, around 13 kms from Bhilai, is an internationally reputed

artiste who has won the President’s Award and has visited more than 64

countries. Being a devotee of Bhagawan, his intense desire was to perform in

the Divine Presence. The dance was a rigorous, vibrant dance with loud drum

beats and cymbals being played by the dancers themselves. All the postures of

the dance represented forms of worship of the saint – Sant Ghasi Das. This

dance form is known as Panthi Nritya.

The dance went on non-stop for around 20 minutes and included a number of

formations, pyramids, etc. At 3.50 p.m. the dancers moved out of the performing

area amidst loud applause. Subsequently, Swami spoke to the event coordinator

Mr. Srinivas for a long time. He showed Swami an album containing photographs

of the different types of Seva that they were performing in the villages in

Chhatisgarh. It included Narayana Seva, medical camps, donating sewing

machines, performing mass marriages, etc. Swami was very pleased with all the

service activities and He kept on enquiring with Mr. Srinivas about the

details.

In fact, 186 people from all these villages had come for this programme from

Chhatisgarh. These people had performed a number of spiritual activities before

coming and one could see Swami literally responding to their prayers.

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