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May 24th, 2005Bhagawan was very happy with the devotees from Sri Lanka, and it

was announced that the Sri Lankan devotees would be blessed with Mahaprasadam

(lunch) by Bhagawan. But Bhagawan did not come out for the morning session -

bhajans were held for half an hour at nine. After the Bhajans, the devotees

assembled at the Kalyanamantapam for the Prasadam. In the evening, Bhagawan

came to the Sai Ramesh hall to the accompaniment of the welcome song by the

devotees. In the hall, a pulsating program of drums was presented. After this

special program, and a few bhajans, Bhagawan returned to Trayee. He then came

to the Kalyanamantapam for a cultural program presented by Balvikas children

from Sri Lanka. May 23rd, 2005 - Buddha PoornimaThe Buddha Poornima

celebrations commenced around 8 am with Bhagawan being brought to Sai Ramesh

hall in a procession led by the Buddhist monks, with Kandy dancers from Sri

Lanka. As Bhagawan sat onstage, the Kandy dancers performed for a few minutes

in front of Him. Then, there were bhajans by devotees from Sri Lanka for more

than an hour. In the evening, Bhagawan came out by 3.10 pm as Sri Lankan

devotees sang some Buddhist chants. The evening program was introduced by Dr.

Michael Goldstein of the United States, who is the Chairman of the Prashanthi

Council of the Sri Sathya Sai Organisation. There were three distinguished

speakers: Mr. Karu Jayasuriya, Deputy leader of the Opposition in Sri Lanka;

Mr. Munasinghe, the Sri Lankan High Commissioner in India; and Ms. Sabaratnam,

President of the Sri Lanka Women's Lawyers Association and prominent member of

one of Sri Lanka's largest business conglomerates. After the speeches,

souvenirs were released to mark the 40th anniversary of the Sai Organisation in

Sri Lanka. Bhagawan then decided to stand up and deliver His divine message. He

spoke standing for around ten minutes, then continued for another twenty

minutes sitting down. Some of the main points of His message were to see God

everywhere; call Him by any name, but God is one. Swami made the Sri Lankan

devotees very happy by telling them that very soon, He would visit their

island. Bhagawan went to His Trayee residence for a short while after these

programs in Sai Ramesh hall and then returned for a dance presentation by the

Kandy dancers from Sri Lanka in the Sai Krishen Kalyanamantapam, which was

approximately an hour long. May 22nd, 2005This Sunday, Bhagawan came earlier

than usual for both morning and evening bhajans. In the morning, the bhajans

started by 8.10 am, and Bhagawan arrived onstage a few minutes later. He

remained there for more than half an hour, returning to Trayee Brindavan during

the twelfth bhajan. In the evening, Bhagawan arrived by 3.15 pm, and again sat

for around half an hour, before asking for the Arati. Some Buddhist monks were

present for during the morning session. Devotees from the Buddhist countries

were also given special seating, in preparation for the Buddha Poornima

celebrations starting tomorrow.