Prasanthi Bulletin , Tuesday, November 20, 2007

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Prasanthi Bulletin Index of earlier Bulletins Tuesday, November 20, 2007 This morning, Sai Kulwant Hall witnessed the inauguration of the two day Workshp on Parenting organised by the Education wing of the Sri Sathya Sai Seva Organisation. Swami came onstage and lit the ceremonial lamp at 9.30 am. A vedic invocation and three short speeches followed, by ladies who spearhead the Balvikas and Parenting initiatives of the Sai Organisation. At 10 o'clock, the speeches concluded, Bhagawan asked for

Bhajans to begin in the Sai Kulwant Hall itself, and He accepted Arati after twenty minutes. During the Arati, Bhagawan Blessed the speakers of the day with sarees. The evening programme was a music concert by renowned vocalist Sri Pankaj Udhas and party. Bhagawan came to Sai Kulwant Hall at 5.30 pm, and after a round of the Hall in the chair, came onstage and the concert commenced. The ninety minute concert concluded with a spirited instrumental piece after Bhagawan Blessed the artistes with shawls. Swami accepted Arati at 7.10, but instead of directly going to His residence, made a second slow round of the students accepting many letters and then moved through the ladies to reach His residence at 7.30 pm. Monday, November 19, 2007 This day is celebrated as Ladies' day at Prasanthi Nilayam every year, with all the programmes and daily activities being carried out by ladies. The Suprabhatam was chanted by

Smt. P. Susheela, the early morning Veda Parayanam was by the Anantapur women students. Bhagawan arrived in Sai Kulwant Hall in His chair a few minutes after 9 o'clock, preceded by the Primary School and Anantapur bands. When Swami reached the centre of the Hall, He stopped there and asked for the "Go daan" ceremony to begin. 150 cows were being gifted to deserving families from nearby villages. The cows came up to where Swami was seated, the recipients also came up to Him, received His Blessings and moved out of the gate. Twenty minutes later, the function concluded, Swami arrived onstage and asked for the Bhajans by the lady singers of Sundaram to begin. After 40 minutes of Bhajans, Bhagawan accepted Arati and returned to His residence. On His way, at the Mandir verandah, He Blessed the giant cake made for the occasion topped with Goddess Saraswati. The stage was decorated with pillars of mirrors with candles providing illumination. Banners with flower motifs and

cloth buntings lent colour to the Sai Kulwant Hall. The evening programme of ladies' day got underway with Bhagawan arriving in His car at 4.20 pm with the two bands preceding Him. Swami asked for the car to stop near the stage and came onstage in His chair. The proceedings consisted of two talks followed by a vocal concert and a dance by Primary School students. The first speaker was Dr. (Mrs.) Hyma Reddy from the USA, and the second was renowned thespian Sowcar Janaki. Smt. Nithyasree Mahadevan sang for Bhagawan for 40 minutes before the young Primary School girls enthralled the audience with their dance depicting the story of young Sai. At the end of their dance, Swami had group photos with the group, flanked by two "Sai"s who depicted Him in the dance. Blessing everyone with His Abhayahasta, Bhagawan left for His residence after Arati at 6.35 pm. Sunday, November 18, 2007 This morning marked the Rathotsavam, the

first item in the Birthday week. You can read about Rathotsavam of 2006 and see pictures in Prasanthi Diary of last year. This year, Swami's new elephant calf led Bhagawan into the Sai Kulwant Hall and the procession started from inside the Bhajan Hall after Swami reached there. Bhagawan moved up to the main gate of Sai Kulwant Hall in His chair to flag off the procession.

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