Prasanthi Bulletin , Saturday, November 15, 2008

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Saturday, November 15, 2008

The venue for the three-day Sahasra Chandra Darshana Mahotsava Yagnam

commencing this morning is the extended Shanthi Vedika Stage at the

Vidyagiri Stadium. Seating for the vast gathering has been arranged on

the ground in addition to the galleries by spreading green matting.

Giant LED screens and strategically placed TV monitors helped all to

have a ring-side view of the proceedings. At 7.45, the priests began

the chants. Bhagawan arrived at 8.45 and was welcomed onstage with the

Poorna Kumbham amidst chanting by the priests and the students. After

spending more than 90 minutes going around the different parts of the

stage and blessing the entire congregation, Swami accepted Arati and

returned to Yajur Mandir. The priests continued the rituals at the

Shanthi Vedika, and after a lunch break, did more ceremonies at 3.30

pm.

In the afternoon, Bhagawan arrived at Sai Kulwant Hall at 5.20

pm. After 15 minutes, the speaker for the day was introduced. Dr.

Rajagopala Chakravarthy spoke for an hour on the stories of Ambareesa

and Kuchela, with references to nuances from other Shastras. Bhagawan

blessed the speaker with a chain and clothes before the singers for the

next programme came onstage. The Priya sisters began their concert at

6.30 pm and sang devotionally for nearly an hour. Swami blessed them

and their accompanists with clothes before accepting Arati and

returning to His residence at 7.30 pm.

 

Friday, November 14, 2008 Bhagawan

arrived at 4 o'clock this evening in His chair to Sai Kulwant Hall. The

priests who were to conduct the Sahasra Chandra Darshana Mahotsavam

ceremony from tomorrow were seated in front of the stage. Clothes and

other ceremonial materials for them were brought out. After Swami's

blessings, Sri Adikesavulu Naidu, chairman of the Tirupati Tirumala

Devasthanam, distributed the items to the more than 120 priests. The

Bhagavatha Saptaham speech for today began after the distribution at

5.15 pm. Dr. K. Ramanujacharya narrated the stories of Dhruva and the

churning of the ocean, bringing out the inner meanings of the Puranic

stories. As the speaker concluded at 6.30 pm, Bhagawan blessed him with

a chain before accepting Arati and returning to His residence in the

car. An announcement was made about the programme commencing tomorrow

at 7.30 am in the Vidyagiri Stadium. The priests moved to the stadium,

where they completed preliminary rituals onstage. www.radiosai.org is readying to carry video web streams of the highlights of the ceremonies over the next three days.

 

Thursday, November 13, 2008

This evening Bhagawan came for darshan to Sai Kulwant hall at 5.25 pm,

and after a few minutes in the interview room, He began the proceedings

onstage at 5.40 pm. This evening's speaker was the one who had done the

introductions on earlier days. Prof. Anil Kumar introduced him to the

gathering today. Sri Santosh Kumar Shastri is the resident scholar or

Asthaana Pandita of the Sarada Peetham, and is also senior manager at

Sri Venkateswara Bhakthi Channel, the TV channel run by Tirupati

Devasthanam. The 32 year old scholar spoke feelingly on the Gajendra

Moksha story. Bhagawan once again blessed the speaker with a chain

before accepting Arati and returning to His residence.

 

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