Prasanthi Bulletin , Monday, November 24, 2008

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Monday, November 24, 2008

This evening, the Tamil Nadu Balvikas children were to perform a dance

drama in Sai Kulwant Hall. Bhagawan arrived for darshan in His chair at

5.20 pm, and after His darshan round, went into the interview room.

From there, He emerged to come onstage and start the drama at 5.45 pm.

After the 70 minute drama, Swami came down from the stage and blessed

the children with group photographs. Prasadam was distributed, and

Swami accepted Arati at 7 o'clock before returning to His residence.

 

Sunday, November 23, 2008 Bhagawan

blessed the overflowing Sai Kulwant Hall in a white robe this morning,

as the 83rd year of His advent dawned. The procession to Sai Kulwant

Hall began from Yajur Mandir at 9.45 am, led by the bands of the

Primary School, the Anantapur campus and the Prasanthi Nilayam campus,

with Vedam chanting students from the Primary School, Higher Secondary

School and the University. Bhagawan was seated on a raised chair

covered with golden cloth. Once Swami reached the stage, He heard the

four bands perform 'Happy Birthday' and other tunes before moving to

the verandah to bless the cakes assembled there. Once He returned to

the stage, He asked for Bhajans to begin at 10.30. Prasadam was

distributed. The large number of people who could not enter the Sai

Kulwant Hall had darshan moving across the Gopuram gate, and accepted

prasadam there. Bhagawan accepted Arati at 11 o'clock before returning

to His residence.

The evening programme commenced with Bhagawan arriving from His

residence at 5.40 pm. Once He reached the stage, He asked Prof Anil

Kumar to speak a few words in Telugu and to introduce the speakers for

the evening. Sri. V. Srinivasan, All India President of the Sai

Organisations spoke first, and was followed at 6.15 pm by Sri. Ajit

Popat of the UK. Bhagawan delivered His Birthday message at 6.55 pm, in

which He declared that the Muddenahalli educational institution would

come under the Sri Sathya Sai University within a year. After nearly an

hour, He concluded by singing the Bhajan 'Rama Rama Rama Sita' and

accepted Arati at 7.50 pm before returning to His residence.

 

Saturday, November 22, 2008 The

27th convocation of the Sri Sathya Sai University was scheduled for

this evening. The procession from Bhagawan's residence to the Sai

Kulwant Hall led by the bands from the Anantapur campus and the

Prasanthi Nilayam campus of the University began at 3.45 pm, and in a

short while, Bhagawan entered the Hall in His chair clad in a maroon

robe. He was flanked on the stage by the office-bearers of the

University. The function proceeded in the conventional manner, with the

Vice-chancellor Prof. Vishwanath Pandit presenting the graduands of the

year, with the gold medal winners and recipients of PhDs being called

up by Principal of the Prasanthi Nilayam campus, Prof. U. S. Rao. The

convocation address was by Prof. G. Venkataraman, following which

Bhagawan gave His benedictory address seated onstage for forty-five

minutes at 5.20 pm. The proceedings concluded with the National Anthem

just before 6.15 pm. The convocation drama presented by the students of

the University got underway at the Poornachandra auditorium at seven

o'clock after Bhagawan arrived there. After the drama, Swami blessed

the participants with group photographs onstage before accepting Arati

and retiring for the day at 8.20 pm. An announcement was made about

breakfast and lunch being provided tomorrow free to all as Bhagawan's

prasadam.

 

Friday, November 21, 2008 Last

evening, Bhagawan saw the dress rehearsal of the convocation drama at

the Poornachandra auditorium from 4.30 to 5.30 pm before coming to the

Bhajan Hall to accept Arati after Bhajans. Today, He distributed sarees

both in the morning and the evening as extended Bhajan sessions went

on. In the morning, He called groups like the Primary school teachers

and so on into the Bhajan Hall and distributed there, while in the

evening, He went around the Sai Kulwant Hall giving sarees. He also

distributed a few sarees in the Bhajan Hall.

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