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Thursday, May 7, 2009

This evening, Bhagawan came from His residence at 3.50 pm. Coming

straight to the Bhajan Hall, He interacted with the students dressed in

costumes for the Burrakatha for nearly half an hour before moving to

the interview room.. At around 4.30 pm, the President of India Smt.

Pratibha Patil arrived in the Mandir in her convoy. After a half-hour

interaction with Bhagawan the President and her party moved out of Sai

Kulwant Hall. The bhajans had begun at five o'clock. Swami came onstage

at 5.15 and stopping the bhajans, began the Burrakatha performance

onstage. After the 45 minute Telugu presentation on Shirdi Sai, Swami

accepted Arati and left for His residence at six o'clock.

 

Wednesday, May 6, 2009 This

morning, the Sai Kulwant Hall was decorated and the stage had a large

portrait of Mother Eswaramma as a backdrop. Bhagawan arrived at 9

o'clock in a yellow robe in the car for the Eswaramma day celebrations.

Moving through the Sai Kulwant Hall as the Vedam went on, He proceeded

straight to the Samadhi for a private function there with the family

members and students chanting Vedam and singing bhajans.. At 9.45, He

returned to the Mandir and came into the bhajan hall to bless the

prasadam kept there. Coming to the stage area, He sat there for a few

minutes before accepting Arati at 10 o'clock and returning to His

residence. Tamarind rice and sweet rice prasadam was distributed to all

in Sai Kulwant Hall in leaf plates.

In the evening, as announced yesterday, the students presented

a Burrakatha. Swami arrived for darshan and came into the Bhajan Hall

where the students were ready in costumes. After a few minutes of

interaction with them, Bhagawan moved to the stage and began the

Burrakatha programme just after five o'clock. The stories of Eswaramma

and Karnam Subbamma were narrated by the students in their hour long

Telugu presentation. Bhagawan asked for an announcement to be made

after the Burrakatha, that the President of India is arriving at

Prasanthi Nilayam tomorrow and that the same batch of students would

present another Burrakatha on Shirdi Sai tomorrow evening.

 

Monday, May 4, 2009 Bhagawan

arrived back at Prasanthi Nilayam from Kodaikanal this morning. His

flight took off from Madurai at 10.15, and an hour later He was driving

to the Mandir from the airport. By 11.45, He had accepted Arati after

the welcome song and poornakumbham by Vedam chanting students at the

Sai Kulwant Hall and moved to His residence in the car. In the evening,

as was His practice before going to Kodai, He arrived for darshan after

the five o'clock bhajans began in the Hall, and sat onstage with a

brief trip to the interview room before accepting Arati at 6 pm and

retiring for the day.

 

Thursday, April 23, 2009 Bhagawan

left for Kodaikanal this morning. Accepting Arati from the car at the

Mandir at 7.45 am, Swami drove to the airport where His flight - a

small business jet - took off at 8.20 am. The students and others who

are to join Bhagawan at Madurai for the Kodai trip had left yesterday.

From Madurai, the entire party will go to proceed up the Kodai hills

once Bhagawan reaches Madurai this morning. Our next update will

probably be after Bhagawan returns to Prasanthi Nilayam.

 

Saturday, April 19, 2009 Bhagawan

has been coming for darshan only in the evenings for the last few days.

Last evening He came just before five o'clock and accepted Arati after

bhajans at 5.30 pm. Today, He came just before six o'clock as the

bhajans went on. Accepting Arati at 6.15, Swami went into the interview

room and called in a few people one by one including Justice Bhagawati.

It was 7.10 pm when He returned to His residence, stopping and talking

to a few devotees on the ladies' side on the way.

 

Thursday, April 16, 2009 This

evening Bhagawan inaugurated the new building of the Sri Sathya Sai

Bhaktha Sahayak Sangh which provides administrative offices and

warehouse facilities. Moving from Yajur Mandir a few minutes before

five o'clock, Swami went to the new building in the car. A welcome song

and a few bhajans were sung before Swami accepted Arati there. He then

blessed all the stores employees who had gathered in the new building

and went around all three floors, blessing all their equipment. An hour

later, He came to the Sai Kulwant Hall after completing a round of the

Ashram in the car where the evening bhajans were going on, accepting

Arati at six o'clock. After Arati, He called up a Primary school boy

and blessed him with a chain before returning to His residence.

 

Tuesday, April 14, 2009 This

Vishu and Tamil New Year day, the devotees from Tamil Nadu presented a

drama entitled "Sai Yuva Shakti". Bhagawan came for darshan at 5.15 pm,

and came onstage to start the programme just after 5.30 pm after a

brief visit to the interview room. The fifty minute presentation

highlighted the changes possible when political will meets Sai ideals.

Bhagawan came down from the stage for group photographs with the

participants and prasadam was distributed while the students sang

Bhajans. Ten minutes later, Swami accepted Arati and returned to His

residence in the car.

 

Monday, April 13, 2009 This

evening, the balvikas children from Kerala presented a drama. Bhagawan

came for darshan at 5.30 pm and came onstage fifteen minutes later to

begin the proceedings. The fifty minute drama was entitled "Madhuram

Gayati" and depicted the love of Radha and the Gopikas for Krishna.

Swami went down from the stage for a group photo session with the

children after their performance and sent clothes for them while Arati

was being offered. Prasadam was distributed and Swami returned to His

residence in the car at seven o'clock.

 

Sunday, April 12, 2009 This

evening, the devotees from Kerala presented a musical programme.

Devotees from Tamil Nadu and Kerala have arrived at Prasanthi Nilayam

for celebrating the Tamil New Year and Vishu respectively, and this

evening was their first programme. Bhagawan came for darshan in His

chair at 5.30 pm, and began the programme when He came onstage at 5.45

pm. After half an hour, the classical Carnatic music concluded, and the

bhajans by the students began. As He accepted Arati fifteen minutes

later, Swami called up the music troupe and blessed them with clothes

before returning to His residence in the car. The Governor of Rajasthan

Sri. S. K. Singh and former Election Commissioner Sri. T. N. Seshan

were also at Prasanthi Nilayam over the weekend.

 

Thursday, April 9, 2009 This

evening, the students of the Sri Sathya Sai University presented a

dance programme. Bhagawan arrived for darshan by 4.15 pm, and when He

came to the verandah, He saw the students in costumes in the Bhajan

Hall and interacted with them briefly. Later, He came to the stage and

the programme commenced at 4.45 pm. The half-hour programme had six

pieces with brief introductions in Telugu and English. After the

programme, Bhagawan came down from the stage and had group photographs

with the students before moving to the interview room. Bhajans

commenced and Swami sat onstage till He accepted Arati at six o'clock.

 

Sunday, April 5, 2009 This

evening, Bhagawan had asked the famous Blues singer Ms. Dana Gillespie

to sing. The stage was set and Bhagawan arrived for darshan at 5.30 pm.

After a brief introduction by the All India Sai Organisation President,

the music programme commenced at 5.45 pm. After the forty minute

presentation of fusion music with English lyrics, Swami asked the

students to sing some English songs. A couple of songs later, He asked

them to sing a Telugu song and then accepted Arati before returning to

His residence at 6.35 pm.

 

Saturday, April 4, 2009 This

evening, the students of the Sai University presented a Burrakatha

entitled 'Yugavatara'. Bhagawan came for darshan just as the five

o'clock bhajans began, and after His darshan round, moved to the

interview room. He emerged forty minutes later, and seeing the students

in costumes in the Bhajan Hall, asked them to begin their programme.

The bhajans were stopped and the Burrakatha began at 5.50 pm. After the

forty-five minute presentation, Swami accepted Arati and blessed the

participants with group photographs before returning to His residence.

 

Friday, April 3, 2009 This

Ramanavami morning was to be the occasion for the handing over of the

first 200 houses of Bhagawan's flood relief programme to the recipients

from Orissa. The families who were to receive Swami's bounty were

seated together as couples in the front part of Sai Kulwant Hall.

Bhagawan came for darshan in a yellow robe seated on the raised golden

chair at 9.20 am. When He came to the centre of Sai Kulwant Hall, He

asked for the distribution function to begin. Utensils, mats and other

items of household use were packed in bags and handed over to each

family as Swami sat amidst them and watched. The Vedam chanting

continued as Swami came onstage and asked for more items to be

distributed - pocket calendars and prasadam. Arati was offered at 10.20

before Bhagawan returned to His residence.

The evening programme began with Swami coming for darshan at 4.50 pm.

When Bhagawan came onstage, He called up the All India Sai Organisation

President Sri V. Srinivasan to introduce the speakers for the day. Dr.

Ramesh Chandra Panda, member of the Central Administrative Tribunal of

the Government of India, spoke first, explaining Bhagawan's service

projects in Oriya and English. Sri Kondala Rao, the chief engineer

associated with Bhagawan's major projects like the Drinking Water

supply projects and the Orissa housing project, spoke next on Swami's

compassion and love in undertaking the projects. Bhagawan then

delivered His Ramanavami message. In His fifty minute Discourse, Swami

narrated some aspects of the Ramayana story which had profound

messages. He also pointed out that Bharatiyas, though they may undergo

hardships, are not troubled by them due to their faith in the Lord and

their confidence in the Self. It was seven o'clock when Swami accepted

Arati and returned to His residence.

Thursday, April 2, 2009

The bhajans have been held in the Sai Kulwant Hall in the mornings as

well as in the evenings for the last couple of days. This morning,

Bhagawan came for darshan as the bhajans went on at 9.50 and sat

onstage before accepting Arati at 10.20 am. He then asked Prof.

Mukundan, the Kerala State Sai Organisation president, to announce the

evening programme.

In the evening, devotees from Orissa presented their programme

on the eve of Ramanavami. Bhagawan had undertaken to build houses for

the flood victims of Orissa, and the first batch of recipients were

here today. Once Bhagawan came onstage after His darshan round just

before five o'clock, He sat there listening to the Vedam chanting for a

while before asking the leader of the Orissa group to announce the

recipients' names after a brief introduction. Clothes were distributed

to them as they came up to Bhagawan. Swami went into the interview room

briefly after the distribution before returning onstage for their

cultural programme just before six o'clock.

They began their programme by welcoming Bhagawan with

conch-blowing. A "Pala" performance followed, narrating in rustic style

their travails and Bhagawan's helping hand. Bhagawan blessed the main

performer with a chain at the end of his performance. A 20-minute Hindi

drama on Sabari's story was the next presentation. After each

presentation, the devotees prayed that Bhagawan bless their state with

a visit. Swami moved down from the stage and moved among the performers

for group photographs before He returned onstage to accept Arati and

return to His residence at 6.45 pm.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You can see an illustrated version of happenings at Prasanthi Nilayam

in the Prasanthi Diary

of our monthly e-Journal

Heart to Heart.

 

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