Service activities galore in Godavari Districts

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Giridhari Sannidhiki Girijanula Parthi Yaatra

Service activities galore in Godavari Districts

June 29, 2009

The

villages of East and West Godavari districts have been witnessing a

flurry of service activities by the Sri Sathya Sai Seva Organisations,

Andhra Pradesh. The dedicated batches of Seva Dals have been fanning

out to inaccessible villages in the agency areas of Godavari districts.

They are rendering service in the fields of education, medicine,

agriculture, infrastructure and spirituality. The Seva Dals are helping

the educated unemployed in finding employment, creating awareness in

them to have good health and hygiene, ill-effects of smoking and

drinking alcohol. The villagers are mightily pleased with the help they

are receiving from the Organisation under the Sri Sathya Sai Village

Integrated Programme (SSSVIP).

 

Nine hundred and forty Girijans (tribals) from these agency areas have

come on a three-day pilgrimage to Prasanthi Nilayam, under the auspices

of Sri Sathya Sai Seva Organisations, Andhra Pradesh. This pilgrimage

is an expression of their love for Bhagawan for providing pure drinking

water in the upland areas of East and West Godavari districts and for

the service they are receiving in the name of Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai

Baba.

The programme

commenced on the 27th evening, with Dr. Bhaskar Rao, a medical doctor

by profession, a veteran long time devotee and an active functionary of

the Organisation dilated at length on the SSSVIP programmes being

implemented by the organisation in these districts. Making a mention of

the services being rendered in the name of SSSVIP, Dr. Bhaskar Rao

said, in the first phase of SSSVIP, out of 432 villages in the agency

areas, Seva Dals are doing active Seva in 44 villages. Getting up as

early at three in the morning, trekking long distances in the rough

terrain to reach the villages at around 10 am, these sevadals do

service activities in the villages throughout the day, in the form of

Bal Vikas, imparting formal education, etc., finally ending up, getting

back to their respective places at around 11 in the night. As a part of

medicare, they arrange for specialist doctors to treat patients from

the area; some of the incurable diseases of tribals are cured because

of this specialised care. Lady Seva Dals are creating awareness in the

tribals about personal hygiene and the importance of cleanliness both

inside and outside the houses. The Seva Dals are also helping in the

construction of temples and all major festivals are celebrated in the

villages with grandeur. Quality vegetable seeds and pesticide sprayers

are distributed to every household for developing kitchen gardens. They

have constructed community halls, permanent houses; bus shelters and

primary schools are revamped. Extension of Sri Sathya Sai Drinking

Water pipelines to schools hostels and junior colleges is also done.

Woollen blankets, saris, dhotis, shirts and trousers are distributed on

different occasions. Sewing training centres are started in these

villages and the tribal women are given training in these centres.

 

 

 

Briefing the eight

point service activities done in the field of agriculture, education,

employment care, spiritual needs, individual care, socio-care,

infrastructural development and medicare, Dr. Bhaskar Rao, expressed

gratitude to Bhagawan for the strength He has imparted on to the Seva

Dals helping them to do relentless service. The tribals from the region

have developed greater love and affection for Bhagawan and wanted to

come to Prasanthi Nilayam to offer their gratitude in person; over 940

tribals have joined the Yatra and in gratitude and these tribals wanted

Bhagawan to visit their ‘homeland’, the Godavari region, said Dr.

Bhaskar Rao.

After Dr.

Bhaskar Rao’s speech, the participating Seva Dals came in a rally

offering their obeisance, paying Guard of Honour to Bhagawan carrying

name plates of the villages they were rendering services. This was

followed by an offering of forest products by the tribal group, at His

Divine Lotus Feet.

What

followed this was a vibrant performance by the tribals exhibiting the

rich culture of the region. To start with drum beating youths gave a

beautiful performance, Konda Reddla Dappu Vinyasam, an art featuring

synchronization of their drum beats. The next was Koyadorala Kommu

Nrithyam by the Koya tribals from the agency areas, dressing with bull

horns, and locking horns with each other symbolically to the beat of

drums. Garga dance was the next item, a dance usually performed by the

villagers to appease the goddess of the village was performed in the

presence of Bhagawan by balancing a small container on their heads.

Deft performance of walking on two wooden poles; traditional Kolattam

dance (dance done by striking one stick on another with other dancers)

was performed with élan by these villagers.

 

Godavari, supposedly the second largest in India is a sacrosanct river

wherein millions upon millions take refuge to shelve their sins by

having a holy dip. To such a one which accumulates the sins of the

world most selflessly, who will come to her rescue sanctifying her to

flow as ebullient as ever? “Godavari Talli Goomugha Adigindi†was a

beautiful dance song by girls, a prayer from River Godavari to Bhagawan

to sanctify her by His Divine Touch!

 

Towards the end of the programme, as an interlude, the announcer

described a wonderful experience of a group of Seva Dals, who while

travelling in a bus were stopped by a constable. With trepidation, they

followed the constable to the police station. The circle inspector in

the station praised the Seva Dals for their noble service in

inaccessible areas. He said, “Your Baba is really great.†The inspector

further added that naxalism is eradicated from the Godavari districts

because of “your Babaâ€. Their last item was Dhimsa dance by Bal Vikas

children. This dance is performed continuously by the tribals from 8

p.m. to 8 a.m. in their villages. As all the artistes converged in the

performing arena, an announcement was made that they have no other

thought than Swami and they were spending their lives chanting His

name. Where there is yearning, there comes swift response from

Bhagawan. Immensely pleased, Bhagawan went amidst them showering

benediction and posing for a photo session, a life time opportunity for

these hapless turned lucky souls.

 

An exhibition on the Sri Sathya Sai Village Integration Programme was

held depicting over two hundred pictures of various activities coming

under the scheme covering adopted 44 villages.

The organizers have aptly titled the Parthi Yaatra - Giridhari Sannidhiki Girijanula Parthi Yaatra. Yes, they have come on a pilgrimage to The Lord, and have been conquered by His Love!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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