Guest guest Posted July 8, 2009 Report Share Posted July 8, 2009 Guru Poornima celebratedAndhra Pradesh - Visakhapatnam Staff ReporterDevotional offering: Priests performing ‘Annabhishekam’ at Shirdi Sai Baba Spiritual Centre at Seethammadhara in Visakhapatnam on Tuesday.. VISAKHAPATNAM: Guru Pournima, also called Vyasa Pournima, to worship the sage Veda Vyasa and gurus (teachers) in general, was celebrated on Tuesday. Vyasa is regarded as the compiler of the Vedas, besides giving several revered texts like the puranas, and the epic Mahabharata.Devotees thronged temples that organized special poojas to mark the occasion. At the Shirdi Sai Spiritual Centre at Sitammadhara North Extension an “annabhishekam†was performed and the cooked rice was distributed among the large number of devotees.Devotees queued up from the early hours for worshipping Sri Satyanarayana Swamy atop Isukakonda near KGH. The temple witnesses good crowd every Pournima but the significance of the day drew a larger number.Arti, ‘panchamrita abhishekam’ and special poojas were performed at the Shirdi Sai Temple at East Point Colony. At the Srikantha Gurudatta Sai Mandiram at Sitampeta special poojas, Sankatahara Sai Yagnam and poor-feeding were organized to mark the occasion. A procession with a chariot was taken out chanting ‘Sainamam’ along with Nadaswaram troupes, folk art forms like “chekkabhajana, tappetagullu and kolatam.â€The Art of Living family organized a mass meditation at a satsang at Subbalakshmi Kalyanamantapam to mark the occasion. At the MVP Campus of Gayatri Vidya Parishad Degree College, Dean (Academic Affairs) P. Sasibhushana Rao underlined the qualities of great gurus and the reverence they commanded. Principal P. Rajaganapathi presided. Assistant Professor in Sanskrit P.B.V. Siva Prasad spoke on the greatness of Veda Vyasa.Source - http://www.thehindu.com/2009/07/08/stories/2009070850560200.htmThe HinduShirdi Sai Utsav in Tumkur. Karnataka.Wednesday, Jul 08, 2009Staff CorrespondentTUMKUR: A large number of devotees attended the Shirdi Sai Utsav in Tumkur, Karnataka on Tuesday. Sai Parivar organised the utsav as part of the Guru Poornima celebrations.Women devotees recited Vishnu Sahasranama and Sai Sacharitra Parayana. Srinivas and his associates rendered devotional songs.. Bhajans by devotees followed. Shejarati was performed.Source - www.thehindu.com/2009/07/08/stories/2009070854750500.htmSeeking Blessings of Baba.Andhra Pradesh Devotional fervour: Devotees in worship of Shirdi Saibaba at the Raghunadapalem Ashram as part of Guru poornima festival in Khammam on Tuesday.Source - http://www.hindu.com/2009/07/08/stories/2009070852670300.htm"Sai-Purnima ki Saimai Chandni, Sab Bhakton Par Barasti Rahen."Happy Sai-Purnima - rOhit beHaL See the Web's breaking stories, chosen by people like you. Check out Buzz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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