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Friday, July 31, 2009

Today, the Varalakshmi vratam was celebrated at Prasanthi Nilayam. The

Mandir was decorated with flowers and an icon of Mahalaksmi adorned

the centre of the stage. Bhagavan emerged from His residence after the

8 to 9 Vedam chanting at 9.45 am, moving straight to the stage on His

chair. The ladies doing the pooja, more than 1500 in number, were

seated in the front of the entire extent of the hall. The worship by

the priest onstage began at ten o'clock and continued for 45 minutes,

concluding with the traditional recital of the story of the origin of

this celebration. Swami then went around the hall in His chair for ten

minutes before returning onstage. He accepted Arati at 11 o'clock and

prasadam was distributed. As Swami left for His residence, Prof. Anil

Kumar announced that food had been arranged for all the participants

in the canteen and that there would be a music concert this evening.

 

Swami came for evening darshan at 4.30 pm. Once He finished His

darshan round, He asked the artistes for the music programme to be

shifted to the stage. Once they were ready, He came onstage and began

their performance at 4.45 pm. After 70 minutes of soul-stirring songs

by Smt. Anuradha Sriram, Swami called her up and blessed her with a

chain. He gave clothes to all the members of the troupe and had a

group photo with them. Bhajans by the students then began at 6 pm.

After twenty minutes of bhajans including some with alaps, Swami

accepted Arati and retired for the day.

 

 

Thursday, July 30, 2009

This

morning, Bhagavan went for a drive a few minutes after nine o'clock and

returned to the Mandir after around half an hour. In the evening, the

centre of Sai Kulwant Hall had a backdrop with the United States

portrayed - devotees from the USA were to present a programme. Swami

completed His darshan round and came onstage at 5.10 pm. After ten

minutes of getting items blessed, the play by the devotees began. They

presented the varied spiritual traditions of the "United Sai America"

as being discovered by Sage Narada sent by the Lord to the US.. At the

fag end of the play, Swami called up "Narada" and blessed him with a

chain. After the drama, Arati was offered and prasadam was distributed.

Then Swami acceded to the prayers of the devotees and allowed them to

sing some bhajans. He went into the interview room and emerged with

clothes for the performers. At 6.30 pm, He accepted Arati again and

returned to His residence.

 

 

Monday, July 27, 2009

This evening, the devotees from Ranga Reddy district had arranged

items to be distributed to the needy in the centre of Sai Kulwant

hall. After Swami's darshan round, He came onstage and began their

programme a few minutes past five o'clock. After getting blessings

from Bhagavan, items like sewing machines, plumber kits and so on were

distributed to deserving folk from their district. The ten-minute

distribution was followed by a music programme with Telugu songs for

nearly an hour. Swami sent clothes for the singers and also blessed

two of the elders with rings after the programme. He went down among

them for group photographs too. After Arati and prasadam distribution,

Swami returned to His residence at 6.30 pm.

 

 

Sunday, July 26, 2009

This evening, the devotees from Ranga Reddy district of Andhra Pradesh

presented a drama. Bhagavan came for darshan at 5.10 pm, and after His

darshan round, came onstage. Some of the organisers came up to Him for

blessings and the drama got underway after half-past five. The

Radha-Krishna drama which Swami had prepared to be acted by His

students for His 60th birthday in 1985, writing the dialogs and the

lyrics Himself, was recreated by the Balvikas children. After the 45

minute drama, Swami went into the interview room and emerged in a few

minutes with clothes. He went down from the stage to give the clothes

to the children, sitting amidst them for photographs and interacting

with them for more than half an hour. After He came onstage at 7

o'clock, He blessed one of the elders of the group with a chain before

accepting Arati and returning to His residence while prasadam was

distributed.

 

 

Saturday, July 25, 2009

 

As indicated on July 20th, Vedam chanting has been going on in Sai

Kulwant hall before the bhajan sessions. Thursday was the 14th

anniversary of the Higher Seconday School boys' hostel, and Swami

blessed the toffees brought by some of the boys during evening

darshan. Last evening, Swami spoke to one of the lead singers after

Arati, and this morning onwards the post-Arati 'Samasta Lokah Sukhino

Bhavantu' chant was reinstated. Devotees from the US were ready to

present a skit and bhajans this evening. The daily Vedam chant went on

from 4 to 5 pm, and Swami came for darshan at 5.20 pm. After His

darshan round, He came onstage briefly and then moved to the interview

room. After some interviews, He emerged at 7.35 pm to come onstage and

begin the programme. The children presented a 10 minute skit on

Abraham Lincoln, following which the devotees sang bhajans for half an

hour before Swami accepted Arati. After Arati, Swami went down from

the stage for photographs with the group before returning to His

residence in the car at 8.30 pm.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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