April 30, 2007 - Today
Morning Bhagawan came out 10.45 a.m. to bless all present there for His
Divine darshan. As usual Bhagawan came out on His chair but highlight of
today’s darshan was when Swami got down from the chair and walked few steps & again
sat on His chair & went inside the Bhajan
mandir. Also inside the bhajan hall Swami walked a little bit and sat
on the chair afterwards, the devotees enjoyed these divine moments and His
leela. In the evening Bhagawan came by 4.30 p.m. Swami was given the
evening Aarathi at appx. 5.15 p.m. Thus ending today’s darshan
& Bhajans here at Sai Sruthi , Kodaikanal. Kindly also read this story of Saligramam garland presented
to Swami on His way to Kodaikanal (click to read & enlarge picture - right)
April 29, 2007 - This
beautiful morning
Bhagawan came at 8.30 a.m. for darshan
followed by Bhajan
the morning Aarathi took place at around nine
a.m. In the evening Bhagawan did not come out side
- Swami was inside the bhajan hall,
the evening bhajan
started around 4.30. p.m. Swami was offered the customary
aarathi at 5.p.m. thus ending the evening Bhajan session.
April 28, 2007 - Today
Morning Swami came for darshan at 9.45 a.m. in the morning. from 10.30
a.m. to 10.45 a.m. Bhagawan watched over narayana seva activity, some of
the old students also participated in the narayana seva activity. In the
evening
Swami
sat & listened to four Bhajans. 4.15 p.m. to 4.50.
p.m. Sai Baba in Kodaikanal -
SBOI - Kodaikanal travel Info- Resource - Archive
Photos
Sri Sathya
Sai Baba arrived in Kodaikanal on Thursday for a summer stay till the
first week of May. Earlier, He reached Madurai by air from Puttaparthi.
Sri Sathya Sai Baba, during a brief halt in the city (Tamil Nadu -
Madurai) , gave darshan to hundreds of devotees who had gathered around
Ananda
Nilayam at Sathya Sai Nagar in
the afternoon. From here, he travelled to
Kodaikanal in a car. Photo left, Swami giving darshan in Ananda Nilayam
click on pic to enlarge. Herewith yet another photo of our Lord Sai. Swami
is being received in Ananda Nilayam, by Sri. Srinivasan Chettiar and his
wife. Sri Chettiar kneeling down at His Lotus Feet, and His wife Smt.
Badri Srinivasan, offering flowers to Swami. His son Sri Mani is also
looking on. Black & White photo
(right-click on pic to enlarge)
April 26, 2007 - Om Sairam to dearest Sai Family
Amidst cheers, prayers and tears, Swami left for Kodai Kanal this morning
as thousands gathered on either side of the
road, to greet
a warm farewell to the Dearest Son of this holy Puttaparthi… Swami had
already prolonged His stay for about 15 days and all of us were expecting
Swami would go to Kodai any time.. There was news running around
that Swami
might leave this morning (26 th April) and government owned
Indian airlines flight landed in the Sathya Sai Airport around 8:30am
confirming Swami’s departure from Puttaparthi. The selected Students,
teachers and other dignitaries were already assembled in the Airport…
There was a separate lift placed for Swami to get into the plane and in no
time Swami’s flight took off, around 10:30am, as thousands waved from the
ground… Puttaparthi, was fortunate to have Swami a bit longer than He
used to …. Courtesy of the marriage and some other functions…Devotees
thronged in large numbers, ignoring the scorching sun…. Puttaparthi will
now wear a deserted look, SANNATA as they call in hindi.. All the big
overseas groups, South Africans, Americans, Russians, all will be gone..
It will be a quite time for other wise busy Puttaparthi… All the
deserving and desiring beggars will be gone (many of them have already
worked overtime as Swami prolonged His visit..)… and for all the flower
vendors, rickshaw drivers it will be a tough time.
The past 12
months… witnessed a NEW Swami, a big revolution in all our lives.. Two big
events that occurred were the two Yagnas in Parthi and Chennai.. We got to
witness about 20 discourses in this 12 months.. there is also a sea change
in our Sai Family.. Love is blossoming, hatred is declining… jealousy is
running away from us… yet we all know there is a long way to go and our
Swami will definitely make sure that we reach our Goal.. With prayers
to our beloved Sai Ma to help us lead a more spiritually fruitful life I
end this small offering at the lotus feet……. sourceSBOI-Group ( http://groups.yahoo.com/group/saibabaofindia/message/9103) April 26, 2007 - On most of the last few
days, Bhagawan came for darshan and went into the interview
room, emerging at Bhajan time. This morning, Swami came from His
residence just after 9.30, and coming to the verandah in the car, accepted
Arati and left for the airport on His Kodaikanal trip. From there, the
chartered flight with Bhagawan and party to Madurai took off at 10.15.
Thursday, April 19, 2007 - This morning, Bhagawan
went on a drive, Blessed the wedding of
His brother's
grand-daughter at the Pedda Venkappa Raju Kalyanamantapam, and arriving in
the Mandir at 9.45, asked for the
Arati to commence. In the
evening, He once again spent half an hour interacting with the students
and others in the Bhajan Hall. The session began at 4.40, with Swami going
through an album or brochure presented by Mr. Kondal Rao whom He has
entrusted with the works of the Sai Water Supply Projects. Then He
interacted with some students, and also with some devotees from Belgium on
the ladies' side. It was 5.10 when the Bhajans began. Also: click here to read the eye witness account of the wedding
Celebrations - sent by a devotee in Puttaparthi
Tuesday, April 17, 2007 - This afternoon, there was a
brief shower and the overcast sky along with cool winds brought the
temperatures down. At 3 o'clock, instead of coming to the Sai Kulwant
Hall, Bhagawan went on a 20 minute drive up to the indoor Stadium and then
returned via the main gate. Later, at 4.20, He came into the Bhajan Hall
and interacted with the students and teachers for forty minutes, taking
some letters, talking to a few, changing the ring of one of the Research
Scholars and so on.
Monday, April 16, 2007 - This morning, Bhagawan sat
onstage for around half an hour. He called up some students with letters,
and taking the letters, gave them watches! The watches were similar to the
ones He had distributed to the Balvikas students during the Tamil New Year
and Vishu programmes.
April 13, 2007 - This
evening, the three day celebrations of Tamil New Year and Vishu of Kerala
got underway. Balvikas children from Kerala were seated in the middle of
Sai Kulwant Hall, and a musical presentation was being arranged. Bhagawan
came to the Sai Kulwant Hall just after 3 o'clock and went into the
interview room. He emerged after an hour and came onstage in His chair.
Instead of remaining there, He came down the central ramp towards the
Balvikas children, and then went on a
full round of the Sai Kulwant Hall in His chair,
granting a close darshan to the children and the devotees from Kerala and
Tamil Nadu, moving around both on the gents' and ladies' sides while
laddoo prasadam was distributed to all. Once He returned to the stage, the
Instrumental Fusion music programme got underway at 4.25 pm. After fifteen
minutes, Kavalam Sreekumar, the vocalist, sang a few songs. At five
o'clock, the Balvikas children began their Bhajans.
Bhagawan was
very pleased with the Bhajan singing of the children, and He was
particularly touched by a visually handicapped boy playing the Harmonium.
He came down from the stage, got up from His chair, and started
distributing clothes to the artistes who performed. The young Harmonium
player got not just clothes, but also a chain from the Divine Hands.
Bhagawan instructed that sarees be brought from the store room for giving
the girls, and waited onstage with the Bhajans going on till the children
finised their stock of Bhajans at 5.55. Then He asked the vocalist to
continue, and two songs later, asked the students to start singing. After
a few bhajans, a Meera song and some more songs were sung by them.
Meanwhile, the sarees arrived, and Bhagawan got them distributed to all
the Balvikas girls. Only after He was satisfied with the distribution did
He ask for the Arati - at 6.40 pm. As the Arati went on, instead of
getting into the car and leaving for His residence, He went in the chair
itself to Yajur Mandiram.
April 12, 2007 - This morning, after His darshan round in the car,
Swami came onstage and sat for a few minutes while the Vedam chanting went
on. He called up all the small children in Sai Kulwant Hall, and after
they were seated in front of Him, chocolates were distributed to them.
Swami then came to the Bhajan Hall and interacted briefly there, following
which He went inside the interview room and later came to the Bhajan Hall
again when Bhajans began.
This evening also, Bhagawan came early
to the Bhajan Hall, by four o'clock this time. Once again calling up
several teachers and students and talking to them, He went back to the
interview room five minutes before the Bhajans began, and a few minutes
later came back for the Bhajans.
April 11, 2007 - This morning, after His darshan round in the car,
Swami went around the students' block once again in His chair. Then, after
a brief interlude in the interview room, He came out again, and went on a
round of the upper verandah, entering the Bhajan Hall from the rear door.
When He reached the front of the Hall, He started interacting with the
students with a general "call for letters" - all those with letters got up
and queued up in front of Swami! He took letters, spoke a few words to
some, gave vibhuti and so on, for ten minutes before returning to the
interview room. In the evening also, Swami came early to the Bhajan
Hall, at 4.10 pm. He called up some students and teachers and spoke to
them, asking them how they were having food nowadays with the Hostel mess
having closed, what they were eating in the Canteen and so on. He then
asked for some "new songs" - so one of the Bhajan singers came up to Him
and started singing a Tamil song, softly and unaccompanied, on Kanchi
Kamakshi. This was followed by songs by Bhadrachala Ramdas and
Purandaradasa, with a Malayalam song rounding off the selection in all
four South Indian languages. Some more conversation followed, and
then Bhagawan indicated that they could start the Bhajan five
minutes early
April 10,
2007 - This morning, Swami did
not come for darshan. But in the evening, after His darshan round and
going briefly to the interview room, He came into the Bhajan Hall by 4.10
and started interacting
with the students there, seated on the throne. A few
minutes were also spent with the Kerala State Sai Organisation president
Prof. Mukundan, who was detailing the plans for their Vishu celebrations next week, with many Balvikas
children and parents taking part. The last few minutes of the session were
devoted to two of the Music college boys who sing Meera songs - Swami
asked them to sing some songs right next to Him, without accompaniments,
till the Bhajans began at five o'clock. - latest Video Stream is
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April 9, 2007 - This
morning, Bhagawan came for darshan just after 7.30, and after His darshan
round in the car, sat onstage for 20 minutes while the Vedam chanting went
on. He called up and Blessed several students, some of them with Birthday
trays and some with letters. He also called up a couple of Primary school
boys with letters, and asked them to chant Vedam right next to Him.
In the evening, Swami came
into the Bhajan Hall at 4.30, and spent a jovial half an hour with the
students before Bhajans. Calling up several students with letters, He read
out the letters aloud, commented on the contents, and sent them back with
the letters, saying that He's not taking the letters since anyway they
have to be just put into the waste-paper basket, but He would take the
contents of the letters. He asked some of the students their names, and
asked them the meaning of their names. One of them had written the phrase
"more and more" in his letter - Swami punned on the word "more", asking
him his meaning - it means buttermilk in Tamil! He also spoke to some
ladies, carrying on a long-distance conversation from His throne. When it
became five o'clock, Swami asked for the Bhajans to begin, and half an
hour later accepted Arati and returned to His residence.
April 4,
2007 - The past few days have
been quiet at Prasanthi Nilayam. The students finished their exams on
March 31 as they do every year, and began their summer vacations. Many of
them are still at Parthi, enjoying the daily darshans and bhajan.
