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October 28, 2006
Sathya Sai Baba's
Magic for Harlem Ambassador. Source: Online News paper The New
Indian Express October 25, 2006 This morning, Bhagawan came out of His residence a few minutes
after 8.30. But instead of going to the Sai Kulwant Hall, the car took a
right turn and went to the Indoor Stadium construction site through the
Ganesh Gate. Bhajans had commenced by the time Bhagawan returned. After
sitting in the Bhajan Hall till Arati at 9.30, Swami went into the
interview room, and remained there for quite a while before returning to
His residence. In the evening, after darshan at five past four, Swami went
into the interview room. After half an hour, He walked down the upper
portico talking to some of the elders seated there and then returned to
the interview room. Bhajans began at five as usual, and Swami retired for
the day after In the evening, Bhagawan had a surprise
in store. After darshan He went into the interview room, and at 4.15, He
came out, asking one of the students to speak in Telugu. After his speech
delivered with many quotations in classical Telugu, Sri B. N.
Narasimhamurthy, warden of the Brindavan Hostel, was asked to speak. Sri
Narasimhamurthy spoke till 5.15, narrating many instances of Bhagawan's
Motherly Love. Then Bhagawan went into the
interview room, and returned in five minutes' time for the drama presented
by the Sai Youth and Balvikas children of Gujarat. The drama, with the
theme 'Love in Action is Seva' revolved around the transformation of some
skeptical youth who came to Prasanthi Nilayam through the path of loving
service. After the drama, Swami came down from the stage and Blessed the
participants with group photographs. Bhajans commenced along with prasadam
distribution, and Bhagawan returned to His abode after Arati at 6.20 pm. In the evening, after Darshan a few
minutes before 4 pm, Bhagawan went into the interview room and word was
sent for the mics to be kept ready onstage: Sri S. V. Giri, the former
Vice-Chancellor was likely to speak. Bhagawan came out at 4.15 and sat
onstage, listening to the Vedam. He Blessed some 'Birthday boys' and
called up some students with letters and spoke to them. Sri Giri had a few
words with Bhagawan and returned to his seat. When it was nearing 5 pm,
Bhagawan got up and walked to the interview room. But He returned after a
minute or two, and at 5 o'clock, asked Sri Giri to commence. Sri Giri
began in English, and later switched to Telugu, explaining that Bhagawan
had asked him to speak in Telugu since many people from Andhra had
gathered. He spoke on the significance of the festivals we had witnessed:
the Ati Rudra Maha Yagnam, Dasara, Deepavali and Bhagawan's Avatarhood
declaration day. After his speech, Bhagawan asked for the Vedam to
commence and called up students from the USA, Lithuania and Iran, telling
them to face the audience and chant. Then He asked Sri Giri to tell the
gathering about these boys from distant lands who learnt the Vedas. At
5.45, Bhagawan asked for Bhajans to commence. 15 minutes later, He
accepted Arati and retired for the day. "It is an honour to announce that the
famous basketball team from US, the Harlem Globetrotters have been invited
to play the inaugural game at the Indoor Stadium at Puttaparthi. The game
will be played on 23rd November, the Birthday of Swami.
Apparently they are a batch of students who have been selected to chant
Vedam for the
October 6,
2006
preceding darshan news:
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October 31, 2006 This
morning, Bhagawan did not come to the Sai Kulwant Hall, but in the evening
when He came for darshan at 3.15 pm, He turned left as soon as the car
reached the centre of the Hall to visit the Indoor Stadium construction
site yet again, like He did last morning at 8.45 am. After He returned, He
went into the interview room and later to the Bhajan Hall at 4.15. Today,
it was the turn of some of the Primary School boys to get individual
attention from Bhagawan. Some of these boys who had not gone home for the
vacation were seated in the Bhajan Hall among the older students. Bhagawan
spotted some of them sitting right behind the Bhajan group and called them
up. For the next 45 minutes, He had a wonderful time with them - asking
them questions like where they came from, how they got here, whether they
knew Vedam, who teaches them Vedam, and so on. He read the letters they
had written to Him, and quizzed them on the contents: "What do you mean by
Dearest Swami? And you say Beloved Divine Mother - what about Father?" He
asked them to recite Vedam one by one, and later, to sing some bhajans.
The joyous session went on past five o'clock till the Bhajans finally
started, with the children still seated right at the front. Bhagawan
retired to His residence after Arati at 5.40 pm. 
n the evening, after His
darshan round at 4 o'clock, Bhagawan sat onstage for half an hour,
listening to Vedam and granting a long darshan to all in Sai Kulwant Hall.
Then He walked to the interview room. At around 4.45, He came out in His
chair and made a beeline for the ladies' side - much excitement! As He
went around in His chair, He called up many ladies from among the
devotees, to go and sit near the interview room. Not content with several
rounds of the ladies, Swami asked for His chair to be taken right next to
where the elderly ladies sit near the centre of Sai Kulwant Hall - not
once, but twice! And He went right up to the end till He could not proceed
further because the way was blocked by devotees! Then He went to the
verandah and distributed sarees to all whom He had called up. Bhajans had
begun at five o'clock, and Bhagawan finished His distribution and came
into the Bhajan Hall for the second half of the Bhajans before accepting
Arati at 5.30 and returning to Yajur Mandiram.
This
morning, Bhagawan Blessed two Lecturers in Physics who were to embark on
their PhDs, and also spent some time on the upper veranda talking to some
of the elders there before the Bhajans commenced. The evening session was
a windfall for the ladies. After His darshan round, Swami went around the
ladies side three times in the car for more than half an hour, stopping
every other step, talking to many ladies, calling up around a hundred of
them to the Mandir Bhajan Hall. There, He called them up one by one and
gave them sarees - the Birthday saree distribution had been advanced this
year! After 15 minutes of this, He spoke to some of the Primary School
teachers who were also present, and asked them to chant Vedam. They
chanted Rudram followed by Purushasooktham and then the Sai Gayatri. The
Bhajan Hall session continued for nearly 40 minutes, with Swami repeatedly
asking if everyone had received the sarees, and finally walking out
Blessing all with both hands. The Bhajan singers sang several Devi Bhajans
during the five o'clock Bhajans, and Bhagawan returned to His abode after
Arati at 5.40 pm. 
"He asked me
how many children i had and i replied four," recalled Forbes of his first
encounter with Baba. "Not five," queried baba and forbes asserted he had
only four. Ruminating on the incident later, Forbes realised his wife had
a miscarriage during her first delivery. There were more surprises in
store for the Harlem icon. "He asked me if i was interested in rings. I
thought it was the basketball ring. He just lifted his hand, folded the
palm opened it , took a diamond ring out of thin air and said, 'give this
to your wife.' She had in fact lost her ring two weeks back and i was
really surprised," said Forbes who performed his basketball tricks for
Baba in return. " - 
Arati at 5.30. 
egan at 9
o'clock just as Bhagawan arrived in the Sai Kulwant Hall. After going into
the interview room for a short while, He came outside and sat for a while,
granting a long darshan for all in the Hall for around 20 minutes. Then He
went into the Bhajan Hall, sat there for a while, and left for His abode
after Arati at around 9.45 am.
Also today,
Swami gave car darshan to the devotees on the main road on his way to the
Indoor Stadium construction site and returned back before the morning
Bhajans. He has been visiting the Stadium site almost daily.
interview room in a short while, and asked these students to chant: they
stood near the interview room window and chanted. Swami interacted with
them for a while and then went to the Bhajan Hall. There, He Blessed the
new batch of M. Phil students joining next Semester, and went back to the
interview room after speaking to them for a while. Bhagawan sent word for
the Headmistress of the Primary School, and after she arrived, He
interacted with her for a while before returning to the interview room.
Before Bhajans, Swami again spoke to some of the students in the Bhajan
Hall about the Convocation preparations, the gowns they wear for the
Convocation and so on. 
hour
there, radiating Love to one and all. He called up many students who had
letters in their hands. They came up to Him, and He had a few loving words
to each one. A few minutes before five o'clock, Bhagawan asked for Bhajans
to commence, and the Bhajan group students began the bhajans from inside
the Bhajan Hall. Swami continued to sit outside for some time, then He
walked to the Bhajan Hall via the Eastern side of the stage, Blessing some
elders seated there on the way. After a few minutes in the Bhajan Hall,
Swami accepted Arati and retired for the day. - Prasanthi Bulletin (radiosai)
having examinations till
the 19th and 2 weeks of vacations after that. Bhagawan has been coming
regularly in the evenings for darshan and returning after Bhajans, though
on some days He has not come in the mornings. Among the people who came
for Bhagawan's darshan over the last few days were a large number of
devotees from Karnataka, an Andhra minister and a High Court judge, and
also the marriage party for the marriage of the daughter of one of the
elders in the Ashram held in Swami's Pedda Venkappa Raju Kalyana
Mantapam.... 
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