February 2010
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After the rare initiative taken up last year bringing spiritually elevated souls from the valleys of the blue mountains, this year the group had the folk art form, Therukoothu, Street play of Tamil Nadu to present to the Lord....Read more with photo slides

He sat there and listened to a few bhajans sung by the children, and watched a couple of short dances by them. Blessing them with group photographs, He moved to the Sai Kulwant stage to begin the programme there at ten minutes to six. After half an hour of songs, He asked the youth to sing bhajans. He moved among them for group photographs and accepted Arati half an hour later. Moving to the interview room after Arati, it was nearly half-past seven when Bhagavan returned to His residence.  Read more details with latest photo gallery - slide show

 The Youth conference session in the Poornachandra auditorium had begun at 11 o'clock and had concluded at ten minutes to two. In the afternoon, the youth had again gathered there, with the session getting underway at ten past four. Once Bhagavan arrived, there were two short speeches, and then Swami delivered His benedictory message to the youth. Starting with the story of King Harishchandra, Bhagavan moved on to reminding the youth about their inherent divinity, speaking for nearly 90 minutes. Blessing one of the members with a chain and blessing the gathering, Swami returned to His residence at 7.45 pm.

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After ten minutes of interaction with them, He came onstage and began their presentation at 4.40 pm. The hour-long drama presented the prophecies of several religions about Bhagavan's advent. At the end of the programme, Swami blessed two students with rings and went down among them for group photographs.

He interacted with them for twenty minutes till six o'clock when He accepted Arati. After that also, He interacted for ten minutes more before returning to His residence....Read more with latest Sai photo gallery - slide show

Cutting across the hall to come directly to the verandah, Swami cut their cake and asked for their programme to begin at 4.15. Half an hour of group songs were followed by bhajans, in which Swami asked the ladies also to lead some bhajans. At 5.15, He asked the speakers for the day to commence. Half an hour of short speeches by three of the members of the staff, two in English and one in Telugu, was followed by a couple of bhajans before Swami accepted Arati at 5.50 pm and returned to Yajur Mandir....more details with photos

Friday, Jan 15, 2010

This evening, the students of the Anantapur campus of the University were ready with a music programme. Bhagavan was led into Sai Kulwant Hall by the brass band of the Anantapur campus at 5.20 pm. But when He reached the stage, He sat for a while as the Vedam went on, and then asked the boys to begin bhajans. 45 minutes later, He accepted Arati and returned to His residence.

Thursday, Jan 14, 2010 - Sports meet valedictory and drama

The stage was set for the valedictory ceremony of the Annual Sports and Cultural Meet this evening, coinciding with the Sankranti festival. The Sai Kulwant hall stage had the various prizes and trophies on display. Bhagavan arrived at 4.40 pm, ushered into the hall by the Prasanthi Nilayam brass band. Taking a round of the hall, He moved to the Bhajan hall to take a look at the arrangements made for the distribution of His gifts of love to His students. Moving to the stage, He began the proceedings at five o'clock. Mr. Sanjay Sahni, principal of the Brindavan campus, introduced the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Vishwanath Pandit, who welcomed the gathering with a brief talk. Bhagavan then blessed the medals and certificates of the prize-winners of each campus before beginning the distribution of His gifts. The Primary School had a special mention, with Swami presenting the teachers there with a large beautifully mounted portrait of Bhagavan. He then blessed the items to be distributed to each of the students. Notebooks and pen-sets for the University students, bags full of colouring kits for the small children. Young boys from the Primary School came up to the stage to receive their gifts, while the others received them where they sat. Gifts for the women teachers were also specially blessed and sent to them by Swami.

When the distribution came to a close at 6.10 pm, there were three talks by senior faculty members of the University, Dr. Pallav Baruah, Dr. Shiva Shankara Sai and Dr. T. Ravi Kumar. Swami then gave permission for the drama by the Prasanthi Nilayam students to be staged, and the area in the centre of Sai Kulwant Hall was cleared. The hour-long drama Mrithyunjaya began at seven o'clock when Swami emerged from the interview room. The stories of Ravana's unsuccessful quest for immortality and the granting of immortality to Markandeya were presented with music and dance. Bhagavan was pleased with their performance and went down among them for a short interaction before accepting Arati and returning to His residence at 8.15 pm.

Wednesday, Jan 13, 2010 - Brindavan drama Bhakta Tukaram

This evening, the Brindavan students were to present a drama in Sai Kulwant Hall, Bhakta Tukaram. Bhagavan arrived for darshan at 5.20 pm, preceded by the Brindavan brass band, and moved to the Bhajan hall where the students were ready with costumes. After a short interaction with them, He moved to the stage and began the drama at ten minutes to six. The 70-minute drama was notable for the elaborate sets and the message of devotion of Tukaram conveyed through songs. Swami interacted with the students for a few minutes after the drama and then moved to the interview room. Just before 7.30 pm, He emerged, and Prof. Anil Kumar was asked to announce that Swami was very pleased with the drama, and that tomorrow the prize distribution ceremony would be held in the evening, followed by a drama by the Prasanthi Nilayam students.

Tuesday,12, January 2010

This evening, Bhagavan blessed the Sri Sathya Sai International Centre for Sports - the Indoor Stadium complex at Prasanthi Nilayam - with a divine visit. The students had arranged a sports and cultural programme there, with only staff and students of the Sai Educational Institutions present. As Bhagavan arrived there just before five o'clock, all sang a group song welcoming Him.

The events presented were demonstrations on the Roman rings, ten-minute basketball and volleyball matches and a short dance. As a video showcasing the virtues of sports was being shown, Bhagavan accepted Arati at six o'clock and returned to the Mandir. The Bhajans were going on in Sai Kulwant Hall; Swami accepted Arati there at a quarter-past six and returned to His residence. Read more details with photos

As the ceremonial part of the inauguration concluded by 10.15 am, the Brindavan campus of the University presented their demonstration events - several dances, show-jumping on horses and motorbike stunts. The Prasanthi Nilayam campus and the boys' section of the Higher Secondary School began their presentation at 11 o'clock. They had a giant backdrop of a golden icon of Kartikeya. Gymnastic events like basketball with trampolines and roman rings were interspersed with mass events like Chairobatics.

Giant Chinese flags and kites led to the final event of Jeep stunts. It was past noon when Bhagavan accepted Arati and left for His residence, blessing the students on the way.

The afternoon proceedings began at the Stadium when Bhagavan arrived just after half-past four. The children from the Primary school welcomed Him, and presented their hour-long colourful presentation with panache. Gymnastics by the boys and dances by the girls were complemented by sprightly mass drills by tiny tots. The Anantapur campus of the Sai University then presented the concluding programme.

Their action-packed half-hour included flag drills, mono- and bi-cycle stunts, balancing acts with weight-lifting bars, huge hula hoops and colourful mass formations. The conclusion was very attractive, with students waving mult-coloured LED lamps in the gathering dusk, singing their final song. Bhagavan accepted Arati at a quarter-past six and blessed the entire congregation in the stadium with both hands before returning to Mandir.

This evening, the march-past session was rehearsed during Bhagavan's visit to the Stadium. The Chinese kites presented by Prasanthi Nilayam campus were also demonstrated after the marching was completed. Bhagavan arrived back at Mandir and sat for a few bhajans before accepting Arati at a quarter-past six. Prof. Anil Kumar then announced the programme in the stadium tomorrow, asking the audience to be seated there by 8 am.
 

Thursday, Jan 07, 2010

Last evening, Bhagavan blessed one of the alumni with a chain during His darshan round at half-past four. This evening, He went to the Vidyagiri stadium for watching the students' rehearsals for their upcoming Annual Sports and Cultural meet.

The Higher Secondary School and the three campuses of the University presented ten-minute excerpts of their respective programmes as Bhagavan watched from the dee of the Shanti Vedika stage. It was 6.15 pm when He returned to the Mandir. Sitting onstage for a couple of bhajans while prasadam was distributed, Swami accepted Arati and returned to His residence in the car.
 

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Fifteen minutes later, He came onstage and began their drama at a quarter to six. The innovative 50 minute presentation used a video screen as a backdrop and had mythological characters narrating the story of students and Swami. Bhagavan went down among them for group photographs and accepted arati at a quarter to six as prasadam was distributed. He then interacted with the alumni for a few more minutes before returning to His residence at seven o'clock. The Chief Minister of Maharashtra was also in the congregation this evening. Read more details with photos slides -  

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Bhagawan came to Sai Kulwant Hall at 4.50 p.m. to the chants of Vedas. As Bhagawan came to the central part of the Hall, He spoke to a tiny tot lovingly who was part of the evening programme. Read more details with photo slide show

True to the feeling entailed in the expression, 25th December 2009 indeed was brought forward from the previous evening wherein the spirit of the festivity was very much ringing in….and the beautiful morning had men and women clad in white singing Christmas Carols for the Lord in the Mandir...."Read more with photos

Thursday, Dec 24, 2009 - Christmas Eve in Prasanthi Nilayam

Prasanthi Nilayam, the Abode of Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba, brings to light a diverse perspective of the festivity called Christmas. As rightly echoed by Bhagawan in one of His Christmas Divine Discourses, the festivity is celebrated in its truest sense in Prasanthi Nilayam. Bhagawan, addressing a huge..." Read more with photos

After the programme the entire troupe was blessed with a coveted group photo session. Loving Mother Sai is, He asked them to go, eat and sleep well. Earlier, before the commencement of the programme Bhagawan blessed the entire contingent with “Divine pep-up talk”, bringing and building confidence in His wards...." Read more details with photo slide show