Guest guest Posted January 13, 2004 Report Share Posted January 13, 2004 Sai Ram, 1-13-04 The crowd gathered early to get into the stadium for a good seat for the annual sport day events. Soon all the men’s seats were filled including the bleachers. Women had better seats as they were closer to Baba, the field and the road where the parades took place. Sai Gita, completely decorated, led the procession bringing in Baba. A motorcycle followed with a banner saying “Welcome Sai” with other motorcycles in formation. Baba stood in the silver convertible with the top down. After he entered the stage with the help of a lift and sat down, a torch was lit. Two runners took it part way up the mountain underneath Hanuman where it was hoisted by wire to light a fire next to Hanuman. Above Baba was a sign that read “Annual Sport and Cultural”. The parade of colleges and its divisions took place. They started facing the women’s section, marched onto the road and toward Baba where they reentered the field coming to a halt facing him. They marched to the music of a band that was on the grass facing Baba. Opening ceremonies took about an hour. The events of the day cannot be adequately described with words. A video might do it justice. There was dancing, gymnastic, aerobics, motorcycle stunts, music, skits and other types of events. The Anantapur girls even did archery using motorcycles and bicycles. The college boys performed the morning events while the afternoon was devoted to the Anantapur girls. Afternoon events began after Baba arrived in another procession but this time he was in the golf cart. The temperatures in the morning were cold with the rising sun providing needed relief. In the afternoon the sun was hot enough to bake us. Sweets were provided throughout the day and water was by the Water Seva Dals. At the end of the afternoon, Baba was escorted to the Poornachandra. An evening program of a skit about Krishna took place. Unfortunately not many people knew about it. A remarkable feature of the day’s events was that there were no gaps in the activities. As soon as one event ended another started immediately. An example of amazing coordination and the ability to work together. Gerald Source: http://pavanaputra.tripod.com/news/pnews-2.htm Hotjobs: Enter the "Signing Bonus" Sweepstakes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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