News from Prashanti Nilayam with some photographs - 19-23 Nov 2004

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News from Prashanti Nilayam

November 23: Happy Birthday to Swami from all the devotees around the world. The

devotees have been lining the street since the monring around 2:30 am. And there

still is continous flow of devotees even at 8:00 am. There were four marching

bands from Swami's schools accompanying Swami into the Sai Kulwant Hall. Swami

wore a White dress, which is special and worn on only special ocassions. Swami

later cut the cakes the students and other devotees brought. Then Swami gave a

discource. This evening the Andhra Pradesh Governer is also coming to

Puttaparthi.

November 22: Today is the 23rd Convocation of Sai University. Today the students

will be given their diplomas by Swami infront of the dignitaries who are here

for the event. This years Guest was Shri Maharaj Krishna Rasgotra I.F.S (Retd)

(Former foreign Secretary of Government of India). Swami presented the students

with their gold medals, and Swami gave a lady students a gold chain also. Later

Swami talked about how she is suffering from diseases but still managed to

study well and get such excellent marks in her cource. Swami also blessed the

girls father too. Then there was a Drama in mandir called "Karunalayam". The

event lasted well in to the night, it only finished at around 7:30 pm. Click

here to read

the news reports in the newspapers Report 1.

 

All the pictures are from the Local Newspapaer

November 21: Yesterday evening there was drama Swami came early today at 2:30 pm

so the programs were all finished by 4:30 pm, and swami presented those who

performed with gold chain and ring. There are free medical camps going on here

in Puttaparthi. Doctors from all over the world are coming and conducting

medical camps here in Puttaparthi and surrounding villages.

All the pictures are from the Local Newspapaer.

November 20: Yesterday evening there were dance programes in the mandir,

children did a spectacular dance program by standing on pots and balancing pots

on their heads. It really was a great show. There was no speech by Swami like

every year. More and more devotees are pouring in to Puttaparthi.

All the pictures are from the Local Newspapaer.

November 19: Today is Ladies Day. This morning there were speeches by ladies in

mandir. Then there was a dance program by ladies. The aarathi was also done by

the ladies. While Swami was arriving and leaving the sai kulwanth hall, he was

accompanied by a ladies marching band. So everything was done by ladies today.

There are tv's now all over mandir so the crowd can see the events very well.

It only days to go before the big day.

 

All the pictures are from the Local Newspapaer.

November 19: After the Rathosavam last night the idols of Lord Krishna and Lord

Rama, Laxman, Sita and Hanuman were returned to mandir. Which were taken in the

morning for the procession on the chariot during the Rathosavam.

Courtesy: http://www.puttaparthi.org/

 

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