80th Birthday Celebrations - Pictures and Videoclip

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singer who sang for Swami from the dais which was erected in the ladies stand.

After the songs two devotees gave speeches one of them was the international

sai organization leader Mr. Goldstein. He spoke about how devotee should see

Swami in them and they should thing about asking, who am I to themselves before

asking who are you. Then After that Swami gave a discourse Started with saying

that "Kindness and help should be done with rightness and truthfulness. Only

then they will be of value. Swami also said that now people are doing Show work

rather than doing social work. Swami asked the devotee to see the god in

themselves. Swami said that there is no use changing gods every time something

happens. God is one and pray to one God from birth to death. Swami said that

devotees should not aspire for worldly pleasures and should seek spiritual

life. Swami said at the end of the discourse that he was very happy that so

many people showed their love to Swami by attending the event. Swami

wished them all a peace full, happy life. Mr. Anil Kumar missed the happy life

so Swami repeated it again. And the crowd clapped their hearts out. After the

discourse Swami accepted presents from the guest. Many of them gave Swami gift

even the Indian cricket team did. After that Swami sat for a while then the

aarathi started ending the morning event. There will more programs in the

evening at 5:00 pm. Announcement was made that Prasadam will be distributed at

the food counters where free food was being give. Then Swami left the ground at

around 10:10 am. All through the event there was drizzling but never did it

rain hardly enough to stop the proceedings. By the end of the discourse the

rain was completely gone and it was getting warmer. Pictures of Birthday

Celebrations - November 23rd.:

Clik here for videoclip of Swami on Nov 23rd.:

http://www.puttaparthi.org/events/video15/index.html November 23rd:

7:30 am - The long wait is finally over. The 80th birthday Begins Swami just

left for the stadium at 7:30 am. As i am writing this i can hear the crackers

going off. So far like ten of them have gone off 70 more to go. I tried to get

a picture of Swami while Swami was going to stadium but Swami's car was

surrounded by police and sevadals. I am about to leave

to the stadium will let you know more later. Until then keep watching the

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

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Happy Birthday Swami!!!!! . Thank you for sending me this pictures and video

clip from Swami!!!! Lourdes