Evening - Sai Darshan news 16th April -2006 Kodaikanal

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Evening - Sai Darshan news 16th April -2006 Kodaikanal***Easter Greetings from Kodai***

Rain is normal part of Kodaikanal weather the locals are use to it, except,

devotees visiting for the first time (at this time of the year) get a wet

surprise, today was no exception those without umbrellas or any raincoat

experienced the rain god’s “waterpower” moreover, it is quite a task to dry

those sopping wet clothes in Kodai’s relatively cold weather. (It is the only

hill-station that gets both the country's monsoons, the south-west and the

north-east. They cross over Kodaikanal between July and October. Rain clouds

creep into this tiny township on the hill, which is 2,133 meters above

sea-level, and they carry a chilly dampness that must not be fun at all.)

Lesson: do not forget your umbrellas, raincoat or light woollen.At around 4:45

PM the bhajan boys and few other devotees who had also travelled with Swami to

Kodaikanal came inside the Bhajan mandir/hall, bhajan hall in Sai Sruthi is

much bigger and can accommodate large gathering. After 10 minutes Swami entered

the bhajan hall sitting on His mobile chair, Swami got up from His mobile chair

and walked few steps and sat down on His throne placed in the Bhajan hall. The

bhajan boys started with normal bhajans though later on only Meera bhajans were

sung e.g. meray to Girdahr Gopal dussro Na koi etc. there were also Telugu

bhajans. Guess, it was raining while the bhajans were going on. After the

bhajans (appx 5.45 pm) Swami was given Aarthi. Swami got up and went out from

the door behind His throne, which leads to Swami’s residence hall; it is from

this hall that Swami comes to the main terrace. The holy mass of devotees here

in Kodaikanal is on the rise, everyday taxis and busses are coming with new

devotees. And they all must cover the narrow, twisting road up the hills to

reach Kodaikanal. Since, there is no official ashram canteen the local

restaurants and local shops including the well stocked Nilgiri’s food shop is

doing quite a lot of extra business.One cannot find the well-known auto

rickshaws of India or Puttparthi here, if they do exist then they are well

hidden, it is the local cars/taxis that charge around 50 Rs for a short

distance i.e. from the nearby guest houses to the Sai Sruthi, which is rather

expensive. Most of the devotees walk to the Sai Sruthi enjoying the pleasant

weather and greenery. There are also other means e.g. one can rent a cycle etc.

There were no formal celebrations of Easter at Sai Sruthi however we know that

many Indian Christian and oversees Christian devotees wandered in between old

pine trees to commemorate the holy Easter at La Salette Church (pic above),

"Mother Salette" Kodaikanal's first, built in 1866. It is an old limestone

structure that has withstood the elements for more than 135 years to serve its

congregation even today. The faithful are drawn to the statue of Mother Mary

here that is said to possess miraculous powers. Happy Easter, everyone! ©

Source: group Sai Darshan News: Kodaikanal darshan news 16th

April Morning

PS. The meaning of Kodaikanal is "the Shade in Summer".

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