Detailed darshan news: 14th May Submitted to SBOI BY :SIMRAN - SANJANA & SNEHA

May 14, 2006

Sai Baba Of India

14th May Buddha Purnima2006

Brindavan Ashram, Bangalore

Detailed darshan news:

Submitted to SBOI BY :

SIMRAN - SANJANA & SNEHA

SAIRAM to all dear members of the sai family SBOI-Group

Today the 14th of may its a Sunday and a holiday, as we reach the ashram we can see lots of cars and other vehicles already parked outside the ashram, indicating that already devotees have started coming in the time is 6;30 am and there is an air of excitement as we reach the gate of the ashram .

The banner saying HAPPY BUDDHA POORNIMA day is still put up and those red ball shaped lanterns are hanging below it there are fresh plantain leaf cutouts on both sides of the gate too, .Outside there are lots of policemen controlling the traffic and asking us to get inside soon ,probably a vip devotee may be expected.

We enter the ashram and find those colourful flags fluttering softly, Swami 's banners are still hung up everywhere saying happy VESAKH day, devotees are rushing inside to get a good seat. The delegates wearing scarves saying Buddha Poornima Celebrations at the lotus feet 2006 Brindavan, are hurrying in and are allotted special seats reserved in the front, both in the gents and ladies side too. The floral decorations on stage have been removed but for a few fresh flowers put up now. The lanterns are still hung up on the roof too.

The time is 7;30am by the time we get to sit, swami provides us a fairly close seat today and pretty soon as we look behind we can see the hall is packed with eager devotees for the programme to begin as Buddha Poornima celebrations continue today too.......

Its 8:10 am and we see the lights are on and the music starts, prompting all to sit up in their seats with eyes on stage chanting of..................

OM..OM...OM.... begins followed by GAJANANNA >>>>>>>> bhajan invoking the blessings of lord GANESH at the start of the programme............ the ladies side get to sing next ,today's bhajans are bieng sung by an international group from Indonesia, Singapore, Sri Lanka,Malaysia, etc ,doesn't sound like outsiders are singing [all the devotees are one sai family, as generally the local students of sai get to sing ],the singers do a pretty good redention as they have been practising for months together for this special day.

Swami enters the stage soon and walks till the railing blesses everyone and is seated ,deeply engrossed in the bhajans until about 8:40 am when there is a short silence in the hall..........

We can see children from Medan, Indonesia dressed in their traditional dress enter from the eastern front ladies side entrance bow before Swami and begin their traditional dance on the lively Indonesian music looks good........ they end their dance bow again and soon we see younger girls dressed in bright golden traditional dresses enter and bow before just near the Ganesh statue and begin their performance .

This dance by children of Subabaya, Indonesia again on traditional music is entitled The dance of a thousand Hands and is dedicated to Kwan Yin....... a truely great performance from those young girls ,ends with loud clapping from all in the hall, there is silence and arrangements are made for mikes before the next performers soon.

Bhagawan has on many occasions ,appreciated the Malaysian SAI choir, and soon we are going to witness this performance conducted by a Chinese Malaysian devotee Bro. See Kim Boon.

the choir begins with invocation to lord Buddha , the conductor is standing below the stage and we can see him moving his hands in tune with the music and sound of the artists ,he looks pretty charged up ,as they are performing before the MASTER performer who is enjoying the choir sitting on his sofa and we can see his hands beating to the tune of the choir.

Truly a great performance in which four songs are rendered by the group..........The choir soon ends with Shiva Maheswara........... prompting loud claps and we see SWAMI move his hands in a circle and ............ A GOLD CHAIN is materialised in swami's hand amidst loud clapping from the charged devotees who have been treated to a wonderfull performance from the Malaysian SAI Choir.

The conductor is soon called up on stage ,he bows before Swami and Swami is personally putting the chain around his neck,it takes a few minutes and the lucky man gets to to padanamaskar at the LOTUS FEET of the MASTER ......... loud clapping continues till the choir performers charged up again begin thier best redention while their teacher is being conferred the honour of receiving the chain .............. soon he returns and again conducts the ending few lines............ loud clapping from all..............................

the time is 9:40am............ soon we hear and see the aarti begin.........

....OM JAI JAGDISH HARE..SWAMI SATYA SAI HARE........... swami is standing with the support of the railing .....

.......OM SHANTI SHANTI SHANTI HI............ excitement fills the hall as Swami is signalling to come down after Aarti, we can see the vip {chief minister of Karnataka} walk up in between till the Buddha stupa put up on the right side of the stage towards the gents side and is soon blessed by Swami who by now has come down from the right gents side lift, in a few moments Swami moves in the front in his chair towards the eastern ladies side exit ,all the ladies charge towards the front but Swami after blessing the young performers moves out towards the Kalyanamandapam, where Narayana Seva (feeding of the poor) and Vastradaan (donating clothes) is arranged for the poor ,huge piles of sarees are arranged and all are seated with leaves in front of them, while Swami blesses the food and NARAYANA SEVA is begun.... soon inside the SAI RAMESH hall all the gents are eager to see the chain given to an exited Bro See Kim Boon but he is soon taken away inside and by now the stage

lights are switched off signalling that Swami is on his way back to TRAYEE Brindavan.. bringing an end to the morning programme............... my my truly a great start to Mothers day which is today.....................SAIRAM wish you all a GREAT day...............

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Submitted to SBOI BY :

SIMRAN & SANJANA & SNEHA

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