Prasanthi Bulletin , Saturday, June 28, 2008

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Saturday, June 28, 2008

Bhagawan was at Sai Kulwant hall for more than six hours on this final

day of the Ramayana Saptaha festival at Prasanthi Nilayam. He arrived

in the Hall a few minutes after the Vedic chanting commenced at 9 am,

when the priests seated onstage commenced the preparatory pujas for the

Coronation ceremony for Sri Rama. Swami indicated that the procession

of Sri Rama should take place only after Rahukalam, that is, after

10.30 am. The priests completed the rituals onstage while Bhagawan sat

there. Swami also went for a round of the front part of the Hall in His

chair. The palanquin with the idols of Sri Rama and Mother Sita came up

from the main gate of the Sai Kulwant Hall, reaching the stage in 15

minutes after taking a round of the gents' side of the hall. The final

Coronation ceremony was then concluded by 11.10 am. Bhagawan blessed

two of the priests with chains - these were the ones who were doing the

daily worship for all seven days. After the puja came to an end,

Bhagawan asked for the Bhajans to begin, and the prasadam of sweet

rice, tamarind rice and rava laddoo was distributed to all the devotees

in pressed leaf plates while the Bhajans went on. Bhagawan watched till

the devotees were all served, then accepted Arati at 11.30 am and

returned to His residence.

The evening Vedam chanting began by 4.10 pm, and Bhagawan

arrived in the Hall shortly thereafter. When Swami came onstage, the

musical programme for the evening got underway after the priests did

their daily puja. Sri Venkataraghavan and party presented devotional

vocals for an hour while the Sri Rama idol was rocked in a jhoola

onstage. At 5.45, Swami asked one of the students to sing, and he sang

a song on the Sun God, "Karya Karana Swaroopane". songs by students

continued for half an hour, then Swami asked them to sing Bhajans.

While the Bhajans went on for half an hour, prasadam was distributed to

all.

The time was now 6.45, and Swami asked for His mic to be brought. He

began by praising the organisers of the function and commended all the

speakers. He then led the entire congregation in singing some Rama

Bhajans for fifteen minutes, following which He spoke for 45 minutes

more, narrating incidents from the Ramayana. After His Discourse, Swami

accepted Arati and returned to His residence at 8 pm.

 

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