Latest Sai News & Photos: January 15, 2008 - January 11, 2008 - SBOI NEWS

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Watch Sai videos onlineVideo Page Index: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - 10 - 11 - 12 - 13 - 15 - 16 ... Tuesday, January 15, 2008 - This morning Bhagawan entered the fully packed Sai Kulwant hall led by marching band from Prasanthi Nilayam Campus. After His morning darshan round the Valedictory function of the Sports Festival set about. Swami bestowed His blessings on the medals & trophies later to be distributed among the students of Sri Sathya Sai Institues. Swami granted a discourse emphasising the importance of spiritual education. After awarding the heads of Sri Sathya Sai Institues Swami accepted the morning Arati and left for His residence at 10.25 a.m. thus concluding the morning program of Valedictory function of the Sports Festival. Later prasadam was distributed to all. ( Details & photos later) Monday, January 14, 2008 - This morning, Bhagawan came to Sai Kulwant Hall at 10 o'clock as the Bhajans went on, and proceeded to distribute rugs to the elderly devotees there, moving in His chair all over the Hall. After distributing a few hundred rugs, Swami came to the Bhajan Hall were the Bhajans were continuing, and took a round of the hall moving down the aisle. The Bhajans lasted nearly two hours as He accepted Arati past 10.50.

click here for Photos 14thJan. While returning to His residence, Swami stopped near the Primary School students in His car for nearly 15 minutes. The Anantapur campus students presented a musical programme in the evening. The songs got underway as Swami came onstage after His darshan round at 5.10

pm. The audience was treated to an ensemble of semi-classical and East-West fusion songs for the next forty minutes, after which they began singing Bhajans. After twenty minutes of Bhajans by the Anantapur students, Bhagawan asked the regular Bhajan singers of Prasanthi Nilayam and Brindavan to go into the Bhajan Hall and start Bhajans there with aalaaps. After fifteen minutes of their Bhajans, Bhagawan asked Prof Anil Kumar to announce that the Valedictory function of the Sports Festival would be held tomorrow. He then accepted Arati and returned to His residence at 6.40 pm. (Sunday, January 13, 2008 - This morning, Bhagawan had an announcement made that the Brindavan students' drama would be presented in the evening. Swami came to Sai Kulwant Hall at 4.45 pm in the Porte car and after a darshan round, alighted at the Verandah, calling up the respective Wardens to begin distribution of watches to all the students of Prasanthi Nilayam and Brindavan. He sat on the Verandah while the distribution went on, and then started giving some watches Himself to some of the doctors and others seated nearby. Moving down the verandah, Swami started giving watches to teachers and other staff members, and kept giving till all of them had come

and accepted the watches from His hands. The drama on Kabirdas then got underway at 5.15 pm. The story of Kabirdas was presented in an elegant way by the Brindavan students, interspersed with many songs and dohas which reflected Bhagawan's teachings. The sets and costumes were outstanding. Bhagawan Blessed the student who played the role of Kabir with a ring and a chain. Bhagawan returned to His residence at 6.45 pm after Arati. click here for Photos 12th - 13th - 14thJan. Saturday, January 12, 2008 - Last evening, Bhagawan had an announcement made in the stadium that the drama by the Prasanthi Nilayam campus students would be this evening at 5 pm. The students were earlier given a date of 15th January, so this announcement was a surprise. The set-making and costumes students pulled yet another all-nighter and continued preparations till the drama got underway in the evening. Bhagawan arrived at 5 pm in His chair and directly went and sat near the bronze lion next to the Lotus gate of Sai Kulwant Hall. The drama stage faced North as per Swami's instructions. The cast had not yet arrived from the Hostel with their makeup! The teachers and authorities prayed to Bhagawan to excuse the delay, and finally the

drama got underway at 5.20 pm. The drama "Ramayana Ratnahara Veeranjaneya" depicted various scenes in the Ramayana where Hanuman shines as an example for all mankind. The hour long presentation included stanzas of poems in Telugu, songs and dances, and soul-stirring dialogues. Bhagawan was very pleased with the presentation and Blessed the script-writer, a II year MSc. student, with a chain. He then Blessed all the participants with group photographs scene by scene, including the hard-working set and costume group, before accepting Arati at 6.50 pm and returning to His residence. . click here for Photos 12th Jan.Friday, January 11, 2008 -Today was the colourful Sports Meet function for which Swami's students were practising for the last few weeks. You can read an illustrated account of last year's function in last

year's Prasanthi Diary. This year, Bhagawan arrived at the Vidyagiri stadium in His white Saab convertible resplendent in a yellow robe at 7.45 am. Motorcycle escorts and marching bands of the students welcomed their Chancellor to the dais and the marchpast began at 8 o'clock. When all the students had marched into the ground, the flag-hoisting, oath and torch-lighting ceremonies were a prelude to the display events by the different campuses. The Anantapur Womens' Campus of the University and the Brindavan undergraduates presented in the morning, the Primary School and the Prasanthi Nilayam Campus performed in the evening. Click Here for Sports day11th Jan. Photos The Anantapur display began at 8.45 with graceful group dancing followed by a Far-Eastern group item with parasols and hand-fans. A sports medley followed, presenting hockey, tennis and

volleyball movements in formation. Motorbike stunts was the next item, including criss-crosses, various poses on bikes, a breath-taking ramp-jump over 20 girls and a human pyramid of 38 girls on 9 bikes. The Anantapur students concluded their half-hour presentation forming the words "We Love U" in a group formation as their concluding song was played. The Brindavan students then began with an equestrian show-jumping demonstration. A marching band presentation brought up a display of rolling in steel hoops and an aerobics exhibition. Timber-drill was the next item, with planks of wood being used in imaginative ways to aid acrobatic feats. The Celestial Rhythms then spelt out "We Love You" in a grid of students suspended by a crane nearly 80 feet above the ground. As the Brindavan presentation concluded, Bhagawan accepted Arati onstage and returned to the Mandir at 10 o'clock while an announcement was made

about the afternoon presentations. Swami graciously granted group photographs for the Band groups of Anantapur and Prasanthi Nilayam and also the motorcycle escorts before He went into Yajur Mandir. Click Here for Sports day Photos Bhagawan arrived at 3.25 pm in the afternoon in a maroon robe riding in His Mercedes sports convertible. As He reached the stage, tiny tots from the Primary School brought up bouquets to Him and began the afternoon's presentation. The hour-long Primary School

presentation was a joyful riot of colour as usual, beginning with a "Ganesa" group dance by small boys. A classical mass-dance, hand-fans and flowers formations, gymnastics, mass flower-dance, dance by small girls with white wings and Mexican poncho dance followed in quick succession. Children dressed as deer, tigers, bunnies and monkeys performed various gymnastic feats on mats, ropes and poles. Their elder brothers and sisters may do motobike stunts, but the bicycle stunts by the Primary School boys were just as eye-catching. Unicycle stunts, even a basketball match played on unicycles, and then a rainbow dance led to their final dance balancing items on their heads, paying tribute to Bhagawan, the Light of Lights. Click Here for Sports day Photos The

students of the Sri Sathya Sai Higher Secondary School and the Prasanthi Nilayam campus of Sri Sathya Sai University began their hour-long performance at 4.30 pm with a striking mass item with classical dancers in the foreground and patterns made from colourful foldable discs forming a context for Krishna's beautiful Leelas - "Adharam Madhuram...". Gymnasts on moving trucks then presented balancing feats with giant flags fifty feet high. Gymnastic feats including jumps over vehicles and acrobatics on moving trucks led to a breathtaking display on ropes including a spectacular spin on a rope suspended more than 20 feet above the ground. The rope structure was also used as a trapeze stage, as roller-bladers scintillated on the ground below, ending their dramatic show with a series of jumps over a van. A precision gun drill was followed by a karate display which featured breaking tiles and pots and also mass nan-chak and stick displays. As the Prasanthi Nilayam campus came

together for their final song, Bhagawan expressed how pleased He was at His students' performance and profusely Blessed them before leaving for His residence. Thursday, January 10, 2008 - This morning, Bhagawan arrived at the Sai Kulwant Hall as the Bhajans went on, and made rounds of the verandah and the Hall in His chair before leaving for the Vidyagiri Stadium. There, He watched the practice sessions of the students till nearly 10.45 while Arati was offered at the Mandir after 10.15. In the evening, once again Bhagawan moved about in His chair during Bhajans before driving out, this time to the College Auditorium to watch the drama rehearsal by the Prasanthi Nilayam students. Arati was offered at the Mandir at 6 pm and announcement was made about the Sports Meet programme tomorrow in the Vidyagiri stadium. Bhagawan returned to His residence after the drama rehearsal at half-past six. read more details of New Year from Sai students... Click Here for Sports day Photos

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