Sai Baba Darshan News- Wednesday, October 10, 2007

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Wednesday, October 10, 2007 - Bhagawan's Dasara bonanza began this

evening. After emerging from His residence a few minutes after four

o'clock, Swami came directly to the verandah in the car cutting

across the ladies' side of the Sai Kulwant Hall, and almost

immediately proceeded in His chair for saree distribution. For more

than forty minutes, Bhagawan moved all over the ladies' side in His

chair, Blessing hand-picked devotees, handing them the sarees and

granting padanamaskar, going into the interview room just five

minutes before the Bhajans began. Then, He came into the Bhajan Hall

and as the Bhajans went on, moved down the central aisle giving more

sarees to the ladies there. Next was the turn of some students - He

called them up and gave them sarees for their mothers! The giving

session concluded with Arati at 5.30 pm.

 

Sunday, October 7, 2007 -Yesterday and today, prasadam was

distributed to all in Sai Kulwant Hall after Bhagawan went around in

the evening. Swami had made a second darshan round in the chair

after coming from His residence at around 4.15 pm yesterday. This

evening, He emerged from His residence while the Bhajans went on,

and first moved towards some senior students who were waiting near

Yajur Mandir with marble idols of Rama, Sita, Lakshmana and Hanuman.

These statues were from the rear store-rooms of the Mandir Bhajan

Hall which had been recently cleaned by the students. Bhagawan had

instructed that the idols be installed at the Hostel. He Blessed the

idols and had a group photograph with the students before moving to

Sai Kulwant Hall. Once He reached the stage area after a full round

in the car, He moved in His chair down to where the Primary School

children were seated, and later moved towards the ladies' side. It

was 5.45 pm when He moved to the Bhajan Hall, accepted Arati and

returned to His residence.

 

More news from October 7th, 2007 - The store-room behind the mandir

bhajan hall had been cleaned and all the things there had been

neatly classified and sorted out over the last three days by the

students and some staff of the Ashram. There were so many items and

Swami had decided to give away many of these treasures. There were

beautiful marble statues of Rama, Lakshmana, Seeta and Hanuman.

Swami wanted these to be given to the senior boys hostel for

installation in the shrine.

 

So, this afternoon, eight research scholars had assembled in front

of the Yajur Mandir with the four-foot-high statues, which being

made of marble, were very heavy. The statues had been decked with

saree, dhotis and jewels. All waited for Swami to come down, bless

and consecrate the statues before the installation in the hostel.

Swami came out of Yajur Mandir only when the second bhajan had begun

at about 5:05 pm.

 

The minute Swami came down, He glanced at the statues and

immediately asked, " What is happening here? " The warden of the

senior boys hostel went up to Swami and prayed to Him to bless the

statues. Swami immediately came towards the statues. He sat before

them and kept looking at their faces. He was so pleased and happy.

Now the boys came one by one to Swami and sought His blessings.

Swami blessed the silk sarees and robes that then went on to

decorate the statues. The statues were also garlanded as Swami

looked on. HE blessed the coconuts and had the vermilion spot placed

on the foreheads of the statues. He asked them, " How do they look? "

Pat came the reply, " As beautiful as you, Swami. "

 

After having spent a few minutes gazing at the statues, Swami very

unexpectedly posed for a group photo! The boys were all thrilled at

this gesture. They also posed alongside Him. The pictures were

taken. Then as Swami was going into the car, the photographer

requested Swami to pose alone with the statues. And Swami agreed to

do so! A picture was taken and then Swami went to the car to proceed

for Darshan. As the car started, Swami blessed everyone with

Abhayahasta.

 

In the darshan hall, Swami gave joy to one and all by going around

on the wheel sofa for a round before going into the bhajan hall for

bhajans and arati.