Prasanthi Bulletin , Saturday, August 23, 2008

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Saturday, August 23, 2008

This evening, the students from the Sri Sathya Sai Loka Seva school at

Alike presented a Yakshagana Roopaka. This is an adaptation of the

traditional art-form of Karnataka, involving colourful costumes and

stylized dance. Bhagawan came for darshan in His chair and went into

the interview room for a while. He then went down to near the Sai

Kulwant Hall main gate where the performers were seated and interacted

with them before returning to the stage and starting the programme at

4.45 pm. The programme was made more accessible by the addition of

English dialogues by the actors. As they concluded at 6.05 pm, Swami

came down from the stage to have group photographs with them. He

interacted with them for nearly half an hour, blessing them with

clothes and talking at length to the teachers. Swami accepted Arati at

6.30 pm after prasadam was distributed before returning to His

residence.

 

Friday, August 22, 2008 Bhagawan

moved about in the Sai Kulwant Hall on a second extended darshan round

in His chair on two occasions this week, on Tuesday and on Thursday.

This evening, devotees from Vishakhapatnam presented a musical dance

drama. The approaching Krishna Janmashtami festival was the inspiration

for their drama, comparing the divine leelas of Krishna and Sai. Swami

arrived from His residence at 4 o'clock, and after an hour in the

interview room, emerged to come onstage. There, He Blessed the various

items brought to Him before the program commenced at 5.15 pm. As the

last song of the 45 minute dance drama was being played, a jhoola was

kept in the centre of Sai Kulwant Hall and the devotees prayed that

Swami sit in the jhoola. Bhagawan graciously came down from the stage

and posed for group photographs in front of the jhoola. He then

interacted with the group for nearly twenty minutes, giving clothes to

the children, getting prasadam distributed to them. After a brief visit

to the interview room, Swami accepted Arati and returned to His

residence at 6.30 pm.

 

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