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Index of earlier Bulletins
September 23, 2006
Today being the first day of the Devi Navaratri, the Kalasha Sthapana for worship in the Prasanthi mandir marked the beginning of the festivities. Bhajans which began at 9 o'ciock were still continuing when Bhagawan arrived at 9.40am. After sitting for half an hour of Bhajans, Bhagawan accepted Arati and returned to His abode. While He was getting into His car, the priest brought the Kalasha for His blessings, and the Navarathri celebrations got formally underway.
In the evening, Swami went into the interview room at 4.30 pm after His darshan rounds. At five o'clock, He called some devotees for interviews which went on till twenty minutes into the five o'clock Bhajans. Then He sat for half an hour more of Bhajans, accepted Arati and retired for the day.
September 22, 2006
This morning, Bhagawan came for morning darshan just after 8.30am. After passing the ladies' side, Swami's car turned left! He was visiting the Indoor Stadium construction site. After taking a full round of the construction site, Swami returned to the Mandir at 9.00am.
One of the people in whites sitting for evening darshan on the verandah was the Indian cricketer V. V. S. Lakshman. Not surprising, since his full name is Vangipurappu Venkata Sai Laxman. In the evening, after darshan at 3.30pm, Bhagawan came to the Bhajan Hall at 4.50 pm. There, He spoke to many teachers and students of the Bhajan group, giving them some instructions. Bhajans began at 5.20pm and concluded with Arati to Bhagawan half an hour later.
September 21, 2006
This evening, the X class students presented a drama, "God is Love, Live in Love". The drama showed, through the life of an office worker called Ramesh Sahani, how the mantra "Start the day with Love, Fill the day with Love, Spend the day with Love and End the day with Love" can be practised.
Bhagawan came for evening darshan at 3.45 pm. After alighting from His car near the interview room, Swami came to the Bhajan Hall where the students were waiting in their costumes. He called up some of them and asked them what their names were in the drama, who were the main characters and so on. He also spoke to the teacher in-charge, and then went to the interview room.
At 4.15, Swami came out and asked for the students to take their positions on and behind the stage area for the drama - that is, the central part of Sai Kulwant Hall, delineated with a backdrop declaring the title of the drama. Swami came onstage and the 45 minute programme began at 4.20. Bhagawan was very happy with the performance. He walked down from the stage, posed for photographs with the students and asked for Prasadam to to distributed. For the next 20 minutes Swami called up boys one by one and spoke a few words with them. Finally, He created vibhuti, and placing it on His palm, blew it towards all the boys! All were overjoyed and the audience applauded.
Swami then asked them to sing their last song once again, with the words "God is Love, Live in Love". After that, He took Arati and returned to His residence leaving behind some very happy children.
September 20, 2006
This evening, two Ministers came to see Bhagawan, so the drama by the school children was postponed to tomorrow. The first was Sri Ashok Chavan of Maharashtra, and later arrived Sri Narendra Modi, Chief Minister of Gujarat. Swami came for darshan at 3.30, and walked onstage after alighting from His car after a full darshan round. Once again, like yesterday, Swami collected letters from students seated in the front, calling them up and speaking a few words to them. After sitting onstage for more than 20 minutes, Bhagawan walked towards the interview room, speaking to Sri Ashok Chavan on the way. Sri Modi arrived when Swami was in the interview room. After interviews for both the Ministers, one after the other, Swami came to the Bhajan Hall at 5.15 when Bhajans were underway, and returned to His abode after Arati at 5.35 pm.
September 19, 2006
This morning Bhagawan came out from His residence during Bhajans. He sat in the Bhajan Hall for the second half of the Bhajan session, received Arati and returned.
In the evening, Swami came for darshan at 3.50 pm. For the last few days, He has been talking to two senior Professors about the Grama Seva arrangements as soon as He alights near the interview room door, and today also He did the same. Next in line was Mr. Chiranjeevi Rao with the arrangements for the Dasara Yagnam, and then Dr. Gopinath of the General Hospital with his updates! After interacting with all of them, Swami went inside the interview room.
At 4.10 pm, Swami came out again, walking up to the railing around the stage area, talking to various elders seated on the way. X class students of the Higher Secondary School were holding a card with the details of a drama they were preparing, and Swami called them up and talked to them. Then it was the turn of many students with letters.
The sky was overcast as Swami walked towards the Eastern side of the stage, taking letters on the way. There were some brief showers too. Bhagawan spoke to the Senior Hostel Warden after Blessing many "Birthday boys". Then He turned and walked back to the interview room. Bhajans were as usual at five o'clock.
September 14, 2006
This Thursday, Bhagawan showered special blessings to many in His unique style. In the morning, He did not come to the Sai Kulwant Hall till Bhajans concluded with Arati around 9.45 am. But after that, He came for a drive to the Indoor Stadium construction site, returning to the Mandir by around 10.30 am. The Primary School students, who usually come for darshan on Thursday mornings, were waiting there. When Bhagawan's car came into the Sai Kulwant Hall, they started chanting Vedam in their inimitable full-throated style. Swami alighted from the car near the interview room, walked up to the railing on the stage area, and called the children close. They walked with Him all the way from one end of the stage to the other. Bhagawan then sat for a while near the interview room listening to their chanting, and finally returned to His residence at around 11 o'clock.
In the evening, Bhagawan came for darshan at four o'clock, and went inside the interview room. After a few minutes, He came out, and after speaking for a while with someone near the interview room door, walked to the stage area. Once again, He caught the railings, and interacted with His students - older ones this time. Many of them gave Him letters. Walking down to where the teachers sit, Swami talked to one of the senior Professors and Blessed him. Then He sat onstage, listening to the Vedam, Blessing the "Birthday boys" and calling up some of the students from overseas and giving them some instructions. At around 4.45, Bhagawan got up, indicating that He would 'go and come...' He was going outside for a drive once again! The devotees on the roads got another bonanza. Swami came back at around 5.10. Bhajans had begun at 5. Swami sat in the Bhajan Hall till 5.30 when He took Arati and returned to Yajur Mandiram.
September 12, 2006
This morning, Bhagawan did not come to the Sai Kulwant Hall in the morning till Bhajans concluded with Arathi at 9.30 am. But a few minutes later, He came outside for a drive, going upto the Indoor Stadium construction site before returning. In the evening, Swami came at 3.15 for darshan. After a few minutes, He called Sri. Vinay Kumar and some of people associated with the Ati Rudra Maha Yagnam for interview before Bhajans as usual.
September 11, 2006
This morning, Bhagawan came out of His residence only after Bhajans commenced. He sat for a few minutes in the Bhajan Hall after Arati also, and spoke to some of the Bhajan singers. Then, Swami came for a drive to the Construction site of the Indoor Stadium. In the evening, Swami came for Darshan at 3.30 pm. During Bhajans, He asked for Meera songs to be sung, so once again the Bhajan session developed as an impromptu concert.
September 9, 2006
1000 youth from Tamil Nadu had come over the weekend to pray for Swami's guidance for the Ati Rudra Maha Yagnam to be held at Chennai in January 2007. Swami Blessed the youth several times with both His hands during darshan, called the senior functionaries in the Seva Organisation to the interview room and spoke at length to them. In the evening, the singers of Sundaram, Chennai, Tamil Nadu were ready with a musical presentation. But finally they were asked to come into the Bhajan Hall and sing Bhajans. After the first Ganesha Bhajan, most of the evening Bhajans were sung by the Sundaram singers.
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