Bhagawan came ushering into Sai Kulwant Hall at 8:50 am while Veda chanting was on. After making a complete round, Bhagawan settled on the dais as Veda chanting continued till 9:05 am. Bhajans commenced at 9:05 am and Bhagawan sat through the one hour long session, feasting thousands of eyes with His Holy Holi Darshan, till 10 am when Arathi was offered before Bhagawan retired to Yajur Mandiram.

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He then had another interaction with one of the Tibetan monks before moving to the interview room. From there, He sent word for the monks to move to the bhajan hall. There, He interacted with them for a while, returning to His residence after 10.45 am.

In the evening, Swami arrived at ten to six, escorted into Sai Kulwant Hall by a procession led by Chinese lion dancers.

Once He finished His darshan round, He lit a lamp onstage and began the proceedings. Offerings by the devotees and chants were followed by a speech, a Burrakatha in English and a forty-minute play highlighting filial piety. As the play concluded at 7.30, Swami went down among them for group photographs and the devotees sang devotional songs and bhajans. Once Bhagavan came onstage, He accepted Arati and blessed prasadam for distribution. He then asked the students to sing some bhajans before accepting Arati again at ten to eight. Moving to the interview room, Bhagavan sent clothes for distribution to the participants in the programme and later came onstage, asking some of them if they had received the clothes. It was 8.10 when He returned to His residence after this interaction.

Friday, Feb 19, 2010 - Chinese New Year The Chinese New Year celebrations at Prasanthi Nilayam commenced today. Bhagavan came for morning darshan by half-past seven, and came onstage an hour later from the interview room.
 

He called up the Tibetan monks who were seated in the centre of the hall, and asked them to commence their chanting. After fifteen minutes of chants, Swami asked for the bhajans to commence at nine. Half an hour later, He accepted Arati. Interacting for a few more minutes with one of the monks and the organisers, He left for His residence..... Continue reading with many more photos

 It was nearly a quarter to eight when He returned to His residence yesterday after Arati. This afternoon He went for a drive at half-past noon, and came for darshan at ten to five. During His round of the hall, He interacted with some of the devotees and monks who have started gathering here for the Chinese New Year celebrations. After blessing the 'Birthday boys', Swami blessed prasadam for distribution and moved to the interview room at 5.45. At six o'clock He emerged, accepted Arati and returned to His residence.

And anyone with a little (or loads of) experience in the world will know for sure that true pure love or Divine love is possible only when one is immersed in the Divine. As far as Puttaparthi is concerned, it was the dawn of yet another day, for everyday is a celebration of pure love in this holy hamlet.
 

 The Shivarathri ceremonies and celebrations having concluded, separation pangs filled the air as it was time for the students from Brindavan and Anantapur campus to return to their respective campuses....Read on with more new photos and video

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 He then moved to the bhajan hall and blessed the food kept there as prasadam. Moving to the gents' side of the hall, He went near the garage area where more prasadam was arrayed, and then made another full round of the hall. After some time onstage, Swami again moved to the bhajan hall and made another round of the front of Sai Kulwant hall. At 7.10, He asked for the Arati to conclude the night-long bhajan, and asked for the prasadam to be distributed. He watched as everyone was served sweet rice and tamarind rice on leaf plates. Moving to the bhajan hall once again, He went into the interview room, and returned to His residence after half an hour, blessing many devotees on the way.
 

In the evening, Bhagavan came for darshan as the bhajans went on at a quarter-past five. He sat onstage for nearly an hour after coming into the bhajan hall to see the clothes arranged there for the group from Orissa. Wall calendars were distributed as the bhajans went on. The penultimate batch of beneficiaries of the houses built by Bhagavan after the Orissa floods were here during the Shivarathri celebrations, and today Swami was gifting them with clothes. The ladies from the group were asked to assemble in the bhajan hall, and Swami moved there to bless them. He interacted with some of them and moved among them after sarees and vibhuti prasadam had been distributed. After this interaction, Swami returned to the stage, and the gents from Orissa had their clothes and vibhuti distributed in the Sai Kulwant hall itself. It was seven o'clock when Bhagavan accepted Arati and returned to His residence....Read on more details from 13th Feb. with Shivaratri Videos, Photos & Update

Friday, Feb 12, 2010 - Mahashivarathri

The Mahashivarathri celebrations () began with Bhagavan arriving for darshan in a maroon robe in the evening at 5.10 pm. He first went to the Poornachandra auditorium where those who could not be accommodated in Sai Kulwant hall were seated. The vedam chanting and students' traditional bands resounded through the Sai Kulwant hall as Bhagavan arrived there 10 minutes later. Once He came onstage seated on the special golden chair, Swami asked for the music programme by the students to begin. More than an hour of stotrams and devotional songs followed, till He asked them to conclude the songs with a Tillana and then commence bhajans at a quarter to seven.
 

An hour later, Swami asked Prof. Anil Kumar to announce that the bhajans will go on all night, and that prasadam would be distributed the next morning after the bhajans conclude with Arati at seven. Bhagavan then asked for the Arati. Even before it concluded, He asked the students to continue the bhajans. Ten minutes later, Swami left for His residence. After nine o'clock, the group bhajans continued into the night without mics....Read on with Shivaratri photos & videos>>

 

In his 40 minute talk, Mr. Popat stressed to the audience the necessity of putting into practice the dictum of "I am not the doer", and to live in the present with joy.

Swami asked for the bhajans to begin after his talk, and ten minutes later accepted Arati and returned to His residence.... Read more details

After the rare initiative taken up last year bringing spiritually elevated souls from the valleys of the blue mountains, this year the group had the folk art form, Therukoothu, Street play of Tamil Nadu to present to the Lord....Read more with photo slides

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