Report of 82nd Birthday Celebrations on 23.11.2007

Sairam to all.

Another Birthday celebration of our beloved Swami passed by. Day by day, year by year we are proceeding to shade our mortal body including our beloved Swami. We should introspect whether we can call ourselves as SWAMI'S DEVOTEES and whether our actions as per Swami's teachings !! Feel, most of us will fail in this. Atleast we all should try from now onwards to live to the expectation of our beloved Saimaa.

This year's Birthday was celebrated in a grand manner beginning with NAGAR SANKIRTANA in the morning led by Vedam chanting group which was attended by around 150/200 brothers

and and sisters. Prsasanthi flag was hoisted in the morning besides Sodasopachar Puja.

Narayan Seva, Distribution of clothes to the needy, Prasada Sevana and Akhanda japa [Non stop chanting of Sai Gayatri] were other features of celebrations.

Prasad Sevanam was scheduled during the lunch hour which was like amritam as usual.

In the evening there were programmes of Bhajan and Jhoola.

Therere were cakes for Swami after the evening musical programme which were cut by SWAMI in the guise of tiny tots... the future SAI YOUTHS.

After end of all the programmes there were fire works to celebrate Swami's birthday evening.

Our Mandir building was also decorated with lights.

Sairam.

FELICITATIONS TO "BHAKTA DASIA" SKIT TEAM [Please click here to be directed to Photo pages of this event]

Sairam.

13.11.2007 [Thursday] was a red letter day for our Samithy as our Sai Pariwar felicitated to the team members of BHAKTA DASIA skit who had performed at Puttaparthi on 06.11.2007 during last ORISSA FESTIVAL

The evening programme started with the Bhajans, Veda Chanting and Group songs. Dr.Satya Swarup Patnaik introduced the guests of the evening the honourable chairman of Paradip Port Trust and other officials.

The following participants of the Drama spoke about their experience at Puttaparthi and the moments they enjoyed with Swami.

1. Kumari Simran Das

2. Kumari Mishra

3. Kumari Snigdha Ratha

Shri Iswar Chandra Sethi who had struggled since last several months to encourage children in practising the drama and directing the same [besides the divine director] also spoke about his feelings. All speakers voice were choked with emotions.

Thereafter clips of the skit was shown by the SAIyouth multi media team which was appreciated by the audience with their continuous clapping.

At the end of the programme, The team was presented with mementos by the Chairman, Paradip Port Trust, Shri K.Raghuramaiha, Dy.Chairman, Shri Subrat Tripathy and Shri Dilip Kumar Mohanty, ADM of Paradip Port. Shri Raghuramaiah also had few words in his address to encourage the children and also while distirbuting the mementos, he kept on rendering his personal advices to the receipients.

The Chairman, Paradip Port Trust offered Aarati to Swami.

Some group photos of the participants was taken on the occassion at end of the programme.

We all felt the absence of our beloved Shri PJP Rao/Smt.P.Padmalata who deserves ton of thanks for their contribution to the drama besides all the people on back ground of this show.

Swami bless them all.

Sairam.

some more photos of our Paradip Children receiving blessings of Swami.

Here are some more photos of our Samithy children and SAI PARIWAR family members having blessings of Swami at Puttparthi during Orissa Festival.

Sai Pariwar, Paradip news

GLOBAL AKHAND BHAJAN - 2007

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Though most of our family members were away at Parthi to particpate in Orissa festival, the Global Akhand Bhajan was celebrated at our Samithy on 10.11.2007 starting at 6 PM with the Ganesh Vandana ... GAJANANA GAJANANA - PRATHAMA PUJANA GANA RAYA.. ending with WAHE GURU WAHE GURU WAHE GURU JEE BOL... on 11.11.2007 at 5.55 PM.

Click the below link to have glipmse of the celebrations of AKHAND BHAJAN...

http://picasaweb.google.com/sairam.acharya/GLOBALAKHANDBHAJAN2007

ORISSA YOUTH FESTIVAL AT PARTHI

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[PHOTO COURTESY : http://www.sssbpt.org/]

Pleased to inform that by the Swami's blessings our youths and Sai family members went to Parthi on 31.10.2007 with Padma Mausi, Iswar mausa to participate in Orissa Festival at Parthi from 4th to 9th November, 2007. They were later joined by more Sai family members from Paradip who left Paradip on 03.11.2007 under the leadership of Bipin Kaka. We all were in apprehension in one stage about the staging of the drama BHAKTA DASIA when we were given to understand that the number of festival days will be reduced to 1 or 2 days. We had no options but to cry before swami's image at Paradip and to make our prayers more vigorous as all the children particiapting in the drama had struggled a lot to practice this skit BHAKTA DASIA since last several months under the guidance of Iswar Mausa, Padma Mausi and PJP Rao mausa besides the other sai family members continuously extending their supports all these months. The children's spirit must have been dampened incase of non staging of the drama at Parthi. Finally Swami had listened all our Prayers and drama was staged at Parthi on 06.11.2007 in presence of Swami. This day will be red letter day for our Samithy and might be a Life time achievement for the people behind this drama as Sai Jagannath witnessed the a small sketch of life of one of his Bhakta... called DASIA. To the fortune of us, few photos of the skit were placed in the Sathya Sai Book Trust website... which can be viewed by clicking the below link...

http://www.sssbpt.org/Pages/Prasanthi_Nilayam/Orissa2007.html

The related news can be read under PRASANTHI BULLETIN in the following link...

http://www.radiosai.org/pages/PB.htm

[The Bulletin is reproduced below]

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Tuesday, November 6, 2007

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The Orissa devotees had their second day of programmes today. Bhagawan came onstage at 4.50 pm, and after He Blessed the articles brought up by the devotees, the drama "Bhaktha Dasia" got underway. The atmosphere of Jagannath Puri was recreated in Sai Kulwant Hall with the large idols of Lord Jagannath, Balabhadra and Subhadra kept as the backdrop. The Lord accepts the offering of the humble Dasia and sanctifies his life. Swami granted group photos to the participants after their 45 minute presentation and briefly visited the interview room. The next dance programme got underway once Swami returned. Fifteen minutes of Ghumura dance, traditionally in praise of the Mother Goddess, with acrobatic drummers, who were Blessed by Bhagawan with clothes after their performance. At 6.10 pm, after prasadam was distributed, Swami accepted Arati and returned to His residence.

[PHOTO COURTESY : http://www.sssbpt.org/ ] SWAMI BLESSING OUR CHILDREN.

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Monday, November 5, 2007

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Devotees and youth from Orissa are here in thousands, and this evening they presented a cultural programme. Some legislators and State Ministers from Orissa are also here. Bhagawan came to the stage area at 5.10 pm and the devotees brought up some items for Blessings, following which the programme began with a theme song on Bharat. A half-hour drama entitled "Secret of Happiness" followed, portraying the dictum that one gets joy by giving joy to others. Bhagawan came down from the stage to stand among the participants and grant them group photographs. Gotipua dance followed. This is traditionally performed by young boys dressed as Odissi dancers, performing many breath-taking acrobatic feats in their portrayal of the eternal Love of Radha and Krishna. Bhagawan Blessed the performers with group photographs and clothes. Ten minutes of Bhajans by the Orissa devotees followed as prasadam was distributed, and Swami accepted Arati at 6.30 pm.

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Swami was pleased with the performance and blessed all the participants, created a gold chain for Simran [who played Bala krishna in the skit], stood with our children in the group photo. Our children are returning back to Paradip by 11th midnight. Really they are very very fortunate to have got Swami in their midst.

HAD VISITED SIMRAN'S HOUSE AT 0300 HRS ON 12.11.07 AFTER SHE AND HER FAMILY JUST ARRIVED FROM BHUBANESWAR. HAD TO DISTURB THEM TO ACOMODATE ONE UNKNOWN CHILD OF SWAMI FROM BHUBANESWAR. SIMRAN WAS STILL SLEEPY. BUT ON OUR REQUEST SHE POSED FOR A PHOTO SHOWING SWAMI'S GIFT/BLESSINGS FOR HER.

SHE IS REALLY A CUTE AND BLESSED CHILD OF OUR BELOVED SWAMI.

Also please read the related reports about ORISSA FESTIVAL in the following web site of http://www.puttaparthilive.com/ [Which is a private web site]

http://www.puttaparthilive.com/events.html

http://www.puttaparthilive.com/news.html

http://www.puttaparthilive.com/extra.html

Sairam