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Thursday, August 9, 2007

This morning, Bhagawan went to the Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Sciences at Prasanthi gram and inaugurated the newly constructed Screening and Registration Block. Starting from the Mandir at around 8.45 am, Bhagawan returned after more than an hour. At the Hospital, Swami first lit a lamp and then went into the new block, where He spoke to a few doctors, went around and Blessed the facilities and the doctors and nurses seated there. Just before leaving, He visited the patients' canteen where Narayana seva for the construction workers had been arranged. When Swami returned to the Mandir, the Primary School children were seated there waiting for Him. Alighting from the car at the verandah, Swami sat onstage while prasadam was distributed to the children, and returned to His residence in the chair.

Three thousand devotees from Karimnagar district of Andhra Pradesh have come to Prasanthi Nilayam on a Parthi Yatra. In the evening, Sai Kulwant Hall was dominated by the pink-scarved Karimnagar group. After His darshan round, Bhagawan chose to once again enter His car and go on a drive. He went up to the Planetarium, fed the elephant calf there and returned after half an hour, taking another round of the gents' side in His car. As He passed the Karimnagar group, they prayed for a chance to present their programme, and Swami saw their card twice as He passed by them. Reaching the verandah, Swami came onstage and sat there for nearly twenty minutes while the Vedam chanting went on, and the thousands of devotees in Sai Kulwant Hall were blessed with a long darshan. Later, Bhajans were in the Bhajan Hall as usual.

Picture source: sssbpt.org