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SADHANA CAMP FOR KERALA YOUTHmade these excellent musical presentationswere: Smt. Radhika Tilak, Ms. GayatriAshokan, Sri T.S. Radhakrishnan, SriGanesh Sundaram, Sri Biju Narayan, SriKavalam Sreekumar and Sri Padma Kumar.Not only were their presentations of excellentquality, their treasure of songs was also verilyinexhaustible, which included ThyagarajaKritis, light devotional songs, Malayalamsongs, and Bhajans sung in Carnatic style.The singers displayed both devotion andtalent and earned the appreciation of oneand all and the profound blessings ofBhagavan. Bhagavan materialised a goldchain for one of the Kerala musicians whogave a soul-stirring presentation on theafternoon of 12th April 2005.Tamil New Year and Vishu CelebrationsA unique feature of this year’s Tamil Newyear and Vishu celebrations wasthat both fell on the same day, andwere celebrated at PrasanthiNilayam in a combined functionheld on 14th April 2005 in theDivine Presence of Bhagavan SriSathya Sai Baba. Soul-stirringdevotional music programmes bythe devotees of Tamil Nadu andKerala enthralled the devotees inSai Kulwant Hall on this occasion.Sai Kulwant Hall, the venue ofthe celebrations, was aestheticallydecorated with beautiful festoons,colourful umbrellas and manybanners with Bhagavan’s sayings.The devotees of Kerala also arrangedthe celebrated Vishukkani, thecustomary symbol of prosperity infront of the dais, besides other Kerala styledecorations. On the morning of 14th April2005, Bhagavan came to Sai Kulwant Hallat 7.30 a.m. and showered His blessings onthe devotees on this blessed day. Along withusual Veda chanting by the Institutestudents, Bhagavan was welcomed into theHall with sweet notes of Panchavadyam andNadaswaram music.The programme began with a scintillatingmusical presentation of devotional songs bythe singers from Kerala. Thereafter, theSundaram Bhajan Group of Tamil Naduenthralled the devotees with their choicestBhajans. After these musical presentations,two speakers from Tamil Nadu and one fromKerala addressed the gathering. The firstspeaker was Sri G.K. Raman, Convener, SriSathya Sai Trust, Tamil Nadu. Sri RamanThe traditional Vishukkani as arrangedin Sai Kulwant Hall.conveyed to Bhagavan the gratitude ofthe people of Chennai where waterwas now available even during141 May 2005
SADHANA CAMP FOR KERALA YOUTHsummer due to Sathya SaiGanga Canal. Addressing theKerala youth, Sri Ramancounselled them to adhere totruth, integrity and honestywhich made one a good humanbeing. The second speaker,Sri Ram Subramanian, SeniorAdvocate, Madras High Courtunderlined the value of surrenderto God and gave the exampleof Hanuman who was the perfectmodel of total surrender toLord Rama. The last speakerwas Prof. E. Mukundan whodeclared that the youth who hadparticipated in the SadhanaCamp had resolved to performGrama Seva in each and everyvillage of Kerala after their returnfrom this camp. After this, theSundaram Bhajan Group startedBhajans which were followed by devoteeswith great devotional fervour surcharging theentire milieu with spiritual vibrations. Themorning programme came to a close at 9.00a.m. with Arati to Bhagavan.The afternoon of 14th April 2005 was alsodevoted to the singing of glories of the Lord.It was the Sundaram Bhajan Group againwhich kept the audience spellbound with theirbrilliant presentation of devotional songs inHindi, Tamil, Telugu and Marathi. The ladiessingers also gave an excellent presentationDevotional music presentation in Sai Kulwant Hall onTamil New Year day and Vishu.during this period. The music programmewhich started after the arrival of Bhagavanat 3.00 p.m. came to a happy conclusion at4.40 p.m. The Sundaram Bhajan Groupsingers received Bhagavan’s blessings inthe end and also had the rare opportunity ofgroup photos with Him. Arati was performedat 4.45 p.m. As Bhagavan moved towardsHis residence, once again Nadaswaram andPanchavadyam music filled the Hall, this timemarking the close of the New Yearcelebrations.Sathya Sai Prabhu (Lord) and Sathya Sai Sevaks are inseparably bound bylove and loyalty. Sai exists for you and you exist for Sai. We cannot be apartfrom each other.- BabaMay 2005 142
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