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Updated on Monday, Oct 11 @ 1400 hrs. IST
Seven-day long Dasara Saptaaha Jnana Yajna got underway in the morning at
Poornachandra Auditorium in the immediate Divine presence of Bhagawan.
At the venue in Poornachandra Auditorium, at 11:00 hrs., the dais wore a
most solemnising picture, with the Yajna proceedings had just begun. The hall
was resonating with the holy vedic chants and students were just filing in.
Bhagawan arrived onstage at 11:00 hrs. and sat on watching over the
proceedings. With Bhagawan presiding over the session, the priests lit the
sacred homam creating fire by friction, by rubbing two sticks from churning of
two wooden pieces. The fire produced was blessed by Bhagawan and shown to the
audience before depositing in the sacred sacrificial pit, marking the beginning
of the Yajna. Soon other rituals commenced. As one priest went on doing Surya
Namaskar, a group of priests got engaged in holy reading.
After sitting for half-an-hour, Bhagawan moved towards the western end of
the dais where special Kumkum Archana along with Lalitha Sahasranama Parayanam
was commenced by the Head Priest and wife. After receiving Mangala Arathi, Veda
chanting was paused for a while when one of the priests offered a bhajan at His
Lotus Feet, singing aloud, "Easwaramma Priya Tanaya..."
Soon Bhagawan moved down the aisle at the ladies' end, moving through the
pathway at the centre for an entire length blessing the packed assembly with
His close darshan. Turning about, Bhagawan returned by the same pathway, before
moving around for a while in the front. Coming onstage, Bhagawan retired at
1142 hrs. while the Yajna continued onstage.
Earlier, Bhagawan came into the Sai Kulwant Hall at 1035 hrs. for a full
round of darshan. Moving into the bhajan hall, Bhagawan blessed the priests who
were engaged in Veda chanting, anticipating and invoking Bhagawan. As commanded
by Bhagawan the procession began with the priest carrying the sanctified
Kalasha moved to the Poornachandra Venue. Vedam group by the students followed
suit. Bhagawan came out and instructed the boys to move on. He sat for a while
watching the students who were filing past to the Yajna venue. Soon, at 10:55
hrs. Bhagawan glided into the ladies' side, moving towards the Poornachandra.
Today, on the 4th day of Grama Seva 2010, students would be serving the
villages in and around Puttaparthi.
