As we have seen in this space before, Bhagawan had made it a practice to bless the outgoing Sevadal with His Darshan in the Poornachandra auditorium in an exclusive session immersing them in bliss. Continuing this Divine Tradition, on 22nd of June, the outgoing Sevadal batch from Gujarat assembled in the Poornachandra auditorium by 1415 hrs. There was a screening of a video (in Hindi) on Bhagawan's visit to North India in 1970 transporting these dedicated devotees down the golden path of nostalgia. The unmatched energy of His movements, the mischief in His smile and the compassion in His eyes was brought to life in the screen. After the video, Sri Janakiraman Garu introduced the two speakers of the day, Sri S.V. Giri (Trustee of the Sri Sathya Sai Central Trust) and the State President of the Sri Sathya Sai Organisation-Gujarat, Sri Manohar G Trikannad. Sri S V Giri, spoke in English. He appreciated the sevadal for their selfless service and their commitment to the cause. He lauded the pilgrims for the service activities that they have been performing in their own villages and prompted them to continue the blessed task. He emphasised on the point that the sevadal from Gujarat are very meticulous and efficient in their planning. He suggested that some initiatives can be taken up, so as to make the new sevadal get to understand the work and its requirements easily. He also said that the allegations which were being raised on the trust would be answered and appealed to the devotees to not be perturbed. Sri Trikannad spoke in Gujarati and assured that the initiatives suggested by the former speaker will be carried out. Both speakers laid emphasis on the point that though Bhagawan is not physically amidst us, He is, was and always will be with us no matter what happens. Sri Janakiraman Garu thanked the devotees for the service rendered to the Mandir and the Trust and urged them to continue in this beautiful path of transformation through Service. The session concluded with Mangala Arati and Prasadam distribution by 1545 hrs.
