When Sri Sathya Sai visited Hyderabad and Bombay - March 1968
Thursday, March 07, 1968 to Wednesday, March 20, 1968
Swami reached Hyderabad on 7th March, 1968 and granted Darshan to a large
gathering at Vidya Nagar. Swami inaugurated the Akhanda Bhajan at the community
hall in Vigyanapuri on the 9th. He blessed the devotees with His Darshan again
at the conclusion of the Bhajan on 10th morning. Swami blessed the Bhajan
session at Sriniket on 10th evening and delivered a Discourse to the devotees.
Sri Sathya Sai with Sri Indulal Shah and other senior devotees at Mumbai
in the backdrop of Dharmakshetra under construction
Swami flew to Bombay on the 11th March. He visited Dharmakshetra which was
still under construction. He met the Seva Dal and also conferred with the
members of the Reception Committee of the World Conference of Sathya Sai
Sangams and Sadhaks.
He returned to Hyderabad on the 14th, and gave Darshan to the devotees at
Vidyanagar. He also visited the Punjagutta Officers colony and inaugurated the
Bala Bhajan Mandali there. Swami inaugurated another Bhajan Mandali at
Domalguda on the 15th and delivered a Discourse. Sri P. V. Narasimha Rao,
Minister of Andhra Pradesh Government, presided over the function. Prof. D.
Venkatavadhani gave a speech. Swami addressed a public meeting at the
Homeopathic Medical college on the 16th. Sri Thota Ramaswamy, Mininster for
Panchayat Raj, Andhra Pradesh Government, presided over the function. Sri T. V.
Raghavulu, Minister for Education, Andhra Pradesh Government, spoke at this
function. Swami inaugurated the Bhajan Mandalis at Aliyabad and Vidyanagar
Centers. Swami addressed a mammoth public meeting at the Mahaboob College
grounds on the 17th. He also inaugurated the Sri Sathya Sai Seva Dal and
addressed them on the same day. Swami laid the foundation stone for the Sathya
Sai Nilayam at East Amberpet, Hyderabad on 18th March. Sri V. K. Rao, the
President of the Akhila Bharatha Prashanti Vidwan Maha Sabha (Hyderabad
branch), and Sri E. V. S. Desikachari, President of Sri Sathya Sai
Organisations, Hyderabad, spoke on this occasion. Swami guided over 300 Seva
Dals that evening on how to practise Dhyana. He stated that it is an essential
Sadhana for all Sevaks. Swami addressed another public meeting on the 19th at
the Sathya Sai Nilayam site. Prof. D. Venkatavadhani spoke on Bhagawata Mahima.
Swami left for Bangalore on the 20th.
Source: Sri Sathya Sai Digvijayam (1926-1985)
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