| Wednesday, Sep 15, 2010:- Sai News & Photo Updates: Today, in the evening, that had an early downpour, much in advance to the "Prasanthi Hour", Bhagawan emerged at 1825 hrs. (06:25 pm), coming into a packed Sai Kulwant audience. A complete round ensued followed by the usual extra move into the ladies' side before He came onstage, blessing many enroute, at 1845 hrs. (06:45 pm) from the right of Ganesha. Veda chanting reached a hightened tempo before ceasing giving way to the scheduled cultural presentation for the evening. The States of Madhya Pradesh and Chhatisgarh were to present a musical ballet entitled "Mahishasura Mardini" depicting the epic battle of two extremes, Goddess Durga Vs. the demonic Mahishasura. Taking the storyline from the epical Durga Puran, the battle line was drawn between 'the good' versus 'the evil', for the evening in the immediate Divine presence. After initial blessing and an introduction in hindi, the programme commenced at 1850 hrs. (06:50 pm). Presented with combined artistry of dancing, acting and expressive gestures with body languages, the youth from Uttai village of Chhatisgarh brought out a most natural demonstration in folk art form unveiling the epical saga. The twenty five minute presentation evoked greater interest in the audience as Bhagawan sat through watching the Maa Banjari Seva Samithi artistes excelling, doing justice to the given opportunity, coming up with a most natural, scintillating performance. It was a battle fo Power and self-respect Vs. ego, arrogance and ignorance. The battle ground witnessed lots of howling, shouting, emitting thamasic expressions leading up to a fierce battle ending up with Mother Divine winning over the demon giving respite, liberation. With the demon ruling the roost and Mother Goddess armed with ten hands arriving majestically riding over a lion, roaring to peak, the battle evoked greater enthusiasm in the audience, especially the tiny tots from the Primary, who were seen craning their necks, watching the horrifying tale with a touch of 'childish horror'. The entire presentation was done in most simplistic style that could be easily understood by one and all. After a pause, bhajans started by the MP & Chhatisgarh troupe and even as the bhajans were on, prasadam distribution went on and subsequently Bhagawan moved down the ramp to pose with the group for photo session. At 1940 hrs. (07:40 pm) Bhagawan accepted Mangala Arathi. Even as the Arathi song was on, heavens opened up for a brief spell, enough to serve an indicatiion of the imminent downpour. Sitting for some more time, interacting with some of the staff members and the Youth from the state, Bhagawan left the dais at 1950 hrs. (07:50 pm) after blessing the assembly with abhayahastha. Heavens opened up yet again, with a heavy downpour, and as Bhagawan was moving off, there came dashing the "Sai Vaahan". Even after Bhagawan 'retired', the downpour continued for almost fifty minutes.
|| Samastha Lokaaha Sukhino Bhavanthu ||
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