January 16, 2024 | by srisatyadivyamritam@gmail.com
The Sankranthi Celebrations at Sri Sathya Sai Divyaamritam began in the early hours with the Bhogi Mantalu that enabled everyone around to avert the chilly breeze and the biting cold at the Divine Abode. It was then followed by the Puja offered At the Divine Feet of Lakshmi Narasimha Swami varu.
After a sumptuous breakfast that filled the empty stomachs, with the Blessings of Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba, everyone gathered at the newly built residence for Smt Gowri, Jeelugulapadu village in Ananthagiri Mandalam in Allusitaramaraju district. The place is situated on the banks of the backwaters of Thatipudi reservoir, a beautiful one created by Lord Rama during the exile and on His way to Bhadrachalam. But before reaching the location, the entire Sai family stopped at the Gangamma Temple in the entry to the Village and offered Turmeric, Vermillion, bangles and a saree to the Mother.
It’s not too far to recall that in the last week of the year just gone by, Swami, out of His Highest compassion willed that a pucca residence be built for a lady and her four children who lost the head of their family, a fisherman by vocation, in a boat accident. Not knowing how to make both ends meet and unable to feed four children the lady was witnessed by the Lord, during the Visit, to be feeding in one bowl that hardly contained four morsels of food. The Lord’s heart melted and Grace was showered instantly to shift the family from the thatched hut that was open to sky exposed to all vagaries of weather.
A residence for the blessed family came up in a record time of less than two weeks with loving Seva rendered by all age groups. The housewarming (Gruhapravesham), a heart touching occasion, was performed in line with the tradition when all the eyes present were filled with tears out of gratitude to Swami whose Grace alone enabled it to happen.
Rudrabhishekam was performed in the open area on the serene banks of the Reservoir next to the newly built home. 24 families in the village were served with new Dhothis and Sarees, and Divya Prasadam was served to one and all!
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