This year, November 2018, we celebrated the divine Birthday of our Beloved Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba in a very grand manner. The celebration was a week-long, with participation from all groups of people in the society, in a collaborative way with various activities such as Maha Narayana Seva, Vastradhaanam, Hospital visits, Sai Kit distribution, and many more.
| Special activities conducted | Beneficiaries |
|---|---|
| Ganapathi Homam, Navagraha Homam & Sudharshana Homam @Perungalathur Samithi Premises, @Poondy Bazaar Samithi Premises | Samithi members and general public |
| Abishegam to shirdi baba @ Samithi premises & Sri Rudram Chanting, 108-times Sai Gayatri Chanting | Samithi members and general public |
| Maha Narayana Seva distributed @ Paranur Leprosy Rehabilitation Centre | 180 - Patients Benefitted |
| Narayana Seva @Kaspapuram | 125 - Village People |
| Narayana Seva @Oldage Home - VGP Srinivasa Nagar | 25 Elders |
| Narayanaseva & ladoo distribution at 3 old age homes (Madambakkam, Nanmangalam) | Bhajans and Narayanaseva was conducted. Around 100 to 120 old age people had Swami meal Prasadam and enjoyed Bhajans |
| Narayana Seva @Chengalpattu | 630 Beneficiaries |
| Laddu Distribution to School Students and Children at homes @Parvathy Nagar | Bhajans and Narayanaseva was conducted. Around 100 to 120 old age people had Swami meal prasadam and enjoyed bhajans |
| Mat(paai) distributed @ Paranur Leprosy Rehabilitation Centre | 180 - Patients Benefited |
| Sai Protein distributed @ Paranur Leprosy Rehabilitation Centre | 20-Kgs Bag to 180 Patients (They will take Sai protein as per doctors advise) |
| Note Books distributed @ Gnanodhya School (Venkatapuram) | 160 - Students |
| Laddu prasadam distributed @ Gnanodhya School (Venkatapuram) | 160 - Students |
| Nilavembu powder distributed @ Gnanodhya School (Venkatapuram) | 160 - Students |
| Sai Protein distributed @ Govt Hospital ART Centre (Chengalpet) | 40 - Patients |
| Sai Protein distributed to (TB hospital Sanatorium) ART centre patients @ Samithi premises | 40 - Patients |
| Vastradhaanam for the needy peoples (Bedsheets) | 4- Bedsheets were distributed to the needy at night in - (Perungalathur railway station) |
| Ekadasa Rudra Parayanam held @ Samithi premises | 5 - Members Participated |
| Balvikas Cultural Programmes held @ Samithi premises | All members of samithi, bhajana mandalis & Balvikas parents were eagerly participated then General public also. (Around - 225 peoples) |
| A Special speech by special guest Ms.Vasumathi ( Alumna of Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning ANANTAPUR Campus & Vice Principal of Vishwa Vidhyalaya School VANDALUR) | All members of samithi, bhajana mandalis & Balvikas parents were eagerly participated then General public also. (Around - 225 peoples) |
| A Special speech by special guest Ms.Mala ( Alumna of Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning ANANTAPUR Campus & Principal of Vishwa Vidhyalaya School VANDALUR) | All members of samithi, bhajana mandalis & Balvikas parents were eagerly participated then General public also. (Around - 225 peoples) |
| Blanket Distribution | 25 |
| Sai Kit distribution to Leprosy patients | 20 Sai Kit for patients |
| Vibhuthi Prasadam Distribution to patients at Hindu Mission Hospital | Around 130 patients received Swami vibhuthi prasadam. Samithi members prayed for their quick recovery |
| Pallaku Seva | Rally with bhajans in the surrounding Samithi areas with Swami Photos with divine messages and Vibhuthi distribution |
| Sahasranama Aarchanai - More than 1, 50, 000 counts | Performed in Samithi premises and members' houses |
| Performed in Samithi premises and members' houses | Performed in Samithi premises and members' houses |
| Sathya sai Virathakalpa Pooja | Samithi members and general public |
Tailoring Course
Tailoring courses are conducted at Parvathy Nagar Samithi premises for Sri Sathya Sai Vidhya Jyothi students’ parents from Guru Poornima Day. We have around 11 beneficiaries who are actively attending the classes conducted by one Samithi Bal Vikas Guru.
Previously Tailoring machines were inagurated by our District Educational Coordinator Shrimathi.Meenakshi Shankaranarayanan, @Pavathy Nagar Samithi premises on Ganesh Chaturthi.
Aradhana Day Celebration
All Samithies celebrated Aradhana Day with devotion by expressing them in one month long serving the fellow men with care. E.g., Perungalathur Samithi members celebrated it with Narayana Seva to 100 people and Vastradhanam to 21 people.
They also distributed Sai Protein to ART centre in Chengalapttu and Government TB Hospital @Tambram Sanatorium
On another occasion on 8 th of July 2018, Perungalathur Samithi distributed the following items to Paranur Leprasy rehabilitation centre patients.
A) 1 Box Gauze pads,
B) Micropore Plaster.
Pallakku Seva
We conduct Pallaku Seva on Ganesh Chaturthi and our Beloved Swami’s Birthday Celebrations.
Balvikas Cultural Programmes
Bal Vikas Cultural Programmes are conducted at various occasions such as
- Eswaramma Day Celebration
- Swami Birthday Celebration
- SpecialOccasions-Functions
Parenting
A Parenting programme for Bal Vikas parents is conducted on Eswaramma Day every year.Many Samithies actively take part in that.Few screen clippings are provided below.
Sadhana Camp @Rajagopala Swamy Temple @Manimangalam
A Sadhana Camp was conducted at Rajagopala Swamy temple located at Manimangalam village. Many sevadals of different age actively took part in the Seva.
Inaguration of New BalVikas Centres
New BalVikas Centres were started and are performing at the below Samithies in this year.
- Parvathy Nagar-(Group1-12students,Group3-2students)
- Indira Nagar-(Group1-15 students and 1Guru)
- Poondy Bazaar-(Group1-Taken by BalVikas Alumni @East Tambaram)
Butter Milk Distribution
On every Sri Rama Navami, all Samithies in our District do Butter Milk distribution Seva to a very large number of people in and around the following points in their area.
- Auto Stands
- Bus Stops
- Schools
Along with this Seva, we also perform Ramayana Story telling by Bal Vikas children and Musical Offering son Lord Rama.
District Bhajan Team – @Sundaram and Bhajan Vikas
Our District Bhajan team is performing Sai Bhajan regularly at Sundaram temple (Residence of our beloved Bhagawan), on the below days,
- Third Saturday of every Month
- Fifth Saturday of every Month
Our team consists of 15 singers with various talents in vocal and percussion. We also regularly conduct Bhajan Vikas to BalVikas students and train them to include in our BhajanTeam.
Practice sessions are conducted once in a month on 2nd Sunday.
We also performed Nagarasankeerthanam on 5th Sundays in 4 Samithies in our district.
Our Bhajan team also visited Swami’s residence @Kodaikanal this year and performed there on account of Punaruddharana of the building.
We also conduct Bhajan Workshops in our district for the betterment of our district members and to induct new singers to train them effectively in all dimensions of singing. Below is the screen clipping which was taken when we had a musical session with Sri. Sriram Parthasarathy and his team.
Veda learning via Audio Conference Call
Our district took a innovative step in teaching Veda to interested learners in any area with the support of a basic feature phone by conferencing with many people at the Sametime.
Shri. Vijayaraghavan, a former District Veda Coordinator, started this initiative and this is continuing successfully till date with more members joining. This has resulted in a dramatic increase of Veda Chanters in our district including students and elders.
Veda session are taught in batches as mentioned below.
- Morning| 6:15 AM to 6:45 AM
- Night|8 PM to 9:30 PM
Sri Rudram, Navagraha Mantram, Neela Suktham, and many such Sukthams are taught parallelly to different groups of learners daily.
Sai Kit Distribution @Leprosy Hospital @Tambaram Sanatorium
Poondy Bazaar Samithi members distributed 20 Sai Kits to the patients in the Leprosy hospital near a sanatorium. The kit contained Swami Prasadam like Swami photo, Vibhuthi prasadam along with that Toothpaste, Brush, BathingSoap, Shampoo, Washingsoap, Biscuits, Horlicks, Boost, oil, Apple
Dental Screening Camp @Arambakkam(SSSVIP adopted village)
Venue: Arambakkam Government School
Beneficiaries: 32 Students
Eye Check-up Camp @Arambakkam(SSSVIP adopted village)
Venue: Arambakkam Sai Gardens.
Beneficiaries: 139 patients
Eye Glass: 117 patients received eye glasses
Sundaram Seva
Kanchipuram South district does Sundaram Seva twice a week.
- Tuesdays of every week
- Fridays of every week
6 Gents Sevadals are attending the weeks seva @Sundaram on all weeks of the year. We have a roster to provide opportunity to all Samithies in our district.
Guindy Temple Key Holder Seva
We participate in this Seva on alternate months of the year. We do Key-holder duty Seva @Guindy temple which includes opening and closing of the temple, maintaining records on count of people visit,servinginNarayanaSeva, Crowd control and other activities.
We do this Seva for 6 months in a year (alternate months) with every Samithi allotted for the entire week. This way four Samithies participate in this Seva for a month and the other Samithies get chances in subsequent months as per the rotational support chart.
Omandurar Hospital Seva
Our district participates in this Seva on Fridays of every week. Two sevadals from our district do this Seva and this follows the rotational support chart we have in our district which provides this Seva opportunity to all Samithies.