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A two day interaction programme of the senior office bearers of SSSION, national coordinators, regional chairpersons, and regional coordinators was organized at ISSEN, Tokha on March 3-4, 2017. 93 office bearers attended the programme. This programme was mainly designed to make office bearers aware of their duties and responsibilities in their particular fields and clear the doubts and querries about the working pattern of the organization. All the attendees were very appreciative of the programme and felt that programme as such would be helpful in making them aware as well as clear of their duties and responsibilities in their respective fields in the organization. They felt recharged and energized by the participatory approach of the programme. They got opportunity to talk freely and understand many more unknown facts. The programme came to an end with Bhagava’s mangal aarati.
Women leadership programme 3/8/2017
March 8, on the holy ocassion of International Women’s Day, SSSION women wing organized women leadership programme in national level at Narayanchaur, Kathmandu. 600Women devotees and 30 men devotees from Sri Sathya Sai bhajan groups and centers of different parts of the country and attended the programme. The talks in the programme covered subjects like, Role of women in SSSION, Ideal Sai women as per Baba, Balancing home and organizational service work,Food and other habits, Interaction and Experince sharing with each other etc. The programme came to an end with mangal aarati of Bhagavan baba. The women devotees liked and felt energized and recharged by the talks. They suggested that SSSION should organize such programme as this once a year so that they would feel swami’s love and his presence all the time.
MEDICAL CAMP 3/14-20/2017
Sri Sathya Sai International Organization United Kingdom (SSSIO UK) in collaboration with SSSIO Nepal jointly conducted a series of medical camps in Nepal from March 14th to March 20th. A two-day medical camp was organized at Kavrepalanchowk district on March 14th and 15th. One-day medical camps were organized at Kathmandu, Chitwan and Kaski districts on March 16th, 18th and 20th respectively. A group of 60 volunteers (including doctors, pharmacists, clinical technicians and general volunteers) flew in from the UK to Nepal for the event. SSSIO Nepal provided a total of 59 doctors, 133 medical interns as interpreters, 3 pharmacists and 22 clinical technicians. The medical services consisted of general check-up, dentistry, optometry, gynecology, oncology, pediatric, otolaryngology (ENT), orthopedics, neurology, psychiatry, and cardiology. Pathology services were also provided in special labs setup at each camp. Medicines were distributed to the patients for free. During the 5 days of the camp, a total of 8071 patients were attended to, with 184 patients referred for further clinical checkups and or treatment. Ultrasound was performed on 56 patients, ECG on 344 patients and 92 patients underwent various pathological tests. A total of 196 eyeglasses were handed out to patients by optometrists. Over the period of five days, at least 9000 people (including patients, doctors, and volunteers) were served with free lunch as part of Narayan Seva.
The UK team of doctors and volunteers paid a visit to a number of ongoing service projects being run by SSSIO Nepal. In Kathmandu, the team took a tour of Sri Sathya Sai Health Service Center which provides various clinical services and medicines for free. In Chitwan the team stopped by the girls’ orphanage and spent some time with the children. Later they dropped in to inspect a new building in construction that is owned by SSSIO Nepal. The girls will be moved from the current rented property to this new building once it is completed. In Pokhara they visited the boys’ orphanage, recently started by SSSIO Nepal with 3 boys. In Pokhara the team also stopped by Sri Sathya Sai Vidyashrama to hand over tables, chairs, various outdoor play kits (see-saws, slides, etc.) and a projector all sponsored by SSSIO UK. SSSIO Nepal is currently running both the boy’s orphanage and the school on a rented property. Through generous land donation of Sai devotees in Nepal, SSSIO Nepal has already acquired its own land for both the orphanage and school. In Pokhara, the team also took a tour of Sri Sathya Sai Health Service Center. SSSIO UK donated 15 heart valves to Gangalal Hospital in Kathmandu meant for poor patients. The director of the hospital expressed his gratitude to Sri Sathya Sai Organization for this invaluable donation and also hoped that this tripartite cooperation between SSSIO UK, Nepal and the Gangalal Heart Center would blossom in future.
SSSION has started its helpdesks in two government hospitals of Kathmandu. Four Sai volunteers provide service to the OPD patients at each hospital.
At Tilganga Eye Center the volunteers serve from 08.00 to 12.00 and help the patients to get ready for Cataract operation and take them to the operation theatre. After the operation they take patients to the Post-Operative Ward. There they help to change and get them ready to return home.
The patients and authorities of the eye hospital are very much satisfied by the love and service of SSSION volunteers.
At Kanti Children Hospital the SSION volunteers serve from 08.00 to 14.00 hrs and make queue, give tokens, and make sitting arrangements to those patients who get the token and take them to their doctors. The SSION volunteers take care of the sick children when their parents are engaged in the OPD works. They also take care of the other children who come with their parents at the help desk. The loving service of SSION volunteers have received love and respect from the parents and relatives of the sick children.
The hospital authority is so much impressed with the service work that it has awarded the SSSION with a letter of appreciation.
New Center 1/2/2017
A new Center was inaugurated at Baluwa, Kavre district (Region 3) on 1 February 2017 with initial count of 70 members. With the addition of this center there are 210 Sai centers in Nepal. The program started with omkaar, suprbhatam and later followed by a rally. People carried Bhagvans photo circumamberating the area singing bhajans.later they placed that photo on the main alter of the Sadhana Bhawan. Bhajan continued for an hour. At the end mangal aarati was performed by the National president of the SSSION. Prasadam were distributed to more than 1100 people.
Interaction Program February 10-11/2/2017
Two days’Interaction Program for the Office Bearers of Region 3 of SSSION was organised at Kathmandu on Feb 10-11, 2017. 93 Office Bearers attended the program. The talks/ worshops in the program were focused on the Operational Guidelines which covered topics such as “Organization and Operational Guidelines”, “Spiritual Development and Organizational Activities” “Membership, Responsibility and Functions of Different Positions and Units”, “Organizations policy and programs for 2017″, “Central Trust and Financial Operations” and “Organizational Relations, Record Keeping and Reporting”.
Medical Camp 4/2/2017
SSSION organized a medical camp at lamsure, Hetaunda on February 4, 2017. 9 cardiologists and 9 nurses from a Government Cardic Center of Kathmandu provided heart checkup to 1051 patients including 321 ECO test.
Handover of the keys 12/2/2017
SSSION has built toilets on the bank of river Narayani at Devghat for the pilgrims.Thousands of pilgrims who come for holy bath in Narayani River use these toilets at Devghat. Pilgrims in general and women in particular felt very comfortable by this service.
The service is further extended by the construction of toilets and bathrooms near the electric crematorium in the premises of the Holy Pashupatinath temple at Kathmandu. Lack of those services were felt by the relatives and friends of deceased who had difficulty while waiting for their turn to cremate.In addition to these SSSION is also constructing a hall (shelter place) for the funaral groups to protect themselves from heat and rain. Amongst the veda chanting the Chairperson of Sri Sathya Sai Central Trust Nepal handed over the keys of the toilets and bathrooms to the member secretary of Pashupati Development Trust on February 12, 2017.The member secretary, in his short speech expressed his gratitude to Bhagvanand wished to work with SSSION in future also. The program attained by 30 people came to an end with the Mangal aarati by the member secretary of Pashupati Development Trust.
Narayan Seva to express Gratitude to Bhagawan 19-20/2/2017
Inhabitants of Balkot, a remote village of Western Nepal expressed their gratitude to Bhagawan Baba for providing them the rarest thing of their life, water in their area on 19 February 2017. The day began with Omkaar, suprabhatam, Veda Chanting in the newly constructed Sadhana Bhawan at the same place.It was followed by a rally circumamberating all the 4 wards,where the water isprovided, with Bhagvan Baba’s photo kept in a chariot. People happily walked singing bhajans and carrying the chariot turn by turn. Children of 4 schools and the inhabitants of the 4 wards were present in the rally. The place was decorated with festoons and looked as if they were celebrating a great festival. After the rally they kept the photo in alter and continued the bhajans for some time. Then there was a public meeting where a senior officer of the SSSION gave a talk on life, work and message of Bhagavan Baba to the huge gathering. The programme came to an end with the mangal aarati. More than 3500 Narayans of that area were served with lunch for two continuous days. The people of that village have named the water as ‘Sai Ram Water’ and the place as ‘Saisthan’.
Shivaratri festival 24/2/2017
MahaShivaratri was celebrated on 24 February 2017 by Sai Centers throughout Nepal with the usual devotional fervor.Most of the Sai Centers kept an all night vigil by performing non-stop akhanda bhajans for 12 hours starting at 6 PM and continuing until 6 AM of the next day. This year, more than a million devotees both from India and different parts of Nepal throng the Pashupatinath temple on this auspicious day to pay their homage to Sri Rudra.The temple premise was crowded neck to neck on the day and devotees had to queue for hours at an end to catch a glimpse of the Shiva Linga, the Sanctum Sanctorum.
SSSIO Nepal conducted the medical camp and water distribution nearPashupatinath temple. During the medical camp, a team of 43 members including doctors and paramedical staffs provided service to 550 patients. Water Distribution consisted round the clock serving by SSSION volunteers to the devotees standing in a queue. Blood donation Camp was also organized on this holy day near the medical camp and 92 pints of blood were collected.
Including this camp SSSION has been able to collect 213 pints of blood in the month of February, 2017.
SSSEHV Training 26-27/2/2017
Two days SSSEHV trainings for the 76 government and private school teachers were organized by the Institute of Sri Sathya Sai Education Nepal at Biratnagar on February 26 and 27, 2017.
The program was successful in penetrating the heart of the teachers. The Chief of local chapter of National Center for Educational Development (NCED), who was the chief guest said in his opening address to the teachers that this sort of training will be helpful in energizing their teaching profession.He said that by integrating HumanValues in education teachers will be able to eradicate the present degradation of values in the society and imbibe the rich ancient values.All the teachers were very appreciative of the program with comments that they received many teacher training programs but training as such was the first ever in their life. One of the participants, who was also the principal of a school told that he declared holiday on these two days and brought all his teachers in the training.He also said that being the head of institution he had conducted many in house training programmes to the teachers but was not able to convey the message as such in them.Although he was not a sai devotee, he was very grateful toBhagvan for providing such a wonderful opportunity to participate in this program.Another participant said that with money in hand one can receive trainings as one wishes but to get this training one needs his/hergood fortune. The programcame to an end with Mangal Aarati by two participant teachers.
Public outreach program 28/2/2017
SSSION organized a public outreach programme with the title,” Sai Adarsha(Sai Ideal)” at Biratnagar on 28 February 2017.The programme started with Omkaar, Gayatri and offering flowers to our beloved Bhagvan Baba. The advent of sai avataar, His life, His works, His messages, and His miracles were discussed in the program.Swami showed his presence when One of the young adults, a sai devotee told his story of miraculous recovery from Heart ailment. The doctors in the Christian Medical Hospital in Velor, India had told him that he could not live more than three years. On the last day of that dead line he had a excessive pain; he cried and prayed to Sai intensly. At that time what he asked with the lord was to grant him death not life. Where the science ends spirituality begins. When the doctors fail the lord steps in.He slept after some time. And lo!Bhagvan Baba appeared in his dream and said,’ you go to Velor for treatment. But why don’t you come to me?’ He managed to reach prashanti anyhow. But the lord was not there. He was at Whitefield. He went to the SSSS Specialty Hospital Prashantigram for checkup.The doctors told him that he had a hole in the heart. They told him to come the following day. The following day before going to hospital he offered insense to lord ganesha and prayed to the father through him. There he suffered from severe coughing. Then he went to the hospital.After checkup the doctor told him to come in the afternoon. He was called in the conference room and there were many cardiologists. They said to him what he did the previous day and before coming to them.He was shocked because the only thing he did was pray to god and lit insense in the morning to Ganesha. Then the doctor disclosed his miraculous recovery.The Lord had cured his disease not with the medicine, not by operation or by vibhuti but simply through the prayer and severe cough. The doctors’ doctor did his work.The doctor told him that his heart was stronger and healthier than his heart.After some time of this miraculous recovery he went to Prasaanti Nilayam.When he was in the darshan line at front in the first row the compassionate Lord came to him and stood before him.The sevadal who was sitting with him restricted the devotees from doing padnamaskar,so he could not move or bend his body.But when the Lord wishes what can the poor sevadal do? The lord played another leela. He mercifully inserted his feet under his lap, seeing this he could resist no longer and with tears of gratitude flowing from his eyes he did padnamaskar.Lord placed his hands on his head and went away. Now he is healthy with a wife and two beautiful daughters living happily. When he was telling his beautiful story none of the eyes were dry. He stood in front of the gathering as the live example of His Mahima, His leela and His miracle. Every one present there felt grateful to swami for his love and compassion for His people. About 85 non sai devotees and 55 sai devotees were present in the programme. The programme came to an end with mangal arati of Bhagvan by two non Sai devotees.
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An important event of the birthday celebrations in Nepal is the grand procession taken out on November 23rd. The main showpiece of the procession is a beautiful large-sized photo of Bhagawan decked with flowers and decorations placed on an equally ornate chariot. At the very start of the rally is a large banner announcing Swami’s birthday, which is followed by Sai volunteers chanting Veda. Following the Veda group are talented musicians playing the Panche Baja (traditional Nepali musical instruments played on auspicious occasion). After this group comes the bhajan singing party, Bhagawan’s chariot, SSE children, youths, and large number of devotees in succession. Different groups of devotees each are dressed in colorful folk costumes of various ethnicities. The large number of devotees clad in white dress holding placards with Bhagawan’s message is indeed an awesome sight to behold. Huge crows of spectators witness the grand procession with great reverence. At several places residents pour Chandan, Akshatas (sanctified colored rice), and flowers on the altar of Bhagawan with great devotion. This year the procession was observed in 80 Sai centers attended by more than 4000 devotees.
In the evening of November 23rd, approximately 4770 devotees took part in bhajans across all Sai centers. On same day, 42 cardiac, 34 ECG and 42 diabetic check-up were done by doctors at a medical camp in Kathmandu. Sai Prasadam was served to 800 children of two schools at Samakhusi, Kathmandu.
Ladies Day
The birthday activities commenced from the Ladies Day. The day began with Omkar, Supravatam, Nagarsankirtan and Lakshya Archana (chanting names of Baba and offering beads of rice and flowers to him). During the course of the day, various activities were performed across the country. Community temples in kathmandu were cleaned at various places by a total of 100 Sai volunteers. Sewing machines and certificates of tailoring were distributed to six ladies. In Kavre, a special package was handed to 91 elderly ladies above 65 years of age with weak financial background. The package consisted of rice, lentils, oil, salt, plate, pan, spoon, bowl, glass, mug, bucket, saree, face towel, blanket, a pair of socks, a pair of sandals, woolen cap and bed-sheet accompanied by a packet of Vibhuti and photo of Bhagavan Baba. Lunch was also provided to each of the recipients. At the end of this event, an elderly lady of 93 years of age performed Mangal Aarati to Bhagavan Baba. In Kathmandu, 73 elderly ladies from Gamcha village were served with warm shawls and snacks at Chabahil center. In Biratnagar, 91 ladies were served with sarees and 5 street dwellers were served with warm clothes. In Pokhara, 10 ladies were trained to make cotton garland as part of skill development program.
Youth Day
The Youth Day was celebrated by youths taking lead and organizing blood donation drive, community cleanup campaigns and conducting public as well as special bhajans to mark the day. In various places across Nepal, about 500 people attended public bhajans. A total of 554 pints of blood were collected. In Hetauda, 31 youths thoroughly cleaned hospital premises. In Pokhara, youths served 40 patients with fruits and confectionaries at a local hospital. In Pokhara, a bhajan competition amongst youth girls was also organized. Youths also served 20 cows with food. In Kathmandu, Sai youths provided warm clothes to 12 and sports wear to 31 children. On the eve of Bhagawan’s birthday, starting at 9 PM, Sai youths combed streets, temple premises, bus-parks and other public places frequently used by street dwellers to retire for the night. To each they wrapped warm blankets around their back, handed a photograph of Bhagawan Baba along with a small packet of vibhuti. This year 300 blankets were distributed in serving the needy.
Education Day
School uniforms were distributed to 129 children. Stationaries along with confectionaries were distributed to 1040 children. Raw food package was distributed to 31 elders, and clothes to 8 elders. In Kathmandu and Biratnagar, raw food items along with confectionaries were provided to centers housing a combined total of 70 disabled children. A quiz contest was organized based on Bhagawan’s life and message, wherein 60 children from different schools participated. Furthermore 282 SSE children and 35 SSE children participated in a cultural show and talent show respectively based on Swami’s teachings and human values. The chairman of SSSTN laid the foundation stone of Sri Sathya Sai Vidhyashram at Baghmara, Kaski amidst Veda chanting. This event was attended by 250 Sai devotees.
Service Day
Narayanseva was organized whereby 19,500 people partook prasadam. Fruits and milk were handed to 315 patients in different hospitals on this day. One cooking gas stove and gas cylinder was distributed to a disabled person. At a leprosy rehabilitation center, food was distributed to 13 resident patients. Thirty-six sets of traditional Nepali baby-dress were distributed to 36 new-born babies. Rice bags and cooking oil was handed to 9 new mothers. Fruits and confectionaries were distributed to 16 elderly people in different hospitals. A health checkup was done by 1 physician and 3 nurses to 74 patients. Sri Sathya Sai Bal Ashram was inaugurated by the chairman of SSSTN at Nadipur in Pokhara. This boys-only orphanage is the second shelter home being run by SSSTN.