Wednesday, November 23, 1960 and Thursday, November 24, 1960
On
23rd November, 1960 Swami hoisted the Prashanti Flag at 8.30 am. As
Swami sat in His silver throne, the parents, Sri Pedda Venkappa Raju and Smt.
Easwaramma ceremonially applied oil to Swami’s hair and offered worship. This
was followed by the Burgula Ramakrishna Rao couple and the Bhagavantam couple along
with a few other devotees offering their homages to Swami. Each and every
devotee was given the golden opportunity to offer a garland to Swami, which He
graciously accepted. Swami blessed the devotees with Jhoola Darshan in the
evening.
Prior
to Swami’s Discourse, Brahmasri Bairagi Sastry addressed the devotees.
In
His Birthday message Swami said, “Believe
in Me, this Puttaparthi is soon going to become a Tirupati. Thousands of Yogis,
Sadhus and aspirants will come here in the future to derive solace and
salvations. The reestablishment of ‘Sanatana Dharma’ will emanate from here”.
The occasion was drawn to a close with Swami inaugurating the ‘Dynamo House’ which would provide
Prashanti Nilayam with a perennial supply of electricity.
24th
November, 1960 was a red letter day in the history of Puttaparthi. Dr. Burgula
Ramakrishna Rao laid the foundation stone for the school building at Puttparthi
on that day. The significant event of that day was the coming together of the villagers
led by the Panchayat President, the Karnam and the Reddy, burying their
aversion for Swami, in order to participate in the celebrations. It was evident
that Swami’s overpowering love was the power behind this miraculous change of
hearts. Swami openly declared His joy over the change that had come over the
villagers. He declared, “I shall never
move to any other place”. It was indeed a great day! Swami multiplied the
joy of the villagers by visiting the houses of the Karnam, the Reddy and a
number of other villagers.
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