With the divine blessings of Bhagawan Sri Sathya Saibaba, students and staff of our school were taken for the annual Gurupoornima pilgrimage to Puttaparthi from 20 to 22 July 2013. To prepare themselves for participating in this spiritual journey, all students and staff were practising various Sadhanas like Namasmarana, Gayatri Mantra Parayana, Bhajans all the days one week before the pilgrimage. The pilgrimage started at 6.00 AM with Bhajans and Jaikars to our Bhagawan in 4 buses from the school campus. Accommodation was given in the new shed. Everyone had a golden opportunity to have the divine Samadhi Darshan of our beloved Sai Guru for 2 days. On 21 July, Students were taken for a special video show at Sri Sathya Sai space theatre.
On Gurupoornima day, there were inspiring speeches by eminent speakers who spoke on various topics like Follow the master, SSSSO activities, Sai schools activities etc. Brother Sathyajit from Sri Sathya Sai Vidya Vahini team spoke about the achievements of SSSVV and offered the release of Art and Craft book by SSSVV at the divine lotus feet. Students enjoyed various music concerts and programs conducted in the divine presence. All the students wrote letters to our beloved Swami mentioning their transformation and prayers. The return journey started after Evening Darshan on 22 July. Students were highly motivated and inspired by the discipline, silence and spirituality practised at Prashanthi Nilayam. Swami’s divine discourse about not talking while partaking food, guidelines for chanting Aumkaram very much inspired the students.
