Sri Sathya Sai Sanjeevani Paediatric Cardiac Centre in Nava Raipur celebrated 99 years of Sri Sathya Sai in the hospital campus recently. All the children, who have been operated, staff and well-wishers participated in the celebrations. As a special offering from the medical faculty, seven procedures were performed as an offering to Bhagwan Sri Sathya Sai Baba. Sri Sathya Sai Sanjeevani Hospital and ‘Sowbhagyam’ were lighted and decorated with flowers and balloons and large-size Rangolis. The day long programme began with Omkaram and ‘Suprabhatam’ in the Meditation Hall followed by Nagarsankirtanam. Staff members and patient attendants went around the Hospital Campus chanting Baba’s Bhajans. Special Birth Day song was sung.

 

Then Aarati was offered. The students and staff members recited Sri Ramcharitmanas. Special Rudrabhishekam was performed with full rituals followed by Gau Puja. Staff members participated in havan. In the special gift of life programme; Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Sharma was the chief guest. He presented Gifts of Life certificates and gifts to the patients from Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. He handed over Janmostsav certificates to 2 mothers from Chhattisgarh also. A special cake was cut to mark occasion. Mahamangal Aarati was performed to Baba. Vijay Sharma signaled the vehicles by breaking the coconut for Gram Seva on this occasion. Food prasadam and clothes were distributed to 225 members of 80 families in the labour colony. Devotees and their families from Raipur and the people from the nearby villages visited Sowbhagyam and partook lunch prasadam. The BSc and MSc Nursing students actively participated in day and night programmes. They drew the Rangolis at the important points and wholeheartedly and made the programme a grand success. One evening programme started with Bhajan and Universal Prayer. The Sowbhayam was lit by earthen lamp. The spectacular laser show and fireworks were the befitting finale to birthday celebration.