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| Call of the Sublime |
A Photo Exhibition on the Divine Life and Mission
of Bhagavan Baba offered by Sai Youths of Orissa |
The Call is directly from the Divine….
Let us listen to the Call… |
Baba is God. As He says in the Bhagavat Geeta "Janma Karma Cha Me Divyam", His Life is Divine. Always His Divine Life inspires us to make our lives divine. And that is the very purpose of our life. So to make our life divine and also to make others life divine, the Sai Youths of Sri Sathya Sai Organisation Cuttack District has undertaken a Divine Project for the year 2010.
The Project, in the form of a Photo Exhibition entitled as the Call of the Sublime, aims at making the society aware of the Divine Life and Mission of Bhagavan Baba and encouraging them to lead their lives in the Divine Path. |
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The Project was initiated with the formation of a group of dedicated Sai Youths. The group was named as the Messengers of Sai Love and banyans were prepared with this title written on the back for all the group members. |
Baba is God. As He says in the Bhagavat Geeta "Janma Karma Cha Me Divyam", His Life is Divine. Always His Divine Life inspires us to make our lives divine. And that is the very purpose of our life. So to make our life divine and also to make others life divine, the Sai Youths of Sri Sathya Sai Organisation Cuttack District has undertaken a Divine Project for the year 2010.
The Project, in the form of a Photo Exhibition entitled as the Call of the Sublime, aims at making the society aware of the Divine Life and Mission of Bhagavan Baba and encouraging them to lead their lives in the Divine Path. |
Messengers of Sai Love….
Ready to take the Call to the society… |
The Project was initiated with the formation of a group of dedicated Sai Youths. The group was named as the Messengers of Sai Love and banyans were prepared with this title written on the back for all the group members.
Messengers of Sai Love started collecting photographs from various authentic sources like books published by the Sathys Sai Trust, official web sites of Sathya Sai Organisations, some old devotees, various issues of Sanathana Sarathee, etc. Hundreds of photographs were collected including some rarest of rare photographs. Photographs were categorized into nine categories. So on this basis, the entire exhibition was divided into nine sections and each section was again divided into different items to make the exhibition carrying a total of 85 items. The nine sections are : |
- Brahma Baivabama
- Aham Asmi Aham
- Avathaara Aiswarya
- Divya Yojanaa
- Mahaa Shakthee
- Ekoham
- Atulaniya
- For All
- Bibhuti
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With all His Baivabam
Swami is on the majestically decorated Simhaasanam…. |
The first section is Brahma Baivabam which carries Ashtaaiswaryas of the Lord - Absolute, Ancient, Eternal, Wise, Immaculate, etc.
The second section, Aham Asmi Aham, deals with all the Divine Declarations like Aham Sathyabodhaka…, Satchidananda Rupoham…, Janma Karma Cha Me Divyam…., etc.
The third section depicts the Divine Splendors of the Avathaara, the Avathaara Aiswaryas like Kavim, Puraanam, Anusaasitharam, ….. and also Dharma, Gyaana, Vairaagya, Yasha, Sampada, etc.
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| The fourth section is Divya Yojanaa - the Divine Master Plan, which includes Chamatkaar-Samskaar-Paropakaar-Aatma Saakshaatkaar and His Task-His Vow-His Work. |
The fifth section is Mahaashakthee. This section describes Swami's feminine aspects - how Swami is Shabdabrahmamayee, Charaacharamayee, Nityaanandamayee,…etc. and how She is Preme Vahini, Dharma Vahini, Gyana Vahini, Vidya Vahini, etc.
Ekoham is the sixth section which gives emphasis on the principle of oneness - There is only ONE Religion, ONE Caste, ONE Language, and ONE God… Omnipresent-Omnipotent-Omniscient.
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Aham Sathyabodhaka….
The Grand Divine Declaration… |
The seventh section describes how Swami is Matchless in all aspects - Swami is Antaranga, Anaathanaatha, Dinbandhu, Bhakta Samrakshaka, SarvaPraanapati, Apadbaandhaba, Karunaasindhu, …. And what not…!
The eighth section says that Swami is not only for human beings but also for
birds, animals, etc. So He is For All - He is the Divine Doctor, Divine Manager, Divine Educator, Divine Musician, Divine Sportsman, etc.
The last section is about the Spiritual Bibhuti of Swami - the purpose of Sai
Avathaar is enshrined in the axiom, "Samastha Lokaah Sukhino Bhavanthu.."
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The Call Samastha Lokaah Sukhino Bhavanthu... |
| With this theme, the exhibition was inaugurated in the premises of Sai Mandir Cuttack. Amidst the presence of about 700 devotees, the Gajapati Maharaja Sri Sri Dibyasingha Dev, the First Sevak of Lord Jagannath inaugurated the exhibition. His Holiness Swami Asimananda Saraswati, a devout follower of Swami Nigamananda Saraswati and Prof. Harikrishna Dash, State President, Sri Sathya Sai Seva Organisation, Orissa also attended the Inaugural Ceremony. |
Inaugural Ceremony… |
From left to right -
State President Prof. Harikrishna Dash,
Prof. Bhimsen Dash, Gajapati Maharaja Sri Sri Divyasingha Dev, and His Holiness Swami Asimananda Saraswati |
In his inaugural address Gajapati Maharaja praised the endeavor and advised the organizers to organize this exhibition in every nook and corners of Orissa so that all can take the benefit of Sai Mission and Messages. |
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| Gajapati Maharaja delivering his Inaugural Address… |
Swami Asimananda Saraswati gave his opinion in writing praising the effort and mentioning the urgent need of such spiritual activities. He also prayed Swami to bless the project so that it fulfills its purpose. |
Swamy Ashimananda Saraswati expressing his satisfaction |
The exhibition was also having a Mini Theatre. All the guests enjoyed the movie based on Swami's Message and Leelas in that theatre. A Book and AV Stall was also attached with the exhibition, carrying hundreds of books and CDs on Swami. |
 
Dignitaries watching the movie in the Mini Theatre….. |
The Book and AV Stall… an Integral Part
of the Exhibition…. |
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Dignitaries and Devotees, all enjoying the exhibition…
Trying to listen the Call….
Devotees in general and Youths in special are more curious…
Some taking notes while others questioning each other…
After all it was a great event and milestone in the history of Sai Organisations, Orissa.
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Youth (Ladies)
