Ladies' day at Prasanthi Nilayam began with the traditional Suprabhatam being sung by Smt. P. Susheela just before 5.30 am. The vedam chanting around the Mandir was also by the ladies. Bhagawan arrived in Sai Kulwant Hall at 9.30 am in a procession led by the girls bands of the Anantapur campus of the Sri Sathya Sai University and the Primary School, along with Vedam chanting students, as a welcome song was aired. Fifteen minutes later, when Bhagawan reached the stage, the programme for the day began with a ten-minute introduction by Mrs. Chetana Raju. The two speakers of the morning were Dr. (Mrs) Ankhi Mukherjee, former student of the Sri Sathya Sai University and Lecturer in the Universty of Oxford and Mrs. Sylvia Alden, who is a member of the Central Council of the Sai Organisation in the USA with a Masters in Special Education. After their talks, the materials kept in the centre of Sai Kulwant Hall were distributed to the needy. Solar LED lanterns, water purifiers, rugs and other items useful for the rural folk were passed on to the recipients drawn from various parts of Anantapur district. After prasadam distribution, Bhagawan accepted Arati at 11.10 before returning to His residence.

In the evening, once again Bhagawan was ushered into Sai Kulwant Hall in a procession, with another welcome song played over the speakers, at 5 pm. When He reached the Mandir, He moved to the Bhajan Hall where the children from the Primary school were ready in costumes for their programme this evening. After a brief interaction with them, Swami came onstage and started the programme for the evening. Smt. Sunitha and troupe presented devotional songs for an hour and Bhagawan blessed them with clothes before the programme by the Primary School children began at 6.20 pm. Their 70 minute dance-drama brought out the glory of Sai down the ages from Krita Yuga till the present, with video projections on the back-drop adding to the narrative. Swami was very pleased with their performance and went down among them for group photographs before returning to His residence after Arati at 7.40 pm.

The traditional Rathotsavam in which the idols of Rama Lakshmana Sita along with Venugopala Swami are taken from the Mandir to the Kalyanamantapam in Puttaparthi was held this morning. Bhagawan arrived at Sai Kulwant Hall after blessing the baby elephant Gita near His residence and after a darshan round in His chair, went inside a few minutes before 9.30 am. The procession led by Vedam chanting students began soon after, and as they came near the stage, Bhagawan arrived there to send them to the Gopuram gate. He then moved to the Gopuram gate to see off the procession and then returned to the Mandir and asked for Bhajans to begin a few minutes before 10 o'clock. At 10.30, He accepted Arati and returned to His residence.

This morning dawned bright and sunny. The Stadium was filled with devotees by 9 o'clock for the conclusion of the three day Yagnam. Bhagawan left His residence shortly after 9.30 and alighted from His car to arrive at the stage in the Golden Chariot, moving all the way down the stadium in a procession, blessing everyone on the way. By 10 o'clock, He was onstage, and the Poornahuti got underway after all the distinguished religious figures onstage like heads of Kanchi Peetham, Sri Siddaganga Muth of Tumkur and many others had a brief interaction with Him. The Poornahuti function concluded, and the centurion Dr. Sivakumara Swamigalu of Tumkur gave a brief talk before Bhagawan accepted Arati and returned to Yajur Mandir at 11 o'clock.

At 5.30 in the evening, Bhagawan arrived at Sai Kulwant Hall while the priests finished rituals leading up to the 'Rukmini Kalyanam' function. After a brief visit to the interview room, Swami sat onstage as the priests finished the marriage ceremony of Sri Krishna with Rukmini Devi. After the ceremony concluded, Bhagawan blessed the priests with gifts of clocks and then went on a round in His chair before the devotional songs by Ms. Mahalakshmi Iyer and party began onstage at 6.45. Forty-five minutes later, Bhagawan asked them to remain onstage, and called up the Malladi brothers to have their concert for the next 45 minutes. Swami then blessed the concert artistes with clothes, accepted Arati and returned to His residence at 8.15 pm.

This morning, Bhagawan arrived at the venue of the Yagnam in the Stadium at 9.30 as the skies showered a fine spray of rain. Additions paraphernalia there were two huge elephants who were to lead the procession tomorrow. After spending an hour there moving around the stage and blessing the participants, He accepted Arati and returned to His residence. One of the distinguished persons onstage for today's function was Sri Ganapati Sachchidananda Swamiji of Mysore. In the evening, He arrived at Sai Kulwant Hall at 4.45 pm while the Abhisheka puja was going on for the deities onstage. After His darshan round in the chair, Swami sat there till the ceremonies concluded before starting the speeches an hour later. Pancha Sahasravadhani Sri. M. Mohan garu spoke on the story of Sri Krishna's birth for around 45 minutes. Bhagawan blessed him with a chain and clothes before the next presentation, which was a concert by the Malladi brothers along with their father. They offered a CD produced by them to be released by Bhagawan and a song from it was played before their hour-long programme, following which Swami accepted Arati at 7.45 pm before returning to His residence.

Yesterday and today, the Bhagavatha Saptaham continued with scholarly talks by Sahasravadhani Garikipati Narasimha Rao garu and Tribhasha Sahasravadhani V. Padmakar garu respectively. Bhagawan arrived in Sai Kulwant hall after five o'clock and began the proceedings with the puja by the Tirupati priests for a few moments followed by the speeched in Telugu for around an hour. Yesterday's topics were the prayers of Kunti and Parikshit along with the episode of the Varaha Avatar. Today's speech dwelt on Prahlada's story. Swami blessed both the speakers with chains before accepting Arati and returning to His residence. This evening, an announcement was made after Arati about concluding of the two-week village service programme by the students with the distribution taking place at Prasanthi Nilayam tomorrow.

This evening, the seven day Bhagavatha Saptaham got underway at Prasanthi Nilayam. In the morning, Swami came to Sai Kulwant Hall at 10.30 and the icon of Venugopala Swami kept onstage was consecrated with Pujas by the priests from Tirupati. Swami then went to the Stadium before returning to Yajur Mandir. In the evening, Bhagawan arrived in Sai Kulwant Hall at 5.10 pm, and after a full round of Sai Kulwant Hall in His chair, once again moved through the ladies' side, picking up ladies and telling them to be seated on the verandah. When He reached the mandir, He asked these ladies to move to the Bhajan Hall. He entered the Bhajan Hall and interacted with them, and asked for some more ladies to be called. Soon, all the ladies from overseas were making a beeline for the Bhajan Hall. Bhagawan blessed more than 250 of them with sarees, granting them padanamaskar and a moment of interaction, for nearly an hour. He then came onstage, where the Saptaham was to commence. The priests did a brief ceremony and Swami moved across the stage to observe the Idol. After a short introduction in Telugu, Brahmasri Dr. Nagaphani Sharma took the stage with his Bhagavatha narration. Interspersed with songs and poems, the scholar described the glory of Sai in mellifluous Telugu for an hour. After the oration, it was 7.30 pm when Swami accepted Arati and returned to His residence.

The Global Akhanda Bhajan which began last evening at six o'clock concluded this evening at 6 pm. Bhagawan came in the morning at 9.30 and sat in the Bhajan Hall while the Bhajans went on before going to the College Auditorium at 10.30. There He saw the rehearsal of the Convocation drama by the students for an hour before returning to His residence. In the evening, He came at 4.30 pm to Sai Kulwant Hall. He moved down the Bhajan Hall aisle and sat onstage for a while before sitting in the bhajan hall for the last few minutes of the Bhajan. At five minutes to six, He asked for the Bhajan with 'Sri Raghavam' Alap. After Arati, Swami watched as the prasadam of laddoos and tamarind rice was distributed, and those in the bhajan hall partook the prasadam after a collective 'Brahmarpanam' chant. When He moved out, the Prmary school students chanted again before He returned to His residence.

The 24 hour Global Akhanda Bhajan commenced this evening at six o'clock. Bhagawan arrived for darshan at 4.30 pm, and after a brief visit to the Bhajan hall, sat onstage for an hour listening to the Vedic chants before coming to the Bhajan Hall to light the ceremonial lamp and start the Bhajan at 6.00 pm. He sat there listening to the Bhajans for an hour before returning to His residence.

On Thursday, Bhagawan had asked the students who were thorough with the entire Rudram to come to the Mandir in the morning. Even after the morning Bhajans concluded, Swami had not arrived, and the students continued to wait. Finally, He arrived at 11.30 and blessed them all individually with orange dhoties while they chanted full-throatedly on the verandah. Swami then went to the stadium before returning to His residence after noon.

Bhagawan came for evening darshan in His chair at 5.10, and ten minutes later was onstage for the presentation of the day, a drama 'Vision of the Divine' by Gujarat youth, themed on the cataract surgery seva activities done in Navsari district of Gujarat. When the half-hour drama concluded, Bhagawan blessed one of the participants with a chain. Sri Devesh Dave then presented half an hour of popular songs before Swami accepted Arati just before 6.30 pm. After blessing the participants in the programme, Swami returned to His residence in the chair, interacting with some devotees on the way.

This evening, the Gujarat devotees sang group songs welcoming Bhagawan to their New Year celebrations and presented a drama on the Prema Jyoti exhibition and its impact. Swami came onstage to begin the programme after His darshan round in the chair at ten minutes to five. Ten minutes of songs were followed by the 40 minute drama by the Sai youth. Swami sent watches for the participants after blessing them with group photographs. Smt. Piu Sarkhel then presented Hindustani classical songs and bhajans onstage for half an hour. Swami blessed her and her group with clothes and photographs, and Bhajans by the devotees commenced at six o'clock. Ten minutes later, Swami asked the students to sing the 'Allah ho Akbar' bhajan with alap, following with He accepted Arati and returned to His residence.

This evening, the devotees from Gujarat presented a programme celebrating Deepavali and their New Year. Bhagawan went to the stadium after a darshan round in the car, moving out from the East Prasanthi Gate. He returned to His residence after half an hour coming onstage at Sai Kulwant Hall at five o'clock to begin the programme. A short drama on the Ramayana of Kaliyuga, comparing the missions of Sri Rama and Sai Rama, was followed by a skit 'The Great Souls Meet'. Bhagawan blessed the Balvikas children by coming down from the stage for group photographs with them. Bhajans by the devotees began at six o'clock and Bhagawan accepted Arati to return to His residence fifteen minutes later. Near Yajur Mandir, students from the Sri Sathya Sai Higher Secondary school were ready with lamps and fireworks. Swami graciously sat there for around ten minutes while they set off the fireworks with His permission.

If yesterday it was the chance of the Iranian student to chant Vedam onstage, today it was the turn of the two American brothers, one in the school and one in the college. Bhagawan came onstage after His darshan round in the car at 4.30 pm, and asked Prof. Anil Kumar to announce that the Vedic hymns are not limited to any country or religion, and then called up the two American boys to chant onstage. After ten minutes of their chanting, Swami sat for a few more minutes while everyone chanted together, and then moved to the Bhajan Hall and then to the interview room. During the Bhajans which began at five o'clock in the Bhajan Hall, Swami asked for the two bhajans with Alap to be sung - 'Sri Raghavam' and 'Allah ho Akbar'. At 5.45, He accepted Arati and returned to His residence.

This evening, Bhajans began at five o'clock and Bhagawan arrived for darshan a short while later. He sat onstage and blessed many students with letters and gave a chain to one of them. Ten minutes past six, He asked for the Bhajans to stop, and collective chanting of the Rudram began. The Iranian student from the Primary School was asked to stand onstage and chant into the microphone. Bhagawan asked Prof. Anil Kumar to announce after the chanting that the boy was from Iran, and that he was the first to learn Vedam there. After a few more minutes of chanting, Swami accepted Arati at 6.35 pm and returned to His residence.

This evening, youth from the North-Eastern states Assam and Manipur presented some dances. At four o'clock, Swami went to the Stadium directly from His residence in the car, and returned directly to His residence after half an hour. Later, He came onstage at 5 pm after His darshan round in the chair, and the programme commenced shortly thereafter. Youth from Assam presented Sattriya dance and Guru Vandana followed by Krishna Vandana. Manipur youth then presented Thougal Jagoi dance. Bhagawan sent clothes for the participants and Bhajans began by the youth at 6 pm. Prasadam was distributed during Arati at 6.20 pm, following which Swami came down from the stage and blessed all the participants with group photographs before returning to His residence in the car.

This evening, youth from Kerala presented a dance followed by a music programme. Bhagawan came onstage after His darshan round by 4.30 pm, and in ten minutes, asked the Kerala State President Prof. Mukundan to introduce the programme. After the 20 minute dance, Swami went to the interview room briefly before coming out to begin the musical performance. Forty minutes of popular devotional Carnatic and Hindustani songs were followed by bhajans by the students for twenty minutes before Bhagawan accepted Arati at 6.10. He Blessed the singers with clothes and the dancers with a group photograph. The main dancer was blessed with a ring, and Swami interacted with him for a few minutes before returning to His residence in the car after granting padanamaskar for all the performers at 6.30 pm.

Bhagawan came for darshan by 4.30 pm on Thursday. Chocolates were distributed to the students as Bhajans began in the Bhajan Hall at 5 pm. On Friday, Swami clarified at the Bhajan Hall that the Bhajans were to commence every day at five o'clock. Accordingly, this evening the Bhajans began at five and Bhagawan arrived at 5.45 pm. He came onstage for a round in His chair before moving to the Bhajan Hall through the rear door and accepting Arati at six o'clock. Swami has been visiting the Hill view stadium sometimes in the mornings and occasionally in the evenings to view the progress in the work going on there preparing for the Sahasra Chandra Darshanam function in mid-November. Frequent showers have cooled down the environs.

This evening, Bhagawan arrived at Sai Kulwant Hall in His chair for darshan a few minutes after five o'clock. Moving straight to the verandah after crossing the ladies' side, He came onstage and listening to the collective Rudram chanting by the students. Once all eleven Anuvakas of the Namakam part of Sri Rudram were completed, Bhagawan called up Sri Ajit Popat, spoke to him for a while, and asked him to address the gathering at 5.25 pm. Sri Popat spoke on the need for all of us to be Grateful, Gracious and Godly. After he concluded at 5.45 pm, Swami asked one of the students to speak. His fifteen minute Telugu speech was followed by Bhajans in the Bhajan Hall. Bhagawan soon arrived there from the stage and at 6.20 accepted Arati before returning to His residence.

Today was Vijayadasami, the 90th death anniversary of Shirdi Baba, the final day of the Dasara celebrations and also the concluding Poornahuti ceremony of the Veda Purusha Saptaha Jnana Yagna. Bhagawan arrived at Sai Kulwant Hall at 9.10 am and within ten minutes, the students moved to the Poornachandra. Just past 9.30. Bhagawan arrived onstage, and interacting briefly with the priests, moved to the Western end of the stage and accepted their Arati there. He then moved to the centre, and the priests chanted mantras and completed the final offerings into the sacrificial fire. Swami blessed the priests and the wife of the chief-priest with clothes, and they all went backstage, changed into the new clothes and returned. At 10.15, Swami accepted Arati once again and returned to His residence.

Bhagawan arrived for darshan in the car at 5.30 this evening. Once He came onstage, Sri. T. G. Krishnamurthy, former Sai Organisation State President of Tamil Nadu, was asked to speak. After his half-hour speech, Prof. G. Venkataraman, former Vice-Chancellor of the Sai University, spoke for twenty minutes. Bhagawan then indicated that He would deliver His Vijaya Dasami message and His microphone was brought up.

This evening, Bhagawan arrived at Sai Kulwant Hall at 5.30 pm and when He reached onstage, former Vice-chancellor Sri S. V. Giri was asked to speak. After his half-hour talk on the Dasara celebrations, Bhajans commenced in the Sai Kulwant hall. Swami accepted Arati after 20 minutes and moved to the interview room before returning to His residence at 7 pm. Prof. Anil Kumar was asked to make an announcement about the Poornahuti celebrations marking the end of the seven-day yagnam tomorrow.

As the Yagnam went on in the Poornachandra auditorium, Swami arrived in Sai Kulwant Hall at 10.15 this morning. After around half an hour in the interview room, He moved towards the Poornachandra, distributing sarees to selected ladies on the way. At the Poornachandra stage, Swami moved to the Western end to receive Arati from the priests at 11.15 am. There, He distributed some more sarees before returning to His residence at 11.30.

In contrast to yesterday, when He did not come out in the morning at all, this morning, Bhagawan came directly to the Poornachandra auditorium a few minutes before 9 o'clock. Within five minutes, He went over to the Western end of the stage and all the priests gathered there to perform the ceremonial Arati with Vedic mantras. Swami then sat onstage for a few minutes before moving to Sai Kulwant Hall, where He called in the Union Home Minister Sri. Shivraj Patil to the interview room. Twenty minutes later, He came onstage and sat there as the entire Rudram was chanted by the students. He interacted with several of them, calling them up to Him one by one. After prasadam distribution, past 10.30 am, He accepted Arati there. As 'Jaikars' rent the air, He interacted with the students some more, asked one of the students to demonstrate the Jaikar, and returned to His residence at 10.45 after some more Jaikars from the assembled devotees.