Sri Sathya Sai Seva Organizations, Andhra Pradesh

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East Godavari District - Event Reports

Sl.No	Event Name
1	Maha Narayana seva
2	Distribution of Exam Pads

Eat Godavari District - Events

Sl.No	Event Name
1	ESWARAMABA DAY CELEBRATIONS
2	Mother Eswaramma Varotsavalu

East Godawari District - At Glance

1	SSS Adopted Villages	25
2	SSS Water Purification Plants	3
3	SSS DM Training Centres
4	SSS Sarva Dharma Stupams
5	SSS Bala Vikas Centres	198
6	SSS Bala Vikas Students	3172
7	SSS Bala Vikas Gurus	202
8	Sri Satya Sai Schools
9	SSS Vidya Jyothi Schools	23
10	SSS DJP Centres	3
11	SSS Vocational Training Centres
12	SSS Mobile Medical Vans	1
13	SSS RIMS Hospital Service
14	SSS Samithis	62
15	SSS Bhajan Mandalis	190
16	SSS Mandirs	43

Fortunate are those who are born during same period when God incarnates. Even more fortunate are those who are chosen as instruments for His mission. SSSSO Devotees of East Godavari are such fortunate ones.

East Godavari district is a district in Coastal Andhra region of Andhra Pradesh, India. Its district headquarters is at Kakinada.

East Godavari has many historical temples located at Someswaram, Amalapuram, Annavaram, Antarvedi, Draksharamam, Kotipalli, Pithapuram, Rajahmundry, Samalkota .

Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary is located about 15 km from Kakinada . Kadiyapulanka, 20 km from Rajamahendravaram, is the location of many plant nurseries. Other attractions are Sir Arthur Cotton Museum at Dhavaleswaram, Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary. Eco tourism projects are located at Maredumilli, Papikondalu Rampa and Tuni . It is abundant grace of Bhagawan, East Godavari is a agricultural belt. The roiling sounds of Godavari river ripple all around East Godavari reminding of vedic chants.

Apart from these, East Godavari has unique blessings with Bhagawans visits and Physical appearances many times in Agency of East Godavari .

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba varu gave permanent bliss to the devotees by visiting East Godavari 21 times. Bhagavan's’ darshan, sparshan and sambhashan have sanctified the lives of East Godavari Devotees. Bhagawan says, “East Godavari is a Veda Bhumi”.

East Godavari Agency - Bhagawans Gracious Lovely Appearance

Once sevadal heard to a miraculous incident while visiting houses in a village Kumdada. They were showing photo of Bhagawan, introducing themselves as members sent by Bhagawan and told that Bhagawan is going to provide drinking water to them. One of the householders narrated following incident-

I have seen this Sai baba. I spoke to Him too. Baba told ‘here a water storage tank is going to come up. Fill water. That water will be good. Drink happily.’

Much before water storage was constructed Bhagawan gave darshan to these girijans and blessed them.

In yet another village Sripuram , Bhagawan appeared and personally inspected the place. Seated on a bench, Bhagawan drank tea from a tea vendor. Tea vendor still retains the glass in which Bhagawan drank tea. He visited an old woman who was suffering from fever. Bhagawan said that fever subsides soon. Once when a sevadal by name Sri.Veeraraghavulu visited this old man and assured that he will help in construction of her house. After few days when he happened to pass by that place, he was surprised to see construction under process. On enquiry old woman that she received needed material from this sevadal only. Sri.Veera Raghavulu was astonished that Bhagawan has blessed her with what is needed for her. At another village Bhagawan appeared in front of a house and asked lady of the house to offer aarthi.

Bhagawan visits East Godavari

Bhagawan visited fortunate East Godavari land many times during years 1936 – 1983. Rajamundry stands most fortunate land with highest number of visits of Divine Lord.

Sampara, Amalapuram, Rajolu, Kadali,Satyavada, Repalle, Mirtpaadu, Kesavaramu, Gummileru, Pinapalle, Gangavaram, Paamaru, Narasapuram, Ravoorupeta, Rajupalem, Anaparthi, Kutuluru, Someswaram, Ramachandrapuram, Tamarada, Peddapuram, Vadlamooru, Medapaadu, Pedapaadu, Palivela, Bandaru Lanka, Toredu, Bikkvolu, Kattamooru, Samalkota, Peddapuram, Kotapeta are the other various villages and towns that are sanctified by the visit of Divine Lord.

Discourses, Materialising of Lingas, Krishna idol, Lakshmi idol,Sri Rama Pattabhishekam idols, Nataraja, Shirdi Baba idol, Spatika mala, Samoohika upanayanam, Narayana Seva , inaugurations are some the beautiful reminiscences devotees recollect marking Divine Lords visit in East Godavari.
In January 1966, is a red letter day for SSSSO East Godavari. Bhagawan inaugurated SSSSO at Rajahmundry. Some of the excerpts of Bhagwans letter to Sri. Nidamarthi Sathyam, are to be remembered –

Sathyam! It is better to register the committee as prescribed below. List the following names, take authorised signature on the agreement, add minutes of the meeting and then register. Nidamarthi Sathyam (President), Nalamoori PotaRaju (Vice-President), Dandamoorthi Ramarao, Nidadavolu Achyut Rao, Achanta Visweswara Rao (Secretary), Nidamarthi Narasimham, Bendapudi SubbaRao, Velluri Ramanaiah, Suri Sathyam,Srimati Bulamma and Velluru Somaraju.

After SSSSO in East Godavari, SSSSOs have started in West Godavari, Nellore,Guntur,Vizag .

In 1969 January 20th to 24th, Bhagawan personally inspected SSSSO Units in many villages.
In 1969, Jan 22^nd Bhagawan laid foundation stone for SSSSO mandir.
Bhagawan presided Thyagaraja Mahotsavam, gave discourses and sang too
On December 31^st 1973, Bhagawan conducted 6^th conference of SSSSO in Nav Bharat Gurukulam. Relentless Seva rendered by East Godavari devotees for nearly 6000 people that includes dignitaries, office bearers and devotees showed that they have imbibed Swami's message of Seva. Some of the excerpts from Bhagawans discourse –

Intensify your sadhana through devotion, duty and discipline
Develop Sri Sathya Sai Seva Organisations
Establishment of Universities should be considered
Registrations in Organisations should be avoided
Within the state, zones can be established
Convenors, district Presidents can be appointed to assist State President and Zonal Coordinators
Balavikas should be main motto to expand

It is Bhagawans grace that East Godavari devotees were given chance to host such a big event. There after it is going to be held at Puttaparthi only. Bhagawan was all praise for the devoted services of East Godavari Devotees.

Veda Pandits – East Godavari

Aamnaayarta Vaacharpathi, Veda Bhashya Visarad,Veda Bhashyalankara Brahmasri Uppuluri Ganapathi Sastry, Vyakarana nyaya Vedanta ,Pandita Balayasa Brahmasri Varanasi Subramanya Sastry, Ghanaaata Swadhyaya , East Godavari Veda Parishit chief , Brahmasri Cherukumilli, Kameswara Ghanapati, Vyakarana Sarvabhuma Darshana Alankara Brahmasri Peri Venkateswara Sastry, Taraka Rstna Nyaya Vedanta Vidyapaarini Darshanalankara Brahmasri Bulusu Apanna Sastry , Darshana Bhushana Chatustantri Brhmasri Kolluri Somasekara Sastry are the fortunate East Godavari pandits Chosen by Bhagawan for 1^st Veda Purusha Saptah Jnana Yagna. They got attracted to His Divinity and hailed Bhagawan as Veda Purusha.

Sri Sathya Sai Gurukulam

Sri Tanneeru Bullayya garu, an Educationalist with an intense desire to serve Bhagawan started a school NAVA BHARAT GURUKULAM. He felt school will be safe and will have long way in the hands of Bhagawan. On May 12^th, 1981 at 9.30am, he handed over the school to Beloved Lord. Bhagawan accepted. On June 23^rd 1981 Bhagawan started both Telugu and English Medium. Bhagawan christened the name of the school as Sri Sathya Sai Gurukulam. Bhagawan also inaugurated hostel for comfortable stay of the students.

Devotees of East Godavari SSSSO remained in the history of their relentless seva during Pushkaralu too.

There are many activities that are widespread throughout East Godavari that makes it a unique district with Bhagawans visits as well as Seva.

*** Jai Sairam