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Sri Swamiji arrived in Hyderabad city on 8th April 2005 afternoon. Sri Swamiji visited the office of SERVE (Scientific Research on Vedas) and received Pada Puja from its founder, Sri Kuppa Krishnamurthy, Vidyadhikari of Avadhoota Datta Peetham.

In the evening, Sri Swamiji arrived in Hyderabad Ashrama near Dindigul air force academy, about 40 kilometres from City. In spite of this great distance, thousands of people greeted Sri Swamiji with loud cheers of Jai Guru Datta Sri Guru Datta. The sprawling prayer hall named as SRI GANAPATHY SACHCHIDANANDA GURU MANTAPAM was full of people and over filled with their devotion and affection for Sri Swamiji.

At 7 PM, Sri T.Subbarami Reddy, Member of Parliament and Chairman of Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams inaugurated the newly built kitchen facility. Sri Swamiji and Bala Swamiji were present and were shown around the facility and the preparations for cooking arrangements made in connection with Sri Swamiji's 10 day long stay in the Ashrama.

In the ensuing welcome function held in the prayer hall, devotees offered welcome Bhajan, welcome speech and garlands to Sri Swamiji . The speech of Sri T. Subbarami Reddy were full of glowing praise for Sri Swamiji's universal and non partisan approach to human problems and ills of the society. He offered Srivari Vastram (holy clothe) from the Balaji temple in Tirupati.

9th April 2005 - Yugadi Celebrations

The new year - called as Paarthiva was welcomed early in the morning at 5.30 AM when Sri Swamiji gave the Yugadi Pachchadi (a special bitter-sour Teertham) prepared with a heady mixture of shredded young mangoes, neem flowers and jaggery were given by Sri Swamiji to Mysore Ashrama staff . Sri Chakra Puja was performed early in the morning at 5.50 AM. While sitting on the Puja platform, Sri Swamiji gave a short discourse and explained the Yugadi Shloka

shAtAyur vajra dEhAya
sarva sampatkarAyacha
sarvArishta vinAshAya
nimbakandala bhakshanam

By receiving this sacred mixture of neem and jaggery - i pray for 100 years of strong healthy body, may good things happen and wealth of all types (health, education etc) come.
I wish you all a Happy Yugadi.

So, saying, Sri Swamiji came to the Darshan hall and sat on the flower bedecked special seat at 6 AM. Tens of thousands of people walked past Sri Swamiji in two queues - glancing a glimpse of Sri Swamiji and touching the Datta Padukas placed on either side of the queue. They were given Yugadi Teertham, laddu (sweet ball) and later Annadanam was performed. It is estimated that more than 47,000 persons came for Darshan today.
Sri Swamiji sat there till 5 PM.

In the evening, Sri Kuppa Krishnamurthy, Datta Peetham Vidyadhikari (Dean of Datta Peetham's educational activities) chanted the customary PANCHANGA SHRAVANA (reciting the salient features of this year's almanac).

Sri Swamiji then sang this year's Yugadi Bhajan "Swagatamu" and explained it.

O’ Paarthiva Samvatsara – we welcome you. We don’t know how many times you have come and graced the world. We welcome such Yugadi. Everyday is a new day. I welcome you again. All these indicators of time – seconds, minutes hours, years etc., are my invention for my convenience. You don’t have such barriers. I figure that your wheel has 60 spokes. I don’t know if you will elevate me or push me down in this year. I leave my results to you as I am an ignorant person in life. You are the giant bull dozer that moves on and on and on. But I feel your wondrous love for beauty in the singing of the birds and the green leaves that the plants sprout each day, the colors of the flowers and the patterns of the clouds. I feel you as Dattatreya – the Sachchidananda Trinity God Head.

Let me sing this year’s new Yugadi Song

Sri Swamiji sings “SWAGATAMU SWAGATAMU O’ PARTHIVA

This is a very meaningful new Yugadi Bhajan.

This Bhajan is written with pain in my heart about the recent Tsunami.

O’ Paarthiva (name of the year) – You may be famous as our ancestors had praised you many many times? Should I welcome you with that happiness that our ancestors welcomed you? Or Should I welcome you with eagerness to clean my anguish and anxieties?

I never questioned you but I welcome you.

Just because the last year drubbed us with the dreaded Tsunami, we will not stop welcoming you. But let me tell you – my mind is full of unpleasant confusions yet at the same time, I am now hearing the beautiful cuckoos singing.

While I welcome you by spreading tender mango leaves on your path to comfort your coming, I have a request to make –

I don’t want you to cause any ripples from the recent Tsunami troubles – I want to tell you that My Dattatreya will protect me in times of troubles and happiness so that I can joyously walk in the path of Sachchidananda. 

Jaya Guru Datta

Sri Swamiji giving Darshan in the Yugadi Darshan Hall
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People queuing past Sri Swamiji
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Sri Swamiji in the flower decorated seat
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Thousands waiting outside to join the Darshan line
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Annadanam
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Sri Kuppa Krishnamurthy sings the Panchaga - Hindu Almanac
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Massive crowds enjoying the Yugadi Bhajan
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Sri Swamiji breaks coconut in the newly constructed kitchen in Hyderabad Ashrama on 8th April 2005 at 7 PM . Sri T. Subbarami Reddy, MP and Chairman, Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams is also seen.

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