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Festivals and Events
| Month |
Festivals and Events in 2015 |
| January |
1 – January
New Year’s Day |
11 – January Annual Sports meet |
14 – January Makara Sankranti |
| February |
17 – FebruaryMaha Shivarathri |
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| March |
05 – MarchHoli |
21 – March Ugadi |
28 – March Sri Rama Navami |
| April |
14 – April Tamil New Year |
15 – April Vishu |
24 – April Sri Sathya Sai Aradhana Mahotsavam |
| May |
03 – May Buddha Poornima |
06 – May Easwaramma Day |
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| June |
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| July |
27 – July Ashadi Ekadashi |
31 – July Guru Poornima |
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| August |
28 – August Onam |
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| September |
05 – September Sri Krishna Janmashtami |
17 – September Ganesh Chaturthi |
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| October |
20 – October Avatar hood Declaration Day |
22 – October Vijaya Dashami |
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| November |
11 – November Deepavali |
14 & 15 – November Global Akhanda Bhajan |
18 – November Rathothsavam (Chariot Festival) |
| 19 – November Ladies day |
22 – November SSS University Convocation |
23 – November Bhagawan Baba’s Birthday |
| December |
25 – December Christmas |
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* Note: Dates given above are only indicative and are subject to change.
Introduction
It is a remarkable feature of festival celebrations in Bhagawan’s presence that they are not confined to any particular religion or deity. They are universal in character emphasizing the underlying unity of all religions and the fundamental message of love and peace. Indeed, Bhagawan had declared in a discourse delivered on the occasion of the First World Conference of the Sri Sathya Sai Seva Organizations at Mumbai in July 1968: “This is a human form in which every Divine entity, every Divine Principle, that is to say, all Names and Forms ascribed by man to God, are manifest”. Thus, we see today, devotees professing different faiths being drawn to Bhagawan from all over the world, seeing in Him the Name and Form that is most dear to them, and also deriving the bliss of celebrating their religious festivities in His Divine presence. Typically, the programme consists of speeches by students, functionaries of Bhagawan’s Institutions and devotees, where they share their thoughts and recount their experiences and lessons learnt at the Divine Lotus Feet. This is usually followed by Bhagawan’s discourse and cultural programmes. At the conclusion of the programme, Prasadam (sacramental food) is distributed to everyone.
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