6:30 am - we reached the ground. Swami came at 7:15. Primary School colourful costumes, Parthi boys bow ties, school T-shirts, we - plain. Oath - boys were loud enough. After dispersing (at the conclusion of the half-hour march-past), Apple juice. Actually unlimited. I didn't know that, so I had only one disposable tumbler, 165 ml. Brindavan Obstacle course, Lion dance (Malaysians also), Karate, Stilts handball + 2 Big Balls + 2 clowns - OK. ATP began traditionally, predictions on Sai, float of globe, then unusually Westernized program. Floor exercises, Karate, Bicycle formations, Basketball drill. Brindavan and ATP - inane commentary reduced the impact. ATP ended by breaking tube-lights on each other, littering the ground for Primary children. Just after Brindavan, there was Parthi "Boomerang" show, which boomeranged.
5 pm, Primary - colourful as usual, but all Hindi film songs, latest ones, complete with dance steps. "Chitrahaar", including Nagina song etc. Began with Santa Claus and counterpart going up to Swami. But their final "fire-pot on head" suffered as it wasn't dark enough. They helped to delay our start of fire-drill till it became dark, by leaving their hot pots in the middle of the ground. Pyrotechnics, writing Pranams etc as also 'sunburst' rockets were a great hit. Also, good fire torch display. Then Parthi - Pranava Nada Bindu Kala, based on Swami's Upanishad Discourses in the holidays. Yama telling Nachiketa evolution. Dinosaurs were good. Karate and tumbling too long. Ending song, fire torches formation - Swami stood, blessed a lot, also turned for photos surrounded by fire.
After His dinner, group photos. Just as in the morning, photos after His lunch. But in the morning, He didn't heed the "Please Swami" of ATP. Night - boys stood right up to balcony, ignoring ATP. Finally, as He went, Jai Bolo. 3 times. From balcony, He spoke as of old - "Had food?! Very happy." etc.
Then Ruchir Sir gave message - car is waiting for me, I must go to the ground to help S. G. (Sai Giridhar) Sir with dismantling. Couldn't find car, so hitched a ride with Rajesh Singh, RX100. Loaded stuff into Standard Sai Emblem van, also Brindavan car, unloaded to Institute Prayer Hall. Speakers, amplifiers, mixer, snake. Got two more "Arisalu" sweets + toffees from S. G. Sir. Reached room after 2 chapati dinner at 10, ate the sweets as supplement, told them (A3 - parents and sister) about Parthi program, slept. A3 are leaving tomorrow.
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