Photo of 16 Sep 1994 from my "Swami albums" - perhaps the card which You are looking at is the one mentioned below. This was the first festival in the "new hall" which was later named 'Sai Kulwant Hall'.
You got me awakened by 4:30 so that I could bathe etc and go with the card, letter box and article book after writing English translation for the card. Children's dances were fast and colourful, so mistakes were forgiven. TheyyamTheyyam figures scary. You said, "Like you" to Rakesh of Kathakali on card, later signed it in silence. Said will see later, for letters box. After Parthi boys had gone back, You came, said, "Narayanan, 2 Vans to Muddenahalli", gave padamaskar and took letters box. (Sri Narayanan was the Secretary of the Central Trust around that time.)
Photo of 16 Sep 1994 from my "Swami albums"
A little bit of Manana, then slept (in the afternoon). 4 small boys spoke, then Mr. Mukundan and Mr. Eradi. Discourse - Asuras and Devas are like salt and sweet. All necessary. Anything out of limit is bad. Food - indigestion if too much, hunger if too less. Similarly, ego. Aditi's prayers on Indra's humiliation answered, Bhadrapada month, Vishnu born to her. Rammohan Sir's translation. Namuchi demon couldn't be attacked by Vajrayudha. Indra prayed, "Use that which is neither dry nor wet" was the answer. Foam. Actually, Indra is controller of Indriyas, which is the mind. Concentration / sense control / dama is Vajrayudha. Bali means tax. He surrendered Body, Mind and Atma - that is the 3 feet significance, not a big foot on Earth, big foot on sky and small foot on head!
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Then, You came and sat near us for the program (photo below from my "Swami albums" - but this is probably from the morning program while the evening program was probably in the Poornachandra.)
"Joga Rao and VC should take up such dances - will reduce (their weight). But only on ground floor. Else, danger!" Told Gopi Sir we are to go by 7:30, Swami will come later. To make us see the program, asked, "Why do you come here?" Smiling, taking letters, reading, stuffing inside an air mail envelope. For Calicut group song, "Paavam" (Poor thing.) For Thrissur Thyagaraja ballet, "Music program, not drama - good, but public - classical music." You were singing many of the Thyagaraja kirtanas. Final group photo - the "Paavam" girls were covered by the others.
Balcony darshan from far. In spite of Your sannidhi, Lord, I'm not in resonance - must put in effort.
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