Aishwarya Rai and Sachin Tendulkar in Puttaparthi

https://www.deccanchronicle.com/southern-states/andhra-pradesh/aishwarya-rai-and-sachin-tendulkar-visit-puttaparthi-for-sri-sathya-sai-centenary-celebrations-1918069

https://x.com/DeccanChronicle/status/1990994471547555960

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DRPBQLPk6ja/

From the title it sounded like a movie 😂

https://www.youtube.com/live/UJlx7hiHefI?si=AhP6gSUQjRxCfgZk

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan new speech

https://x.com/mr_mayank/status/1991046805703037130

That's a quote by Sathya Sai . Raishwarya is back to looking pretty. Looks good in that colour.

Modi being there is an insult to whatever Sai Baba preached. I wonder what he has to say about the Sarva Dharma Emblem of the Ashram . They have bhajans that praise Krishna, Allah and Jesus in the same breath

Originally posted by: priya185

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan new speech

https://x.com/mr_mayank/status/1991046805703037130

oops.......She and all are telling it to conversion gang

Originally posted by: WormikaGrubby

That's a quote by Sathya Sai . Raishwarya is back to looking pretty. Looks good in that colour.

Modi being there is an insult to whatever Sai Baba preached. I wonder what he has to say about the Sarva Dharma Emblem of the Ashram . They have bhajans that praise Krishna, Allah and Jesus in the same breath

@bold: really? That seems like an alien concept in today’s times. I wonder if they still practice it.

Originally posted by: liberiangirl

@bold: really? That seems like an alien concept in today’s times. I wonder if they still practice it.

Yup. They still do. https://youtu.be/f0JVDLDKmWI?si=tdoSmglGTHA7r85F

Bhajans like this one are sung almost evey day. The daily session ends with Sarva Dharma Prarthana. You see pics of Jesus or framed verses from the Quran at the local centers across the country along with pics of Hindu deities. Christmas, Eid, Passover, Chinese New Year etc are celebrated.

That is the emblem of the Ashram. Pretty sure that made his blood boil lol.

It's not some woke utopia. The devotees aren't totally above prejudice . From what I've seen when I volunteered with them ,there is occasional friction but they do a very good job of rising above differences. it instead of indulging. The hospital provides free care to people from just about any background ,religion is never a criterion when they're shortlisted. . There could be things in Sathya Sai's teachings we can't agree with but regardless of where you stand on the 'miracles ' and his claim that he was an Avatar , it's commendable that the idea of Getting Along and respecting other people's faith is practised as a motto in their organisation.

The Hindu bits. They have rituals ,poojas homas artis all that . .Women get to take part . Women chant the gayatri and the Vedas. Women ,like ones from orthodox brahmin families who are otherwise forbidden from chanting the gayatri and are treated like shit by their husbands and in laws despite all the caste privilege they have in the outside world get to sit next to their husbands and chant stuff thats supposed to be exclusively the markers of male greatness. And ofcourse everyone regardless of caste is taught / welcome to chant mantras that ' lower ' castes were forbidden from chanting or had no access to. Also my favourite part - no period shaming. Women participate in bhajans /poojas , or light lamps even on ' those days '.

It might sound performative ; many of these devotees are probably not okay with their daughters marrying a Muslim or a Dalit , but in general it's good stuff as far as baby steps are concerned. It's the Hindu Rashtra Sanghis are scared of. Where conservative/ religious Hindus learn to say " Okay I don't agree with or like everything X religion says but I can see it's the same God they're trying to worship so why don't we just focus on that instead and try to Get Along. '. It's their worst nightmare because once that message catches on thered be no votes for them.

Somebody like you know who sitting at the dais in that hall where people of literally all castes religions and nationalities have sat next to each other in the same row for decades is a form of desecration.