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25th November 2023 marked the 144th birth anniversary of Sadhu Vaswani. Weeklong service activities and celebrations were organised by the Sadhu Vaswani Mission and its educational institutions. The sessions featured recorded discourses by Sadhu Vaswani and Dada J.P. Vaswani, and live talks by Didi Krishna Kumari.

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On 25th November, day-long programmes were held. The Mission premises was packed to full capacity. People from across the city and beyond and abroad had gathered to mark the celebrations. The first session began with the kindling of the holy havan fire accompanied by devotional renditions. Didi Krishna Kumari, speaking at the occasion, said, “Saints like Sadhu Vaswani come to the earth plane to redeem humanity of its sufferings and lead them to God. To become receptive to their grace and belong to them, we must become humble.”

Devotees attending the function were seen overwhelmed with emotion. One of them, Mr. Ajay said “There is a wave of devotion and spiritual energy all over the Mission.”

Following the session, guru langar – fellowship meals were served. “This is the first time I ate Sindhi food. The food was very tasty and the event was very well arranged,” said Akansha Sonawane.

The evening session included live telecasts of recorded discourses by Sadhu Vaswani and Dada J. P. Vaswani. The day concluded with bhajans and kirtan renditions that continued until midnight.

Service activities included bird feeding, animal sevas, distribution of ration kits to poor and needy families, clothes to 454 children of construction labourers, joy packets and geometry boxes to poor children in schools, artificial limbs were distributed to 31 beneficiaries, 900 transgenders in Budhwar Peth and 100 in red light area were given new sarees, apples and Solapuri chaddar were given to poor patients in Inlaks & Budhrani hospital. Mission’s healthcare institutions also offered concessions in diagnostics and treatments.

National and International Sadhu Vaswani Centers organised satsangs and carried out service activities.