Ramana Prasthanamu-Book Release function

After years of toil and hard work, the Sai Mandir at Julepalle was finally inaugurated on the 2nd of June 2010. On this occasion, a bust sized idol of Late Sri Donepudi Lakshminarayana was also inaugurated by his younger brother Sri Donepudi Venkayya on 1st June. A remembrance meeting was held on this occasion where the speakers spoke about the qualities of Sri Lakshminarayana.

Sri Ramana Prasthanamu, a book written by Sri Donepudi Venkayya was released by Sri Donepudi Subrahmanya Sastry, the president of Sri Shirdi Sai Baba Trust. Along with this book ‘Sri Devi Ashwadhati’, a book written by Sri Mellacheruvu Bhanuprasad was also re-released after its reprint. The programme went on as per the following schedule. The programme was anchored by Sri C.L.Giridhar.

• Invitation of dignitaries on the dais (Sri Donepudi Venkayya, Sri C.S.S.S.Prasad, Sri M. Bhanuprasad Rao, Sri D.V.S.Sastry)

• Invocation song by Sri D.Varalakshmi

• Inaugural address by Sri D.V.S.Sastry giving brief of the activities of Sri Shirdi Sai Baba Trust

• Inauguration of the bust sized idol of Sri Donepudi Lakshminarayana by Sri Donepudi Venkayya

• Address by Sri Donepudi Venkayya

• Address by Sri Donepudi Sri Ramamurthy

• Address by Sri C.S.S.S.Prasad

• Address by Sri M.Bhanuprasad Rao

• Address by Smt Kanthamma

• Address by Sri DBK Murthy

• Address by Sri D.R.Sarma outlining the contents of ‘Smrithi Patham’, a book containing reminisces of various people about Sri Donepudi Lakshminarayana.

• Release of ‘Ramana Prasthanamu’ by Sri D.V.S.Sastry

• Release of ‘Devi Ashwadhati’ by Sri. C.S.S.S.Prasad

• Address by Sri Markandeya Sharma outlining the contents of ‘Ramana Prasthanamu’

• Address by Sri D.Naresh Babu outlining the contents of ‘Devi Ashwadhati’

• Vote of thanks by Sri Donepudi Narasayya

Some of the related photographs are being posted.

Ramanasramam Trip in February

Our Ramanasramam trip this Feb was quite a big one. Our group size was quite big like the one in Sep 08. We had commenced our trip on the 19th of Feb and did the Girivallam on the same night. This time the notable persons present were  my parents who were missing in Feb 08. Our Narsaraopet Aamma was also present which made the group unique. We stayed there until the 21st and in the afternoon had come back by evening to Bangalore.