Darshan

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"I Had the Darshan Like Hanuman"

K. Raman

I think it was the last Balcony Darshan facing the East up in the top of the Ashram building, Pondicherry. I do not remember exactly the year, may be it could be 1973.

Those days the workers of Auroville were always given an opportunity and taken to the Mother's Darshan. If my memory goes well, there were lots of people waiting and standing on the road looking up: something is going to happen. There was a great silence expecting the Mother to come out to the Balcony.

That day a little shower from the sky could not disturb the crowd's aspiration.

Yes, there was the Mother in the Balcony accompanied by someone. She once walked across the length looking down to all the people who were looking up.

It might have lasted about 5 or 10 minutes and made a great impression in me.

I happened to be one among others who had the opportunity. Although my name is Raman, I had the Darshan like Hanuman.

For worship lifts the worshipper's bowed strength

Close to the god's pride and bliss his soul adores:...

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