[Tavern-Talk] Trust Talk - 50th ANNIVERSARY of BABA'S 1958 MEHERABAD SAHAVAS

[Tavern-Talk]

Post Bag No. 31, King's Road
Ahmednagar - 414 001

Meherabad
19 June, 2007


COMMEMORATION PROGRAMME OF 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF BELOVED
BABA'S 1958 MEHERABAD SAHAVAS ON 15TH, 16TH AND 17TH FEBRUARY,
2008 AT MEHERABAD

Please note that information clarifying rules for accommodation
has been updated since the last notice.

This is to announce that Avatar Meher Baba Trust will be commemorating
the 50th Anniversary of 1958 Sahavas which Beloved Baba gave to His
lovers at Meherabad between 15th February and 26th February 1958.

The Commemoration Programme will be at Meherabad from 15th to 17th
February 2008.  The programme will include short speeches by 1958 Sahavas
participants, Bhajans that were sung during 1958 Sahavas, a short
skit and play based on the deliberations of that sahavas, Burra Katha
and a special film show on 1958 Sahavas. 1958 Sahavas posters will be
exhibited during the programme.

1958 Sahavas participants, both male and female, are requested to kindly
send their names for short speeches describing their 1958 Sahavas
experiences only.  Interested Baba lovers are requested to send us a short
summary of their 1958 experience in writing by 30th September 2007.

Individuals or Baba centres can send us in writing those Bhajans which were
sung during the 1958 Sahavas. A few of the selected Bhajans will be included
in the February 2008 Commemoration Programme. 30th September 2007 is the
closing date for Bhajan entries.

The organizing committee will finalize the names of speakers and singers
after 30th September 2007 and will confirm the names of selected persons.

Please send your entries for speeches and Bhajans of 1958 Sahavas to:
Urmilla/Gokaran Shrivastava, Librarians, Meherabad Hill Library, Meherabad,
Ahmednagar-MS-414 006.  Email address: gokaran_shrivastav at hotmail.com
Phone: (0241) 2548473.  All communications should indicate full address
and phone numbers of the senders.

All Baba lovers who are interested in participating in the February 2008
Commemoration Programme should positively reserve their lodging
accommodation in Meherabad well before 31st January 2008.

Also please note that the Commemoration Programme dates fall between
Beloved Baba's 39th Amartithi and 114th Birthday.  Accommodation at
Hostel D is not available to pilgrims up to 5th February.  As such, the
participants who come for Amartithi should not expect to continue their
stay at Hostel D. It was also Beloved Baba's wish that His lovers should
celebrate His Birthday at their own centres.  It is therefore advisable that
participants arrive at Meherabad by 14th February and leave Meherabad as
soon as possible after conclusion of the programme on 17th February,
so that they can celebrate His Birthday at their respective centres.
This applies to accommodation at Hostel D, Hostel C, and any other
accommodation at Lower Meherabad. These rules do not apply to
accommodation at the Meher Pilgrim Retreat.

Pilgrims desiring to extend their stay at Meher Pilgrim Retreat should
send their requests for accommodation to Pilgrim Reservations. As always,
reservations for the Meher Pilgrim Retreat must be made six weeks in
advance.

Kindly send us copies of 1958 Sahavas photos if you have any. These
photographs may be included in the film for the occasion or displayed
during the programme.

As there will be time constraints on all three days of the programme,
last-minute request for speeches, Bhajans and accommodation will not be
entertained. Therefore, you are requested to note the stipulated dates
carefully.

Baba Magazines and Baba Centres are requested to give wide publicity to
this circular and to emphasize the importance of response within the
stipulated dates.


With Most Loving Jai Meher Baba,


Jal P. Dastoor,
Shridhar Kelkar,
Ramesh Jangale,
Organizing Trustees,
Avatar Meher Baba Trust

V. S. Kalchuri
Chairman
Avatar Meher Baba Trust