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jeep in the direction of the figure. Curiosity In spite of his own illness, Shri Uttam conquered the heat and they even forgot Chandbhai Panchamiya of Calcutta came their burning thirst. As the vehicle down to this isolated place and spent day approached her, Sadhvishri greeted them and night ministering to the patients. courteously. The officials alighted from their Kumari Nirmala Gandhi, a very devoted jeep and bowed respectfully.
disciple of Sadhvishri's, also performed
remarkable services at this camp. Through Graciously blessing them, Sadhvishri the tireless efforts of the devotees, two enquired why they were still working in the hundred and fifty patients testified to the intense heat. The senior official replied, “I success of the camp by recovering their wanted to ask you the very same question". sight. Once again this 'land of inner light' In a moment the initial barriers of reserve delighted in bestowing sight. Since that first fell away and an atmosphere of mutual successful eye-camp the volunteers at understanding was established. As they sat at Veerayatan have been continuously engaged Sadhvishri's feet in the delicate shade of a in this work. jujube tree, the government officers were told about the plans for Veerayatan. In Construction Work Begins Sadhvishri's inner radiance they glimpsed Sadhvi Shri Yashaji, a model of devoted the presence of the divine and resolved to service, was like a shadow to Sadhvi Shri collaborate fully in the welfare activities of Chandanaji and kept pace with her in her Veerayatan. Among the officials was the daily round. She would come with Director of the Public Works Division, Shri Sadhvishri to the Veerayatan site every day. Kalal Sahib, who pledged his help. True to Sadhvi Yashaji applied herself to the task of his word, he had a pipeline connected to the construction and started to build a kutiya site of Veerayatan on the very eve of the small hut) there with an idea that one day opening of the eye camp, thus resolving the the peerless yogi (seer) Pujya Gurudev could longstanding water problem.
rest in it after he had been sitting and
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