Source: http://www.tribuneindia.com/1999/99mar12/nation.htm#6

Sai Baba in Delhi after 17 years
Tribune News Service

NEW DELHI, March 11 — A large number of devotees thronged the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here this evening to have darshan of Sathya Sai Baba who arrived in the Capital after a gap of 17 years.

Long queues could be seen as the devotees waited for hours to enter the stadium and have a glimpse of Sai Baba from Puttaparthi, who arrived here from Bangalore this morning.

The Sai Baba, dressed in his traditional saffron attire, entered the stadium and sat in a specially-created podium to give darshan to the devotees.

The devotees sang Sai bhajans as they entered the stadium. Religious fervour marked the visit of the Sai Baba to the arena for about 10 minutes.

The religious leader will stay in Delhi for four days and will give darshan twice a day on March 12 and 13. He will deliver a public discourse at the stadium on Sunday morning.

The organisers said the main purpose of his visit was to inaugurate the Sri Sathya Sai International Centre in the Lodhi Estate institutional area.

The centre intends to promote appreciation of the world heritage. Its focus will be on educational, cultural and other social activities to foster love and understanding at the national and international levels.

About 8000 volunteers of the Sri Sathya Sai Seva Samiti have come here to oversee the arrangements here during the stay of the religious leader.

The Delhi police has made elaborate arrangements for controlling traffic and has made route changes for people who wish to visit the stadium to have darshan of the Sai Baba.