Tuesday, 23 March 2004 — Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
It was way past midnight in the holy city of Varanasi when they entered the darshan line, most aided by walking sticks. In fact, they seemed as old as the city itself: a disoriented-looking lady with incredibly thick glasses, a handicapped woman dragging herself forward by her hands, [...]

Wednesday, 3 March 2004 -Mumbai, Maharashtra
Amrita Nidhi, Amma’s pension programme for widows and destitute women, grew dramatically during Amma’s 2004 India Tour, expanding from three to 11 states. In each city Amma gave darshan, She and various dignitaries personally distributed pension checks to several representative beneficiaries. During Amma’s  programme in Prabhadevi, Mumbai, many were enrolled [...]

Monday, 1 March 2004 — Pune, Maharashtra
Mata Amritanandamayi Math, in connection with the local and central government, is in the process of rehabilitating slum dwellers of Ajanta Nagar. The project involves the construction of 27 blocks of four- and five-story apartment buildings where on top of what used to be a nine-acre slum.
Walking around with [...]

Vellanure Village, Chennai
M.A.M Chenai started an Amritakuteeram project to build houses for the poor and disabled in Vellanure.
Sambandan, an ex-train driver, and volunteer at the Madras Ashram, assists Br.Vinayamrita and gives all his time to co-ordinating the project. He said, “We sifted through 2,000 original applications and after lots of consideration we visited 100 homes [...]

The housing colony at Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh, made up of 161 homes in an enclosed area, is one of Amma’s offerings to the homeless and destitute.
Here you can see the entrance to the prayer hall. Other amenities inside the colony include a dispensary and an education centre.
A spacious courtyard greets the visitor to the [...]