Bharata Yatra 2004
28 March 2004 — Kolkata, West Bengal
When the brahmacharis finished unloading the buses and lorry holding all the sound-system and bookstall items this afternoon, there was a feeling of something coming to a close. It was the last unloading of the tour. Amma’s program in Kolkata tonight is the last of Bharata Yatra [Read more... click the article link above]

Bharata Yatra 2004
27 March 2004 — Kolkata, West Bengal
Amma’s first program in Kolkata was held in the middle of Richie Park, Maddox Square under a magnificently constructed temporary structure. The backdrop to the dais was done up in ochre and white and covered with purple orchids.
The two chief guests of the program were the Honourable [Read more... click the article link above]

Friday, 26 March, — Durgapur, West Bengal — Bharata Yatra 2004
The program in Durgapur ended not long after sunrise. Soon the buses were all loaded and everyone was ready to go on to Kolkata.
Ever since darshan had ended, a group of about 100 devotees were waiting around Amma’s car, hoping to see Her off. Many [Read more... click the article link above]

Friday, 26 March, —Durgapur, West Bengal — Bharata Yatra 2004
Driving out of Durgapur, Amma made two “house calls”—a slow drive-by of the new Durgapur Amritakuteeram housing colony currently under construction, and a long walk through the first one, which has been home to 108 families for one year now.
As Amma moved around the colony, She [Read more... click the article link above]

Bharata Yatra 2004
25 March 2004 — Durgapur, West Bengal
After a long drive from Varanasi, Amma and Her children reached Durgapur, West Bengal just after sunrise on the morning of March 25th. The program was held at the industrial city’s Amrita Vidyalayam School, which has been in operation for just under a year now.
By the time [Read more... click the article link above]

Bharata Yatra 2004
23 March 2004 — Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
“Hara Hara Mahadeva! Hara Hara Mahadeva!” As Amma sang bhajans in Shiva’s city, this is how the thousands of assembled devotees responded. Varanasi, or Kashi, is considered by many to be India’s holiest city. It is said if you breathe your last here, Lord Shiva himself will [Read more... click the article link above]

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, [Read more... click the article link above]