Category: Yatra

  • First time in history someone is doing like Amma

    First time in history someone is doing like Amma

    22 February, Bharata Yatra 2008 — Secundarabad, Andhra Pradesh “A mother gives amrita [nectar] to her children; this is indicated by Amma’s name itself,” said Dr. T. Subbirami Reddy, Union Minister for Mines. “Just by getting her darshan we are filled by that shakti [divine energy].” Dr. Reddy was addressing the 30,000 or so people…

  • Karunya in Kannur

    Karunya in Kannur

    8 Feb 2008, Kannur, North Kerala, Bharata Yatra The program in Kannur was held at the Jawahar Municipal Stadium which was crowded with devotees from all parts of the district. This was the second time Amma’s program was held in this venue. Amma was welcomed with a ‘poornakumbham’ ceremony performed by Jayasuryan Bhattatirippad, and a…

  • Amma in Bengaluru for Brahmasthanam festival

    Amma in Bengaluru for Brahmasthanam festival

    13 Feb 2008, Bengaluru When Amma arrived at the ashram in Bangalore from Talassery at 2.a.m. At the request of her children she sang two lines of ‘Mata Rani’ from her balcony Amma conducted Brahmasthanam festival for two days with Satsang, bhajan, meditation and Darshan. During the course of the program, Amrita Vidyalayam children presented…

  • Dealing with Desires

    Dealing with Desires

    24 Jan, 2008, On the Road to Kumbakonam, Bharata Yatra 2008 On the way to Kumbakonam, Amma pulled over and stopped at a side road, with grassy fields on either side. The site was in the Cuddalore district of Tamil Nadu, the sun was setting. One could hear the sound of crickets chirping, along with…

  • Fulfilling Promises

    Fulfilling Promises

    Fulfilling Promises- Amma in Kumbakonam 26 Jan 2008, Kumbhakonam, Tamil Nadu, Bharata Yatra 2008 Amma held her first public program in Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu. The program was held on a huge Banadurai Higher Secondary School grounds, capable of holding tens of 1,000’s of people. In July of 2004, a disastrous fire took place in this…

  • Tourstop in Cudallore with Amma 2008

    25 January 2008, Cudallore In between Chennai & Kumbhakonam Amma stopped with the tour group in Cudallore for Meditation & Bhajans.        

  • Amma Chennai 2008

    Amma Chennai 2008

    Jan 23 – 24, Chennai, Bharata Yatra 2008 Amma held two days of program in Chennai.

  • Amma in Coimbatore

    Amma in Coimbatore

    20 Jan, Covai, Bharata Yatra 2008 Amma’s Bharata yatra 2008 began with the 7th annual Brahmasthanam festival in Coimbatore. These two days of programs came to a close, at 7 a.m. on Friday the 20th. On both nights of the festival, the Tamil people expressed their devotion through their native song and dance. This form…

  • Bhavani River stop with Amma

    Bhavani River stop with Amma

    20 Jan 2008, Bhavani River, Tamil Nadu On the way from Kovai, Amma and the group stopped at Bhavani river.  This sacred spot is the convergence of two rivers, Kaveri and Bhavani, called Bhavani Sangama. Sitting on the banks, facing the Bhavani river Amma sang few new bhajans, had satsang and Amma distributed dinner prasad…

  • Old faces in Kodungallur

    Old faces in Kodungallur

    23 December, Kodungallur — Bharata Yatra 2007 In Kodungallur, there is a very famous Devi temple which attracts thousands of pilgrims every year. One specialty of this temple is that it is surrounded on three sides by about a dozen peepal trees, all hundreds of years old. Seeing them, one is reminded of the Bhagavad Gita…