Year: 2012
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Amma in Barcelona, Spain
5-7 November, Barcelona – Europe Yatra 2012 After her programs in the south of France, Amma travelled south west along the Mediterranean coast and had three days of programs in Barcelona, Spain. Amma was welcomed to Spain by on the first day by Salvador Jorba, Representative of the Government of Cataluñya and Josep Mayoral…
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Amma in Toulon, France
October 31 – November 2, Toulon, France – 2012 Europe Yatra After her visit to Holland, Amma held 3 days of programs in the Zenith Omega Hall. Massive crowds took advantage of the holiday weekend and came to celebrate ‘All Saints Day’ in Amma’s presence. Amma gave almost a continuous three days of darshan as…
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Amma in Holland
Houten, Holland – October 27-29 Europe Yatra 2012 Amma returned back to the european continent after her visit to the UK and continued her tour in Houten, Holland. Amma was officially welcomed to Holland by The Deputy Mayor of the city of Houten, Nicole Teeuwen, as well as Kirty Matabadal, the UN Ambassador for Youth…
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Amma in London
October 23-25, London, Europe Yatra 2012 From Paris Amma crossed the English Channel and continued on to London She held three days of programs in the historic Alexandra Palace. Amma was officially welcomed to the UK by Member of Parliament, Mr. Virendra Kumar Sharma. After garlanding Amma, Mr Sharma helped release ‘In the Shelter of…
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Amma in Paris
18-20 October- Paris During her world tours, Amma is always greeted by full halls of people, but year after year Paris traditionally attracts some of the biggest crowds. This year was no different as massive crowds filled the Parc de Expositions in Pontoise for the three days of programs. On the first evening Amma was…
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Amma in Munich, Germany
October 13-15 Munich, Germany This year marked Amma’s 25th visit to the city of Munich. There was a strong Bavarian spirit to the programs as each time Amma was welcomed to the stage there were rows of devotees dressed in traditional costumes of lederhosen and dirndl outfits and playing folk music. To enter and leave…
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Amma in Winterthur, Switzerland
October 9-11, Winterthur, Switzerland After the long journey from Berlin, Amma arrived in Winterthur, Switzerland. She was welcomed by the sounds of a devotee playing an ‘alphorn’ (a traditional instrument used in the Alpine regions of Europe). After taking a moment to appreciate the music, Amma passed between rows of devotees that had lined Amma’s…
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Beyond the walls of Berlin
October 5-7, Berlin, Germany For many, the city of Berlin brings to mind division and a wall that separated a generation of people living in the same city. But the wall has long since come down and every year the people of Germany celebrate their unity with a special holiday. So it was only fitting…
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Karthika in Kanni
04 Oct 2012, Amritapuri Karthika puja was conducted today, on the birthday of Amma (according to the Indian Calender – Karthika in Kanni month) at the Kalari. Kalari used to be a cowshed where Amma used to sit and meditate. Later she used that space to receive the devotees. [av_partner columns=’1′ heading=” size=’no scaling’ border=”…