Year: 2013
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Amma in Dallas
June 22-23, Dallas, Texas After finishing five days of programs in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Amma continued to the next programs in Dallas, Texas. Along the way Amma stopped with the tour group at sunset besides a lake. Everyone sat with Amma just besides a large prairie dog colony. As the sun began to set and…
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Cataract surgery in Kenya
From Saturday 25th May to 2nd June, 208 cataract surgeries were performed in Thika hospital on the outskirts of Nairobi for poor people. The project was gestated, as a direct request from Amma and it was MA Center Kenya, who invited a team of Spanish doctors to do the surgeries. Nagesh Katuri, representing the MA…
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Amma in New Mexico
June 16-20, Albuquerque, New Mexico – 2013 America Yatra After the final program ended in Los Angeles at 11am, Amma and the tour group travelled the 1300km by road across the deserts of the Southwest to Albuquerque, New Mexico. Despite the long journey, Amma still took the time to stop with the tour group in…
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World Hindu Summit 2013 Bali
Swami Purnamritananda participated in the World Hindu Summit of 2013 in Bali, Indonesia. The agenda of the World Hindu Summit of 2013 is to establish the World Hindu Parisad or Assembly, developing its constitution, structure, office bearers, etc. The highlight of the opening ceremony was a very grand performance put up by the Balinese, representing…
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Darkness can not compete with her
June 10-14, Los Angeles, California – America Yatra 2013 Amma held 2 days of a public programs and a 3 day retreat at the LAX Hilton. People from all over Southern California converged on the program hall to hear Amma’s satsang and bhajans and to receive her darshan. World famous actor Jim Carrey also came…
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Amrita Vidyalayam Davengere won the International Science Fair award
The students from Amrita Vidyalayam, Davangere– Nayana KR and Aishwarya CA of Class 10– have won Fourth Grand Award in the Intel International Science & Engineering Fair 2013 held at Arizona, USA. They won the prize in Mathematical Science Category for their experiment – Dissection of square into ‘N’ congruent squares. The fair was from…
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Swimming and the Dosa festival with Amma
14 May 2013, Amritapuri These were the last two days before Amma’s Japan-America yatra. Amma came yesterday for Tuesday satsang and mentioned that she would come to the swimming pool in the evening, feed everyone Masala Dosas and mangoes. Blissfully beautiful Later that evening, as promised, Amma came to the pool soon after the bhajans.…
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Shubamrita visits three African countries
Br. Shubamrita Chaitanya visited Botswana, Zambia and South Africa from April 2 to April 19. Botswana Two public programmes were held in Gaborone. It was Br. Shubamrita’s third visit to the country, and the programmes evoked a very good response. Zambia It was the first time that a representative from Amma’s organization visited Zambia. Br.…
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Amma is a refuge to the world suffering from all ills
23-24 April, Tiruvananthapuram, Kerala – Bharata Yatra 2013 When Amma arrived at her Brahmasthanam and Ashram in Kaimanam, Thiruvananthapuram on the evening of the 22nd April, lamps had been lit all along the roadside leading to the ashram, creating a welcoming and beautiful path for Amma. Upon arrival, Amma served Prasad to the devotees and…
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Vishwaretna puraskar presented to Amma by Hindu Parliament
23 April, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala – Bharata Yatra 2013 During Amma’s visit to her ashram in Kaimanam, Thiruvananthapuram, Shri Uthradam Thirunal Marthanda Varma, the Maharaja of Travancore and head of the Travancore royal family, presented Amma with the first-ever Vishwaretna Puraskar (Gem of the World Award), bestowed by newly constituted Hindu Parliament. Several officials of the…