Month: October 2014

  • Community wedding conducted by Amma

    Community wedding conducted by Amma

    27 Sep 2014 – Amritavarsham, Amma’s 61st Birthday celebrations Amma conducted marriage of 63 impoverished couples, with MAM providing all marriage clothing, jewellery, feast and other arrangements needed for the marriage for free. For the last so many years Amma has been conducting the mass marriage during her birthday celebrations.  

  • Vastra danam – Giving 1.5 Lakh Saris Away

    27 Sep 2014 – Amritavarsham, Amma’s 61st Birthday celebrations Amma and former Justice Sridevi distributed saris to Amrita Nidhi pensioners and mothers of students enrolled in Vidyamrita Scholarship for the poor program. (Total of 1.5 lakh saris were given away throughout the birthday programs. Representatives of villages will take saris back to their villages)

  • Balagokulam bestows Janmashtami Puraskaram upon Amma

    4September 2014 – Amritapuri Ashram Balagokulam, an organization promoting Hindu cultural education since the 1970s, bestowed its 18th annual Krishna Janmashtami Award upon Amma today. The award was presented by Shripad Yesso Naik, the Honorable Central Minister for Culture and Tourism during a function held at Amritapuri Ashram. Addressing the gathering, Sri. Naik said, “It…

  • Ever be a beginner, Life is a book from which we can constantly learn

    3 Oct 2014, Amritapuri Thousands gathered at Amritapuri today to celebrate Vijaya Dasami in Amma’s presence. Amma led the assembled crowd in a prayer for world peace, and then led everyone in the traditional writing and reciting aloud of each letter of the mantra, “Om Hari Sri Ganapataye Namah.” Afterward, she personally held the index…

  • Amrita Hospital flags off medical relief to flood-hit in Jammu – Kashmir

    Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences (AIMS) is sending its disaster management and mobile Telemedicine unit to Jammu-Kashmir to provide medical care to people affected by the recent floods. Union Home Minister Rajnath Sing will flag off Amrita Hospital’s Telemedicine unit at 9am on this Sunday 5th Oct at India Gate, New Delhi. The mobile medical…

  • Amma’s America Yatra – 2014 November

    Amma to visit USA from 19-28 November 2014. San Ramon, California Nov 19th – Public Program Nov 20 – 22 Retreat ( for pre registrants)   Detroit, Michigan 24 eve & 25 Public program 26-28 Retreat (for pre registrants) more details on Amma.org