Month: January 2015
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Take a Selfie with Amma
24 – 25 Jan, Tiruvananthapuram, Kerala – 2015 Bharata Yatra After Kanya Kumari, Amma visited Tiruvananthapuram, the capital of Kerala, for the annual Brahmastanam Festival. The local AYUDH youth group had been very active in preparing the programme and helped in all fields of seva. To welcome Amma to the city, they held a 20…
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Amma takes the message of Bharat to the whole world
22 Jan, Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu – Bharata Yatra 2015 Amma held a public programme on the grounds of at her Amrita Vidyalayam school in Kanyakumari. Amongst the dignitaries at the function were Swami Chaitanya Maharaj and Pon Radhakrishnan, Minister for Surface Transport. Kanyakumari being the centre of the Vivekananda Kendra, many of it’s members came…
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A flower that removes the pain and sorrow of all
20 Jan, Virudu Nagar, Tamil Nadu – Bharata Yatra 2015 On January 20th, Amma visited Virudu Nagar. The programme was held at the Khatriya Vidya Salai and included Amma’s satsang, bhajans, manasa puja and darshan. Welcoming Amma to Virudunagar, BJP State Presedent Tamizhisai Indira Soundararajan said: “A flower that removes the pain and sorrow of…
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How to get established in Tatvamasi
17 -18 Jan, Madurai, Tamil Nadu – Bharata Yatra 2015 After Amma had distributed prasad dinner at her Madurai ashram on Jan 16, she encouraged her children to put questions to her. Amma said that the quality of the questions asked indicates the spiritual evolution of the questioner. She said, “To know the taste of…
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Mattu Pongal and anniversary celebrations at Madurai Ashram
17-18 Jan, Madurai, Tamil Nadu – Bharata Yatra 2015 Amma held two day Brahmastanam Festival at her ashram in Madurai. The programme included archana, bhajans and darshan. To the delight of the devotees Amma led the manasa puja in Tamil. Due to the large crowds at the programmes, some devotees had to wait for a…
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Selfless Service is the Pongal that reaches Amma
16 Jan, Madurai, Tamil Nadu – Bharata Yatra 2015 It was almost 10 pm when Amma arrived at her Madurai ashram from Chennai. Amma distributed prasad dinner to her children and said, “You must have been hungry, haven’t you?” The devotees replied, “The hunger vanished when we saw Amma.” Amma added, “So, Anbu (pure love)…
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Lift ourselves from manhood to godhood by love and compassion
14-15 Jan, Chennai, Tamil Nadu – Bharata Yatra 2015 After a gap of two years Amma visited her Chennai ashram for a Brahmastanam Festival on Jan 14 and 15. The day Amma arrived, Jan 13, was the day prior to the Pongal Festival. As Amma was serving dinner to everyone, she asked the devotees to…
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Doing good for everyone is Amma’s seva – and that seva is flawless
On the auspicious occasion of Swami Vivekananda’s 152nd birthday, January 12th, Amma held the first public program in the city of Erode, Tamil Nadu. The event was held at the Vellalar College grounds – a huge field overflowing with thousands of devotees, gathered to partake in Amma’s satsang, bhajans, meditation and darshan. Erode is one…
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Pongal festival – it’s meaning and significance
Pongal is celebrated the day on which the sun begins to move northwards is called ‘Makar Shankranti’. In Tamil Nadu this festival is called the Pongal or Thai Pongal. The period is referred to as Uttarayanam and is considered auspicious. Pongal is a four-day festival. The first day, Bhogi, is celebrated on the last day of…
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Why did Krishna steal butter? Three birds in one shot
8 Jan, Kovai – Bharata Yatra 2015 Amma arrived at the Kovai ashram in the morning, but the tour group didn’t arrive until the evening. At dusk Amma sat with the devotees and volunteers of the program along with the big tour group. Amma sang a few bhajans and started distributing prasad dinner – chapathi,…