Category: Around Amma
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Celebrating Independence Day 2007 with Amma
Midnight, 14 August, 2007 Independence Day celebration, Amritapuri The 60th Independence Day of India was celebrated in Amritapuri by the students of Amrita University in the presence of Amma. This year’s Bharat Mata Puja was dedicated to the various kings of India who stood for virtue and dharma. The various cultural performances included dances, short plays…
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Come in my dreams, don t bring transaltor
11 August 2007 — Amritapuri According to linguists, there are 6,912 languages spoken in the world today. Amma only speaks one of these—Malayalam. And while Malayalam is spoken by an estimated 48 million people, the 6.5 billion other people in the world pretty much have no choice but to rely on a translator when they…
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Amma to Brazil
31 July – 2 August 2007, Rio Brazil. Amma visited Brazil for the first time, big crowd was there to see Amma. She also held Atma puja & Devi Bhava.
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From Chile with love
Amma in Santiago Santiago, Chile — 25-30 July 2007 Amma’s first ever trip to South America began in Santiago, Chile, a metropolis nestled in the beauty of the Andes Mountains. Shortly after Amma’s arrival in Chile, she was officially welcomed at the Casa de Moneda Presidential Palace by no one other than the President of Chile…
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The days of Amma the hugging saint in Iowa
2 -3 July 2007 — Coralville, Iowa, USA Both the Lieutenant Governor of Iowa, Patty Judge, and the Mayor of Coralville, Jim Fausett, were on hand to welcome Amma to the Iowa City suburb of Coralville Monday morning. The lieutenant governor praised Amma’s charitable work and the mayor read aloud a proclamation stating July 2nd…
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A bollywood star shines for Amma in hollywood
20 June , Los Angeles, California — USA Yatra 2007 The majority of devotees attending Amma’s Los Angeles Retreat had no idea what a “playback singer” was when it was announced that “playback singer” Sonu Nigam would soon be performing a couple of songs for Amma. But during the next 20 minutes, the residents of Hollywood…
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Awaken, Children!
1 June , Seattle, Washington — USA Yatra 2007 Over the past couple of years, it has become a tradition for Amma to add a few new English bhajans to her songbook around the time of her annual summer tour of North America. And this year, the first night of Amma’s “Northwest Retreat” near Seattle found…
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Familiar faces
30 May Seattle — Washington, USA Yatra 2007 After touching down at Sea-Tac International Airport, Amma went to a devotees’ house located just to the north of Seattle. As has become customary, a number of devotees had gathered there to welcome Amma to the U.S for this, her 21st annual tour of the country. Amma quickly…
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Amma leaves for Japan
Amma left Amitapuri this morning for programmes in Japan, US, Canada and South America. Amma will be back in Amritapuri only in the month of August.