Category: Around Amma
-
Amma in Trissur
1 – 2 April, Trissur, Kerala – Bharata Yatra 2013 On the first day of Brahmasthanam festival, the guests of honor on the stage were: Trissur Municipal Corporation Mayor, IP Paul; Trissur regional IG of Police S Gopinath (Indian Police Service), P Jaykumar, Managing Director of Dhanalakshmi Bank. Amrita Nidhi pensions were handed over to…
-
Amma in Ernakulam
29-30 May, Ernakulam, Kerala – Bharata Yatra – 2013 On the first day of the Brahmasthanam festival, Amma came to the stage at 10 am. She held a first session of bhajans, before some official ceremonies were conducted. Present on the dais were Justice V.R. Krishna Iyer, Former Supreme Court Judge; Prof. K.V. Thomas, Central…
-
Amma in Mauritius
20 March 2013, Mauritius Rajeswar Purryag, the President of the Republic of Mauritius, along with Vice Prime Minister Xavier Luc Duval, leader of opposition Alan Ganoo, the High Commissioner of India to Mauritius TP Sitaram and the Minister for Social Empowerment Suren Dayal shared the dias with Amma during her visit to Mauritius. [av_partner columns=’1′…
-
Shivaratri celebration at Amritapuri
10 March 2013, AmritapuriAs Amma’s darshan was finishing, Amma’s message for Shivaratri was played on the big screens in the hall. At the end of darshan Amma started singing “Mano Buddhyahamkara Chittani Naham”. It was very moving. Many were in tears. Her innocent voice, the bhava of yearning for God were touching the hearts of…
-
Amma in Kodungallur
18 February, Kodungallur, Kerala – Bharata Yatra 2013 For the final stop on the 2013 Indian tour, Amma made her 25th visit to her ashram in Kodungallur. This is the site of Amma’s first Brahmasthanam temple and before beginning her darshan, Amma made a special announcement on the mic briefly explaining the history behind it…
-
Amma in Talassery
13 Feb, Talassery, Kerala – Bharata Yatra 2013 On 12th February, when Amma reached the Talassery ashram, she was welcomed by devotees, eagerly waiting to catch a glimpse of her, before next day’s programs. The scenes of her arrival and the love of the devotees was very touching to witness as always. Amma slowly made…
-
Amma in Kozhikode
15 February, Kozhikode, Kerala – Bharata Yatra 2013 When Amma arrived in Kozhikode there was an enormous crowd waiting to greet her. Traditional drums were being played and the crowd loudly chanted as Amma walked through the throng of devotees, touching their hands as she moved. Some were in wonder, some were in tears, some…
-
Amma in Mangalore
10-11 February, Mangalore, Karnataka – Bharata Yatra 2013 After the programs in Kannur, Amma held the final programs of the tour outside of Kerala, heading north once more and crossing the border into Karnataka. She arrived to Mangalore in the evening and was received by a throng of devotees singing ‘Bandalo Bandalo Hridayeswari’ (Come, Come,…
-
Amma in Kannur
7-8 Feb, Kannur, Kerala – Bharata Yatra 2013 After 6 weeks of traveling all over India, Amma finally returned to Kerala with her program in the hills of Mananthavady. After that the tour group zig zagged down the hills and held a two day Brahmasthanam festival in Kannur. Upon her arrival Amma served prasad dinner…
-
A surge of Love and shower of Compassion
Amma in Mananthavady 5 Feb Manathavady, Kerala – Bharata Yatra 2013 On the way from Mysore, Amma and the tour group stopped just outside Bandipur National Park for tea. Bandipur is a protected wildlife sanctuary home to tigers, leopards, elephants and other wildlife. Amma sat with everyone in a clearing and held satsang and sang…