Category: Festivals

  • Rosh HaShanah celebrated at Amritapuri

    Rosh HaShanah celebrated at Amritapuri

    2 October 2024, Amritapuri Ashram At the end of darshan, the Jewish New Year, Rosh HaShanah, was celebrated in the divine presence of Amma at Amritapuri Ashram. Devotees of the Jewish faith, residing in the ashram, gathered around Amma to mark this sacred occasion with love and devotion. As part of the celebration, Amma poured…

  • Amma’s 71st Birthday Celebrated with simplicity

    Amma’s 71st Birthday Celebrated with simplicity

    Amma’s birthday, true to its essence, was a celebration of selfless giving and love, as Amma continues to inspire and uplift the hearts of millions around the world.

  • Prof. V Madhusoodanan Nair receives the Amritakeerti Puraskar

    Prof. V Madhusoodanan Nair receives the Amritakeerti Puraskar

    If my eyes are free of hatred and filled with love, then the whole world will seem sweet to me. If my perspectives are clouded, the world will appear poisonous.

  • Free marriage ceremonies – Amritavarsham 71

    Free marriage ceremonies – Amritavarsham 71

    After the couples tied the knot and exchanged garlands, Amma lovingly instructed them to feed each other a piece of chocolate, symbolizing her prayer that their lives together be as sweet as the moment.

  • May the poor find prosperity, and may the wise be fearless

    May the poor find prosperity, and may the wise be fearless

    From selflessness stems fearlessness, and from fearlessness, love. It is from this love that new, positive creations emerge.

  • $1.8 million in aid for landslide-prone Wayanad

    $1.8 million in aid for landslide-prone Wayanad

    Amrita University will deploy its advanced landslide early warning systems in Wayanad District’s most vulnerable areas, to protect people from the growing threat of climate-change-induced disasters.

  • We can create happiness even in the midst of sorrow

    We can create happiness even in the midst of sorrow

    Oṇam celebrates the harmony between all beings in the universe—sentient and insentient. It symbolises the healthy relationship between humans and nature

  • A joyous Sri Krishna Jayanthi celebrations

    A joyous Sri Krishna Jayanthi celebrations

    The traditional Uriyadi, or pot-breaking ceremony, took place in front of the Kali temple. To the uplifting tunes of the Hare Rama mantra and bhajans, participants of all ages

  • Go puja at Amritapuri

    Go puja at Amritapuri

    The Go Puja, a traditional worship of the cows, was performed with deep reverence, followed by aarti.

  • Gurupurnima Celebrated at Amritapuri Ashram

    Gurupurnima Celebrated at Amritapuri Ashram

    Hundreds of devotees gathered to pay homage to the Guru Parampara—the lineage of Gurus—on this auspicious Vyasa Purnima.