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Category: Festivals

  • When we submit ego and selfishness to God, attain perfection

    As always the day of Thiruonam was a festive occasion in Amritapuri.  Accompanied by Panchavadyam musicians Amma made her way to the stage in the morning to the delight of the packed hall that had come for the festivities. Amma started the celebrations by sharing her Onam message in which she said, “Onam sankalpa is a time…

  • Rath Yatra in Michigan

    16 Sep 2013, Michigan As part of Amma’s 60th birthday celebrations, satsang members from the Amma Center of Michigan conducted a Rath Yatra through the Southside and Northside neighborhoods of Ann Arbor. Satsang members enthusiastically donned their Amritavarsham 60 Tshirts and mingled with residents, providing them with information on Amma’s various charitable projects worldwide and…

  • Michigan legislators present special tribute Amma

    Michigan legislators present special tribute Amma

    13 Sep 2013, Michigan, USA Michigan State representative Diane Slavens visited the Amma Center of Michigan in Ann Arbor to present a Proclamation on behalf of the State of Michigan to Amma commemorating Amma’s 60th birthday. Representative Slavens fondly remembers the heart-warming darshan and thanks Amma for the love and joy she has been giving…

  • Sri Krishna is Protector of Dharma and Jagat Guru

    28 August, Amritapuri – Krishna Jayanthi Celebrations 2013 Like each year before it, the day of Krishna’s birth was celebrated in Amritapuri in a very festive atmosphere and music and bhajans were everywhere; it was a true celebration. Early in the morning after crowds of people paraded through the ashram enthusiastically singing namavalis and Gopuja…

  • The disciple awakens from within, it is like a rebirth happening

    22 July 2013, Amritapuri After many years, Amma was physicially present for Guru Purnima in Amritapuri. Even though she had just arrived the previous day from her two month-long world tour, Amma came to the stage at 10.30 am for the function. The celebrations began with Amma’s Pada Puja, which was performed by Swami Amritaswarupananda…

  • Amma celebrates Holi

    28 Mar 2012, Kochi – Bharata Yatra Amma celebrated Holi with her children in Kochi. She distributed prasad, had satsang, jokes, bhajans and played Holi to the delight of all the devotees assembled there. Amma’s second leg of Bharata Yatra kicked off with the Ernakulam program, following on the heels of Amma’s visits to Reunion…

  • You are Able to do All Things

    Christmas Eve 2012 in Amritapuri was celebrated in full style. All around the Ashram one encounters sights and sounds reflective of the Holiday Season. At the base of Amma’s home, a beautifully decorated Xmas tree stands filled with festive ornaments, including a small Nativity scene, and the staircase leading up to Her room is adorned…

  • Karthika in Kanni

    Karthika in Kanni

    04 Oct 2012, Amritapuri Karthika puja was conducted today, on the birthday of Amma (according to the Indian Calender – Karthika in Kanni month) at the Kalari. Kalari used to be a cowshed where Amma used to sit and meditate. Later she used that space to receive the devotees. [av_partner columns=’1′ heading=” size=’no scaling’ border=”…

  • Justice delayed is Justice denied

    Chala is a small town in Kannur District of Kerala. In the recent past it bore witness to a catastrophic accident involving an LPG Gas Tanker Explosion. It was a cruel reminder of a similar incident which occurred in Karunagapalli (not so far from Amritapuri) which only added to the empathy that was felt for…

  • Amma’s 59th Birthday events – The Timeline

    Here is the timeline of the events that took place for Amma’s 59th Birthday Celebrations held in Amritapuri on 27th September 2012 (start from down): 2:36 pm Amma’s Darshan starts… (ending at 10am the next morning), during which Amma gave the Matruvani prizes. 2:07 pm Amma initiates the free marriages of 25 impoverished couples 1:58…