Category: Festivals

  • Vidyamritam

    September 2007 — Amritapuri On Amma’s Birthday, 30,000 children of farmers living under the poverty line from Maharashtra, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka will receive the gift of free education as part of a new social welfare program called Vidyamritam. The program is part of the Ashram’s new multi-pronged fight against the rising epidemic of…

  • Bahrain 2007

    Bahrain 2007

    Sep 2007 Amma’s birthday celebrations held in Bahrain.  

  • Shoba Yatra 2007

    Shoba Yatra 2007

    Amritapuri 2007 Children dress up as little Krishnas, Radhas, Gopis and Gopalas for a procession that will lead through the Ashram to a local village temple.

  • Less than a week away

    Amma’s Birthday is less than a week away. The frame of the temporary shelter being built across the backwaters at Amrita University is quickly taking shape despite daily downpours.

  • Clearing the grounds

    Amma’s birthday will be held on these grounds, just north of Amrita University engineering campus. In spite of daily heavy downpours, construction has been rapidly progressing. The frame for the temporary shed has already been constructed. Brahmacharinis have been working around the clock to clear the grounds for the celebration. On two occasions Amma joined…

  • Birthday Programmes 2007

    The 54th Birthday Celebrations of Our Beloved Amma Sri Mata Amritanandamayi Devi Programme Schedule Night of September 26th 2007 Musical performance by Shri Balabhaskar and Shri Stephen along with Amrita TV fame Super Stars and Super Dancers Cultural Programs by Students of Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham Amrita Vidyalayam September 27th 2007 Sri Guru Padapuja Amma’s Birthday…

  • Ganesh Chaturthi

    Ganesh Chaturthi

    15 September 2007, Amritapuri Ganesh Chaturthi Celebrations in Amritapuri Ganesh Chaturthi was celebrated in Amritapuri with great devotion and enthusiasm. Lord Ganesha is the remover of all obstacles. In the morning, a procession of children headed to visit Lakshmi, the Ashram Elephant. Lakshmi was brought to the Main Temple. Hundreds of Ashramites and visitors sang bhajans while a…

  • Preparations for B’day

    Preparations have begun for Amma’s Birthday Celebrations which will on Sept. 27th. This year, they will be held on the grounds of Amrita University’s Engineering College across the backwaters in Valikkavu. On September 8th, Swami Amritaswarupananda led the ceremonial ‘kalnattu karmam’ where a traditional pillar is installed at the site. Ashramites, volunteers, and visitors are…

  • Sri Krishna – a master for all times

    Sri Krishna – a master for all times

    Krishna Jayanti celebration in Amritapuri 3 September 2007 — Amritapuri “Many great souls have taken birth on this earth. But Sri Krishna was a master and guide for all times, places and people,” Amma said in her Krishna Jayanti satsang. “The words and actions of many mahatmas only influenced one country or were relevant only…

  • Onam 2007

    Onam 2007

    Onam celebrations with Amma, 27 August 2007, Amritapuri