Category: Photos
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Nagano Retreat
20 Oct 2008, Nagano, Japan Location of the 1998 Winter Olympics, Nagano is a mountainous area that receives large amounts (over 3m!) of snow each winter. This idyllic rural location became the backdrop for this year’s Japan retreat, with Swami Purnamritananda held at the Beech Meadows in the Nabekura Highlands. Despite the remoteness of the…
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Amma in Toulon
News Toulon, France – 17 Oct 2008 The 3-day program took place in Toulon, France in the large concert venue ‘Omega Zenith’ which is a national monument and like every year large number of people came to meet Amma and stood in line for hours to receive Her darshan. This year’s program in Toulon marked…
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Vidyarambham at Amritapuri
09 Oct 2008, Amritapuri Navaratri – the nine days of festival of Devi concluded today with Vidyarambham this morning of Vijayadasami. Swami Turiyamritananda and Swami Amrita Geetananda led the prayers during Vidyarambham. There were hundreds of people who came to initiate their children on to the world of alphabets. Swami Turiyamritananda initiated them, first writing…
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Bihar flood relief: Supaul photos
4 Oct 2008, Supaul, Bihar Four more temporary shelters were constructed at Supaul for the flood affected in Bihar. Supaul is the worst flood affected area. Dr. Sarvan Kumar IAS, the district collector inaugurated the temporary shelters. The Tele-medicine van is going around the villages and the doctors use it to do joint diagnosis of…
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Andean ceremony in Amma’s honour
23-24 September 2008, Lima, Peru Swami Ramakrishnananda Puri who is on his South American tour, visited Peru. He is the first ashram representative to visit this country. On the first day of his visit Swami participated in a 3-day conference on Indian culture held at the Center for Oriental Studies at the Pontificia Universidad Catolica…
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Ammas Padapuja photos
27 Sep 2008, Amritpauri At 9.00 a.m. Amma reached the stage and padapuja was performed followed by Amma’s address.
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Birthday preparations: photo updates
Birthday preparations are in full swing at Amritapuri. Participate in Amma’s 55th birthday preparations in photos Birthday preparations Sep 25
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Sw. Ramakrishna in Buenos Aires
20 – 21 Sep 2008, Buenos Aires, Argentina Swami Ramakrishnananda Puri conducted programs in Buenos Aires, Argentina on the 20th and 21st of September 2008. The first program on the 20th evening was held in the heart of the city and was attended by an enthusiastic crowd of more than 600. On the 21st evening…
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MAM’s Bihar flood relief photos
Photos of Mata Amritanandamayi Math’s relief and rehabilitation work in flood-affected Bihar. A team of brahmacharis, medical personnel and a construction team are working around the clock to rehabilitate the displaced.