Category: India 2013

  • 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 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…

  • Bharata Yatra 2013 – March-April

    Amma to visit cities of Kerala and Tamil Nadu in the coming months of March & April. March 29–30 Ernakulam  Brahmasthanam Festival Kunnumpuram (NH 17) Edappally North P.O, Ernakulam, Kochi 682024 Kerala Phone: 0484 2800682 {map} April 01–02 Trissur,  Brahmasthanam Festival Amrita Nagar, Ayyanthole, Panchikkal, Trissur, Kerala Phone: 0487-2362700 {map} April 04–05 Palakkad Brahmasthanam Festival…

  • Unscrewing our laziness

    8 Feb, Kannur, Kerala – Bharata Yatra 2013 If one looks at the schedule of Amma’s Brahmastanam programs, one might think that they all follow the same pattern and are rather identical. However, if one takes a closer look, one can see that Amma makes sure that each one of these festivals has a special…

  • 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…