Category: Yatra

  • Amma meets with members of U.S. Congress

    9 July 2014, Washington D.C. Amma met with  several members of the U.S. Congress on July 9, 2014. The meeting, which took place in the  U.S. Capitol Building in Washington D.C., was held at the request of U.S. Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (California). During Amma’s meeting with Rep. Roybal-Allard, discussions emerged over the plight of large…

  • Amma in Tokyo

    Tokyo, Japan- 19-21 May 2014 Amma began her 2014 summer tour by making her 24th visit to the island nation of Japan. Soon after landing at Narita airport in Tokyo Amma was greeted by overjoyed devotees who offered garlands and flowers as a sign of their gratitude and respect. For the next three days Amma…

  • Amma has learned directly from God through serving others

    29 – 30 April – Trissur, Kerala — Bharata Yatra 2014 Following her departure from Kochi, Amma visited eight houses on her way to Trissur, spending time with each family, before arriving finally at the destination of her next program at around 8:30pm in the evening. Amma was formally welcomed to Trissur by the head…

  • Spirit of Sacrifice and Service celebrated with Love

    26 – 27 April, Ernakulam Brahmasthanam, Kochi – Bharata Yatra 2014 Despite soaring temperatures, many thousands turned out for Amma’s two-day Brahmasthanam Festival at Kochi. Amma gave talks on both days, led bhajans and then gave darshan throughout the day and deep into the night. On the second day of the programs, the darshan ended…

  • Pandit Karuppan Award for Amma

    26 Apr 2014, Kochi Brahamasthanam Festival Amma was presented with the Pandit Karuppan Award at her program in Kochi today. The award was presented by Moopil Swamiyar Shankarananda Brahmananda Bhooti, the spiritual head of the Trissur Brahmaswom Matham, an Ashram in the lineage of Adi Sankaracharya dedicated to the propagation of Vedic knowledge. The award…

  • Amma’s Japan – American Yatra 2014

    Japan Tokyo – May 19-21 TRC Tokyo Ryutsu Center Second Exhibition Hall F 6-1-1 Heiwajima, Ota-ku, Tokyo 19 May (Mon) Morning Program: 11:00 20 May (Tue) Morning Program: 10:00 & Evening Program: 18:30 21 May (Wed) Morning Program: 10:00 & Evening Program: 18:30 North American program dates – 2014 Summer Seattle, Washington May 23 Public…

  • Amma in Parippally

    23 Feb, Parippally – Bharata Yatra 2014 The travel journey between Palakkad and Trivandrum on Amma’s Bharata Yatra had a peculiar aspect: The route to follow meant that the caravan of buses would pass right by Amritapuri on the way to the capital of Kerala. The lunch stop was at Paripally orphanage. It was a…

  • Touching the hearts in Kozhikode

    18-19 Feb, Kozhikode, Kerala – Bharata Yatra 2014 On February 18th and 19th 2014 Amma held the annual Brahmastanam Temple festival in Kozhikode, Kerala. Upon arrival in her Kozhikode ashram on 17th evening she served dinner to one and all and sang two new Kerala folk songs. During the public function on February 18th the…

  • Amma in Maariyamma temple

    17 Feb, Mangalore, Karnataka – Bharata Yatra 2014 After the program in Mangalore Brahmasthanam {news},  Amma visited Maarigudi temple of Maariyamma on the way to Kozhikode. Amma visited there upon the invitation of the temple authorities.    

  • Amma is our Krishna, we are all Arjunas

    15-16 Feb, Mangalore, Karnataka – Bharata Yatra 2014 After a 20 hour bus ride from Amritapuri, Amma and the tour group arrived at MAM Mangalore in the early morning hours of February 14th. The same evening Amma called all local devotees and tour staff to receive her prasad dinner and join in what turned out…