Category: Yatra
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20th Anniversary of Amma in the West
3 June 2006 — Seattle, Washington, USA When Amma’s plane touched down at SeaTac Airport in Seattle on May 31st, it marked the 20th year that Amma has come to the United States. As Swami Amritaswarupananda pointed out in one of his morning talks during Amma’s “Northwest Retreat,” a lot has changed in the past…
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A hope for the world
2 June 2006 — Seattle, Washington, USA On the first night of Amma’s ”Northwest Retreat,” a seven-year old girl named Amritavarshini from Eugene, Oregon came for Amma’s darshan. As the child approached Amma, she gently placed a garland around Amma’s neck. The garland was not made of flowers, but of dollars—$200 to be exact, everything…
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Space needles, Pine trees and rain: Amma in Seattle-Tacoma
1 – 4 June 2006 —Seattle-Tacoma, Washington, USA Amma has come to Seattle for the past 20 years, and for the past 13 years it has been the first city of her U.S. Tour. But this was the first year that Amma held a program in the heart of the city, just a stone’s throw…
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Amma left for Japan – USA
25 May 2006, Amritapuri Amma left Amritapuri this evening for her two month long Japan – USA programmes. For the past few days Amma had been meeting the Ashram residents seperately. Before leaving for the Japan – USA tour Amma had a meeting with all of the ashram residents, giving instructions on how all were…
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The beauty of the state of God realization
She who does not know, but knows and does not know as well Bharata Yatra 2006 22 February 2006 —the corner of a cotton field just off NH 7, five km north of the border separating Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra Driving north from Hyderabad to Nagpur, the country becomes even more arid and hot. The…
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Ambe, ninte kadaaksham tarename!
18 May 2006 – Kaimanam, Trivandrum, Kerala Amma reached her ashram in Kaimanam, Trivandum at 3:00 pm. She was greeted by hundreds of devotees who were busy making the final preparations for the Brahmasthanam Festival that will begin there tonight and will finish up Monday morning. Amma’s room is on the ashram’s first floor, a…
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Amrita varsham in Trivandrum
18 May 2006 – kaimanam, Trivandrum, Kerala On the first night of Amma’s Trivandrum Brahmasthanam Festival, P. Parameswaran, the Director of Bharatiya Vichara Kendra, and Vellappilli Nateshan, the General Secretary of Sri Narayana Dharma Paripalana Sangham, were both on hand to offer their prostrations and words of praise to Amma. “In this hottest final days…
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Amma in Malaysia
22-23 April 2006 – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Amma’s Malaysia programs were held on April 22-23 at the Mines International Exhibition & Convention Center in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Over 50,000 people attended the two days of programs. As Amma entered the hall for the first evening program, she was greeted by a troupe of traditional Chinese…
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Greeted by lions in Singapore
18 – 20 April 2006 — Singapore Amma’s Singapore programs were held on April 18 – 20 at the Teo Chew Building in Singapore. On the first night, Mr. Ravindran, Member of Parliament, Marine Parade GRC, garlanded Amma and addressed the gathered crowd. “It is indeed a privilege to have Amma here with us, who…
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Amma in Gold Coast
14 – 16 April 2006 — Gold Coast, Australia The second and final retreat of Amma’s 2006 tour of Australia took place on the shore of the aptly named Gold Coast. The cool sea breeze, the golden textured sands and the sound of the waves breaking upon them all provided a soothing environment for the…