Category: Yatra
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Meals on wheels
13 October 2007 — ‘s-Hertogenbosch, Nederland “We used to have just a couple of gas burners, a few pots and pans and then go cook somewhere behind the building—often in the dark without any lights,” laughs Paul Sharma, reminiscing of the days when he and Lavan Jain first began cooking for Amma’s Europe Tour programs.…
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Amma in Switzerland
Oct 17 -19 Switzerland, Europe Yatra 2007 Travelling from Holland, Amma arrived in Winterthur, Switzerland for three days of programmes on October 17, 18, 19. Winterthur is close to the capital city of Zurich. Many people came to the programmes, some expressing their emotions of joy or sadness. One woman happily commented, “For me it is a…
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Amma in Holland
13 – 15 October 2007, s’ Hertogenbosch, Holland From Paris, Amma travelled to ‘s Hertogenbosh, in Holland for three days of programmes on October 13, 14, 15. The newly custom built ‘Meals On Wheels’ travelling Kitchen was inaugurated here {news}, and will serve as a the main kitchen throughout most of the European Tour. Many…
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From Chile with love
Amma in Santiago Santiago, Chile — 25-30 July 2007 Amma’s first ever trip to South America began in Santiago, Chile, a metropolis nestled in the beauty of the Andes Mountains. Shortly after Amma’s arrival in Chile, she was officially welcomed at the Casa de Moneda Presidential Palace by no one other than the President of Chile…
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The days of Amma the hugging saint in Iowa
2 -3 July 2007 — Coralville, Iowa, USA Both the Lieutenant Governor of Iowa, Patty Judge, and the Mayor of Coralville, Jim Fausett, were on hand to welcome Amma to the Iowa City suburb of Coralville Monday morning. The lieutenant governor praised Amma’s charitable work and the mayor read aloud a proclamation stating July 2nd…
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Amma in Los Angeles 2007
A photo of Amma handing out prasad to devotees gathered for the retreat in LA 2007.
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A bollywood star shines for Amma in hollywood
20 June , Los Angeles, California — USA Yatra 2007 The majority of devotees attending Amma’s Los Angeles Retreat had no idea what a “playback singer” was when it was announced that “playback singer” Sonu Nigam would soon be performing a couple of songs for Amma. But during the next 20 minutes, the residents of Hollywood…
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Awaken, Children!
1 June , Seattle, Washington — USA Yatra 2007 Over the past couple of years, it has become a tradition for Amma to add a few new English bhajans to her songbook around the time of her annual summer tour of North America. And this year, the first night of Amma’s “Northwest Retreat” near Seattle found…
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Familiar faces
30 May Seattle — Washington, USA Yatra 2007 After touching down at Sea-Tac International Airport, Amma went to a devotees’ house located just to the north of Seattle. As has become customary, a number of devotees had gathered there to welcome Amma to the U.S for this, her 21st annual tour of the country. Amma quickly…