Category: Yatra
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Worshipping man & nature in Ettimadai
Bharata Yatra 2007 24 January — Amrita University, Ettimadai, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu The sun had yet to rise when Amma reached the Coimbatore campus of Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham. Located just outside a forest reserve at the base of the Nilgiri Hills, the 400-acre campus is one of the most breath-taking in India. Amma had come…
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Innocence of a village
8 January – Kodungallur – Bharata Yatra 2007 Amma’s last visit to Kodungallur was back in 2001. Since then, the ashram has expanded quite a bit. A piece of land adjacent to the ashram has been acquired and a a temporary darshan hall has been erected there for use over the next three days. During…
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Where the government has stepped back Amma has stepped in
6 Jan — Kozhikode, Kerala – Bharata Yatra 2007 Amma’s first visit to Kozhikode was at a devotee’s house back in 1984. Since then, Amma’s public programmes have drawn huge crowds. In 1993, the Brahmasthanam Temple was inaugurated and successive programmes have been held there. Kozhikode is Amma’s Vrindavan {news} – home to thousands of…
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A pilgrimage across the land revelling in light
4 January 2007 — Amritapuri It began a few days ago, but today it is fully on. The brahmacharis who work in the bookstall are loading up all of their wares—pictures of Amma in all sizes, books… Loudspeaker after loudspeaker is being pulled out of the Sound System supply room… thousands of metal plates are…
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Children children everywhere
28 October 2006, GermanyTo anyone attending the programmes in Munich and Mannheim, one would think that Germany has more children than any other country on earth. In both places, dozens of children shared the stage with Amma during satsang each night – in Mannheim, the count was as high as 75! Even during the Devi…