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Amma in Holland
Holland, 09 Nov – Europe Yatra 2008 The number of people coming to receive Amma’s embrace in Netherlands had grown once again. Many foreigners from neighbouring countries and thousands of devotees from major Dutch cities like Amsterdam, The Hague and Rotterdam came to see Amma in the sport hall ‘Maaspoort’.
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Amma in Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland – 05 Nov 2008 Helsinki, the capital of Finland is the farthest North European country of Amma’s Europe tour. The program was held in the famous ‘Kaapeli’ complex. The Indian Ambassador for Finland came to meet Amma and welcome her to Finland on behalf of the citizens. The program marked Amma’s 10th visit…
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Amma in Munich
Munich, Germany – 02 Nov 2008, Europe Yatra Amma has come to Munich again this year to share the joys and the sorrows of the people. Thousands of devotees stood outside the spilled over hall for hours on end to get a glimpse of Amma. The people were thrilled to see Amma and applauded each…
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Amma was given Mahavir Award
London, 27 Oct 2008 British Member of Parliament, Lynne Featherstone, came to meet Amma. She said: “Amma has dedicated her life in helping others, Amma is living proof that equality and the belief that people should not be discriminated against due to their gender, race or cast is a universal one. Amma shows that a…
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Reforestation at the French Ashram
29 Oct 2008, France GreenFriends France taken up a reforestation project to make the French Ashram a place where devotees and visitors can get in touch with nature and develop a deep sense of unity with. The reforesting of the property is one of the steps which will help bring about this new perception. A…
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AYUDH – UK is starting a garden project
London, 29 Oct 2008, AYUDH group in UK while celebrating their 1st anniversary, started a garden project as part of GreenFriends in an effort to grow fruits in their own private gardens. This project is an effort to raise awareness that one need to produce one’s own food and a little extra for others too.…
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Nagano Retreat
20 Oct 2008, Nagano, Japan Location of the 1998 Winter Olympics, Nagano is a mountainous area that receives large amounts (over 3m!) of snow each winter. This idyllic rural location became the backdrop for this year’s Japan retreat, with Swami Purnamritananda held at the Beech Meadows in the Nabekura Highlands. Despite the remoteness of the…
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Kobe programe
18 Oct 2008, Kobe, Japan Swami Purnamritananda Puri arrived in Kobe, Japan on the morning of October 11th conducting the first program of his month long tour in Japan this year at Sanda Satonone Hall. The program began with an introductory video about Amma’s Tsunami Relief work and the Japanese Student Volunteers who participate in…
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Celebration with Amma in Paris
Paris, France – 25 Oct 2008 With the humongous crowds Amma’s Paris programs this year were a literal celebration for the French devotees. Amma hit the headlines of almost all the media giants of the country such as “France 3”, “Cap 24”, “LCI” “Canal+,” “Le Parisien”, “Direct Matin”, “20 Minutes”, “RTL Radio” and “France Inter”.…
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Amma in Switzerland
News Winterthur, Switzerland, 21 Oct 2008 The City of Winterthur in Switzerland is the beautiful setting for Amma’s program for the 4th year in a row. For this joyful yearly occasion people from neighbouring countries like Germany, Italy and France took the opportunity to be in Amma’s presence also amongst the thousands of Swiss devotees.…