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Complete List of Winners
Complete List of Amrita Upannyaasam Winners Winners at the Senior Level: First Prize (Joint Award) Dhanashree Vinay Renge Class X Mt. Carmel Girls School Nagpur, Maharashtra read essay First Prize (Joint Award) Jayasree S. Class X Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan’s Vidya Mandir Trichur, Kerala read essay Third Prize Varsha R. Class IX Kuriakose Elias English Medium…
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Inauguration of Amrita TV
Amrita TV Inaugurated 24 September 2003 The Mata Amritanandamayi Math launched its television channel, “Amrita,” on 24 September, 2003, the first day of Amritavarsham50. It was inaugurated by the Honourable Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting, Shri. Ravi Shankar Prasad during the Celebrations’ Grand Inauguration. Hon. Minister of State for Information & Broadcasting, Sri.…
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Colours of Compassion
Colours of Compassion: Selected Paintings By 108 Artists From Around the Globe 24 September 2003 For Amritavarsham50, the Mata Amritanandamayi Math solicited paintings inspired by Amma from eminent artists around the world. By the time of the Celebrations, more than 125 paintings had been contributed, including 52 by Indian State Award winners and 20 by…
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Dwajarohanam – Flag-hoisting Ceremony
Dwajarohanam 24 September 2003 Swami Vishvesha Tirtha and Amma Shortly after dawn on the first day of Amritavarsham50, the drums and cymbals of Shri. Mattanur Shankaran’s thayambaka performance began to beckon devotees from Amriteshwari Hall for the flag-raising ceremony, or Dwajarohanam. After Swami Amritaswarupananda made the surprise announcement that Amma Herself would attend the event,…
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Embracing the World
Embracing the World: Images & Sayings of Sri Mata Amritanandamayi Devi 24 September 2003 Embracing the World One of the many books released by the Mata Amritanandamayi Math during the Amritavarsham50 Celebrations was Embracing the World: Images & Sayings of Sri Mata Amritanandamayi Devi. The simplicity and the beauty of this book has to be…
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Amritavarsham50 Souvenir
Amritavarsham50 Souvenir: A Collector’s Item 24 September 2003 Amritavarsham50 Souvenir How does one condense half a century of boundless love, compassion and service into a publication? The Amritavarsham50 Commemorative Souvenir is a tribute to Amma’s divine guidance to humanity over the years. Released during the first day of the Amritavarsham50 Celebrations, the souvenir is a…
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Acharya Vandanam
Acharya Vandanam: Worshipping the Spiritual Teachers 24 September 2003 Applying sandal paste and kumkum In Sanskrit, acharya means “teacher” and vandanam means “salutations.” So Acharya Vandanam is “worshipping, or offering salutations to, the teachers.” The first day of Amritavarsham50 witnessed a traditional ceremony wherein more than 150 sannyasins and sannyasinis (men and women Hindu monastics)…
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Colours of Compassion
Colours of Compassion: 125 Paintings Inspired by Amma & Her Life of Love, Compassion and Selfless Service On 15 May, 2003, renowned Kerala painter Sri. Punchithaya formally started off Colours of Compassion, an Ashram project to collect paintings inspired by Amma’s life, mission and teachings from artists throughout India and the world. The idea was…
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Sri Durgaswami
24 September 2003 Sri Durgaswami, from Vellore, Tamil Nadu, was one of more than 150 sannyasins honoured in Amritavarsham50‘s Acharya Vandanam Puja on 24 September. “There are flowers for incense, flowers for puja and flowers for medicine… but this flower is chosen by God.” —Sri Durgaswami What is Amma to you? “Amma is the smile,…
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Ganapati Homa
Ganapati Homa – Opening-Day Puja to Remove Obstacles 24 September 2003 The Ashram’s pujaris perform the Ganapati Homa In India it is customary for important events to start with a prayer to Shri Ganesha, as the elephant-faced god is considered the remover of obstacles. At the beginning of Amritavarsham50, the Mata Amritanandamayi Math’s pujaris performed…