Amma, Mata Amritanandamayi DeviBharata Yatra 2016, starting from 5th Jan
31 March, Kishangargh, Rajasthan – Bharata Yatra 2016 The trip from Amdavad to Jaipur was very arduous as it traversed kilometer after kilometer of an extremely hot and desolate landscape. Amma and the group left before dawn but as soon as the sun rose, it was impossible to escape its scorching rays, with temperatures passing […]
1 April, Jaipur, Rajasthan – Bharata Yatra 2016 After her program in Amdavad, Amma held a one day public program at the Tagore School Grounds in Jaipur. It was Amma’s first visit to the city since 2011 and a second time at the same grounds. During darshan many were requesting Amma to come back every […]
29 March, Ahmedabad, Gujarat – Bharata Yatra 2016 Amma held an evening program at the Ahmedabad Education Society Ground. Several local dignitaries were on hand to welcome Amma to Gujarat including: Minister for Transport, Water Resources, Labour Employment Vijay Ramaiklal Rupani; Dharmendra Bhavani, Central Secretary VHP; Raman B Padiyar Head of VHP S.Gujarat; Manas Shankar […]
26-27 March, Mumbai, Maharashtra – BharataYatra 2016 Amma came to Mumbai a few hours after celebrating Holi in Pune. Since its only a short drive from Pune to Mumbai and technically it was still Holi upon her arrival, Amma fulfilled the wishes of all the Mumbai devotees by playing Holi with them as well. After […]
21-22 March, Pune – BharataYatra 2016 After a very long ride from Hyderabad, Amma was welcomed by devotees when she reached Pune at 5:30am in the early morning. Over the next two days, Amma held two days program at the Pune ashram where she was welcomed by Padmashree Vijay Bhatkar, who said, “To see how […]
18-19 March, Hyderabad – BharataYatra 2016 After her programs in Bengaluru, Amma traveled east and held a two day Brahmasthanam festival in the scorching heat (topping 40-46 degrees daily) of Hyderabad, where she gave satsang, sang bhajans, led manasa puja and meditation instructing everyone in the local Telugu language. Addressing the gathering, Amma said, […]
14-15 March, Bengaluru – BharataYatra 2016 After a long drive from Amritapuri, Amma arrived in the early morning to the Bengaluru ashram. Even though it was nearly 3am there was still a large group of enthusiastic devotees, cheering and welcoming Amma upon her arrival with chants of ‘Mata Rani Ki.’ Over the next two days […]
12 March, Bhavani, Tamil Nadu – Bharata Yatra 2016 On the way to Bangaluru, Amma and the group stopped at the Bhavani river. Meditation, Satsang, Bhajans and the dinner were also served by Amma. Answering a question Amma reminded the need to preserve nature and environments and the necessary efforts to bring awareness among people. […]
28-29 Feb, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala – Bharata Yatra 2016 For the final stop on the 2nd leg of Bharata Yatra, Amma held a two day Brahmasthanam festival in Thiruvananthapuram. Upon her arrival from Kanyakumari, Amma led everyone in meditation, sang bhajans and served dinner prasad. On both days Amma gave satsang, sang bhajan and gave darshan […]
26 Feb, Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu – Bharata Yatra 2016 Immediately after her program ended in Madurai, Amma and the tour group travelled to the very southern tip of India and held an evening program at the Amrita Vidyalayam school grounds, in Kanyakumari. Amma was officially welcomed by Swami Chaitanyananda Maharaj of Vellimalai ashram Balakrishnan and […]