Amma, Mata Amritanandamayi Devi
Tuesday, June 6, 2017 At MA Center in San Ramon, California, in honor of the 30th anniversary of Amma coming to the Bay Area and to the United States, devotees held a special ceremony commemorating the moment. On stage for the occasion were Ron Gottsegen, MA Center President, and Kusuma Gretchen Venkatesh, who organized Amma’s […]
May 31 – June 6,San Ramon, California – USA Yatra 2017 Amma held 4 days of public programs followed by a retreat at her San Ramon, California Ashram in northern California. The surrounding hills still had touches of green from the spring rains as people descended upon the Ashram to welcome Amma. On Devi Bhava, […]
2 – 8 Jun 2011, San Ramon, CA – 2011 USA Yatra A seven day program was held at the MA Center, Amma’s ashram. Apart from daily meditation, satsang and bhajans a three day retreat was also held. During a question – answer session one devotee asked Amma “why does Amma gets more beautiful and […]
7 June 2009 — San Ramon, California, USA The second stop on Amma’s 2009 U.S. Yatra is San Ramon, California, home to Amma’s ashram headquarters in the United States, MA Center. On June 5, the mayor of Sunnyvale, California, Antony Spitaleri, came for Amma’s darshan. Author Alice Walker also attended. Walker—who won the Pulitzer Prize […]
17 June 2008 — Los Angeles, California, USA Amma was welcomed to Los Angeles with the presentation of an official commendation signed by the city’s Mayor and the City Council. She was also officially welcomed by the Deputy of Health, Richard Espinosa, and the Field Deputy, Joe Matthews. Addressing Amma on the dais, Mr. Espinosa […]
8 June – 20 June 2004 – San Ramon, California, United States of America For Amma’s devotees in the United States, Her programmes at the M.A. Center in San Ramon, California are always very special. The ashram is tucked amidst the rolling, golden hills of northern California. Its dirt roads and wooded lake help one […]
14 – 23 November 2000 Winter visits to San Ramon and Ann Arbor, USA It was an early Christmas for Amma’s American devotees. The most precious gift of all – Amma’s divine presence – arrived in San Francisco for her November visit following the European Tour. The November programmes in the U.S. have the atmosphere […]