Tag: Kumbha Konam
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Dealing with Desires
On the way to Kumbakonam, Amma pulled over and stopped at a side road, with grassy fields on either side
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Fulfilling Promises- Amma in Kumbakonam
Amma held her first public program in Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu. The program was held on a huge Banadurai Higher Secondary School grounds, capable of holding tens of 1,000’s of people.
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The heat of fire cools down in Amma’s arms
29 January 2005, Amritapuri Amma took the photograph, looked deeply into the eyes of the four-year-old boy it pictured and gently kissed his forehead. She then took the next photo—this one of a girl in pig tails—and did the same. There were around 70 in all, so it took some time. These were photographs of…
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The nose of Brahma’s pot
Legends of Kumbhakonam Sthala Puranas of Bharat Kumbhakonam and the surrounding villages are linked together through via a wondrous story regarding this particular cycle of creation. During the cosmic deluge of pralaya, Brahma prepared himself for the next cycle of creation. He put all the seeds from which creation would sprout in amrita [the elixir…