Amma, Mata Amritanandamayi Devi
19-20 Feb, Mysuru, Karnataka – Bharata Yatra 2019 Amma reached Mysore at 12.00 midnight. Many devotees including members of Amma’s youth group – AYUDH, greeted Amma with shouts of “Mata Rani Ki Jai!” For the evening program, Mayor Pushpalatha Jagannath, Corporator Nirmala Harish, Savitha Suresh, Industrialist Jagannath Shenoy, and others were there on stage to […]
3 March, Mysore, Karnataka – Bharata Yatra 2017 After the short drive from Mananthavady {news}, Amma arrived in Mysore {news} to a crowd of joyous devotees. She made her way to the stage, served all those present prasad, and then asked if anyone had a story to share. One devotee raised her hand and related […]
4-5 March, Mysore, Karnataka – Bharata Yatra 2017 The drive from Mananthavady was a scenic one. The tour group took narrow two lane roads down through the forest towards Mysore. The dry heat of spring had caused most of the trees to shed their leaves, but there were patches of green foliage that resisted the […]
7-8 March, Mysore, Karnataka – Bharata Yatra 2015 From the Tanur programme, Amma drove straight to Mysore in Karnataka. A big crowd, mostly students of Amrita University, Mysore, welcomed Amma. Amma led a meditation, sang bhajans and served prasad to the crowd of students and devotees. Amma was given Holi colors and she continued playing […]
21 – 22 Mar – Bharata Yatra 2009, Mysore, Karnataka A two-day Brahmasthanam Festival was celebrated in Amma’s presence at the Mysore Ashram. Amma gave Satsang, Bhajan, and led the devotees in Manasa puja in the local language of Kannada. Over 55 students were given educational scholarships as part of the Vidyamritam project in Mysore. […]
3 March 2007 — Bogadi, Mysore, Karnataka During Amma’s first night of programs in Mysore, Sri. B.S. Yediyurappa, the Honourable Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka, inaugurated the new Amrita Kripa Hospital in Rupanagar. Located a few kilometres from Amma’s ashram in Bogadi, the Amrita Kripa Hospital has 50 beds and will offer free treatment to […]
06 February 2005, Mysore Due to Amma’s extensive work to relieve the suffering of the tsunami victims, many of the places She was to visit on Her annualmahayatra had to be cancelled. The cultured and devotional people of Mysore were thankful and happy that She graced them with a visit even in these difficult times. […]
2 March 2001, Mananthavadi to Mysore Journey Mother has said that everything She does has a meaning. That’s why, when seated below two grand trees for lunch a few days ago She suddenly blindfolded a man sitting near Her, the thought immediately came: is this a teaching? Watch! She completely covers his eyes, and everyone […]
Sthala Puranas of Bharat Mysore is really named after a demon—Mahisha Asura. Originally, the city was known as “Mahishuru,” which means “Mahisha’s City.” Gradually, it came to be called Mysuru, which was later Anglicized to Mysore. Mahisha is Sanskrit for “buffalo” and an asura is a type of demon. Mahisha Asura was a demon who […]