The Prana Pratishta commences

In the morning, to the sound of bells and a conch, Mother walks into the heart of the new Brahmasthanam temple. In there we can see a rather empty place—a small square room containing only a black square hollow at its centre.

This one piece of black stone is the substratum for its four different sides—one showing Devi, the Divine Mother; one depicting elephant-faced Ganesh, remover of obstacles; another symbolizing Lord Siva, and the last showing a cobra's raised hood for Rahu.

The room inside the temple loses its vacuous feeling when Amma steps inside. She greets the people gathered outside seeming to say, "Come, be here with me." She then takes Her seat on the floor, facing the hollow base.

In Her hands She holds a glittering gold leaf on which is drawn the Sri Yantra. She gazes upon it for some time, then gently rolls it up, anoints it, and holds it to Her forehead before depositing it in the hollow of the base.

Prana pratishta

Pratishta

First Darshan

The Reality

Brahmasthanam