Month: April 2016
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Awareness is the key: Amma’s practical suggestions for a clean Yamuna river
11 April, Suhagnagari, Ferozabad , enroute to Lucknow – Bharata 2016 Amma and the group travelled to Lucknow after Vrindavan. On the way the group stopped for luch at Suhagnagari, Ferozabad. The most shaded place we found was a club – FM Green City ! Amma sat on the veranda and served lunch to all.…
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Amma in Kenya
17-18 April 2016, Nairobi, Kenya After a five-year gap, Amma was received a warm welcome back to Kenya by Mr. Musalia Mudavadi, the former Deputy Vice President and the Deputy Prime Minister of Kenya; Mrs. Suchitra Durai, the Indian High Commissioner to Kenya; and Hon. Dan Mwazo, Senator of Taita Taveta county. Ms. Tessa Mudavadi,…
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Amma’s visit to Amrita Watoto Boma
April 19, 2016, Nairobi, Kenya It was a very special day for the children of Amrita Watoto Boma, Amma’s day school in Athi River, Nairobi. It was a day they had been waiting for for a long time. 160 children, many of whom have been there since the school opened its doors, last saw Amma…
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Let us create a positive vibration: Amma in Kolkata
April 13-14, Kolkatta, West Bengal – Bharata Yatra 2016 For her final programs of the tour, Amma held a Brahmasthanam festival in Kolkata, West Bengal. Over the course of the two days, Amma gave satsang, sang bhajans, led everyone in a guided meditation and instructed all to perform the Manasapuja in the local language of…
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Amma visits Banke Bihari temple
9 April, Vrindavan, Uttara Pradesh – Bharata Yatra 2016 As part of her visit to Vrindavan in nearly 30 years, Amma accepted an invitation to visit the Banke Bihari temple, the oldest temple in Vrindavan.Amma was taken in an e-riksha to the temple, driving through the narrow lane. Amma’s entire group joined Amma for the…
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Amma in Vrindavan
8 April, Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh – Bharata Yatra 2016 Amma held a public program at Fogla Ashram in Vrindavan. On stage, Amma received a warm welcome from more than 60 of Vrindavan’s saints and sages. Their recognition of Amma’s special place in India’s lineage of spiritual masters was an historic moment, as it meant they…
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Amma, please visit more often and bless Lucknow
10 April, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh – Bharata Yatra 2016 After the Vrindavan programs Amma next traveled to Lucknow. Even though the group didn’t arrive until close to midnight, Amma still took the time to sit with everyone including all the local devotees and distributed a late night prasad dinner and had a small satsang. The…
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Dancing with Sri Krishna once again, Rasa Leela in Vrindavan
7 April, Vrindavan, Uttara Pradesh – Bharata Yatra 2016As if to make up for lost time, Amma’s first visit to Vrindavan in nearly 30 years was packed with activities and events for both Amma and the tour group. Immediately on arrival on Thursday, Amma was taken directly to a sacred body of water known as the…
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Qawwali of Delhi
4-5 April, New Delhi – Bharata Yatra 2016 At the beginning of her two days of programs at her ashram in Delhi, Amma was welcomed to Delhi by Dr. Mahesh Sharma, Union Minister for Culture and Tourism. As part of the opening day ceremony, Amma gave away the keys to six homes newly constructed for…
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Amma to provide aid in relation to temple tragedy
Soon after the tragic fire and fireworks explosion at the Paravur Puttingal Devi Temple in Kollam, Kerala, that left more than 100 people dead this morning, Amma responded with a charitable-aid package for the injured and families of the deceased. The Mata Amritanandamayi Math (MAM) will provide Rs. 1 lakh to the families of the…