Month: March 2018
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Acknowledging only the external and discard the internal creates imbalance
18 March, Chandigarh, Haryana – Bharata Yatra 2018 It was Amma’s first visit to the city of Chandigarh, which is the capital of two states and a union territory (a capital of its own). The name “Chandigargh” comes from the temple of Chandi (a pseudonym of the Goddess Durga), which is a fortress situated on…
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Dignitaries and Devotees in Delhi
13-16 March, Delhi – Bharata Yatra 2018 30 years ago, on March 5th, 1988 at 6:45AM, Amma arrived by train in Delhi for the first time. Back then, Amma had 20 programs spread across the city in various locations. March 13th was particularly unique day, she spent half a day at the BSF camp in…
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Over 1,00,000 villagers in Kerala receive clean drinking water
Over 100,000 villagers in Kerala, spread across 14 districts, have begun to receive clean drinking water as part of the Jivamritam Project launched by Mata Amritanandamayi Math (MAM), six months ago. As many as 127 water filtration units have been installed by MAM as part of the project, which was inaugurated by President Ram Nath…
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Pure love and compassion is the embodiment of God
10 Mar, Ahmedabad, Gujarat – Bharata Yatra 2018 Amma arrived in Ahmedabad around 3 AM in the morning after a long drive from Mumbai. Devotees were patiently waiting for to greet Amma at Amrita Vidyalayam where she was staying. The next day, during the evening public program, Chief Minister of Gujarat, Vijay Rupani, was there…
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Amma is a great inspiration to the people who wanted to do something for society: Vice President Naidu
20 March, New Delhi – Bharata Yatra 2018 The Vice President of India, M Venkaiah Naidu invited Amma to his residence in Delhi. She had a meeting with his family members. Venkaiah Naidu invited many dignitaries to his house to meet Amma in an event where they exchanged in discourse and received Amma’s blessings. The…
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Giving water to Indian villages, building friendship between India and Japan
Feb 2018, Alappuzha, Kerala In order to help supply rural villages with clean drinking water, seventy-two students from Japan travelled to Alappuzha district of Kerala to help build water filters. Despite not receiving credit from their university, having to sacrifice their vacation time, and paying for their own travel expenses, students from the IVUSA program…
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Motherhood is not about being a lady, but to envelope the world with your love
7-8 March, Navi Mubai, Maharashtra – Bharata Yatra 2018 Amma held a two day program in Mumbai to celebrate the 23rd anniversary of the Brahmasthanam installation in the city. Many dignitaries were there to welcome Amma to the city, including Jaywant Dattatrey Sutar, Mayor, Navi Mumbai; Manda Tai Mhatre, MLA, Belapur Assembly Constituency;…
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Science and Spirituality can be integrated
2-3 March , Pune, Maharashta – Bharata Yatra 2018 After travelling across the country from Hyderabad, Amma reached Pune at around midnight. On the way, Amma stopped at Indapur. An evening meditation, bhajan set, and Prasad meal was held on a private lawn. When Amma arrived in Pune, many of the local devotees fell into…
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Amma’s Bharata Yatra 2018 Jan – April, visiting 20 cities
Amma’s Bharata Yatra 2018 schedule Jan 13-14 Sat-Sun Tiruvananthapuram, Kerala – Brahmasthanam Amrita Nagar, Kaimanam, Thiruvananthapuram – 695 018, Kerala. Phone: 0471 – 2490140 {map} Jan 16 Tue Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu (Public program) Amrita Vidyalayam Campus, Sri Mata Amritanandamayi Devi Road, Amritapuram, Saravanantheri, Agastheeswaram, Kanyakumari – 629 701, Tamil Nadu. Phone: 04652 – 270700…
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Holi in Hyderabad
28 Feb – 1 Mar , Hyderabad, Telangana – Bharata Yatra 2018 Amma arrived in Hyderabad just before midnight to a crowd of devotees that had gathered to welcome her. The next morning, Irrigation Minister, T. Harish Rao, and Special Advisor to the State Government, S. Venugopalachary, were to meet Amma on her first day…