Category: Ashram
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Andean ceremony in Amma’s honour
23-24 September 2008, Lima, Peru Swami Ramakrishnananda Puri who is on his South American tour, visited Peru. He is the first ashram representative to visit this country. On the first day of his visit Swami participated in a 3-day conference on Indian culture held at the Center for Oriental Studies at the Pontificia Universidad Catolica…
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Sw. Ramakrishna in Buenos Aires
20 – 21 Sep 2008, Buenos Aires, Argentina Swami Ramakrishnananda Puri conducted programs in Buenos Aires, Argentina on the 20th and 21st of September 2008. The first program on the 20th evening was held in the heart of the city and was attended by an enthusiastic crowd of more than 600. On the 21st evening…
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Swami Ramakrishna’s visit to Philippines
13- 14 Sep 2008, Manila Swami Ramakrishnananda visited Manila, the capital of the Philippines from 13 -14 Sep 2008. He conducted satsangs and bhajans at the Hindu Temple. Br. Shantamrita Chaitanya conducted IAM technique meditation classes. He also visited one of Manila’s worst slums and distributed rice packets to the slum residents. Hundreds received the…
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Amma’s arrival after 2008 USA Tour
Amma arrived in Trivandrum Airport after her USA summer tour and was welcomed in Amritapuri as well by joyful devotees.
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Swami to visit UAE
Swami Amritaswarupananda Puri to visit Kuwait and Dubai from May 7 – 12 and will conduct satsangs & bhajans there. K U W A I T 7 May 2008, (Wed) Indian Community School, Salmiya, Kuwait 8 May 2008 (Thu) Bharatheeya Vidya Bhavan, Abbasiya, Kuwait contact: Madhavankutty 009659540511 D U B A I 9 May 2008 …
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Kolkata Pratistha
21 March 2008, Kolkata, West Bengal Bharata yatra 2008 On the morning of March 19 in Kolkata, Amma consecrated a Brahmasthanam Temple, performing both stupika pratishtha and prana pratishtha consecutively. The Kolkata Brahmasthanam is the Ashram’s first temple in West Bengal and its 20th such temple altogether. Kolkata is already home to a number of…
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Mangalore Brahmasthanam Consecrated
18 February, Bharata Yatra 2008, Mangalore Amma consecrated the 19th Brahmasthanam Temple in Boloor, Mangalore. In the auspicious muhurta of Punarvasu Nakshatra occurring between 11.48 am and 1.48 pm, Amma first installed the Kalasha atop the Brahmasthanam and then the Murthi inside the sanctum sanctorum. The rituals began at 11.48 with installation of Kalasha. There…
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Pongal at the Ashram
15 Jan 2008, Amritapuri Pongal was celebrated in the Ashram. Amma distributed payasam to all the residents in the afternoon. The day on which the sun begins to move northwards is called ‘Makar Shankranti’. In Tamil Nadu this festival is called the Pongal. Pongal ushers in the New Year in Tamil Nadu. Newly-harvested grains are…
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Sri Narayana Jyoti
Today, hundreds of Ashramites gathered in front of the Main Temple to welcome the arrival of an ‘eternal flame’ from Sivagiri. Under the initiative of the Sri Narayana Guru Dharma Sangha, the flame has been visiting holy sites throughout Kerala for the past month. It arrived at Amritapuri on a platform mounted inside an elaborate…
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Hong Kong programmes
Swami Ramakrishnanandaji and Br Shantamritaji were in Hong Kong from Friday, September 14 to Sunday, September 16, 2007. The first programme was in the Kowloon Hindu temple and consisted of Satsang and Bhajans . The attendance was marked by enthusiasm and great devotion. The next day, the IAM Technique was taught, after which many people…