Students from Amritavidyalayam Bangalore visited Amritapuri on 20 and 21 August. They were delighted to get the chance to sing bhajans to Amma during darshan. Here is what Sagar, Prerana and Sahana, three of the visiting students, had to say: “This is the yearly school trip that our school organizes for us to come to […]
12 Feb 2010, Talassery. Amma singing ‘Hari Om Namah Sivaya’ at the end of darshan. It was the beginning of Sivaratri day.
4 apr 2008, amritapuri they were singing all along.. i mean the cuckoos…. when we left amritapuri, they were singing. do remember, last year i told you about the cuckoos of the ashram? (read here) they were singing all along the tour- bhatara yatra. i heard them singing in coimbatore, pondicherry, tirunelveli, kannur, mangalore, bangalore, […]
19 sep 2007, Amritapuri Last night during bhajans there was a crow that was sitting above Amma on a monitor speaker and she had quite a lot to say all the time. It really sounded like she was trying to convey something to everyone. After some time Amma asked her if she was disturbing or […]
The evening bhajans have been the highlight of both my stays in Amritapuri. When She sings, it seems that Amma reveals a little more of what She truly is and there is an overwhelming sense of being in the presence of the divine. It crossed my mind one day that it would be a great […]
Lalgudi Jayaraman, renowned violinist pays tribute to Amma 20 Aug 2003 Amritapuri received a special guest on Wednesday, the world-renowned Indian violinist Lalgudi Jayaram. Having had Amma’s darshan only twice before in Chennai, this was his first visit to Amritapuri, and he was blessed to perform for Amma during the morning darshan. Later in the […]
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to connect? To truly connect with someone, even if it’s someone we’ve just met? On my journey with fellow students from Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham to volunteer for the inauguration of Amrita Hospital in Delhi, one person caught my attention. While we were all enjoying, making conversation, […]
If I was a tree in the summer, I’d stretch my branches and leaves towards the golden sun and fix my gaze upon the infinite blue sky. I would swing in the gentle breeze and drink the nectar of the earth with my roots. I’d spread the intoxicating scent of my flowers around and invite […]
Guru Pada Padma: Amma’s Lotus Feet Amritapuri is very much God’s Own Island. The oleographs of goddesses from the works of the legendary artist, Raja Ravi Verma of 19th century Kerala, have made a deep impress on the collective minds of Indians about how the Devis, elaborately described and praised in Sanskrit literatures, really would […]