Davangere is truly blessed to get another opportunity to participate in the seva work in Raichur. Our previous one day visit to Raichur gave us such a lot of inspiration that we wanted to visit Raichur again for a longer time. Taking Amma’s permission we once again went to Raichur for a week.

We reached Raichur on 18^th April early morning. Our 27 members’ team consisted of non-teaching staff of Amrita Vidyalayam and devotees. It had people from all ages (from from 15 years to 60 plus years). We had 7 ladies in our team. 7 people joined us in Raichur. They were devotees and 4 workers from Yadgir, a small district 100 kms from Raichur.

We started our first working day with archana, and worked from 8.30 am till 11.30 am then again from 3 to 6.30 pm. From the next day onwards we started from 6 am and worked till 2.30 pm at a stretch. We had our breakfast on site and came back back to the camp for lunch. We worked again from 3.30 to 6.30 pm.

We experienced Amma’s Grace and protection each and every. We cannot describe Amma’s Glory with words. The scorching heat never seemed to bother us, and we never considered stopping the work because of it. We realized its effects only when we saw our tanned skin! Our inside has become very bright too. We felt that the refreshing breeze was Amma’s loving touch. We slept happily in the open air where we could count the stars of Amma’s glories. In the evening we chanted Archana and sang spirited Bhajans forgetting everything and merging in Her Love. Strangely we never felt tired.

We were ready for every adventure that was in store for us. We visited the Krishna river twice and had cool baths, and we visited a Shiva temple up the hill. It was such a beautiful and breathtaking place. Nature was showcasing its mystery and glory. There were huge stones sitting on the tips; only Amma knows the mystery behind them. While returning from the temple, we sang bhajans with great spirit. Each and every moment in Raichur was a splendid celebration for us. We were lucky enough to witness the Bhoomi Puja of the new site 8 kms away from the present one. Amma is going to build some more houses there!

When we worked there was only laughter and love, and we enjoyed each and every moment. Although we were engaged in heavy work which we are not used to, there was no pain or struggling effort. Things happened spontaneously. It was just like when sitting in Amma’s Divine presence. We effortlessly could forget about food and sleep. In our team we had people who were over 60 and had diabetes and BP. But they felt no handicap or unease. They were fit and worked enthusiastically. We experienced the true import of Amma’s saying ‘Where there is Love there is no effort’.

The workers in Raichur were very inspired and they showed us a lot of love and warmth. Not only this, the workers from Yadgir who joined us got so inspired that they went back to their place on Saturday night and got more workers by sharing their memorable experiences in Raichur.

On the last evening (25^th April), when we went around just to see how much of work was done, we couldn’t believe our eyes.  Realistically, it was not in our capacity to do so much of work within such a short period. So, we really could see that Amma’s magic has worked! We are ever-grateful to Amma for giving us such an opportunity to be her tools. And, we are all ready for another opportunity of such seva in Raichur!

— Anjali