22 march, bharata yatra 2008 to see off amma to andaman islands, all of us were there at the airport: those who are going with amma and those returning to amritapuri. it looked like a white pond. as amma walked into the airport she touched every one with a smile … i could not touch […]
21 march, bharata yatra 2008, kolkata the loooooong bharata yatra is coming to an end. we were on the road for days and nights, of many weeks; in different states, languages, food, climates, travel, programes, bhajans, satsangs and jokes, prasad from amma… it’s all getting over. all that has happened is becoming beautiful memories.. the […]
18-20 March, Bharata Yatra 2008, Kolkata Brahmasthana Pratishta the brahmasthanam, 2oth of its kind, is being installed by amma here. i was there for the first one when amma installed in kodungallur. during the time of abhishekam, there is something in amma’s face, that you simply cannot miss. it has been the same for the […]
13 march, bharata yatra 2008, delhi after the programs in delhi, the next day some devotees and volunteers were waiting for amma outside. in the evening, amma came out and spent a few minutes with them. their joy was unbounded, and different people started calling ‘jay jay kar.’ one person shouted, ‘mata rani ki jai!’ […]
17 march, bharata yatra 2008, to kolkata we stayed overnight at dhanbad, in the state of jharkhand. the next day, we proceeded to kolkata, the last leg of the great bharata yatra 2008. what will be the next surprise that lies with amma? who knows? on the roadside, it was a series of factories and […]
16 marcch, bharata yatra 2008, varanasi to kolkata after the stay at varanasi, we started off to kolkata. a few kilometers later, we entered the states of bihar, and then jharkhand. if it was cultivation in bihar, it was mines in jharkhand, on either side of the road. most of them were coal mines. you […]
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19 March 2008, Kolkata The calculated auspicious time for the Sthapana and Prana Pratistha was between 8.30 am and 10 am. I got up well in advance in order to be ready to experience the auspicious moment in all it’s splendor. Since we are far from South-India where the crowds for such occasions are huge, […]
Arriving in Kolkata – The last stop on the tour 17 Mar 2008, Kolkata After the Mangalore program I went back to the ashram but could not bear the thought of missing the inauguration of the Brahmasthanam temple here at Amma’s Kolkata Ashram and not seeing Amma before she departs India. I was not alone […]