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Seva by Amrita Vidyalayam students
More people arrived today at Amritapuri. There were thousands of people moving around and the lines for lunch were long. To help make the lines move faster, Amrita Vidyalayam student volunteers helped by collecting the dirty dishes, washed them and distributed them to the people. This helped in conserving water too.
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My most beautiful moment in Amritavarsham60 Amritapadam stall
The most beautiful moment though, for me, in this birthday was going to the ‘Amritapadam’ stall- where there were kept a series of paintings that depicted Amma’s life. This was the most beautiful sublime moment- when i saw a painting depicting Amma’s childhood -Amma, as a little girl, sweeping her courtyard, outside a small hut, immersed in thoughts of Lord Krishna, ostracized by society as a crazy girl…. and when i was seeing this picture, outside there were 5 lakh people who had gathered for this girls’ darshan -and the president, the prime minister of the country had sent messages,…
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Your 60th Birthday
You are now on sweet sixty’s shore May you live at least another six hundred more, In our hearts and in those yet to come, Spreading the fragnance of your boundless love With your heart you moved mountains Did only what a divine being can do Every work an edifice of deep compassion, Where selfless effort is the unwritten rule These words, as rose petals I offer at your feet Amma, please accept them as a devotee’s humble offering And may your blessings my inner heart meet And lighten this bondage of body and mind in suffering…. With humble Pranams,…
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Amma’s gift of life
Amritavarshini five and half years old Japanese child in Indian costume, getting ready to receive Amma’s darshan on the occasion o Amma’s 60th birthday celebrations. Amritavarshini is one of the unfortunate victim tsunami who has received high level of radiation from Nuclear Power Reactor due to leakage. Her body was full of rashes. When Amma visited Japan to meet tsunami affected people, parents of Amritavarshini along with the child met Amma with grate concern over their child. Amma with grate love asked the parents with child to go to India for treatment. Parents with child arrived for treatment in Amrita…
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Ave Me Maiya
25 Sep 2013 The evening program was held in the huge program hall built on the Engineering Campus in Amritapuri. There were thousands of people in and around the program venue. The evening program started with Amma’s bhajans. Amma rocked the program hall with Her powerful & inspiring bhajans through the excellent sound system. The mood of Amma’s children was reflected in the lyrics of one of the bhajans that Amma sang today. The meaning of the “Ave Me Maiya” goes like: “Mother, we your little children have come under your shelter. Please take this boat across – don’t abandon…
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Always giving giving giving…
Tuesday is ‘normally’ a day for the residents. A meditation day with Amma giving lunch plates to everyone. Of course, considering the present circumstances, nobody was thinking of meditation and the word was that Amma will give darshan to those who just came. A standing darshan?? So Amma arrives. Lakshmi the elephant was waiting for her. Amma went to feed her, with kilos of bananas and love. Amma then walked to the stage, did pranam and sat on the pitham…in lotus posture! Which is not the usual position she holds for giving darshan. So its meditation. In the midst of…
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Meeting of 2 ‘old friends’
Wednesday 25 This is the first day of the official celebrations, which will culminate on the 27th. Of course the festive atmosphere and the crowd have being building up since last week. But today is a turning point. The morning main question was: will Amma give today’s darshan still in Ashram or go to the other side to the birthday site. Yesterday night, the clear instructions came: there are so many people, Amma will give darshan the other side. So late evening, the ‘darshan crew’ started packing everything, sweets, apples, ashes, and many many other things. But, today is also…
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Filiming Amma
Monday, a new piece of the extraordinary puzzle of Amma’s birthday celebration came into place. A big film crew arrived with an impressive material of cameras to take some images about the 60th birthday. The director is Shekhar Kapur, renowned Indian film director. An extensive interview with Amma was set in the hut down by her room and i hope to be able to have a full version of it. After the interview, Amma first started to move as if she would go back to Her room. Then a TV journalist took his chance to ask Amma a few questions.…
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Maha Chandika Homa
25 Sep 2013, Amritapuri There were four days of traditional Maha Yaga (Great Fire Ceremony) held at the Yaga Shala in Amritapuri. Sri Ganapathi Homa was conducted on 22nd, Navagraha Homa was conducted on 23rd, Ayush Homa was conducted on 24th and Chandika Homa was conducted on 25th. Amma came to the Yaga Shala at 10:30am, towards the conclusion of the Mahachandika Homam. Amma circumambulated the Homa Gundam, offered Her prostrations, watched the ceremony and then blessed the priests who conducted the Homa. The Purna Aahuthi (the final offering) was offered into the Homa Gundam in the presence of Amma.…
