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Shubaratri again
oh! there is amma. she is by the road side in a field distributing dosa…all children had gathered around her. some others are making tea little further away.by not far from amma, there is group of ducks inside a net-fence. both had similarity. the scene, the contrast stuck me. here one is there due to…
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goodnight
darshan in trichy went on till 8.30 am in the morning. people have so much faith in amma , so much love for amma. it was reflected in the words of mayor and the minister who spoke. you could see the police people in the uniform joining the line to give prasad to amma– usually…
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Amma in temple city
right after covai brahmasthanam, amma visited the amrita university campus in ettimadai. the sun has not yet risen in the horizon at that time. first amma blessed the new big swimming pool by touching the water. this is a newly constructed swimming pool of international standards situated under the shadow of the western ghats. she…
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May be a 2nd thought?
the marriage held at the end of darshan in covai was little funny. a young brahmin couple were getting married. they had lot of special rituals. boy was from Orissa and girl is form Maduari, Tamil Nadu. the girl was asking the boy to tie the ‘mangalya sutra’ around her neck during the ceremony. amma…
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Last night in Kovai
night time in Kovai its more cold. by the 3rd day the dust was coming more off the ground.all the 3 nights the Badugas rocked the house. at one point Amma expressed that she wanted to dance with them. after sani puja amma made an announcement in tamil over the microphone asking people to give…
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first day covai
this is the first time in this year i am seeing so many mosquitos. at night in the room i had to put on odomos – an ointment — to drive away all the mosquitos. it worked well. the weather in covai is very nice and cool. usually when we come in the month of…
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Reached Coimbatore
Amma reached the Coimbatore Brahmastanam around 11pm. We were caught in the traffic and came few minutes later. Two hours later, Amma’s children arrived by bus. As they walked across the Ashram towards their accommodations, Amma was standing on the stage, surveying the surroundings, making sure everything is ready for tomorrow’s programmes. As they walked…
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praying for happy journey
Around 3 p.m, Amma left Amritapuri for the 3 week visit to Tamil Nadu. It’s a 7 hour journey by road. Nine buses and six cars with about 500 children of Amma, four trucks with luggage, sound system, bookstall, and kitchen items are there with Amma on the tour. Really , it’s the Ashram on…
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Mata Rani Teri Kripa
Darshan continued throughout the duration of the bhajan today. Itcontinued on after the bhajans finished also. Hundreds of people werethere. Chandramohan, a little boy from Kozhikode who is mentallychallenged, was next to Amma’s chair. Amma asked him to hug and kiss the cheeks of the devotees who came for darshan. Seeing a Sardarji sitting beside…
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get married again
amma stayed in the school building in kodungallur. after the morning darshan she stayed in the ashram building which is at the program site. the ashram building has only 3 small rooms. kodungalllur is the first brahmasthanam temple established by Amma. kodungallur is also home to the first amrita vidyalayam. it was nice to see…