Mata arriving in Thrissur today

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Mata arriving in Thrissur today

 

By Our Staff Reporter

 

 

THRISSUR, APRIL 8. Elaborate arrangements have been

made for the three-day long visit of Mata

Amritanandamayi who will arrive here on Saturday to

perform the Prathishta (installation of deities)

rituals at the Brahmastana Temple at Ayyanthole on the

outskirts of the city.

 

According to the organisers, Mata Amritanandamayi will

also give darsan to the devotees and tens of thousands

of devotees are expected to arrive here from various

parts of the State and outside each day for seeing and

taking blessings from her.

 

They said this is 18th Barahmastana Temple of the

Amritanandamayi Math, and the second one in Thrissur.

The first Brahmastana Temple was also set up in

Thrissur in district in Kodungallur. Out of the 17

existing temples one is in Mauritius and the remaining

ones are in different parts of the country. The

Thazhikakkudam of the temple will be installed

tomorrow morning while the deities will be installed

on Sunday morning. Mata Amritanandamayi will give

darsan to devotees on the all the three days from 11

a.m. and 5 p.m.

 

The Speaker, Therambil Ramakrishnan, will hand over

the keys of the Amrtiha Kuteeram houses constructed by

the Amritanandamayi Madhom in the district tomorrow

evening at a function to be attended by Mata

Amritanandamayi.

 

The organisers said arrangements have been made to

meet the basic requirements of the devotees including

toilets, refreshments, health services, parking

facilities and security.

 

http://www.hindu.com/2005/04/09/stories/2005040911820300.htm

 

BTW "The Hindu" is just the name of one of India's

leading English newspapers, published in Madras since

1878 - it is not a mouthpiece for any Hindu

organization.

 

Keval