Mangaluru ready to welcome ‘hugging saint’ Amritanandamayi

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January 6, 2016

Mangaluru, Jan 6: Hugging saint Mata Amritanandamayi Devi, known as ‘Amma’ will be in Mangaluru on January 9 and 10, 2016. A Brahmasthana Mahothsava and Amritasangama 2016 are planned in the presence of the Amma at Amrita Vidyalayam Grounds near Sulthan Bathery, Boloor, here.

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Thousands of devotees from in and around Mangalore and the other centres in Karnataka and outside Karnataka are expected to throng Mangaluru on this occasion and “Amma” is supposed to “bless” all those who come to her with a divine hug.

A reception committee is formed for the welcome and other facilities at the programme. A traditional Tulunad Welcome is planned for Amma. Thousands of devotees including a number of foreign devotees are expected in Mangaluru and facilities are arranged for all those who come for a blessing by the divine mother.

A total of 2 sessions, one on each day, i.e., 9th and 10th January 2016 are planned. The hugging saint will hug each and every individual who visits her (Darshan). There will be public programs like Udayasthamana pooja, Lalitha sahasranama archane, Rahudosha and Shanidosha nivarana poojas.

All the spiritual activities start early in the morning from 7 a.m. with meditation and other activities. These shall be followed by discourse, pooja, bhajans and blessings by the Divine Mother and the programme shall continue till late at night till all the devotees present at the venue are blessed.

Guidance for Devotees

• Please be seated at the venue by 9.30 so that they can get a place to sit and get the token for the Darshan. People coming early are given time cards to identity them as early comers. The time cards shall be exchanged for darshan coupons after Amma reaches the venue.
• Darshan Tokens are required for each visitor including the smallest of children.
• The devotees are requested to be present at the venue at the time of making the “Sankalpa” by the Divine Mother so that the full benefit of the programme is availed by the devotees.
• The devotees are requested to maintain the peace and tranquility of the surroundings. Chanting of the names of God or Mantrochhara are suggested.
• Arrangements are made for all the devotees to have the Lunch (Anna Santarpana) at the venue.

Flow of Devotees
Since the programme is fixed on Saturday and Sunday, thousands of devotees are expected from various places. The programme is open to all the devotees irrespective of caste, creed or religion.

Cleanliness

Co-operation is sought from all for maintaining the cleanliness and hygiene at the venue. For any assistance, the devotees/ visitors are requested to contact the volunteers.

Canteen:
For the benefit of the visitors, canteen facilities and various stalls are organized at the venue.

Medical Assistance:

Amrita Medical Clinic and free medical aid is available at the venue.

Transportation:

For the visitors/ devotees travelling out of the venue late in the evening / night, bus facility is arranged to important junctions, bus stand, railway station etc.

Water

Drinking water is arranged for all the visitors

Enquiry Counter:
There is an information counter at the venue which can be contacted for any information about the programme or the facilities or arrangements at the counter. The numbers to be contacted are:

0824-2457056 and 8951470744

Public are requested to take the fullest advantage of this great opportunity of taking part in Amma’s programme. Mata Amritanandamayi Mutt, Mangaluru will make necessary arrangements for smooth conduct of the program. The cooperation of the public to make this spiritual program a grand success is solicited.

Comments

Sahil
 - 
Thursday, 7 Jan 2016

Kotu what about daliths? As u said many brahmins?? Then what is this?? Daliths are beaten up across India.. Really shame on you when you ignore daliths.. Poor guy naren watching what neigbours are doing. Before commenting on others watch how your people are.. by the way where were so many days?

Shaan
 - 
Wednesday, 6 Jan 2016

Heartly welcome to Mangalore \Amma\""

Jaber
 - 
Wednesday, 6 Jan 2016

Muslims no need lesson from u. Mind it kotian.

Rikaz
 - 
Wednesday, 6 Jan 2016

Naren, common, grow-up brother, what about ill treating harijan and girijans (dalits).....give them left over food...you dont treat them like your own...you treat them like a sh*t...dont let them get inside temple....stay one mile away from the temple....cannot pass through the upper caste area with wearing slippers....how pathetic....is this your religion...common nobody wants it....keep it with yourself....good luck!

Joby
 - 
Wednesday, 6 Jan 2016

Dear frnd Manohar, You are still in fools paradise.. think

Manohar
 - 
Wednesday, 6 Jan 2016

What ever you people said i will believe and with that nobody can defame amma, if you know the charity works of amma.

Manoop
 - 
Wednesday, 6 Jan 2016

First you people read holy hell book, after decide need to praise and welcome such a great religious fraud

Iqbal
 - 
Wednesday, 6 Jan 2016

ONE OF THE BEST EVER FRAUD...

naren kotian
 - 
Wednesday, 6 Jan 2016

Many brahmins also following this hugging saint. This is proof that there is no casteism in Hinduism. on the other hand Muslims are fighting each other in the name of Shia and Sunni. Shame on them. Y cant they learn from Hindus?

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May 9,2020

New Delhi, May 9: The Finance Ministry on Friday announced relief to those who have been facing difficulty with their residency status in India under section 6 of the Income-tax Act due to lockdown and suspension of international flights owing to COIVD-19 outbreak, as they have had to prolong their stay in India.

According to a Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) release, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today allowed discounting of prolonged stay period in India for the purpose of determining residency status after considering various representations received from people who had to prolong their stay in India due to lockdown and suspension of international flights.

They expressed concern that they will be required to file tax returns as Indian residents and not as NRIs after 120 days of stay.

The Finance Ministry stated that the lockdown continues during the financial year 2020-21 and it is not yet clear when international flight operations would resume, a circular excluding the period of stay of these individuals up to the date of resumption of international flight operations shall be issued for determination of the residential status for the financial year 2020-21.

A circular also said that in order to avoid genuine hardship in such cases, the CBDT has decided that for the purposes of determining the residential status under section 6 of the Act during the previous year 2019-20 in respect of an individual who has come to India on a visit before March 22, 2020 and:

(a) has been unable to leave India on or before March 31, 2020, his period of stay in India from March 22, 2020 to March 31, 2020 shall not be taken into account; or

(b) has been quarantined in India on account of novel coronavirus (Covid-19) on or after March 1, 2020 and has departed on an evacuation flight on or before March 31, 2020 or has been unable to leave India on or before March 31, 2020, his period of stay from the beginning of his quarantine to his date of departure or March 31, 2020, as the case may be, shall not be taken into account; or

(c) has departed on an evacuation flight on or before March 31, 2020, his period of stay in India from March 22, 2020 to his date of departure shall not be taken into account."

The release said there are number of individuals who had come on a visit to India during the previous year 2019-20 for a particular duration and intended to leave India before the end of the previous year for maintaining their status as non-resident or not ordinary resident in India.

"However, due to declaration of the lockdown and suspension of international flights owing to outbreak of COVID-19, they are required to prolong their stay in India. The status of an individual whether he is resident in India or a non-resident or not ordinarily resident, is dependent, inter-alia, on the period for which the person is in India during a year," it said.

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Two workers had gone missing in the incident that occurred on Sunday late evening, and one of them was rescued shortly thereafter.

The person who has not yet been found happens to be Pandu Pist from Mumbai. The person who was rescued was Santosh from Dakshina Kannada.

Three workers from West Bengal who were facing danger were also rescued.

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June 2,2020

Kasaragod, June 2: As Kerala commenced fresh academic year with online classes from Monday, a ninth-standard student at Malappuram district in North Kerala ended life allegedly owing to lack of online study facilities like television connection and a smartphone at her house.

Devika, daughter of Balakrishnan, hailing from a Dalit community at Valancherry, about 25 kilometres from Malappuram town, ended her life.

Balakrishnan told the media that he could not recharge the television connection owing to financial crunches. He was working as a daily wage worker and owing to COVID-19 and lockdown, he was not having much work these days. 

The family also did not have a smartphone or computer. The family members alleged that Devika was quite upset as she could not attend the virtual class that began on Monday. She was a student of a nearby government school.

Local police said that Devika, who was the eldest among four children of Balakrishnan, was suspected to have self-immolated using kerosene at a premise close to her house on Monday evening. The cause and provocations were still being probed only. No suicide notes were recovered yet.

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