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Brahmasthanam Temple PranaPratishta

17^th Anniversary – Sunday May 3^rd, 2015

(07 May ’15)

The M.A Centre celebrated the 17^th anniversary of the Brahmasthanam Temple (Abode of the Absolute) the one and only Brahmasthanam Temple outside of India. On this propitious day of May 3^rd, 2015, the Lalitha Devi Sahasnamavali was chanted from dawn to dusk. Morning program also consisted of Meditation, Satsang, Bhajans and in the evening, a Maha Sarvaiswarya Yagna for prosperity was performed at the M.A Centre by priests from the Sri Amman Kovil from south of Mauritius.

On this very day, The Brahmasthanam Temple along with the deities was beautifully decorated. The Goddess Devi was astounding in a blue saree and was looking majestically alluring. This Amma’s Brahmasthanam temple is so different from the common temples of Mauritius. It was constructed according to Amma’s sankalpa and Consecrated by Amma Herself. While many temples have shrines to more than one deity, each deity is represented by a separate murthi (idol). Amma’s temples have only one granite Statue, carved with four faces, one on each side. The shrine depicts the images of Shiva’s Divine family: Shiva, Devi, Ganesha and a Serpent (representing the Kundalini power, Rahu and Murugan). This clearly points to the underlying unity inherent in the myriad deities of the Hindu culture: the One with many faces.

The morning program started at 10:30 a.m. with the chanting of the Ashtotram, 108 names of Amma. Amma’s Paduka was worshipped with rose petals which symbolically means that we are offering ourselves (complete surrender) at Her lotus feet. After the chanting of the Ashtotram, and Lalita Saharanamavali, Swamiji sang bhajans. Amongst were “Hanumat Bal do”, “Snehamamritanandini” and other devotees also sang some bhajans. Swamiji then delivered satsang on the importance of worshipping the deities in the Brahmasthanam temple and on how beneficial it is for a spiritual seeker to frequently circumambulate the temple, especially one that has had Prana Pratishtha done by a Mahatma like Amma. He also talked about the roles of parents in inculcating spirituality to their children at a very young age. Swamiji talked about how we should pray and emphasized that even if we have attained all our desires in life through sincere prayers, we still can express our gratitude to the Lord. The morning program concluded with closing prayers and the distribution of mahaprasad around 1:00pm.

The chanting of the 1000 names of Sri Lalitha Devi resumed until dusk. The evening program started around 6:30 pm with the Maha Sarvaiswarya Yagna for prosperity. The priests from the Sri Amman Kovil of Mauritius started the yagna with the invocation of the deities and performed the yagna along with the continuous chanting of mantras in honor of the Goddess. One by one, devotees had the opportunity to participate by providing offerings in the yagna. The atmosphere was energized, which gave us a sense of being full of life with the Goddess’s blessing. After the yagna, Swamiji along with the priests performed abhishekam and arthi of the Bramasthanam temple deities.

The program concluded around 11:00 p.m. with Amma’s arthi. Swamiji thanked the priests and the devotees for their presence and participation in this unique program. All the devotees experienced great peace and happiness after immersing themselves in worship and spiritual activities the whole day.

We thank Amma on her compassion and love for consecrating this unique Brahmasthanam temple in Mauritius and for sending one of Her senior disciples to Mauritius for the good functioning of the Ashram and the Brahmasthanam temple.

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The 21 Brahmasthanam Temples with their respective dates of installation:
Kodungallur – 21st April 1988
Madras – 6th May 1990
Trivandrum – 16th February 1992
Pune – 15th April 1992
Kozhikode – 18th January 1993
Mumbai – 12th February, 1995
Delhi – 3rd March, 1995
Madurai – 5th April, 1995
Mauritius Island – 2nd April, 1998 (Only temple outside of India)
Palakkad – 20th January 1999
Thalassery – 22nd April 1999
Mysore – 18th February, 2000
Mananthavady – 28th February, 2001
Coimbatore – 2nd May 2001
Hyderabad – 24th February 2002
Bangalore – 12th February 2003
Cochin – 25th April 2003
Trissur – 10th April 2005
Mangalore – 18th feb 2008
Kolkotta – 29th mar 2008
Kannur – 5th May 2011
Manjeri – 23rd Apr 2015

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Daily Brahmasthanam Temple program at the M.A Centre, Mauritius

Morning Arthi : 7:00 a.m

Evening Arthi : 6.30 p.m

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Om Shiva Shaktyaikya Roopinyai Namah

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The Mata Amritanandamayi Centre, Quatre Bornes will launch its GreenFriends initiative.

Founded in 2001, GreenFriends is the international environmental initiative of Embracing the World. It’s a volunteer-based movement that promotes environmental awareness and participation at the individual and community levels. GreenFriends seeks to inspire people to serve and protect nature, so that all life-forms may live in harmony upon the Earth. –

The M. A. Centre will launch its GreenFriends initiative in Mauritius to commemorate the FIRST INTERNATIONAL DAY OF YOGA ON SUNDAY JUNE 21ST, 2015 at noon.

Venue : Ebene Trianon Road (opp The Core Building)

Launching by
Shri Raj Dayal, Hon’ble Minister of Environment, Govt of Mauritius