2006 Tour - St. Louis, MO
June 16-17, 2006
Amma is welcomed by the St. Louis devotees
Ladies sprinkle Amma's path with soft and tender flower petals
Swamiji gives an introduction
Amma leads everyone in a short meditation for world peace
Everyone raises their hands while chanting Sri Khadgamala Stotram
A devotee presents Amma with a plaque
The St. Louis devotees express their appreciation and gratitude for
Amma's mission and divine presence
Ladies offer beautiful arati trays while everyone sings Sri Mahishasura Mardini Stotram, a very powerful stotram that helps to reduce wars and violence
A picture of Divine Mother has been wonderfully
decorated with different color flowers
Amma blesses a devotee
At the homa, many sacred and powerful stotras are recited,
and all are encouraged to join in the chanting
In ancient times, the holy rishis used to perform homas every day,
filling the world with very powerful divine vibrations
At certain key moments, offerings are made to a puja altar
that has been set up in front of the homa kunda
In this close-up of the altar, we can see the lotus seed malas that will be given to the homa sponsors, as well as the beautiful image of Divine Mother used to decorate the kalasam
In this snapshot, one can see the sacred word "Om"
in Sanskrit within the homa fire
The sacred homa is considered to be the mouth of God -
whatever is offered into the fire reaches God directly
Auspicious red and white flower petals are offered to Divine Mother
When we perform spiritual activites in front of a homa fire,
the benefit
is multiplied thousands of times
Everyone forms the lotus bud mudra while chanting,
to draw cosmic energy into the crown chakra
At Amma's homas, everyone gets to participate by
chanting and singing with Amma
It is a great blessing in life to have the opportunity
to witness a Vedic fire ceremony
The fire leaps up to receive the final offerings
Amma blesses one and all with yajna raksha,
made from ash taken from the homa kunda
A devotee has brought a traditional offering of fruits and flowers
In front of the picture of Divine Mother , we can see the
beautifully
decorated
kalasam in which Devi's energy has been invoked
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