Mata Amritanandamayi Devi lovingly called “AMMA” by all, was born on Kartika Nakshatra which is celebrated as “Kartika Pooja” in school every month. Kartika Pooja for the month of January was auspicious as it coincided with Ramlalla Pranapratishta week. Students and parents of Class 2 were part of the puja. Kartika Pooja was performed under the guidance of Brni. Sharanyamrita Chaitanyaji. In her satsang, she explained the reason behind why Lord Rama is called Maryada Purushottama with few instances from the Ramayana. She also explained the values we have to learn from Lord Rama. She cleared the myth some people have about Mata Sita taking Agni pariksha and going to Valmiki ashram. The Ganapathi Atharvasheersh and the 108 divine names of “Amma” reverberated in the hall while they were chanted. Bhajans on Lord Rama were sung with great reverence and devotion. This energized environment was then taken to the state of serenity with guided meditation. The program ended by performing Arati to Amma which was followed by chanting of Shanti Mantra for the peace of the whole world. Everyone present offered flowers at the holy feet of Amma and partook the “Prasadam”.
KARTIKA PUJA – JANUARY
