Renowned organic horticulturalist Dr. Selvaraj led Shree Maa, Swamiji, and a dozen devotees on a tour of the Tamilnadu Agricultural University Horticultural Research Station in Ooty. Dr. Selvaraj, who has published a book on the medicinal uses of various herbs, showed everyone the organic herbal green house and gardens, pointing out the healing properties of […]

Shree Maa and Swamiji filled up a small bus with devotees and drove through the hills to the Sri Sarada Brahma Vidya Kendra Ashram of Guru Priyananda for a satsang filled with devotional singing, prayers and arati. The ashram provides critical services for helpless down trodden girls and women and follows the traditions of Ramakrishna, […]

The Nilagiri Hills have something in common with Shree Maa’s birthplace of Assam, and that is plenty of tea cultivation. Shree Maa and Swamiji went to visit and bless the mountainous tea estate of the Maduvan family. The estate is approximately 35 acres, with selected areas transitioning to organic cultivation. Shree Maa and Swamiji overlooking […]

After their morning puja, Shree Maa and Swamiji along with their host Dr. Selvaraj and several devotees enjoyed a morning walk through the local rose garden. Dr. Selvaraj is a renowned organic horticulturalist and everyone enjoyed his knowledgeable commentary on the vast variety of roses in the garden. Laughing with the gurus amidst the roses […]

Shree Maa and Swamiji went to make offerings and take the darshan of Shiva’s second son, Karthikeya (also known as Muruga and Subramanya) at a nearby temple up a steep hill. Ganesh, Shiva’s first son The Kartikeya Temple

~~OM~~ Hearing of Shree Maa and Swamiji’s arrival in Ooty, devotees and spiritual seekers have begun to arrive to receive darshan and pay their respects. One notable figure to visit was Mathaji Sannyasini Guru Priyananda of the nearby Sri Sarada Brahma Vidya Kendra Ashram, which provides critical services for helpless down trodden girls and women, […]

Shree Maa and Swamiji have arrived in Southern India. They flew into Coimbatore, and were quickly escorted up to Ooty, a small town high up in the Nilagiri hills, known for its beautiful climate and abundant tea cultivation. While Shree Maa and Swamiji have made numerous visits to India in recent years, this trip to […]