Tarpanam Ceremony for Departed Ancestors
Honoring our departed ancestors through Tarpanam - Tarpanam is a traditional ritual where oblations are offered to one's departed ancestors.
"Through this ritual we are showing our respect, our gratitude, towards our departed ancestors. Giving verbal thanks only remains as words and does not get translated into action. By partaking in this ritual, we are performing action - spending some time for others, spending money for them and chanting mantras. We therefore get purified, creating positive vibrations." - Amma
The Tarpanam is a traditional ritual and is performed to benefit and appease deceased family members, regardless of when they passed away. The MA Center will be conducting a Tarpanam ceremony to pay homage to departed ancestors. Each participant will have an individual seating with puja items, to perform the ceremony for their departed ancestors. This guided participatory ceremony will be led by a devotee.
For a guaranteed seat for the puja, please pre-register for the event to attend. We cannot guarantee a puja seat for walk-ins on the day of the puja as supplies are limited and based on the number of pre-registrations.
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Registration closes at midnight on Sunday, August 25th.
Read more about this ceremony conducted at Amritapuri, Amma's main ashram in 2015 - Tarpanam/Vavubali 2015>>
Contact Events department for more information.
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Group chanting of 108 Names of Amma and 1,000 Names of the Divine Mother (Sri Lalitha Sahasranama), followed by Amma’s White Flower Meditation Free conference call: dial-in number +1 425-436... more ›
8:30-9:30 am Pacific Time. On Saturday mornings, starting at 8:30 am, a weekly guided group meditation is led by local IAM instructors for those who have previously taken the full IAM-35 meditation course. To register and receive the Zoom link, please... more ›
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The Daily Programs are not open to the public at this time.
Our daily spiritual practices at the Main House include:
Morning Archana
Mondays-Fridays: 5 AM
- 108 Names of Amma
- 1000 Names of the Divine Mother, Sri Lalitha Sahasranam
Saturdays-Sundays: 5 AM & 6 AM
- 108 Names of Amma
- 1000 Names of the Divine Mother, Sri Lalitha Sahasranam
Evening Bhajans
- Guru Stotram Chanting
- Bhajans, Devotional singing
- Closing prayers and Arati
Monday : 7:45 pm
Tuesday: 7:00 pm
Wednesday: 7:00 pm
Thursday: 7:00 pm
Friday: 7:00 pm
Saturday: Part of the regular Saturday program. If there is no Saturday program, 7:00 pm
Sunday: 7:00 pm