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Celebrate Pongal Harvest

Happy Pongal—the harvest festival in South India. This year, Pongal is January 15. Watch a special Pongal satsang with Br. Ramanandamrita Chaitanya. Chef Vaju explains the significance of this holy festival. Discover the uses of saffron, jaggery, flattened rice and more!

Learn to make a healthy savory dosa (pancake) made from green mung beans paired with flavorful red chutney. Conclude your meal with a creamy, sweet porridge.

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Amma Movies

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Amma in Taos, 1987

⏱️ 83 min | Rare footage of Amma taking time holding and singing to devotees on her first visit to Taos, New Mexico. Her childlike innocence and love are so moving, yet somehow familiar in the casual setting.

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Amma in Kenya

⏱️ 22 min | Such memorable images! Amma dressed in Masai ornaments and beads & traditional dances joyfully performed by locals. Amma visits schools and orphanages and hears of local challenges. Inspiring speeches.

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Amma Sings Again

⏱️ 68 min | Incredible footage of Amma joyously playing with devotees at the pool, singing vigorously with devotees, cutting vegetables, singing while giving darshan, laughingly enjoying Krishna's Birthday celebrations.

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In a series of online talks, Br. Sachinmayamrita Chaitanya covers the Vedānta primer Tattvabodha in full, incorporating aspects of Amma’s teachings and life into the classes.

Knowledge of the Truth An Introduction to Vedanta

Available now! Stream and enjoy Amma movies anytime, anywhere! Includes Amma's dance, rare vintage footage, Q&A with Amma, Amma's spiritual talks and bhajans & more! The library is regularly updated.

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Omkara Divya Porule is said to be a living scripture — the "Amrita Gita" — the essence of Amma's teachings delivered to us in their pure form through verse. Dive deep into these teachings with Amma's senior disciples.

Amrita Gita You Are the Essence of Om
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Our students have grown their feelings of connection, skills and personal development by joining our courses and retreats. Here are just a few of their stories.

Makes me really happy

Studying at my own pace is extremely important for me. That's exactly what AVA offers, which makes me really happy. The patience, dedication and teaching from the heartfelt instructors is wonderful...

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Nikhita

Sweden

A virtual holy space

I took the Ganjira course at Amrita Virtual Academy — a virtual holy space inspired by Amma. The effort was worth it to grow closer to Amma’s teachings and the feelings of inner spiritual presence this musical sadhana offers.

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Sridevi

Spain

I can hear the birds

One thing I like most: I can hear the birds and animals in Amritapuri in the background. How lovely that is! - sitting on a sofa in Berlin...

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Elke S.

Germany

So very well explained

The cooking sessions are very well explained and the camera-work really is excellent.

I can see—and nearly feel —exactly how the added ingredients are looking in the pot/pan.

I am very happy.

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Amritadas

India

Grateful

Lots of high quality, well-filmed content—grateful for the opportunity to learn this way 🙏💖 ... Very good platform!

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Jim F.

USA

A great inner companion

Bhajans are a great inner companion — always offering positive thoughts and vibrations — in contrast with what we sometimes have to hear when living in the world. Immersing ourselves in bhajans is like wearing a shield!

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Elle W.

Australia

Thank you

Thank you for always finding ways to encourage us to to get closer to Amma and her teachings through the AVA courses.

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Shakti K.

Japan

Sweet

Learning an instrument is a very easy and sweet way to keep your mind on God all day, because you go so deep into the lesson that you can spend a great part of the day delving into the bhajan you are studying that week.

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Raghu N.

UK

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The Amrita Virtual Academy is an initiative to take the unique talent, know-how and wisdom that exists around Amma, and make it available to a broader audience, via online platforms.

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A Journey into the Heart of Vedanta

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The Rhythm of the Mind

Leslie shares her new musical journey with the kaimani (hand bells) under the guidance of Amrita Virtual Academy instructors.