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'''Amrita''' is a Hindu movement named after [[Mata Amritanandamayi]].<br />
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==Founder==<br />
Mata Amritanandamayi is often described as the ''hugging saint''. She has hugged countless people. A hug from her is said to have brought peace to the devotees. Ammachi, as she is popularly called, advocates the Advaitic principle of seeing everybody as oneself.<br />
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==Year & place of founding==<br />
Amritapuri, Kollam, [[Kerala]], India.<br />
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===Monastic / Non-monastic===<br />
Monastic <!-- / as in or. --><br />
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===General philosophical outlook===<br />
Advaita philosophy is followed. The movement is non-sectarian.<br />
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===Spiritual disciplines generally advocated===<br />
[http://www.ammachi.org/events/iam.html Integrated Amrita Meditation Technique]. Service of fellow human-beings.<br />
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===Administrative set-up===<br />
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===Provision for joining===<br />
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===Present chief of the movement===<br />
Mata Amritanandamayi<br />
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==Activities==<br />
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===Religion & spirituality===<br />
Brahmasthanams are the temples built by Amritanandamayi. Here [[puja (Hinduism)|pooja]] is offered to reduce the negative effect of planets on devotees.<br />
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===Social field===<br />
* Mother's kitchen for feeding the poor, Building the houses for poor, Orphanages, monthly pension scheme for old age people, Old care homes, legal assistance to poor and needy are [http://www.ammachi.org/humanitarian-activities/social/index.html some] of the services described on the organization's website.<br />
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20101018204719/http://aimshospital.org/ Amrita Institute of Medical sciences] is a medical college with facility for 800 beds. Medical treatment is rendered to the poor at free or at subsidised price.<br />
* Amrita Kripasagar is a hospice for terminally ill people with accommodation facility for up to 50 people.<br />
* Amritakripa hospital at Amritapuri for the poor and needy<br />
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20050408200054/http://ammachi.org/humanitarian-activities/medical/outreach.html Several] Mobile centres for giving medical assistance.<br />
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===Education field===<br />
* Amrita School of Engineering<br />
* Amrita School of Business<br />
* Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences<br />
* Schools for software training, Industrial training, Pharmaceutical etc.<br />
* Several primary and secondary [http://www.ammachi.org/humanitarian-activities/educational/amrita-vidyalayam.html education institutes] throughout India<br />
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===Cultural field===<br />
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===Relief activities===<br />
* Rendered service during the [[Gujarat]] earthquakes<br />
* Tsunami disaster relief operation<br />
*Relief Services provided after Bihar floods in Bihar, India.<br />
*Haiti Relief in 2010 Haiti Earthquake<br />
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===Province of its influence===<br />
Chiefly [[Kerala]]n and Malayali communities all over the globe. But has devotees and admirers throughout [[India]].{{Citation needed|date=June 2007}}<br />
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==Major publications==<br />
* ''Amma - Healing the Heart of the World''<br />
* ''Awaken Children'' - Vol 1 to 9<br />
* ''Racing along the Razor's edge''<br />
* ''Lead us to light'' - compiled by Swami Jnanamritananda Puri<br />
* ''From Amma's heart''<br />
* ''Amrita'' e-newsletter<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Survey of Hindu organisations]]<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://www.amritapuri.org Mata Amritanandamayi Official Site]<br />
* [http://www.ammachi.org Ammachi]<br />
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