Mātā Amritānandamayī Devī | |
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Title | Amma Satguru Mata |
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Born | Sudhamani Idamannel 27 September 1953 |
Religion | Hinduism |
Nationality | Indian |
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Founder of | Mātā Amritānandamayī Math |
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Website | amma |
Honors | Gandhi-King Award |
Sri Mātā Amritānandamayī Devi (born Sudhamani Idamannel; 27 September 1953), often known as Amma ("Mother"), is an Indian Hindu spiritual leader, guru and humanitarian,[1][2] who is revered as 'the hugging saint' by her followers.[3] She is the chancellor of Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, a multi-campus research university.[4]
In 2018, she was felicitated by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for making the largest contribution to the Government of India's Clean India Campaign Swachh Bharat Mission. She was the first recipient of Vishwaratna Puraskar (Gem of the World Award) by Hindu Parliament.[5]
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