{"id":320,"date":"2025-09-21T05:02:22","date_gmt":"2025-09-21T05:02:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amritavarsham.org\/news\/?p=320"},"modified":"2025-09-26T05:45:26","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T05:45:26","slug":"honouring-mother-earth-in-honour-of-amma-visual-essay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amritavarsham.org\/news\/2025\/09\/21\/honouring-mother-earth-in-honour-of-amma-visual-essay\/","title":{"rendered":"Honouring Mother Earth in Honour of Amma: Visual Essay"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In an auspicious confluence of events, World Cleanup Day happens on September 20th\u2014just one week before\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/amritavarsham.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Amritavarsham<\/a>, the grand celebrations for Amma\u2019s birthday.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>To prepare this year, volunteers across India took part in a mega cleanup drive around our Ashrams,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/amma.org\/project\/amrita-university\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amrita University campuses<\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/amma.org\/project\/amrita-hospitals-kochi-faridabad\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amrita Hospitals<\/a>. The event was part of our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/amma.org\/project\/clean-india-beautiful-india\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amala Bharatam Campaign<\/a>\u2014Clean India, Beautiful India.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BfLwJRChMws?si=w3fHf2mkDI57WhI_\" width=\"100%\" height=\"550\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In villages surrounding Amritapuri, local volunteers, Ashram residents, international visitors,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/amma.org\/groups-centres\/ayudh\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AYUDH\u00a0<\/a>youth members, university students and community leaders joyfully picked up trash.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-320 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/amritavarsham.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/world-cleanup-day-2025-mata-amritanandamayi-devi_02_amritapuri_1200x800-1024x683-1.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/amritavarsham.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/world-cleanup-day-2025-mata-amritanandamayi-devi_02_amritapuri_1200x800-1024x683-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amritavarsham.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/world-cleanup-day-2025-mata-amritanandamayi-devi_02_amritapuri_1200x800-1024x683-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/amritavarsham.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/world-cleanup-day-2025-mata-amritanandamayi-devi_02_amritapuri_1200x800-1024x683-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/amritavarsham.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/world-cleanup-day-2025-mata-amritanandamayi-devi_02_amritapuri_1200x800-1024x683-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" style=\"width:100%;height:66.7%;max-width:1024px;\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/amritavarsham.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/world-cleanup-day-2025-mata-amritanandamayi-devi_03_kochi_1200x800-1024x683-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/amritavarsham.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/world-cleanup-day-2025-mata-amritanandamayi-devi_03_kochi_1200x800-1024x683-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amritavarsham.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/world-cleanup-day-2025-mata-amritanandamayi-devi_03_kochi_1200x800-1024x683-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/amritavarsham.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/world-cleanup-day-2025-mata-amritanandamayi-devi_03_kochi_1200x800-1024x683-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/amritavarsham.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/world-cleanup-day-2025-mata-amritanandamayi-devi_03_kochi_1200x800-1024x683-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" style=\"width:100%;height:66.7%;max-width:1024px;\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/amritavarsham.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/world-cleanup-day-2025-mata-amritanandamayi-devi_04_amritapuri_1200x800-1024x683-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/amritavarsham.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/world-cleanup-day-2025-mata-amritanandamayi-devi_04_amritapuri_1200x800-1024x683-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amritavarsham.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/world-cleanup-day-2025-mata-amritanandamayi-devi_04_amritapuri_1200x800-1024x683-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/amritavarsham.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/world-cleanup-day-2025-mata-amritanandamayi-devi_04_amritapuri_1200x800-1024x683-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/amritavarsham.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/world-cleanup-day-2025-mata-amritanandamayi-devi_04_amritapuri_1200x800-1024x683-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" style=\"width:100%;height:66.7%;max-width:1024px;\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/amritavarsham.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/world-cleanup-day-2025-mata-amritanandamayi-devi_07_amritapuri_1200x800-1024x683-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/amritavarsham.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/world-cleanup-day-2025-mata-amritanandamayi-devi_07_amritapuri_1200x800-1024x683-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amritavarsham.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/world-cleanup-day-2025-mata-amritanandamayi-devi_07_amritapuri_1200x800-1024x683-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/amritavarsham.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/world-cleanup-day-2025-mata-amritanandamayi-devi_07_amritapuri_1200x800-1024x683-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/amritavarsham.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/world-cleanup-day-2025-mata-amritanandamayi-devi_07_amritapuri_1200x800-1024x683-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" style=\"width:100%;height:66.7%;max-width:1024px;\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>From the villages of Clappana in the north to Arattupuzha in the south, they spanned about 17km.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-320 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/amritavarsham.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/world-cleanup-day-2025-mata-amritanandamayi-devi_09_amritapuri_1200x800-1024x683-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/amritavarsham.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/world-cleanup-day-2025-mata-amritanandamayi-devi_09_amritapuri_1200x800-1024x683-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amritavarsham.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/world-cleanup-day-2025-mata-amritanandamayi-devi_09_amritapuri_1200x800-1024x683-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/amritavarsham.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/world-cleanup-day-2025-mata-amritanandamayi-devi_09_amritapuri_1200x800-1024x683-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/amritavarsham.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/world-cleanup-day-2025-mata-amritanandamayi-devi_09_amritapuri_1200x800-1024x683-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" style=\"width:100%;height:66.7%;max-width:1024px;\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/amritavarsham.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/world-cleanup-day-2025-mata-amritanandamayi-devi_05_amritapuri_1200x800-1024x683-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/amritavarsham.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/world-cleanup-day-2025-mata-amritanandamayi-devi_05_amritapuri_1200x800-1024x683-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amritavarsham.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/world-cleanup-day-2025-mata-amritanandamayi-devi_05_amritapuri_1200x800-1024x683-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/amritavarsham.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/world-cleanup-day-2025-mata-amritanandamayi-devi_05_amritapuri_1200x800-1024x683-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/amritavarsham.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/world-cleanup-day-2025-mata-amritanandamayi-devi_05_amritapuri_1200x800-1024x683-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" style=\"width:100%;height:66.7%;max-width:1024px;\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/amritavarsham.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/world-cleanup-day-2025-mata-amritanandamayi-devi_06_amritapuri_1200x800-1024x683-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/amritavarsham.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/world-cleanup-day-2025-mata-amritanandamayi-devi_06_amritapuri_1200x800-1024x683-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amritavarsham.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/world-cleanup-day-2025-mata-amritanandamayi-devi_06_amritapuri_1200x800-1024x683-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/amritavarsham.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/world-cleanup-day-2025-mata-amritanandamayi-devi_06_amritapuri_1200x800-1024x683-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/amritavarsham.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/world-cleanup-day-2025-mata-amritanandamayi-devi_06_amritapuri_1200x800-1024x683-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" style=\"width:100%;height:66.7%;max-width:1024px;\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/amritavarsham.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/world-cleanup-day-2025-mata-amritanandamayi-devi_11_amritapuri_1200x800-1024x683-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/amritavarsham.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/world-cleanup-day-2025-mata-amritanandamayi-devi_11_amritapuri_1200x800-1024x683-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amritavarsham.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/world-cleanup-day-2025-mata-amritanandamayi-devi_11_amritapuri_1200x800-1024x683-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/amritavarsham.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/world-cleanup-day-2025-mata-amritanandamayi-devi_11_amritapuri_1200x800-1024x683-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/amritavarsham.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/world-cleanup-day-2025-mata-amritanandamayi-devi_11_amritapuri_1200x800-1024x683-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" style=\"width:100%;height:66.7%;max-width:1024px;\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Faculty and students with Amrita\u2019s Medical, Nursing and Dentistry Schools in Kochi do their part.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-320 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/amritavarsham.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/world-cleanup-day-2025-mata-amritanandamayi-devi_03_kochi_1200x800-1024x683-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/amritavarsham.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/world-cleanup-day-2025-mata-amritanandamayi-devi_03_kochi_1200x800-1024x683-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amritavarsham.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/world-cleanup-day-2025-mata-amritanandamayi-devi_03_kochi_1200x800-1024x683-2.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/amritavarsham.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/world-cleanup-day-2025-mata-amritanandamayi-devi_03_kochi_1200x800-1024x683-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/amritavarsham.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/world-cleanup-day-2025-mata-amritanandamayi-devi_03_kochi_1200x800-1024x683-2-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" style=\"width:100%;height:66.7%;max-width:1024px;\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/amritavarsham.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/world-cleanup-day-2025-mata-amritanandamayi-devi_08_kochi_1200x800-1024x683-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/amritavarsham.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/world-cleanup-day-2025-mata-amritanandamayi-devi_08_kochi_1200x800-1024x683-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amritavarsham.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/world-cleanup-day-2025-mata-amritanandamayi-devi_08_kochi_1200x800-1024x683-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/amritavarsham.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/world-cleanup-day-2025-mata-amritanandamayi-devi_08_kochi_1200x800-1024x683-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/amritavarsham.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/world-cleanup-day-2025-mata-amritanandamayi-devi_08_kochi_1200x800-1024x683-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" style=\"width:100%;height:66.7%;max-width:1024px;\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/amritavarsham.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/world-cleanup-day-2025-mata-amritanandamayi-devi_10_kochi_1200x800-1024x683-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/amritavarsham.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/world-cleanup-day-2025-mata-amritanandamayi-devi_10_kochi_1200x800-1024x683-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amritavarsham.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/world-cleanup-day-2025-mata-amritanandamayi-devi_10_kochi_1200x800-1024x683-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/amritavarsham.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/world-cleanup-day-2025-mata-amritanandamayi-devi_10_kochi_1200x800-1024x683-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/amritavarsham.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/world-cleanup-day-2025-mata-amritanandamayi-devi_10_kochi_1200x800-1024x683-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" style=\"width:100%;height:66.7%;max-width:1024px;\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>To complete these expressions of love and devotion to Mother Earth, the teams also planted saplings.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-4' class='gallery galleryid-320 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/amritavarsham.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/world-cleanup-day-2025-mata-amritanandamayi-devi_12_amritapuri_1200x800-1024x683-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/amritavarsham.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/world-cleanup-day-2025-mata-amritanandamayi-devi_12_amritapuri_1200x800-1024x683-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-335\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amritavarsham.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/world-cleanup-day-2025-mata-amritanandamayi-devi_12_amritapuri_1200x800-1024x683-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/amritavarsham.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/world-cleanup-day-2025-mata-amritanandamayi-devi_12_amritapuri_1200x800-1024x683-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/amritavarsham.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/world-cleanup-day-2025-mata-amritanandamayi-devi_12_amritapuri_1200x800-1024x683-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" style=\"width:100%;height:66.7%;max-width:1024px;\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-335'>\n\t\t\t\tNear Amritapuri\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>At the end of the drive, all hearts were grateful to express their love and care for Mother Nature\u2014a deeply moving way to continue with the week ahead.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-5' class='gallery galleryid-320 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/amritavarsham.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/world-cleanup-day-2025-mata-amritanandamayi-devi_13_amritapuri_1200x800-1024x683-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/amritavarsham.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/world-cleanup-day-2025-mata-amritanandamayi-devi_13_amritapuri_1200x800-1024x683-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-5-336\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amritavarsham.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/world-cleanup-day-2025-mata-amritanandamayi-devi_13_amritapuri_1200x800-1024x683-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/amritavarsham.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/world-cleanup-day-2025-mata-amritanandamayi-devi_13_amritapuri_1200x800-1024x683-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/amritavarsham.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/world-cleanup-day-2025-mata-amritanandamayi-devi_13_amritapuri_1200x800-1024x683-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" style=\"width:100%;height:66.7%;max-width:1024px;\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-5-336'>\n\t\t\t\tKuzhithira near Amritapuri\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<div id='gallery-6' class='gallery galleryid-320 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a 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id='gallery-7-339'>\n\t\t\t\tAmritapuri campus\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<div id='gallery-8' class='gallery galleryid-320 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/amritavarsham.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/world-cleanup-day-2025-mata-amritanandamayi-devi_14_amritapuri_1200x800-1024x683-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/amritavarsham.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/world-cleanup-day-2025-mata-amritanandamayi-devi_14_amritapuri_1200x800-1024x683-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-8-337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amritavarsham.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/world-cleanup-day-2025-mata-amritanandamayi-devi_14_amritapuri_1200x800-1024x683-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/amritavarsham.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/world-cleanup-day-2025-mata-amritanandamayi-devi_14_amritapuri_1200x800-1024x683-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/amritavarsham.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/world-cleanup-day-2025-mata-amritanandamayi-devi_14_amritapuri_1200x800-1024x683-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" style=\"width:100%;height:66.7%;max-width:1024px;\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-8-337'>\n\t\t\t\tVallikavu, across the backwaters from Amritapuri Ashram\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In an auspicious confluence of events, World Cleanup Day happens on September 20th\u2014just one week before\u00a0Amritavarsham, the grand celebrations for Amma\u2019s birthday. &nbsp; To prepare this year, volunteers across India took part in a mega cleanup drive around our Ashrams,\u00a0Amrita University campuses, and\u00a0Amrita Hospitals. The event was part of our\u00a0Amala Bharatam Campaign\u2014Clean India, Beautiful India.&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/amritavarsham.org\/news\/2025\/09\/21\/honouring-mother-earth-in-honour-of-amma-visual-essay\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Honouring Mother Earth in Honour of Amma: Visual Essay<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":321,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-320","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-amritavarsham-72","entry"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/amritavarsham.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/news-banner-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/amritavarsham.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/320","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/amritavarsham.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/amritavarsham.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amritavarsham.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amritavarsham.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=320"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/amritavarsham.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/320\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":343,"href":"https:\/\/amritavarsham.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/320\/revisions\/343"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amritavarsham.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/321"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/amritavarsham.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=320"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amritavarsham.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=320"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amritavarsham.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=320"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}