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Students of Amrita University performing a dance

Sat, 16 Aug 2008 00:12:10 +0530

Students of Amrita University performing a dance

14 Aug 2008, Midnight, India's 61st Independence Day celebrations, Amritapuri

Bharatamba: a university student dressed as Bharatamba standing In the centre of a huge map of the Indian subcontinent with the National Flag.

Sat, 16 Aug 2008 00:12:10 +0530

Bharatamba: a university student dressed as Bharatamba standing In the centre of a huge map of the Indian subcontinent with the National Flag.

14 Aug 2008, Midnight, India's 61st Independence Day celebrations, Amritapuri

Becoming an Indian: a boy from the west while taking part in the celebrations.

Sat, 16 Aug 2008 00:12:09 +0530

Becoming an Indian: a boy from the west while taking part in the celebrations.

14 Aug 2008, Midnight, India's 61st Independence Day celebrations, Amritapuri

Students of Amrita University performing a play. A scene from Maha Bharata.

Sat, 16 Aug 2008 00:12:09 +0530

Students of Amrita University performing a play. A scene from Maha Bharata.

14 Aug 2008, Midnight, India's 61st Independence Day celebrations, Amritapuri

real Freedom is to give comfort to others.

Sat, 16 Aug 2008 00:12:09 +0530

real Freedom is to give comfort to others.

14 Aug 2008, Midnight, India's 61st Independence Day celebrations, Amritapuri

Amma with the flag

Sat, 16 Aug 2008 00:12:09 +0530

Amma with the flag

14 Aug 2008, Midnight, India's 61st Independence Day celebrations, Amritapuri

Welcoming Mata

Sat, 16 Aug 2008 00:12:09 +0530

Welcoming Mata

14 Aug 2008, Midnight, India's 61st Independence Day celebrations, Amritapuri

Amma watching the performance of the students

Sat, 16 Aug 2008 00:12:09 +0530

Amma watching the performance of the students

14 Aug 2008, Midnight, India's 61st Independence Day celebrations, Amritapuri

Students standing along the borders of huge map of India with lamps in their hand.

Sat, 16 Aug 2008 00:12:08 +0530

Students standing along the borders of huge map of India with lamps in their hand.

14 Aug 2008, Midnight, India's 61st Independence Day celebrations, Amritapuri

Bharat Mata: Students of Amrita University performing a dance

Sat, 16 Aug 2008 00:12:08 +0530

Bharat Mata: Students of Amrita University performing a dance

14 Aug 2008, Midnight, India's 61st Independence Day celebrations, Amritapuri

“The word mama—‘mine’—is death; it is bondage,” Amma said. “The words na mama—‘not mine,’ but the Lord’s—are freedom and liberation. My children should remember this always.”

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“The word mama—‘mine’—is death; it is bondage,” Amma said. “The words na mama—‘not mine,’ but the Lord’s—are freedom and liberation. My children should remember this always.”

14 Aug 2008, Midnight, India's 61st Independence Day celebrations, Amritapuri

Students of Amrita University presenting a patriotic music

Sat, 16 Aug 2008 00:12:08 +0530

Students of Amrita University presenting a patriotic music

14 Aug 2008, Midnight, India's 61st Independence Day celebrations, Amritapuri

“May this love towards our motherland remain with you no matter where you find yourselves in the years to come,” Amma said in her address.

Sat, 16 Aug 2008 00:12:08 +0530

“May this love towards our motherland remain with you no matter where you find yourselves in the years to come,” Amma said in her address.

14 Aug 2008, Midnight, India's 61st Independence Day celebrations, Amritapuri

“Real freedom is the freedom to remain as our True Self, not the freedom to chase our likes and run from our dislikes” Amma said in her address

Sat, 16 Aug 2008 00:12:07 +0530

“Real freedom is the freedom to remain as our True Self, not the freedom to chase our likes and run from our dislikes” Amma said in her address

14 Aug 2008, Midnight, India's 61st Independence Day celebrations, Amritapuri

Students of Amrita University performed dramas and dances inspired by India%u2019s culture, history and current events.

Sat, 16 Aug 2008 00:12:07 +0530

Students of Amrita University performed dramas and dances inspired by India%u2019s culture, history and current events.

14 Aug 2008, Midnight, India's 61st Independence Day celebrations, Amritapuri