Amritanandamayi to visit city on Feb. 22

hyderabad: mata amritanandamayi devi, the spiritual leader reverently referred to as amma by her followers, will be arriving in hyderabad on february 22 on a four-day visit. this will be her longest visit yet to the city and will be marked by many significant events. she will stay at the mata amritanadamayi math in mahendra hills, secunderabad where her devotees can have her darshan and take part in prayers, satsang and other activities.during her stay, mata amritanandamayi devi will consecrate a one of a kind brahmasthanam temple in the math premises. "the temple is a unique concept borne out of amma''s divine intuition," the math in-charge swami sadashiv chaitanya, told reporters on tuesday. the temple will house images of lord shiva, devi, ganapathi and a serpent (representing muruga & rahu) on four sides of a single granite stone. such a sculpture is symbolic of the concept of para brahma which is the basis of all forms of the divine, he said. mata amritanandamayi devi, in a special ceremony, will also hand over a symbolic key to more than 725 houses constructed in the city by the math to commercial taxes minister k vijayarama rao. the houses, have been constructed in gudimalkapur area for the poor and are part of the mata amritanandamayi devi''s programme of providing 25,000 poor families with housing. devotees can collect darshan coupons at the math from the morning till 10 pm for that day. however, devotees who do not have the coupons can also have a general darshan of mata amritanandamayi devi, but from a distance. former chief secretary m v natarajan was also present at the press conference.