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Amma Inspires Nagapattinam 14 February 2005 — Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu rediff.com.. Amma visited several tsunami-hit areas in Nagapattinam on the 13th and 14th. There were no formal programmes. Nothing had been arranged by the Ashram When Amma arrived the place where she was to stay at 5:30 a.m., she was greeted by a throng of locals chanting "Om Amriteswaryai Namah." The enthusiasm and love they exuded had to be seen to be believed. Said Krishnaveni, one of those affected by the tsunami, "Amma has fed us. She gave us shelter and clothes. We want to see those hands that gave us life once again." "It was so spontaneous. We arranged nothing, we made no formal announcements, but there was a spontaneous response from the locals. When they got to know that Amma would be coming, they had posters printed; word spread by word of mouth too. I saw almost all of the women cleaning the place, drawing kolams [decorative designs drawn as symbols of well-being and prosperity]. It was so beautiful," said the brahmachari in charge of the relief operations in the district. At all the places Amma visited, the men and women greeted her as if she were a close friend they had not seen in far too long. Amma talked to all of the people, telling them that she had not come there to hold a programme and give a satsang, but to share in their sorrow, to allay their fears.