| Amma's Parents and stories of growing-up | ||
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| A picture of Narayani drawn by Amma when he was a young boy. | Amma's mother together with friends from Canada; Dorothy, Debbie and Ann | Picture of Amma (left) as a young boy with his brother Balaje. |
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| Amma's parents in Amma's childhood home. | Amma's parents beside sacred Neem tree, in front yard. The sand at the bottom of the tree was often a place where Amma would manifest fruits and food for his cousins and childhood friends. |
Sacred elephant drawn by Amma on the bedroom wall when he was 14 years old. |