Kollam (vskkerala) This year’s Janmashtami Award was presented to Mata Amritanandamayi by Union Tourism Minister Shripad Naik at a function held at Amritapuri in Vallikavu, on Thursday, September 4. The award is instituted by the Balasamskarakendram, affiliated to Balagokulam.
Poet P Narayana Kurup presided over the function. BJP leader O Rajagopal, Hindu Aikyavedi state general secretary Kummanam Rajasekharan, former Chief Secretary C P Nair and others attended the function.