Satsang Seva Journal

In celebration of Sri M's 75th birthday on 6 November 2024, the Satsang Seva Mission volunteers in Tamil Nadu rolled up their sleeves and got to work. From feeding the hungry to caring for the elderly, their selfless acts touched countless lives.  Trichy A special annadaanam seva was conducted by a dedicated volunteer from The Satsang Foundation, a member of the royal family of Pudukottai, serving 60 individuals near the Collector's office, offering a warm meal to those in need. Chennai Located in Pallikaranai, the Love Care Centre, part of the Parthasarathy Memorial Trust, shelters 70 differently-abled children. On the occasion of Founder's Day, 34 children were served a hearty lunch. Udhavum Ullangal, a home for elderly destitute women, has received sustained support from The Satsang Foundation by way of dry rations and annadaanam seva on special occasions. On 8 November 2024, 35 ladies were served a wholesome breakfast in honor of Sri M's birthday.  In a beautiful d...

When Cyclone Michaung made its landfall in Chennai on 4th December 2023, torrential rains of more than 500 mm pounded the city over three days, throwing daily life out of gear. Unable to cope with these heavy rains, the Adayar and Cooum Rivers were in spate and most areas of the city were waterlogged. Roads were unmotorable and electricity was shut, leading to severe shortage of food and essential items.  On 8th December, Team SSM Chennai of The Satsang Foundation (TSF) joined hands with ExNoRa International and local agencies to set up a kitchen in a dharmashala and served cooked meals to 1200 residents of less privileged neighborhoods in Perumbakkam, one of the worst-affected localities.  Join our Satsang Seva Mission teams to help with relief work and support the rehabilitation of the affected. Please reach out to us at connect@satsang-foundation.org for more details.

The Love Care Centre, a unit of the Parthasarathy Memorial Trust, in Pallikaranai, Chennai, houses 35 residents and 35 day scholars. Since the past three years Team SSM Chennai has been providing dry rations for the specially-abled children and adults at this centre established by Gomathi Jagadeesan, herself a specially-abled person. Recently, the team members received a request from the management to help repair and paint the centre. They helped purchase the raw materials required for the renovation which was duly completed. The inmates and the personnel at the centre were extremely happy and expressed their heartfelt gratitude to Team SSM Chennai.  To support the seva initiatives of Team SSM Chennai, please write to us at connect@satsang-foundation.org .

Team SSM Chennai has been associated with the Love Care Centre in Pallikaranai, Chennai which provides food, accommodation, and health care to differently abled children and adults. During the Seva Utsav held in commemoration of Sri M's birthday (6th November), the team members had offered an annadaanam seva to the residents of this safe home. In continuance of this commemoration, the team offered dry rations at the centre on 22nd November 2022.   A month's supply of dry rations such as rice, lentils, semolina, cooking oil, sugar, and condiments ensured that the basic nutritional requirements of the residents were supported. To join hands with Team SSM Chennai in its initiatives, please write to us at connect@satsang-foundation.org ,

Team SSM Chennai commemorated Sri M's birthday by offering annadaanam seva at different locations across Chennai.  The team members visited Udhavum Ullangal , a home for young girls and women who have been abandoned by their families. Over the past one year the team members have supported this safe home with the provision of dry rations every two months.  On 6th November 2022, they offered a filling breakfast of dosas, lemon rice, vadas, sambar, chutney, and laddus to the 65 residents.     Another group of team members offered a festive meal of  rice, poriyal , rasam, sambar, vadas, and payasam to the sprightly, specially-abled children at the Love Care Center, Pallikaranai .  Some team members also visited The Banyan , an NGO that provides sanctuary to homeless women suffering from mental illness and strives to support their healing and reintegration with their families. They lovingly served a simple yet nutritious lunch of rice, poriyal, sambar, appalam...

Udhavum Ullangal Helping Hearts, an NGO, was established in 2001 to support abandoned children and women who are rescued from the streets, parks, and railway and bus stations.    The managers of this NGO had requested Team SSM Chennai to provide dry rations and essential items to the 45 girls aged between 6 and 16 years and the 15 elderly women who are presently living at the home in Maralmarai Nagar, Chennai.     The team members visited the home on the 28th of March, 2022 and distributed dry rations such as rice, sugar, lentils, peanuts, semolina, salt, dried red chillies, dry fruits, coffee, and tea.      The children were delighted to receive a tiny goody bag filled with biscuits, a T-shirt, and a wire tray to store their personal belongings. To experience the joy of giving, click https://satsangsevamission.org/contribute .

The 6th of November marks the birthday of Sri M and is celebrated as Founder’s Day at The Satsang Foundation. Since Sri M holds the feeding of the poor as a divine service that merits immediate attention, the members of the Satsang Seva Mission in Tamil Nadu decided to set the wheels of the food distribution wagon in motion and ensured that delicious food reached orphanages and homes for the aged and the destitute all across the state. Destination Tirupur: The Seed Old Age Home at Avinashi has 55 inmates. Some of the SSM team members at Tirupur lovingly served them a festive meal while others reached out to about 37 seniors at Annaiyar Old Age Home at Perumanallur.  They then spent the entire day at Banyan Home, a sanctuary for mentally ill women and children and shared lunch and dinner with the 110 inmates who are sheltered here presently.    Team SSM at Tuticorin served up a delectable spread of idlis, vadas, and sambar for breakfast at Alex Kailasam Old Age Home. When...