Sri Ma Anandamayi Sadhana Bhakti Ashram Ma’s Darshan The ashram image of Padmanabha was consecrated on the Mahanavami of Durga Puja 1971. Swami Nirvanananda kept the image for daily puja until, after a short time, it was passed to Swami Bhaskarananda. In 1984 Padmanabha was passed to Swami Nirgunananda, who kept it for 17 years, until it was passed into the care of the ashram. Br Bhaskarananda performs puja before Sri Ma and Lord Padmanabha The following accounts explain how Lord Padmanabha came to Sri Ma. They were written by H. H. Marthanda Varma, the Elia Rajah of Travancore. (Lord Padmanabha is the presiding deity of the State of Travancore, and the old ruling family are the servants of Padmanabha. They are related through edited excerpts from Ananda Varta magazine). “Both my wife and I had the privilege of Sri Ma’s darshan in Trivandrum in
