My mother Mrs. V. Jayalakshmi attained the lotus feet of Ambal earlier today (Shukla Paksha Padmini Ekadashi) May 27, 2026, at home in Gandhi Nagar, Adyar, Chennai.
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| Amma (Oct 14 1938 to May 27 2026) |
न दत्तं मातस्ते मरणसमये तोयमपिवा
स्वधा वा नो दत्ता मरणदिवसे श्राद्धविधिना ।
न जप्त्वा मातस्ते मरणसमये तारकमनु:
अकाले सम्प्राप्ते मयि कुरु दयां मातुरतुलाम् ॥
ந தத்தம் மாதஸ்தே மரணஸமயே தோயமபிவா
ஸ்வதா வா நோ தத்தா மரணதிவஸே ஶ்ராத்தவிதிநா ।
ந ஜப்த்வா மாதஸ்தே மரணஸமயே தாரகமநு-
ரகாலே ஸம்ப்ராப்தே மயி குரு தயாம் மாதுரதுலாம் ॥
I did not offer you water at the time of your death, Oh Mother! I did not even offer the oblations as per funerary rites on the day of your death ! Nor did I repeat the mantra that delivers one across the ocean of this world! Alas! I have come at an inappropriate time! O Mother! Bestow upon me your unequalled compassion.
I decided to share my memories of her through some photos and videos, posted slowly, day by day.
I start with some photos from her wedding (1958) followed by some photos from the early 1960s, right after her wedding, and when my parents were in K3-52, Jamshedpur.
Set A: 1958 (wedding) and early 1960s
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| Immediately after Appa's return from USA 1961 |
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| Paati, Manimma, Amma, BabyAthai - K3-52 Jamshedpur |
Set B: Late 1960s (Seemantham) and early/late 1970s (Sriram at age 1, and Srikanth at age 1)
Set C: 1980s (Sriram and my poonal, some photos from Ambi Anna, Shasthiabdipoorthi)
