Amrita Institutions
MAM runs a number of other institutions. On the educational front, there is the Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, a five-campus university, and 47 Amrita Vidyalayam values-based grammar/high schools.
Amritapuri Ashram, MAM's headquarters in Kollam District, Kerala, is a spiritual center and international pilgrimage site, where free classes on Vedanta, Sanskrit, meditation and yoga. MAM has built and consecrated 20 Brahmasthanam Temples throughout India, and has hundreds of branch centers throughout the country as well. Amrita Kutambam, or Amrita Families, are community groups who come together for the purpose of group prayer and spiritual company.
MAM also publishes dozens of spiritual books and two magazines in various languages.
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