M. A. CENTER

Washington DC

  • All-day retreat with Swami Dayamritananda Puri at DC Ashram
  • Tila Homa with Br. Ramanandamrita Chaitanya

    Br. Rāmānandāmṛta Chaitanya leads a special Tila Homa and step-by-step guided pūja (tarpaṇam) for paying homage to ancestors and departed souls.

  • The altar at M.A. Center DC on Karthika Deepam
  • The M.A. Center DC ashram in Potomac, Maryland

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  • Oct ’26
    Sat
    24
    4:30 PM

    Weekly Satsang

    Everyone is warmly welcome to join us for satsang every Saturday afternoon at the ashram in Potomac. We begin with the chanting of the Lalita Sahasranama (the 1,000 Names of the Divine Mother) and the Mahishasura Mardini…

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  • Oct ’26
    Sat
    31
    4:30 PM

    Weekly Satsang

    Everyone is warmly welcome to join us for satsang every Saturday afternoon at the ashram in Potomac. We begin with the chanting of the Lalita Sahasranama (the 1,000 Names of the Divine Mother) and the Mahishasura Mardini…

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  • Nov ’26
    Sat
    7
    4:30 PM

    Weekly Satsang

    Everyone is warmly welcome to join us for satsang every Saturday afternoon at the ashram in Potomac. We begin with the chanting of the Lalita Sahasranama (the 1,000 Names of the Divine Mother) and the Mahishasura Mardini…

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  • Nov ’26
    Sat
    14
    4:30 PM

    Weekly Satsang

    Everyone is warmly welcome to join us for satsang every Saturday afternoon at the ashram in Potomac. We begin with the chanting of the Lalita Sahasranama (the 1,000 Names of the Divine Mother) and the Mahishasura Mardini…

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"If we have love and compassion in our hearts, then we will wholeheartedly serve those who suffer from lack of food, clothing and shelter."

— Amma

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Mother's Kitchen volunteers at M.A. Center DC

Mother's Kitchen

For over 20 years, volunteers have cooked and served vegetarian meals for homeless shelters across the greater DC area — four weekends a month.

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Mother's Kitchen volunteers cooking at M.A. Center DC

DC Central Kitchen

Each year on Amma's birthday, volunteers cook for around 3,000 people in need at DC Central Kitchen — selfless service since 2013.

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Volunteers planting a tree with Embracing the Trees

GreenFriends & Tree Planting

Embracing the Trees planting excursions, Earth Day cleanups and the ashram's own organic garden — caring for Mother Nature.

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Come Visit Us

M.A. Center DC is a peaceful ashram set on wooded grounds in Potomac, Maryland — the hub of Amma's spiritual and humanitarian activities in the greater Washington DC area. Our family comes from every major religion, ethnicity and tradition. Whether you come for a Saturday satsang, a scriptural class or a seva project, all faiths and backgrounds are warmly welcome.

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Meal prep at DC Central Kitchen on Viswa Seva Dinam
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Viswa Seva Dinam at MA Center DC

Honoring Amma’s lifelong example of selfless service

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October 21, 2026
Amma visits Washington DC - North America Summer Tour 2019
Amma's Tours

Amma visits Washington DC - North America Summer Tour 2019

Dorothy Bush Koch welcomed Amma at the tour's seventh stop.

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July 11, 2019
Mother's Kitchen volunteers at M.A. Center DC
Mother's Kitchen

Mother's Kitchen — Two Decades of Service

For over 20 years, volunteers have served meals at a DC-area women's shelter.

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May 9, 2018

What is truly remarkable is the strategy, where it is proposed to map out vulnerabilities of women and girls at various levels and from different perspectives, and through research, study, training, and an exchange of best practices, to find the best possible solutions, replicable by others. I am confident that Amrita University will make sure that both the ceiling and the floor for women will be raised.

Dr. Ruchira Kamboj

Former Ambassador of India to UNESCO