From Christmas carols to Bharatnatyam performances, to a dance for Hannukah, and even a skit about an Italian dreaming of pizza while meditating, Amritapuri‘s annual Christmas Eve multicultural performances captivated the audience which included people joining via webcast from around the world.
The show celebrated the beauty of how many different traditions can be joyfully sewn together through unity in diversity. Amma also led everyone in singing bhajans, with a call for an end to the darkness humanity now faces, and to inspire joyful expressions of the pure love that beats in all everyone’s hearts. Prayers for universal peace reverberated worldwide.
At the end, Santa Claus found time in his yearly global journey to make a stop at Amritapuri to help Amma distribute chocolate cake prasad.
![Santa Claus talking about Christmas actors in one of the performances: Santa Claus talking to two children and an adult standing next to him](https://ammanew.org/wp-content/uploads/2022-12-25_amritapuri-christmas_16-9_02-1024x576.jpg)
![actors in one of the performances: a woman placing her hand on the head of a sitting man with another man standing by](https://ammanew.org/wp-content/uploads/2022-12-25_amritapuri-christmas_16-9_03-1024x576.jpg)
![a woman in traditional indian dress during a dance performance](https://ammanew.org/wp-content/uploads/2022-12-25_amritapuri-christmas_16-9_04-1024x576.jpg)
![dancers in costume with arms raised high in celebration](https://ammanew.org/wp-content/uploads/2022-12-25_amritapuri-christmas_16-9_05-1024x576.jpg)
![Amma sitting in her chair watching the performances with a small girl siting next to her.](https://ammanew.org/wp-content/uploads/2022-12-25_amritapuri-christmas_16-9_06-1024x576.jpg)
![Santa Claus surrounded by three actors with arms stretched out](https://ammanew.org/wp-content/uploads/2022-12-25_amritapuri-christmas_16-9_07-1024x576.jpg)
![three women in traditional indian outfits dancing](https://ammanew.org/wp-content/uploads/2022-12-25_amritapuri-christmas_16-9_08-1024x576.jpg)
![12 women posing at the end of their dance performance.](https://ammanew.org/wp-content/uploads/2022-12-25_amritapuri-christmas_16-9_09-1024x576.jpg)
![One of the attendees dresses up as Santa Claus each year.](https://ammanew.org/wp-content/uploads/2022-12-25_amritapuri-christmas_16-9_10-1024x576.jpg)
![A musical performance by 5 artists - one on guitar, drums, bass guitar, keyboard, and one singer](https://ammanew.org/wp-content/uploads/2022-12-25_amritapuri-christmas_16-9_11-1024x576.jpg)
![Dancers in traditional Indian outfits](https://ammanew.org/wp-content/uploads/2022-12-25_amritapuri-christmas_16-9_12-1024x576.jpg)
![Dancers in traditional Indian outfits dance in a circle around two children dressed as Radha and Krishna](https://ammanew.org/wp-content/uploads/2022-12-25_amritapuri-christmas_16-9_13-1024x576.jpg)
![A large group of women dancers including children on stage holding up large sunflowers](https://ammanew.org/wp-content/uploads/2022-12-25_amritapuri-christmas_16-9_14-1024x576.jpg)
![the hall in Amritapuri filled with hundreds of people](https://ammanew.org/wp-content/uploads/2022-12-25_amritapuri-christmas_16-9_15-1024x576.jpg)