Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
April 30 2012

More like this

Open the gallery
April 30 20122012-04-30April 30 20122012-04-30April 30 20122012-04-30July 12 20062006-07-12April 30 20122012-04-30June 17 20092009-06-17Outdoor gathering seated in the shade of a large banyan tree with sweeping aerial roots and branches. Many devotees sit on mats in rows: men in white dhotis and shirts, women in white, cream and orange saris. Near the centre a figure in a saffron-orange robe with a shaved head sits among the group, and a few people in orange clothing sit nearby. Orange flags hang on tall poles along the branches, and a decorated garlanded shrine or murti stands at right beneath the tree. Standing attendants in white are visible at the left and in the background.2006-10-08 +1 copiesJune 17 20092009-06-17 +1 copiesJuly 12 20062006-07-12A large seated congregation gathers beneath a sprawling banyan tree for a guru puja. Many devotees in white clothing with rudraksha malas sit on mats, some with hands folded in prayer. Among them, a group in saffron-orange robes sits close to brass vessels and small plates of offerings set on the ground. Several saffron-clad figures hold tall orange flags on poles rising above the crowd. A bald, orange-robed man sits in the middle of the group, and devotees in white stand in the background. Dense banyan branches and aerial roots frame the scene.2006-10-06Large outdoor gathering seated on mats beneath a sprawling banyan tree with long aerial roots and hanging branches. Many devotees in white ritual clothes sit in rows, with women in white and saffron sarees and a few in purple and pastel saris. Several people in saffron/orange robes sit near the centre of the group, including a figure with a shaved head in orange robes. Standing men in white garments stand at the left edge, and a row of tall wooden poles with saffron flags is planted in the foreground. At the right, a decorated deity murti with flower garlands is visible among the trees. The setting appears to be an ashram grove.2006-10-08 +1 copiesOctober 06 20062006-10-06 +1 copies