Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
Outdoor photo at an ashram courtyard with a raised white and red-striped platform in the foreground. A figure in a saffron-orange dhoti-style garment and a leopard-print shawl stands at the platform's edge with back to the camera, facing a line of about twenty devotees standing with palms pressed together in anjali mudra. Many devotees wear white, cream, pink and beige saris and kurtas. Behind them stand a red-orange brick building, tall palm trees, a thatched-roof hut, and a silver SUV parked on the dirt ground. Two saffron-and-orange hanging ceremonial tassels and a decorated pole with circular rings frame the scene. A wall banner shows a photo of a saffron-robed figure. Ashram greeting or satsang gathering.

More like this

Open the gallery
A photograph of an outdoor ashram courtyard with a white-and-red striped raised platform in the foreground and a red-orange building behind it. A woman in a leopard-print shawl over orange clothing stands at the right, facing a row of about a dozen people in white and pink clothes who stand with palms pressed together in namaste. A silver SUV is parked on dirt ground near palm trees, and a thatched hut and tall decorated poles with tassels stand nearby. A banner reads Life Bliss Program, 2 Days Meditation Camp. A signboard reads Sri Ananda Eshwara Devasthana. The scene suggests a morning satsang gathering.2010-11-30Outdoor photograph at an ashram courtyard with an orange-painted building bearing a sign reading Sri Ananda Sthaleshwara Devasthana, and a red-and-white banded platform in the foreground. A barefoot figure in an orange dhoti wears a leopard-print shawl and stands facing a group of about twenty-five women and a few men in white, cream and pink saris and kurtas, many with hands pressed together in anjali. A tall wooden post topped with a pale ring and a hanging orange cloth stands in the courtyard, with a painted kalasha-like pillar nearby. Palm trees, a thatched hut and a silver SUV complete the scene. A red-and-orange banner on the left reads Life Bliss Program with contact numbers. The figure in the leopard-print shawl has long dark hair, but the appearance is not distinctive enough to confirm identity.2010-11-30Outdoor photo of an ashram courtyard under a tin roof hung with colourful tasselled decorations. A concrete platform with a square central opening sits in the foreground, marked with red and white painted edges. Around a dozen women in white, pink and cream saris and salwar stand in a loose group behind it with hands pressed together in prayer, while one woman in an orange garment and dark shawl stands at the right edge. Behind them are coconut palms, a parked silver SUV, a brick wall painted orange, and a sign reading Life Bliss Program. At right, carved stone figures and a map board are visible.2010-11-30Outdoor courtyard scene at an ashram with an orange-painted building beside palm trees. A man in a saffron-orange robe with a rudraksha mala walks forward on a paved brick path with raised palms in greeting, his hair long and swept back; he is a person by the saffron robe, rudraksha mala and long swept hair, and a white-clad priest with shaved head walks behind him. A line of women in white, yellow, green and red saris stands on the left with palms pressed together in namaskar near a red-and-white painted platform and a rangoli design on the ground. A silver car is parked to the right, and a red signboard reads Bliss Program Level II. Several people are visible, counted here as about twenty.2011-02-25Outdoor ashram scene at midday with palm trees and a silver SUV parked beside a low tiled-roof building. Several figures in saffron-orange robes walk along a dirt path past a large white-and-red painted kolam rangoli design set in a circle of white stones. The lead monk on the left wears a rudraksha mala and a saffron garment, another in saffron walks in the middle, and a person in white stands near the car. A red-and-yellow flag hangs on a pole, and a red throne-like seat with gold trim sits at the left edge beside a red-and-white painted step. A brass-finished ornamental lamp frame hangs overhead.2010-11-06November 06 20102010-11-06Outdoor photo of a crowd of about 40 devotees standing in rows on a raised concrete platform in front of an orange-painted temple building with a sign reading Sri Anandeshwara Devasthana. Most women wear white, cream and pastel saris or salwar kameez, with a red kurta and a pink shawl among them; several hold hands together in prayer or stand with folded hands. A plain stone pedestal stands on the platform in the foreground. Behind the crowd are an orange banner showing a smiling saffron-clad man beside Kannada text, a notice board, and palm trees under an overcast sky. Iron archways curve over the scene.2010-10-07Outdoor scene at an ashram courtyard before an orange-walled hall bearing a sign reading Sri Anandeshwara Devasthana. Three women sit cross-legged on circular patterns of white ash or powder on the bare ground in front, wearing white saris with orange borders. Behind them a large crowd of about dozens of people, mostly women in white, cream and colourful saris, sits on mats in rows facing them. A banner reads Welcomes you all for Navaratri and Life Bliss Program, and a smaller board lists a schedule. Palm trees and a thatched roof stand nearby, and a small statue stands at the left of the hall. Some people in white walk in the background.2010-08-19A row of about a dozen women sits cross-legged on a raised white-and-red edged platform outside a building with a sign reading Sri Anandeshwara Temple, many with eyes closed as if meditating. Most wear white or cream dress with yellow, orange or saffron shawls and rudraksha-style necklaces; one woman on the right wears an orange shawl and light pink outfit. Behind them a dark stone statue of a seated deity stands on a pedestal and a large red banner advertises a Life Bliss Program (Ananda Spurana Program) 2 Days Meditation Camp, showing a smiling figure in orange turban and saffron robes. Potted plants and a loudspeaker stand nearby.2010-08-03A photograph of an outdoor meditation gathering at an ashram courtyard with palm trees and a thatched hut. In the foreground, a figure with short dark hair wears a sleeveless saffron-orange robe and sits cross-legged on an orange cushion inside a circle of small grey stones, facing the crowd. Behind him, a large group of mostly women sit on the sandy ground in white, cream and pale-yellow clothing, with some in green and red saris, in rows along a red-and-white striped low wall. A black speaker stands on a pole at left. An orange building bears a sign reading Sree Anandeshwara Devasthana, and a banner shows a figure in orange robes with the words Welcome you all. A silver SUV is parked at right.2010-08-19Outdoor photo of a figure in an orange saffron robe seated cross-legged with palms pressed together in namaste on a raised circular platform. The circle is ringed with dark pebbles and decorated with colourful rangoli patterns in pink, green and yellow on the sandy ground. Behind, a crowd of seated devotees, many in white and pastel saris and white clothing, watches in front of an orange building with a red-and-white border wall. A silver SUV is parked to the right and palm trees and thatched roofs appear in the background, with a banner reading Life Bliss Program at the upper left.2010-11-14December 02 20102010-12-02