Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
Outdoor protest on grass where seated women and men hold handmade placards. Foreground: a woman in a red and pink outfit holds a sign reading "BHAGAVAD GITA IS FOR YOU, ME, EVERYONE!"; beside her a woman in a teal top with a peacock-feather motif holds an orange placard reading "SAVE GITA" and "HELP HUMANITY" with a small photo and Sanskrit text. Behind them more protesters in saffron and white clothing hold signs, and a red flag is at right. A bowl of marigold petals sits in front. No identifiable a person appearance is shown; the sign text is the only name-like evidence.

More like this

Open the gallery
December 26 20112011-12-26December 26 20112011-12-26 +1 copiesDecember 26 20112011-12-26December 26 20112011-12-26December 26 20112011-12-26December 26 20112011-12-26A seated outdoor protest on a grassy lawn. Many participants sit cross-legged on mats, several holding red-and-orange flags on sticks and handheld signs. Signs read 'THE GITA - TRUTH THEN TRUTH NOW TRUTH FOREVER', 'BHAGAVAD GITA STOP THE BAN', 'RUSSIA! STOP THE BAN ON THE GITA' and 'DIVINE WISDOM SHOULD NOT BE BANNED BY POLITICAL BORDERS'. People wear a mix of western and Indian clothing, including a bald man in a brown jacket and a man in a grey sweater at right. Behind them stand a few onlookers, a green fence, a large information board and parked scooters.2011-12-26Outdoor protest on a grassy lawn in front of a road and parked buses, with a group of people seated on mats and newspapers. Several placards are raised reading Bhagavad Gita is for you, Russia stop the ban on the Gita, and Bangalore-related slogans. A woman in white with a pink shawl sits at left, and a woman in a red top sits in the centre, both holding small items. At right, a woman in a dark sari and a child in a pink top sit at a low table with fruit, flower garlands, brass lamps and plates of offerings, which suggests a small ritual setup. A standing man in white is at right edge, and others are seated behind the placards. No figure matching a person description is visible.2011-12-26A six-panel collage of protest photographs from a Bhagavad Gita ban protest. Top left, a yellow-canopied vehicle and a small group stand by a roadside. Top right, a crowd of women and men in white and saffron-red clothing holds placards and red-orange flags. Middle left, a line of women in saffron and white saris stands along a curb behind placards. Middle right, seated protesters in white clothing hold placards reading stop the ban. Bottom left, a group with red-orange flags and placards stands before a blue wall. Bottom right, protesters hold placards before an orange wall. The panels show activity only; the collage itself has no physical people.2011-12-26 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of a seated crowd on grass at a Bhagavad Gita protest gathering. In the foreground a woman with short grey hair and glasses, wearing a green sari and dark cardigan, sits cross-legged writing on a notepad with a red pen. Around her seated participants wear salwar kameez, sarees and casual clothes; a woman in a white shawl and a man in a grey jacket sit nearby. A basket of fruit sits at left and a white handbag rests on the grass. Behind them standing people, including a woman in a cap, hold a handwritten placard reading Russia Stop the Ban on the Gita, and a red-and-white sign reads The Gita is Truth, Then Truth Now Truth Forever. Red and orange flags are visible in the background.2011-12-26December 26 20112011-12-26A handheld orange poster reading SAVE GITA across the top and HELP HUMANITY along the bottom, in large cut-out letters with red, white and dark blue accents. A black panel in the centre shows a black-and-white image of Krishna playing a flute, beside a peacock-feather motif and Sanskrit verse, with English translation text below. Peacock feathers decorate the top-left corner and a green-sleeved hand holds the sign at the right edge. Behind it, people in white sit on grass, and a bowl of flowers appears at the lower right. The poster is a protest-style graphic with a Krishna image and devotional verse.2011-12-26