Shiva Linga (a form of Lord Shiva) under
a tree, inside the ashram premises, which can be seen while
driving into the ashram.
As
you enter the ashram and drive straight ahead, a winding pathway
(seen here in this picture) takes you to the Temple of Sri
Anandeshwar and the sacred banyan tree ...
Pretty
flora in the path leading to the temple...
This
is the sacred Banyan tree which is the Energy
hub of the ashram. It was this sacred Banyan that appeared
to Swamiji in his Divine Vision to be the place of his ashram.
A
natural cave formed by the sacred Banyan. Under
this cave is the Samadhi (place of burial) of an
enlightened Master who lived hundreds of years back in this very place.
In
the picture here is seen Sri Anandeshwar - a statue of
Lord Dakshinamurthi - the primal Guru, which
stands under the Banyan.The swayambhu linga seen in this
picture (taken on Jan 1, 2005) has now been shifted to
the Anandeshwar temple.
Temple of Sri Anandeshwar.
On 1st of January 2007, Swamiji inaugurated and performed
a grand kumbabhisheka – first holy bath - to the
temple of Sri Anandeshwar at the ashram in Bangalore.
Built with granite stone and along similar lines of the
Arunachala temple of Tiruvannamalai, this temple is being
built at a rapid pace with the love and devotion of devotees
and disciples of Nithyananda. It beholds an energy field
pregnant with the Cosmic Energy. Click to read more.....
What
is seen below are the main deities Sri Anandeshwar and Anandeshwari.
Seen below the deities is the SvymbhuLinga (self-created
form of Lord Shiva, found here from time immemorial near the
banyan tree) which Swamiji consecrated on Jan 1st 2007 on the
occasion of his 30th Birthday celebration.
Nandi (sacred bull of Lord Shiva) and flagstaff in front of Anandeshwar temple
Traditionally, in temples, the flagstaff outside the sanctum sanctorum, has religious symbols carved on the four sides. The paramahamsa (the Supreme Swan) logo of Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam, on one of the four sides of the flagstaff is seen here.
The banyan tree carved on another side of the flagstaff
Sri Anandeshwara and Anandeshwari carved on another side of the flagstaff
A carving of Nithyananda on the fourth side of the flagstaff