Swamiji is seen performing the Guru pooja to Lord
Ananda Eashwar (Dakshinamurthy) under the banyan tree. Under
Swamiji's guidance, willing participants performed the pooja
with their own pooja sets that were distributed
to them.
Guru pooja
in progress...
During the15-day
camp, those who wished to, are being allowed to perform the
Guru pooja early morning and in the evening under
the guidance of Swamiji or the Brahmacharis, under
the banyan tree, to Lord Ananda Eashwar. Seen below,
the group performs the Guru pooja under the guidance
of Swamiji.
The
group Guru pooja in progress in the wee hours of
the morning...
Swamiji offers arathi to Lord Ananda
Eashwar at the end of the Guru pooja...
The participants watch the arathi
being offered...
24 Dec - To
symbolise offering of one's own Being to the Presence of the
Master, 1008 conches filled with water were placed under the
banyan tree around Lord Ananda Eashwar. Later, each of the
participants of the Nithyanandam program came up and offered
one conch of water to Lord Ananda Eashwar, thereby offering
their very Being to the Presence of the Master or Existence.
Swamiji
offers arathi to Lord Ananda Eashwar...
The participants come one by one and offer
a conch of water to Lord Ananda Eashwar, symbolising offering
their very Being to the Presence of the Master.