Showing posts with label Sri Ramana Maharshi. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sri Ramana Maharshi. Show all posts

the outer prayer hall at Sri Ramanasramam

The outer prayer hall, also known as the New Hall, houses a life-sized statue of Sri Maharshi, and a wall text mural of his words about his out-of-life and near-death experience. There is a beautifully carved yogasana, or couch, made from a single stone, polished to look like black marble.

the life-sized statue of Sri Ramana Maharshi at the new prayer hall


On the occasion of Mahashivaratri

In tribute and for worship on the eve of Mahashivaratri at Sri Ramanasramam




Sri Maharshi's Samadhi at Sri Ramanasramam

As one walks through the north door of the Sri Matrubuteshwara Temple, the devoted arrive at the sacred Shrine at Sri Maharshi's samadhi. It can be seen actually as a raised platform, with a vimana or tower above it. There are four carved granite pillars, that look like marble at the corners of the platform. At the center of the platform is a white marble lotus, with a sacred Shiva Lingam installed above it. The meditation hall at the Shrine is a favored place for meditation, prayers and dhyana by the many pilgrims, devotees and faithful who come here.


The white marble lotus with the sacred Shiva Lingam installed above it, along with the nandi in front, at the mantapam


a most blissful statue of Sri Ramana Maharshi, placed above his sacred samadhi in the mantapam. A stone plaque informs us that the dedication has been done by Mrs. Indira Gandhi, when she was Prime Minister of India. Many devotees, meditators, and pilgrims circumnavigate the mantapam, while some remain seated in blissful contemplation. The vibrations at this location are immense. You can feel them immediately, even in your first visit.


The prayer hall in front of Sri Maharshi's Samadhi, with the faithful and devoted, seated in prayers, meditation, contemplation and dhyana