Shravana Belgola, meal of Digambara Jain nuns - They collect in their palms the food offered by devotees in India in November , 2004.
Bahubali, a giant of peace and colors - An Acarya or spiritual leader collects his thoughts during the consecration of a digambara monk in...
Bahubali, a giant of peace and colors - A digambara monk communes with himself just under Bahubali's statue in Shravanabelagola, India in February,...
Shravana Belgola, hands of a Jain devotee offering food to Digambara nuns in India in November , 2004.
Bahubali, a giant of peace and colors - Digambara monks gather their thoughts at the feet of Bahubali's statue, which inspires humility and...
Shravana Belgola, the Digambara Jain novices have a great respect of the Bhattaraka in charge of their religious education in India in November ,...
Bahubali, a giant of peace and colors - Digambara nuns on their consecration - This young lady has chosen to let go of her life as a laywoman, to...
Bahubali, a giant of peace and colors - Donors and digambara monks celebrate the main steps in Adinatha's life, from his conception to his spiritual...
Bahubali, a giant of peace and colors - At the end of the ceremony, a digambara monk communes with himself just under Bahubali's statue, which is...
Symbols of the Chakravartin: Folio from a Digambara Manuscript, Possibly the Shalibhadra, late 17th century, India , Ink and opaque watercolor on...
Rathor Noble Visiting a Digambara holy man at a Vishnu Shrine, probably Baba Atmaram, c. 1760. India, Marwar. Color on paper; page: 33.4 x 29.3 cm .
Bahubali, a giant of peace and colors - During the long ceremony, volunteers provide a bit of shade to this digambara monk in Shravanabelagola, India...
Bahubali, a giant of peace and colors - The faithful Jains bow at a digambara nun - They consider her as a saint, the embodiment of their spiritual...
Symbols of the Chakravartin: Folio from a Digambara Manuscript, Possibly the Shalibhadra, late 17th century. Symbols of divine kingship - the...
Nirmala comes to Sravanabelagola, a great centre for Jain culture, to enter the Digambara community. For three days, she follows the ritual of...
Enthroned Jina Attended by a Yaksha, a Yakshi, and Chauri-Bearers, Chalukyan period, 9th-10th century, India , Copper alloy, H. 9 3/4 in. ,...
Bahubali, a giant of peace and colors - Village of the ascetics - Pilgrims bow their heads to a digambara monk - They consider him a saint, the...
Parshva, 800s. Parshva is the 23rd of the 24 Jinas who achieved liberation. He is the only one who is depicted with a serpent. This sculpture was...
Nirmala comes to Sravanabelagola, a great centre for Jain culture, to enter the Digambara community. For three days, she follows the ritual of...
Shravana Belgola, meal of a Digambara Jain monk - He collects in his palms the food offered by devotees - The Digambara monks renounced all wordly...
marble relief detail on a shrine in the grounds of the digambara jain temple. - digambara stock-fotos und bilder
marble sculptures adorning a shrine in the grounds of the digambara jain temple. - digambara stock-fotos und bilder
Rathor Noble Visiting a Digambara holy man at a Vishnu Shrine, probably Baba Atmaram, circa 1760. Creator Unknown.
Bahubali, a giant of peace and colors - First procession of the Panchakalyana ceremony to honor Adinatha, the first of the 24 Jain spiritual masters...
Bahubali, a giant of peace and colors - Digambara monks gathered around their Acarya, the leader of the ascetics group, who teaches them how to take...
Shravana Belgola, Indragiri hill, after the puja, non-religious people and Digambara monks leave the temples. The devotees make a vow of allegiance...
Shravana Belgola, meal of Digambara Jain nuns - They collect in their palms the food offered by devotees in India in November , 2004.
Nirmala comes to Sravanabelagola, a great centre for Jain culture, to enter the Digambara community. For three days, she follows the ritual of...
Bahubali, a giant of peace and colors - A young digambara monk has his meal at the ascetics village - Devoted Jains, wearing white, have the great...
Bahubali, a giant of peace and colors - A digambara monk reading - The munis are erudite and devote their whole lifes to their spiritual path in...
Bahubali, a giant of peace and colors - Diksha or consecration of a digambara monk - The monk has just prononced his vows and had his cranial and...
Bahubali, a giant of peace and colors - These digambara nuns live this grand blessing of Bahubali in a very intense way - It is a major moment in...
Bahubali, a giant of peace and colors - A digambara monk protects himself from the sun with his pichi made out of peacock feathers in...
Bahubali, a giant of peace and colors - Digambara nuns protect themselves from the sun with their pichis made of peacock feathers - They experience...
Shravana Belgola, Indragiri hill, after the puja, non-religious people and Digambara monks leave the temples - The devotees make a vow of allegiance...
Shravana Belgola, Sri Charukeerthi Bhattarakha Maharaj, one of the most influential Bhattaraka of the Digambara Jain community - The educated man has...
Nirmala comes to Sravanabelagola, a great centre for Jain culture, to enter the Digambara community. For three days, she follows the ritual of...
Shravana Belgola, Indragiri hill, Digambara monks and a nun walking up the stairs leading to the temples in India in November , 2004.
Bahubali, a giant of peace and colors - A digambara monk purifying his feet and hands in Shravanabelagola, India in February, 2006.
Bahubali, a giant of peace and colors - Indra and Indrani wear on their foreheads shiny diadems that mark they as two of the most active donors -...
Bahubali, a giant of peace and colors - Nirmal Kumar Jain Sethi, an influent Jain businessman, bows at a group of digambara nuns in Shravanabelagola,...
Bahubali, a giant of peace and colors - Pichis made out of peacock feathers and cranial hair pulled off the digambara monks' heads as a demonstration...
bas-relief detail of elephants and horses carved in marble on a shrine in the grounds of the digambara jain temple. - digambara stock-fotos und bilder
Bahubali, a giant of peace and colors - A digambara nun chants sacred verses while holding her pichi made out of peacock feathers - Attending the...
Shravana Belgola, Indragiri hill, after the puja, non-religious people and Digambara monks leave the temples - The devotees make a vow of allegiance...
Jain Digambara Tirthanhara Standing in Kayotsarga Meditation Posture, Western Chalukyan period, 12th century, India , Copper alloy, Overall: H. 22...
Nirmala comes to Sravanabelagola, a great centre for Jain culture, to enter the Digambara community. For three days, she follows the ritual of...
Shravana Belgola, Chandragiri mountain, Digambara monk and nun on a place of meditation in India in November , 2004.
woman worshipping at a shrine in the grounds of the digambara jain temple. - digambara stock-fotos und bilder
lord gommateshwara statue, shravanabelagola, india captured inside a crystal ball - digambara stock-fotos und bilder
Shravana Belgola, Indragiri hill, Digambara monks and a nun in front of the statue of Bahubali - The ascetics' presence sanctifies the place in India...
the swastika and open palm carved on the walls of the digambara jain temple. the swastika symbol is second only to the om in hindu divinity. the word swastika means auspicious in the sanskrit language. - digambara stock-fotos und bilder
