Diverse Journeys

1. Dom Bede Griffiths’ hut door – Saccidananda ashram: bright and warm and always open.

2. Dom Bede Griffiths’ hut – Saccidananda ashram: simplicity of life was the key for over thirty years.

3. Meditation and yoga hall – Saccidananda ashram: set amid tall eucalypts.

4. Bless Society School – Shantivanam: Hindu children learn their faith’s mantras and prayers.

5. Library – Saccidananda ashram: designed by Dom Bede features a typical ‘country-tile’ roof: a place of scholarly retreat for ashram visitors.

6. Bless Society School – Shantivanam: children's individual lunch bags make a colourful display.

7. Ananda ashram.

8. Tanneerpalli Village – Shantivanam: village ladies at morning wash in a side canal of the sacred Cauvery River.

9. Ananda ashram.

10. Gingee Fort – the monkeys are unafraid of humans or machines.

11. Tanneerpalli Village – Shantivanam: local mother stands ready to welcome her children home after school.

12. Tanjore: view of the stables at the Royal Palace.