Photos on walls in my home / myLot

By Professor2010

@Professor2010 (20162)

India

June 18, 2010 12:49am CST

If you come to my home, you can see photos of various sizes on the walls. My daughter in law’s room has big ones, having pictures of animals, birds, plants, these are unframed, pasted with cello tape, can be removed later easily, she uses this for teaching her daughter.

There are pictures of me and my wife, she and her husband and my elder son and his wife, all framed. In my drawing room, in front of the couch where guests sit, we have framed pictures of, me and my wife, my sons with their wife and kids. There is also a picture of my late parents, framed; you can see a garland over it.

In our worship room, we call ‘PUJA ROOM’ you can see pictures of our Hindu gods and goddesses and their idols made from brass and marble. All have garlands over them. You will never find any garland over picture of persons alive, but only upon pictures of dead relatives; it is just a way of showing respect to them. If you stand at the main entrance to my home ‘KALYANI BHUWAN’, You can see a big 2feet by 2 feet picture of ‘GOD GANESHA ‘, printed on marble plate, it is supposed to bring good-luck to me and all who live here. Below this you can see a shiny granite plate, over which 'KALYANI BHUWAN' is itched, this is name of my home. Do you hang pictures on the walls, what are they? Any tradition of putting garlands on pictures of the dead and on pictures of GOD? Please share. Thanks in advance. Professor

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aquariand

@aquariand (464)

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18 Jun 10

I have no pictures on my walls of anyone as i do not like to see the photos everyday, I have many photo albums which have family members in and friends. i do have pictures of beach scenes to calm the room, I think atmoshere in a room is decided by the decor, so wouldn't feel comfortable with photos of any of my loved one's that had passed over but this is just my way and everyone has their own ways.

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starsailover

@starsailover (7829)

• Mexico

18 Jun 10

Hi aquariand: In my case I don't like some of my pictures because I am not a very photogenic person, so in most of the pictures I look UGLY! Lol. XD. I would like to keep these pictures out of my sight but apparently my parents like them so, I don't like to discuss with my parents over this situation. Thanks for your answer. Have a nice day. ALVARO

Professor2010

@Professor2010 (20162)

• India

20 Jun 10

Thanks for sharing aqua. Welcome always.

Cheers.

Professor

AjaySinghBaghel

@AjaySinghBaghel (5506)

• India

19 Jun 10

My grandmother is very religios and once I entered to her room when She was worshiping as a daily practice. I saw there were pictures on the wall of almost all the Hindu Gods, also there are many small statues in her PUJA ROOM. She always visit Allahabad to get blessings of the holy river GANGA. She will always get at least one picture every holy place she visits. That way her room is full of picture. Also, we have pictures of my old generation family members, there are paintings brought from different places and most of them were brought by my late grandfather. He loved gardening and pictures and most of the pictures in his room were of flowers and great peoples like Vivekanand.

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AjaySinghBaghel

@AjaySinghBaghel (5506)

• India

20 Jun 10

Sir, I am in a hotel room which has two paintings and I do not understand what they are all about. Other then that there is no picture, there are family picture in my laptop which has gone mad and I am writing this from Hotel computer.

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Professor2010

@Professor2010 (20162)

• India

20 Jun 10

Thanks for sharing about your home in India.What about your room abroad? Welcome always.

Cheers.

Professor

Professor2010

@Professor2010 (20162)

• India

25 Jun 10

Hey those must be the master piece of some great painter, people like me or you can never know, what are they, may be they wiped finger on the canvas!!

Mitraa

@Mitraa (3184)

• India

19 Jun 10

"When we take photograph of a person, we photograph his spirit at the sametime also!" - This was the thought of famous photographer 'Jeetendra Arya', expressed decades back! A photograph, a portrait, a painted portrait or an idol always carry a silent message about the person or character! That much silence is required for us (both physically and mentally) to get tuned to the message and grasp its ideology depending upon the expression of the photograph! Now-a-days, in the system of digital photograph and animation, a revolution has taken place by multimedia technology and I find, people purchasing printed handing photographs has reduced a lot! Only one or two art-work or group-photos are seen in most rooms of people! Of course, liking for Ganesh idol has has increased more among people! In my rooms, photographs are now a few that also some framed ones of Lords Balabhadra-Subhadra-Jagannath, Konark-Temple, Ganesh, Shiva, Lord Balajee of Tirupati, Sri Ramakrishna Paramahanssa, Sri Rama-Abhisek and lord Krishna. The character in each photo impacts our emotions and thoughts in its unique way, bringing real spiritual elevations!! Thanks for this nice discussion on photos those induce new light of hopes!!

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Mitraa

@Mitraa (3184)

• India

21 Jun 10

Another thanks for a new BEST RESPONSE Sir!! Hope nice discussions from you always!!

Professor2010

@Professor2010 (20162)

• India

20 Jun 10

Hello Mitraa, Hope you are fine. Thanks for sharing views on photographs of Jeetendraji. Nice reponse in details.. Welcome always.

Cheers.

Professor

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veejay19

@veejay19 (3589)

• India

19 Jun 10

hello prof saheb, did not get your phone call yesterday.My house too has photos of my father and mother and i have photos of Gods and all my Gurus on the walls of my entire house. I don`t have a separate Pooja room.My whole house is a pooja room.I do not perform ritualistic worship but i practice Kriya Yoga which is a completely Antarmukhi sadhana, or internal spiritual practice.For this sadhana i do not require pictures or idols of Gods.My God and Gurus are entirely within me, within my heart.

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veejay19

@veejay19 (3589)

• India

21 Jun 10

hello prof saheb, i cannot teach you Kriya Yoga, you will have to learn it from a Guru.I can introduce you to my Guru who is the great grandson of the great householder yogi Sri Sri Shayamacharan Lahiri of Kashi.I recommend that you read Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda to get an idea of Kriya Yoga and also Lahiri Mahasaya.

Professor2010

@Professor2010 (20162)

• India

20 Jun 10

Glad to know about Kriya Yoga, when i go to my neice in Mumbai, i will learn this from you.. Thanks for sharing. Welcome always.

Cheers.

Professor

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k sridharprasad

@yugasini (12893)

• Secunderabad, India

18 Jun 10

hi bhuwanji, Now a days the fashion hanging calenders and pictures in the house is gone for me,for god sake we kept only one Lord Venkateswara calender,in show case one or two gods idols or photos,we does not have neither my parents photo nor our photos in the house,what ever photos are in the album only,have a nice day

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k sridharprasad

@yugasini (12893)

• Secunderabad, India

28 Jun 10

hi bhuwanji, thanks for the response, have a nice day

Professor2010

@Professor2010 (20162)

• India

20 Jun 10

Thanks for telling in deatal, Prasadji. Welcome always.

Cheers.

Professor

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tigeraunt

@tigeraunt (6326)

• Philippines

25 Jun 10

dear professor, i used to have family pictures displayed in the living room but after the fire, i was not able to retrieve much and most of them were destroyed. so now i put picture of anything that takes my fancy .. something that would make the area alive to the eyes. anyways, am still collecting now. i am eyeing a painting of about 5 x 4 feet which i like to display in the living room ones it is already painted.

i wish to have a little altar in my bedroom.. most catholics have them.

have a nice day. ann

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Professor2010

@Professor2010 (20162)

• India

25 Jun 10

Hi Anny dear Hope you go for a beautiful painting of this size soon Thanks. Welcome always.

Cheers.

Professor

williamjisir

@williamjisir (22819)

• China

18 Jun 10

Hello Professor. Your detailed description reminded me of the old house where I was brought up. We also had photo frames on the walls and pictures as well. In my school apartment, I have some big maps and some photos of mine and my colleagues. I see them every day. It reminds me of my old colleagues who are now working somewhere else. Take care.

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Professor2010

@Professor2010 (20162)

• India

20 Jun 10

Thanks for sharing william Sir. Is this your picture in avtar? Welcome always.

Cheers.

Professor

TheRealDawn

@dawnald (85146)

• Shingle Springs, California

24 Jun 10

Pictures on my wall: Pictures of my children from their first year, fingerpaintings that they did in day care, a landscape that my parents bought for me, a reproduction of a Franz Marc painting that I like, a still life that my in-laws gave us, a picture that a friend from Wales gave us, a picture that we bought in Prague, two collages of my husband's favorite photos, a picture from Singing in the Rain with Gene Kelly, Donald O'Connor and Debbie Reynolds's autographs and many other things I am sure. No garlands, nothing religious...

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Professor2010

@Professor2010 (20162)

• India

25 Jun 10

Thanks for sharing in details. Welcome always.

Cheers.

Professor

marguicha

@marguicha (223101)

• Chile

18 Jun 10

I have some pictures of my family in my bedroom and in the room where I work. I am an agnostic, so I don´t have any picture of God to put up. But believers in my country (mostly catholic) sometimes have a saint or virgin in their walls. I did not grow up with many traditions, religions or otherwise. I have made up some traditions for my own family (like getting together for adiner on the date when I got married). Have a nice day!

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Professor2010

@Professor2010 (20162)

• India

20 Jun 10

Thanks for response dear . Welcome always.

Cheers.

Professor

dorannmwin

@dorannmwin (36392)

• United States

20 Jun 10

While I don't currently have any pictures hanging on the walls in my house, this is something that I am planning on doing within my house in the near future. I have pictures of my children that I want to get framed and also a few pictures from my wedding party as well. I think that having pictures of your loved ones displayed inside your house makes it much more a home than just a house. I don't have any traditions of using garlands to signify those that are deceased though I think it is a very neat idea.

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Professor2010

@Professor2010 (20162)

• India

21 Jun 10

Nice to hear that you will hang pictures soon Thanks for sharing about your tradition. Welcome always.

Cheers.

Professor

vathsala

@vathsala30 (3732)

• India

25 Jun 10

In our house, till 2 years back, my sons used to paste all their favourite hero's posters, and various car posters on the walls. Now that they are grown up, they stopped pasting them.

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Professor2010

@Professor2010 (20162)

• India

25 Jun 10

Hi vathsala, this is so common in our houses Thanks for sharing. Welcome always.

Cheers.

Professor

starsailover

@starsailover (7829)

• Mexico

18 Jun 10

Hi Professor: In my house, we have some pictures, most of them are of my family. In the living room there's a picture of Jesuschrist with a Psalm from the bible, in the tv room there are pictures of my little sister when she was 15, in the dining room we have a drawning of some fruits. In the second floor we have some pictures of us as a family and some single pictures of each member of the family. Thanks for sharing with us how your how looks like and some of your traditions. Have a nice day. ALVARO

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Professor2010

@Professor2010 (20162)

• India

20 Jun 10

Thanks for sharing in details friend. Welcome always.

Cheers.

Professor

nangisha

@nangisha (3496)

• Indonesia

18 Jun 10

Hi professor2010!. At our house there is one wall as center of attention in living room filled with our family photo. All the photo framed with black frame, its start from picture from childhood, school graduation, family vacation and the most special painting of my grandmother and grandfather. We always feel warm every time we see that wall because its freeze all good memories in picture.

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@Professor2010 (20162)

• India

20 Jun 10

Pictures are our sweet memory of past days.. Thanks for sharing. Welcome always.

Cheers.

Professor

jessicaryan18

@jessicaryan18 (212)

• Philippines

19 Jun 10

hi professor.. i have here lots of pictures in my room's wall.. my 3 children and grandchildren too.. and i have also my parents picture and our family pictures too.. i love watching theme before i close my ayes at night.. i love my family that is why i put all pictures of them..

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Professor2010

@Professor2010 (20162)

• India

20 Jun 10

So nice, you look them before going to bed Thanks for sharing. Welcome always.

Cheers.

Professor

Mitraa

@Mitraa (3184)

• India

19 Jun 10

Mitraa

@Mitraa (3184)

• India

19 Jun 10

"When we take photograph of a person, we photograph his spirit at the sametime also!" - This was the thought of famous photographer 'Jeetendra Arya', expressed decades back! A photograph, a portrait, a painted portrait or an idol always carry a silent message about the person or character! That much silence is required for us (both physically and mentally) to get tuned to the message and grasp its ideology depending upon the expression of the photograph! Now-a-days, in the system of digital photograph and animation, a revolution has taken place by multimedia technology and I find, people purchasing printed hanging photographs has reduced a lot! Only one or two art-work or group-photos are seen in most rooms of people! Of course, liking for Ganesh idol has has increased more among people! In my rooms, photographs are now a few that also some framed ones of Lords Balabhadra-Subhadra-Jagannath, Konark-Temple, Ganesh, Shiva, Lord Balajee of Tirupati, Sri Ramakrishna Paramahanssa, Sri Rama-Abhisek and lord Krishna. The character in each photo impacts our emotions and thoughts in its unique way, bringing real spiritual elevations!! Thanks for this nice discussion on photos those induce new light of hopes!!

@veejay19 (3589)

• India

19 Jun 10

hello prof saheb, did not get your phone call yesterday.My house too has photos of my father and mother and i have photos of Gods and all my Gurus on the walls of my entire house. I don`t have a separate Pooja room.My whole house is a pooja room.I do not perform ritualistic worship but i practice Kriya Yoga which is a completely Antarmukhi sadhana, or internal spiritual practice.For this sashana i do not require pictures or idols of Gods.My God and Gurus are entirely within me, within my heart.

med889

@med889 (5941)

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18 Jun 10

My mother loves pictures in the home and she usually have some vegetable pictures in the kitchen and fruits too, then in the hall it is some landscapes drawing by myself, on the table there is a big family tree with all the family members and generations hanging on it and finally in the bathroom there are pictures of water drops and abstracts painting by myself too. Moreover we have some pictures of God in the prayer room where only the members of the family are allowed.

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@Professor2010 (20162)

• India

20 Jun 10

Glad to know, you are a painter.. Thanks for sharing. Welcome always.

Cheers.

Professor