The Giving Coat is a large coat decorated with many external pockets celebrating Avatar Adi Da’s Life and Work. During the celebratory season of Danavira Mela, devotees of Avatar Adi Da can place the Giving Coat (and the Divine Spirit-Tree of Light, sometimes called a “Giving Tree”) in their environments. As Naamleela Free Jones shares in The Danavira Mela Book:

Like the Giving tree, the Giving Coat is symbolic. It represents Beloved Adi Da’s “garment”, or “coat”, and His Giving gesture to everyone. Installing His Giving Coat in our environments during this season is a reminder that Beloved Adi Da and His abundant gifts are always present in our lives, and that He is the source and subject of our celebration.

This digital rendering by devotee-artist Judith Parkinson uses the final design of the Giving Coat, which Avatar Adi Da received and Blessed during the final month of His physical Lifetime. It is printed in a handsome acrylic block with a radiant blue background and rests on a pedestal of black wood. Photographic images of Avatar Adi Da as a child appear on the coat, along with several sacred logos and miniature representations of His Image-Art.

This is a perfect addition to any devotee’s Danavira Mela decorations and a festive way to share and celebrate the relationship to Avatar Adi Da Samraj in the season of Light-in-Everybody!

To learn more about Danavira Mela and the Divine Spirit-Tree of Light, click here to see this beautifully illustrated book by Avatar Adi Da's daughter Naamleela Free Jones.