Gilding Iraivan Began Today
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We begin a new phase today and all attention is centered on the gold-leaf work at Iraivan. This morning at exactly 8 am, Bodhinatha applied the first piece of gold leaf to the end of the Rajagopuram.
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Deva Rajan is on hand to help watch over the project. Here he talks to Yoginathaswami about some details of the work in progress.
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The primer is has been put on
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The work begins with the Rajagopuram. Sizing… a kind of special varnish, is applied.
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Tandu Sivanathan and a young member of his family are present to watch.
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Bodhinatha arrives.
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Breaking the coconut.
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He applies the first piece of gold.
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A joyful moment and the culmination of several years of planning and fund raising for which we thank all the donors!
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Click here for a hi-resolution photo of this excellent photo of Bodhinatha or click on the photo itself.
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This gold will be tapped down more firmly after the sizing dries a bit more.
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June 10th, 2009 at 1:37 am
All glories to Sri Bodhinatha …. Jai Gurudev !
June 10th, 2009 at 6:37 am
Wow!!
Aum Namah Sivaya!
June 10th, 2009 at 5:20 pm
Thank you for the wonderful pictures of Bodhinatha. His joyous smile shines brighter than the gold on the Gopuram! Aum AUM