Satguru Visits Chandni in Bengaluru

A few days back, Kulapati Jiva Rajasankara hosted Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami and Sannyasin Shanmuganathaswami in his hometown of Bengaluru. Kulapati took Satguru and Swami to the Chandni handicrafts shop in the city. It's an impressive place where high quality murtis and other sacred objects are sold. They work with skilled craftsmen who are willing to produce at a high standard.

Kulapati Jiva, Satguru, Mr. Sultan and Swami pose outside the shop.

There are literally thousands of items for sale just in the shop.

Rajarajeswari, Lakshmi, Ganapati, Saraswati, Hanuman...

Lakshmi Narasimha, Saraswati, Lakshmi, Varahi...

Varaha, Garuda, Kaliamman, Perumal, Vamana, and the uncommonly seen Jhulelal, the patron Deity of many Sindhi Hindus.

Many forms of Hanuman.

Lord Vishnu with Sri Devi and Bhu Devi.

Rama parivar, Radhakrishna, Venugopala, Tirupati Perumal...

Mahishasura Mardhini, Dattatreya, Panchamukha Anjaneya...

All manner of lamps.

Some murtis are tiled with a colorful mosaic.

Tirupati style lamp

Wall hangings of Surya, Ganesha, Durga, Balakrishna, swastika, etc...

Door handles and knockers. An notable first impression when arriving at someone\

s front step.'

More lamps, Nandi, incense holders, locks with keys...

Colorful, non-brass items.

These are resin images meant to look like metal.

They\

re highly detailed and a fraction of the cost of metal.'

Semi-precious stone Ganeshas. Many different colors, shapes, and sizes. Just like God.

Mr. Sultan presents a gifted Ganesha murti to Satguru. He is the shop\

s owner.'

A local gemologist and astrologer also presents Satguru with a gift. What could it be?

With his bright family.

Shanmuganathaswami\

s interest in visiting this wonderful shop is potentially patronizing it as a source for items to sell in our Mini Mela here on Kauai.'
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