A Blessing for Iraivan's Lava Rock Wall

Jai Gurudeva!

Today we celebrate the chitra nakshatra with our monthly padapuja to Gurudeva and at the same time begin the fulfillment of his vision for Iraivan Temple's lava rock wall. Following the early morning padapuja we traveled out to Iraivan Temple's northeast corner to ceremoniously lay the first stone. Umut was there with Chenk and Apé who will both be helping him with the massive project. Yoginathaswami performed a Ganesha puja and Satguru placed gems beneath the stone, which was then set. Umut said that this will be his life's greatest work. Aum Namah Sivaya.

Umut stands with Satguru after having received a blessing to begin the project

Early in the morning we begin by invoking blessings from Gurudeva

Afterwards we travel out to Iraivan

Here is the first stone.

We worship Ganesha before beginning this great undertaking

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s a dry and clear day, perfect for stone laying'

The wooden guides have been prepared for this section

They will continue clockwise around the perimeter

Umut prepared the ground before adding some mortar

Aum Gam Ganapataye Namah

Satguru places gems beneath the location

And adds the mortar

followed by Umut and his team

The rock is placed to perfection

Jai!

Satguru gives Umut a shawl and honors him for his upcoming work

A worthy team for a wall to last a thousand years

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