Moving the Sanctum Doors to Iraivan Temple

Jai Ganesha!

Recently, several of the monks and the siplis brought Iraivan Temple's sanctum doors out of storage and into the temple. These doors are made of solid teak and are fully clad in decorative bronze work depicting ten forms of Siva. Currently the doors will remain in the temple while we move forward with the exacting process of fitting them to the stone entryway of the temple's sanctum. Aum.

The left-side door is carried up Iraivan Temple\

s front steps'

First the crate is brought over to the temple with our skidsteer

The wrappings are removed and the box disassembled

Such a heavy and ornate door must be carried with care

Into the temple to sit alongside the other one

This is the first time we\

ve had the doors side by side here at the Aadheenam '

They sure are a stunning sight to behold

There is other mounting gear to unpack as well

Yoginathaswami discusses a little about the mounting process

There are holes above where the door attaches

The door first goes up into the top mount and then comes down into this space below

Aum Namah Sivaya

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