2020 Ayudha Puja

Recently our monks and siplis took time from their work in order to offer blessings to the tools with which we are able to do all that we do. Ayudha puja is a traditional day of blessings when we give thanks to our tools and equipment. This is especially important in the sipli tradition. Satguru and some of our monks joined the siplis at Iraivan Temple for a short puja to Ganesha and Saraswati, an arati was passed over the many tools which have built this temple. Following a ceremonial stone-chipping, Satguru presented each sipli with dakshina and everyone then enjoyed some wonderful prasadam prepared by Chinnu. Aum.

The silpis decorated inside of the temple and helped prepare a small shrine

Many offerings of fruits and flowers

Satguru arrives to join the event

A stone to be ceremoniously chipped

blessing the chisels

and the hammers

They did all this, after all.

Next, Satguru presents the siplis and Chinnu with gifts

Aum Namah Sivaya

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