Carving Progress on Iraivan Temple - December 19th, 2020

Aum Namah Sivaya

Currently, the siplis are working on several smaller projects in and around the main temple structure. Near the entrance, Adaikalam is carving flowers into the small square portions at the base of the pillars. On the outside of the temple, around the alcoves that surround the inner sanctum, Manikandan and Murugesan are working to fill some small wall sections where certain stones meet in the corners. Aum.

Adaikalam carefully chips at a new carving within the base of an entrance pillar

The pillar on the left has been completed and the one he\

s working on now is getting close'

Yogi Dayanatha asks him how the work is going

Since these pillars are already installed, it\

s important to get it as perfect as possible'

One of the finished flowers on another pillar

Manikandan works on one of the unfinished corners

He\

ll chisel it out a little for the piece that will be placed inside'

The idea is that these two stones should properly meet

Here\

s a finished one. It\'s hard to tell where the new piece is.'

Yogi shows us one of the pieces to be installed

Another example of the work

Stone by Stone, the temple takes shape. Aum Namah Sivaya.

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