Nandi Pitham Is Consecrated
January 26, 2023For those new to our story, years back, around 1984, we installed a 9-foot-long black granite Nandi in front of Kadavul Temple. Gurudeva loved the sculpture, but was disappointed in the rough unfinished stones they provided for the base. He called it "A pile of rocks." That sentence lived in our minds all these years and finally we set about to make it right. New cladding was designed in Chola empire style and carved in India and the silpis spent all of November and December and part of January installing and refining it. Here we present some historic photos along with a BEFORE and AFTER slider that tells its own story.
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Gurudeva visits Nandikeshvara and the bali pitham.
The pile of rocks up close.
Carvers in India fit the stones ahead of shipping to Kauai, to be sure it works.
Beaufitul workmanship.
An early sketch of the project.
With Nandi on the ground behind him, Gurudeva places some of his writings on the pitham, to be preserved forever.
Base of the Kodimaram.
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