Making Fruit Garlands for the installation
Sewing clothes for Him/Them (coming soon)
last updated 3rd December 2005
something we learned from kindagarten, how to make Playdoh. Here we're using the playdoh as a mold for making a mangalgiri arch
with a mixture of plaster of Paris ready to fill the mold
now've just got to leave it over nijght to set
here it is, the basic mold, now for the trimming to shape
getting there
closer.........
now the pillar for it to stand on
same process, this was an impression of a candle stick holder - utility being the principle here......
a few days later and a lot of sanding and painting, here it is.
Here we are using a modeling resin that one can fashion to the shape required and then bake in the oven to harden
Here we are just getting the basic shape for Radhaika Raman Salagram to sit on
fashioning the hands and legs out of the one block
all ready to go into the oven, needless to say the sandal wood tin and the sculpting stick have to replace the Salagram to hold the shape in the oven
a test run on the altar
He looks pretty good here
testing to see how alankaras will fit on Him
Now for the painting, and marking His hand with the mudra symbolizing the Chakra with the Golden triange that is inside Him
another test run
just needs some clothes now
Here He is Sri Sri Radhika Raman Salagram Sila seated on His new vesh in Raja-asana
Making Fruit Garlands for the installation
in the hand are cdried cranberry and golden sultana garlands
in the tray there are dried prunes, and apricots too
the result, globe grapes, and black grapes also
Sewing clothes for Him/Them (more coming soon)
my wife Vedavati devi dasi with shocked look on face as I called her and snapped as she was working on a set