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Sri Advaita is placed on the Altar
February 8, 2004
These photos are of Advaita being placed on the altar. He and Gauranga were the most difficult. Now we can say that, because at the time of writing this all members of Panchatattva are already on the altar!
Advaita was very difficult to put on the altar because of the position of His left hand is such that on His way to His spot, Advaita's hand caught onto Nityananda's right knee.
At that time Advaita was suspended in the air and swinging a bit, so He could easily knock Nityananda over - imagine(!) the object, which weights 3 tones is swinging! Devotees managed to stop an accident in time, but it was a LOT of anxiety about how to put Advaita in the place meant for Him. The altar is a little bit tight for Them.
With great difficulty devotees managed to pull them apart from each other a little, so the lifting of Advaita could carry on. When Advaita almost got to the strait standing position, He suddenly slipped out and jumped off the altar (with all His 3 tones weight !!!). Fortunately there was big wooden slabs piled on the floor, their height came up to the level of the lower piece of the altar, so Advaita did not tip, but just stood up on the pile of wood facing the corner of the Deity room.
The moment it happened was indescribable, everyone's breath just stopped... for a few moments... Anyway, after this trick Advaita eventually went onto the altar more or less peacefully. It was quite a bit of work to position Him on the right spot. Late at night He was standing at last in His position on the altar. Advaita Prabhu ki! - jaya!
Today Gadadhara and Srivasa went on the altar peacefully without trouble. By 4:30 PM it was over and all 5 Deities were standing on the altar, positioned in Their spots. Hare Krishna!
Photos of Gadadhara and Srivasa being put on the altar will follow.
your servant, Vrindavan Lila dd
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Photos by Vrindavan Lila dd
www.mayapur.info
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