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“What would you think if there were a river running by the door of the house of anyone of you, and he bathed in it 5 times a day, everyday, would any trace of dirt be left on him?” The people said: “No, there would be no trace of dirt on him.” The Prophet (Peace be upon him) said: “This is like the 5 daily prayers, through which Allah cleanses you and washes away your past sins”
Bukhari & Muslim
Prayer Wheels from Ladakh (though shot at my current place in Hyderabad). Lit by a feable candle behind it...
It's hard to tell but the large squares are tiny paper prayer flags... experimenting with different glues and it didn't try as I had hoped, blurring the image. Also made of glass tile, tempered glass, and origami paper.
I was going for a Rajasthani quilt look.
Work in progress for the Prayer for Japan event at BOOKS KUBRICK gallery in Fukuoka, Japan using Monotype Arabesques cast by Stan at Gloucester Typesetting...
You buy a prayer, and the monk folds it up and ties it to the clothesline, thusly. Every night, the monks burn all the prayers. They like burning stuff.
three Amish districts are represented by the girls in this photo. Front row is Lucknow, back left is Aylmer, back right is Milverton, all in Ontario.
My daughter has been taking horse back riding lessons for 5 months. She fell in love with the horse and the experience. Unfortunately, the lady had to lease out her horse because she could not afford to keep it. This is a prayer about wanting to find a way to keep my daughter out on the farm and working with horses. The ultimate problem is the funds to do this. Anyway, it is just an artistic expression of my current prayer.
This is pen and ink in my prayer notebook.
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These prayer tablets are bought at new years time and on it are inscribed wishes and promises of love. They are left at the temple and prayed over all year. These ones are from a temple/ shrine in Kyoto
The estab shot. This giant golden prayer wheel (together with a temple next to it) is one of two landmarks of Shangrila, which is more steeped in Tibetan culture than in Chinese. Once again we have the services of a local to show us around...
[ Post Script : This is the largest Buddhist prayer wheel in the world! Standing at 24m or 80ft high and weighing in at 15 tonnes, it requires at least 6 persons to make it begin to move. Our family of 4 nearly burst our blood vessels trying to move it.. until two kind local teenagers came to our rescue. And they kept shouting - "must go three rounds, then it is lucky!" If I did not know better, I think they were indeed trying to make us stay in town longer, probably in their hospital!
Though it was built recently for the sake of tourism, it has become an authentic item because local Buddhists now climb the hill to spin it to submit their prayers. You can twirl it, too, but do it only clockwise, as religious tradition dictates. ]
"Prayers deposited will be offered to God at the altar next drawn by our ministers. It is our privilege to pray with you and for you."
Prayer wheels leading up to Enchey Monastery.
Enchey is an important seat of Nyingma order, another one of the four schools of Tibetan Buddhism.
To be honest, I have no idea how the schools differ, but the piece of information given above might mean something to some reader...I might read the wikipedia articles on them tomorrow.
Gangtok, Sikkim, 30 April 2007
Designer Providing bowls - Copper
Puja offering box to hold all the necessary puja components. totally handmade and elaborately created of copper to provide a fine and long enduring finish and longevity.
Brass Abhishek tray
Abhishek tray made in hefty beaming Brass for Abhishekam of deity Idols.
An Abhisheka is a religious bath time ceremony of Deity with blessed water, milk, yogurt, butter milk, honey, clarified butter, sugar, and all type of fruit juices. During Abhishekam, Deity is called, seated, greeted, bathed, clothed, fed and praised.
The Deity Idol which might be a Shivalingam or Shreeyantra or Shaligram or statue of Istha God is put in this tray and liquid gathered after bath time is utilized to sprinkle around your home and likewise consumed as prasad. A craft for gathering the liquid is put below the site of liquid on this tray.
Oil lamps
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Panchapatra
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Puja Thalis
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Kapoor, dhoop Aarti
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Havan kund and stick
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