--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Rick Archer" <r...@...> wrote: > > > http://maharishisamadhi.org/
I sure hope that the Mandaps (special name for a gaudy building) has a place for us to buy a stick of incense to burn in the temple so that Maharishi can hear our prayers and intercede for us with those wild gods with all the arms (especially the chick ones who look like they could really kick some natural law ass. I'm talking about you Durga Ma!) When Maharishi hears your prayers it is like getting "friended" on Myspace by God, and it only takes a few rupies in the till for each prayer for this blessing. When I take my "pilgrimage" I'm gunna take different shirts and go in and out of the temple for each prayer request each time with a different look so that the disembodied Maharishi doesn't think I'm being greedy with each request incense cuz I've got a lot of needs that have gone unfulfilled by a certain unnamed Mother O' God who has taken a boatload of candle/cash prayer requests and has delivered bupkiss so far. (NOT so full of Grace apparently!) > > > > His Divine Holiness, Sri Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, Karuna Vataram > "Never before and never again." > 12 January 1917 - 5 February 2008 > In Our Hearts Forever > > > A spectacular sight to be seen on the banks of the auspicious Triveni Sangam > (the confluence of the three holy rivers: Ganges, Yamuna and Saraswati), and > visible everywhere from the city of Prayag (Allahabad). The architecture is > the best and most advanced Samadhi Mandir construction, fully carved inside > and outside, without any iron, completely built with interlocking stones and > beams. > > The Mandaps of Knowledge > A giant Vedic Gate will greet pilgrims and visitors, situated at the > beginning of a 200 meter connecting, raised, pilgrimage pathway leading to > the Smarak (memorial of knowledge). On the right and left of this road will > be 12 Mandaps (halls of knowledge) displaying and illustrating Maharishiâs > supreme knowledge in exhibitions and electronic displays, similar to what is > planned for the 12-story Tower of Invincibility. > > A most renowned and distinguished Sthapati architect has made a beautiful > design of a grand square Mahamandap hall, to be placed exactly above and > around the position of the original Samadhi altar. > > On the outside the fully carved and beautifully ornamented hall will be made > of yellow Jaisalmer stone, but inside, the floor, pillars and ceilings will > be of pure white Makrana marble. > > In the centre, above the Samadhi altar, will be a high, white marble, > ornamented dome, about 12â in diameter. > > The Samadhi Smarak will be landscaped all around, on a mountain of flowers > with beautiful terraced gardens. > > > > March 21st Update > > 1. Sompura Stapathi with two of his supervisors have spent 3 days on site > coordinating the plans. > 2. Foundation markings have been done and digging work started today. > 3. A team of civil contractors have reviewed the plans and are ready to > get involved. > 4. The Marble order was placed > 5. Jeselmer stone ordered. > 6. First marble lot will arrive in a day or two to Sompura Jiâs factory > to start carving work. > 7. Crane is arriving on site in the next few days. > 8. Two supervisors are making all necessary arrangements at site. > 9. Space is being readied for about 50 workers to live on our campus at > site location. > 10. On site equipment are in service now. > 11. Stones from previous stock are under sorting for cleaning. > > Photos and Images of construction will be available soon. > > To participate financially: > http://maharishisamadhi.org/participation.html >
