tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86082211998478711572024-03-04T20:50:54.501-08:00Arcanam: Worship of the Deity...Vijay Telihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00156249692311052435noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8608221199847871157.post-73075385308746306422012-11-21T17:26:00.001-08:002012-11-21T17:26:16.078-08:00The Lila Continues....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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On the day of Diwali, my Damodar continued to enact his lila by allowing Mother Yashoda to bind him. This pastime is described by Srila Prabhupada as
follows:<br />
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Mother Yaśodā chased Him to all corners, trying to
capture the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is never approached even
by the meditations of great <i>yogīs.</i> In other words, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa, who is never caught by the <i>yogīs</i>
and speculators, was playing just like a little child for such a great
devotee as Mother Yaśodā. Mother Yaśodā, however, could not easily catch
the fast-running child because of her thin waist and heavy body. Still
she tried to follow Him as fast as possible. Her hair loosened, and the
flowers in her hair fell to the ground. Although she was tired, she
somehow reached her naughty child and captured Him. When He was caught,
Kṛṣṇa was almost on the point of crying. He smeared His hands over His
eyes, which were anointed with black eye cosmetics. The child saw His
mother’s face while she stood over Him, and His eyes became restless
from fear.<br />
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Mother Yaśodā could understand that Kṛṣṇa
was unnecessarily afraid, and for His benefit she wanted to allay His
fears. Being the topmost well-wisher of her child, Mother Yaśodā
thought, “If the child is too fearful of me, I don’t know what will
happen to Him.” Mother Yaśodā then threw away her stick. In order to
punish Him, she thought to bind His hands with some ropes. She did not
know it, but it was actually impossible for her to bind the Supreme
Personality of Godhead. Mother Yaśodā was thinking that Kṛṣṇa was her
tiny child; she did not know that the child had no limitation. There is
no inside or outside of Him, nor beginning or end. He is unlimited and
all-pervading. Indeed, He is Himself the whole cosmic manifestation.
Still, Mother Yaśodā was thinking of Kṛṣṇa as her child. Although He is
beyond the reach of all senses, she endeavored to bind Him to a wooden
grinding mortar. But when she tried to bind Him, she found that the rope
she was using was too short—by two inches. She gathered more ropes from
the house and added to it, but still she found the same shortage. In
this way, she connected all the ropes available at home, but when the
final knot was added, she saw that the rope was still two inches too
short. Mother Yaśodā was smiling, but she was astonished. How was it
happening?</div>
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In attempting to bind her son, she became
tired. She was perspiring, and the garland on her head fell down. Then
Lord Kṛṣṇa appreciated the hard labor of His mother, and being
compassionate upon her, He agreed to be bound up by the ropes. Kṛṣṇa,
playing as a human child in the house of Mother Yaśodā, was performing
His own selected pastimes. Of course, no one can control the Supreme
Personality of Godhead. The pure devotee surrenders himself unto the
lotus feet of the Lord, who may either protect or vanquish the devotee.
But for his part, the devotee never forgets his own position of
surrender. Similarly, the Lord also feels transcendental pleasure by
submitting Himself to the protection of the devotee. This was
exemplified by Kṛṣṇa’s surrender unto His mother, Yaśodā.</div>
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Kṛṣṇa
is the supreme bestower of all kinds of liberation to His devotees, but
the benediction which was bestowed upon Mother Yaśodā was never
experienced even by Lord Brahmā or Lord Śiva or the goddess of fortune.</div>
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The Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is known as the son of Yaśodā and Nanda Mahārāja, is never so completely known to the <i>yogīs</i>
and speculators. But He is easily available to His devotees. Nor is He
appreciated as the supreme reservoir of all pleasure by the <i>yogīs</i> and speculators.</div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Krsna Book Chapter 9: Mother Yashoda Binds Lord Krsna
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Vijay Telihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00156249692311052435noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8608221199847871157.post-32609817468958757162012-10-31T16:40:00.003-07:002012-11-01T11:37:39.630-07:00Kartik is Here!The auspicious month of Kartik (October 30th - November 28th, 2012) is here. This month is celebrated as an opportunity to dive deeper in our spirituality. It was during Kartik that Lord Krishna allowed Himself to be bound with ropes by His mother, Yashoda. Out of loving anger at her transcendentally naughty child, she tied him (dama) around the abdomen (udara) with ropes. Thus the month of Kartik is also known as the month of Damodara, "He Who was bound around the abdomen". Additionally, Kartik is observed by offering lamps and chanting a special prayer to Lord Damodar known as the <a href="http://youtu.be/p021vu4V0Ss" target="_blank">Damodarastakam</a>.<br />
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For the first part of this month, my Damodar is acting out the first part of this lila. This pastime is described by Srila Prabhupada as follows:<br />
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Once upon a time, seeing that her maidservant was engaged in different household duties, Mother Yaśodā personally took charge of churning butter. And while she churned butter, she sang the childhood pastimes of Kṛṣṇa and enjoyed thinking of her son.<br />
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The end of her sari was tightly wrapped while she churned, and on account of her intense love for her son, milk automatically dripped from her breasts, which moved as she labored very hard, churning with two hands. The bangles and bracelets on her hands tinkled as they touched each other, and her earrings and breasts shook. There were drops of perspiration on her face, and the flower garland which was on her head scattered here and there. Before this picturesque sight, Lord Kṛṣṇa appeared as a child. He felt hungry, and to increase His mother’s love, He wanted her to stop churning. He indicated that her first business was to let Him suck her breast, and then she could churn butter later.<br />
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Mother Yaśodā took her son on her lap and pushed the nipple of her breast into His mouth, and while Kṛṣṇa was sucking the milk, she was smiling, enjoying the beauty of her child’s face. Suddenly, the milk which was on the stove began to boil over. Just to stop the milk from spilling, Mother Yaśodā at once put Kṛṣṇa aside and went to the stove. Left in that state by His mother, Kṛṣṇa became very angry, and His lips and eyes became red in rage. He pressed His teeth and lips, and taking up a piece of stone, He immediately broke the butter pot. He took butter out of it, and with false tears in His eyes, He began to eat the butter in a secluded place.<br />
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In the meantime, Mother Yaśodā returned to the churning place after setting the overflowing milk pan in order. She saw the broken pot, in which the churning yogurt had been kept. Since she could not find her boy, she concluded that the broken pot was His work. She smiled as she thought, “The child is very clever. After breaking the pot He has left this place, fearing punishment.” After she sought all over, she found her son sitting on a big wooden grinding mortar, which was kept upside down. He was taking butter from a pot which was hanging from the ceiling on a swing, and He was feeding it to the monkeys. She saw Kṛṣṇa looking this way and that way in fear of her because He was conscious of His naughty behavior. After seeing her son so engaged, she very silently approached Him from behind. Kṛṣṇa, however, saw her coming toward Him with a stick in her hand, and He immediately got down from the grinding mortar and began to flee in fear...<br />
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Krsna Book Chapter 9: Mother Yashoda Binds Lord Krsna
Vijay Telihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00156249692311052435noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8608221199847871157.post-2991898842225836942012-10-13T10:03:00.000-07:002012-10-13T10:03:28.387-07:00DIY Deity Jewellery: Intricate Belts<div>
This tutorial for these intricate belts was put together by Raghunath Prabhu from Alachua. Please check out his blog: <a href="http://radhamadanmohan.blogspot.com/">Radha Madan Mohan- The all merciful Ones</a> where you can have darshan of his deities and the amazing jewelery he makes. Their jewelery is so well made I'm sure it will be a great source of inspiration and ideas.<br />
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The tutorial demonstrates the process for creating the base of these belts, from there you can let your creativity flow and the possibilities are virtually endless!<br />
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Seed beads and matching beads in various shapes and sizes</div>
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Beading needle</div>
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Pipe cleaners (optional for tying the belt, ribbon or chord can also be used)</div>
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Step 1: Make a knot on your first seed bead. Then string on four blue seed beads followed by two purple seed beads, then come back up through the last two blue beads. Look at the pictures carefully, notice which direction the needle is going. In this pic the needle is going up through the last two blue beads. This will make the two purple beads be next to the two light blue beads.<br />
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Step 2: Now string on a gold seed bead (you cant see it in this pic) and come down through three blue seed beads.<br />
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Step 3: Now string on your bigger bead on and go up through the two purple seed beads.<br />
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Step 4: You have now finished one round of this pattern. Now string on add two blue seed beads and two purple seed beads.<br />
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Step 7: <span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption">When it is as big as you want it, make a little loop of beads and go into the bottom big beads.</span></span><br />
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Step 8: <span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption">
Now in this step you can decide how circular you want it.The more space
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go back to the other side sometimes adding seed beads until I get to the
other side. I then make a loop on that side.</span></span><br />
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Step 9: <span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption">When
you get here you can let your creativity free. You can now do whatever
you want to make a beautiful belt. I would like to see some your
creations for your deities. Good luck. Ask questions if you would like.</span></span><br />
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The finished product!<br />
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Special thanks to Raghunath prabhu for putting this together (originally in the <a href="http://www.facebook.com/groups/126242687391868/" target="_blank">Home Deity Sewing and Jewelry FB Group</a>).</div>
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Vijay Telihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00741634052527981314noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8608221199847871157.post-88876433575404198662010-06-09T11:42:00.000-07:002010-06-09T11:52:39.376-07:00Facebook Group!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi07hyKzoH4nHHLYbrc2HaLNzUuQea1BMdC2DImkuG4scIbaqQQQFMsoXVR7NDbxQMFNQIrvbLg9pG7Bpjy0SdsXc0V-JLc_Wmiy0GkzrUWFv9MHMhzBW4IdG3DK07qndpHpxHn115jB7Y/s1600/fb+deity.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 169px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480846702256669058" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi07hyKzoH4nHHLYbrc2HaLNzUuQea1BMdC2DImkuG4scIbaqQQQFMsoXVR7NDbxQMFNQIrvbLg9pG7Bpjy0SdsXc0V-JLc_Wmiy0GkzrUWFv9MHMhzBW4IdG3DK07qndpHpxHn115jB7Y/s320/fb+deity.JPG" /></a><br /><div></div>Who would have though Facebook of all places would be the perfect venue for devotees to share ideas and tips for deity sewing and jewellery. A few weeks ago I was invited to join the <a href="http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=51415778&id=48914996#!/group.php?gid=126242687391868&v=wall&ref=ts">Home Deity Sewing and Jewelry Facebook Group</a>. Since then the group has been a great source of inspiration for new projects as well as a nice venue to share pictures and ideas. I suggest everyone to check it out!<br /><br />Group Description:<br />This group is a place where devotees who enjoy sewing and making jewelry for their deities can get together and discuss creative ideas, new techniques or anything that may inspire others in their seva.Vijay Telihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00156249692311052435noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8608221199847871157.post-65936479047643281302010-01-28T07:42:00.000-08:002010-01-28T07:42:00.180-08:00Jasmine!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTR1p59H_woeZ6Lz9JhyphenhyphenIVErHR_JWUfRoRnxGFXCYqytKIXur5Xo0v8AQli3PYxfoj5FQH1ScxhhAF2eZ3UJNpUhasq7MG7HkXWuxXlMyFDlvsSAiY5OBJeWoWs27YEz-mhScsu477xpE/s1600-h/P1270599b.jpg" target="'blank"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431279940467227538" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 120px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 110px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTR1p59H_woeZ6Lz9JhyphenhyphenIVErHR_JWUfRoRnxGFXCYqytKIXur5Xo0v8AQli3PYxfoj5FQH1ScxhhAF2eZ3UJNpUhasq7MG7HkXWuxXlMyFDlvsSAiY5OBJeWoWs27YEz-mhScsu477xpE/s200/P1270599b.jpg" border="0" /></a>One of the advantages of living in a diverse metropolitan city is that exotic items are readily available for offering to their lordships. For some time I've wanted to offer nice fragrant flowers to my deities. However most of the commercially grown flowers available in the market are virtually scentless. So for Nityananda Trayodashi I wanted something different, luckily I was able to find a store that regularly gets fresh jasmine from India. The simple jasmine (mogra) buds made perfect garlands for Gaura Nitai, thier sweet fragrance filling the altar.<br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEO7ypgZqvdmfZ__Wq4uPZX20r63LWG6By0bO5qPLIbFUDgu1iUlOg-ZsieISgLMoYxHYfg6676KLsmyIsI5MbHaHdXOhps-5HwiMdU_YITGfNaoyjOEyZKfMgTrwQ8_GRbxMQj7bQKVw/s1600-h/P1270602.JPG" target="'blank"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431262189517835538" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEO7ypgZqvdmfZ__Wq4uPZX20r63LWG6By0bO5qPLIbFUDgu1iUlOg-ZsieISgLMoYxHYfg6676KLsmyIsI5MbHaHdXOhps-5HwiMdU_YITGfNaoyjOEyZKfMgTrwQ8_GRbxMQj7bQKVw/s320/P1270602.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8FWdfHHAPhMTEfS-ZthdLBbtt5BEl7WnLZb-tMPJimRU3swhnz_xpRCkPZGcIPV3UReIXXP1bhHEQ6lZBtnwUxTDYKUIlDkLP9rzwpMkIWygicUASsuTfO2wdzwYWJZAiBOViALxiN_s/s1600-h/P1270623.JPG" target="'blank"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431260933797465570" style="WIDTH: 120px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 90px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8FWdfHHAPhMTEfS-ZthdLBbtt5BEl7WnLZb-tMPJimRU3swhnz_xpRCkPZGcIPV3UReIXXP1bhHEQ6lZBtnwUxTDYKUIlDkLP9rzwpMkIWygicUASsuTfO2wdzwYWJZAiBOViALxiN_s/s320/P1270623.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwgX02074A-arnp6DBJMTAytcPCISR2Ck8VQl2AdY8jnr2b9R6rLZqVKeltCQntTeMCldpJaZo6ByOzqu6xGwg18hc0vOtVIKVVxE0xW9wL1ef012sHIkoL80HU2IO63_GeR7UgS0dglQ/s1600-h/P1270612.JPG" target="'blank"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431260922893191698" style="WIDTH: 130px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 125px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwgX02074A-arnp6DBJMTAytcPCISR2Ck8VQl2AdY8jnr2b9R6rLZqVKeltCQntTeMCldpJaZo6ByOzqu6xGwg18hc0vOtVIKVVxE0xW9wL1ef012sHIkoL80HU2IO63_GeR7UgS0dglQ/s320/P1270612.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjacWT4urNTCL9q7u3SYRSnZPi-K0SZs966QU8bNgoelLd0HsCR0c0n-fKLJCYoYkn17Jf_L7ShTXiG6ZuWH_zSGblfGuz7dYBQE3JeM-1yugsAKhHJ07uD84jBkmd5UbOqIxPen588EaM/s1600-h/P1270620.JPG" target="'blank"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431260917713921506" style="WIDTH: 120px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 90px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjacWT4urNTCL9q7u3SYRSnZPi-K0SZs966QU8bNgoelLd0HsCR0c0n-fKLJCYoYkn17Jf_L7ShTXiG6ZuWH_zSGblfGuz7dYBQE3JeM-1yugsAKhHJ07uD84jBkmd5UbOqIxPen588EaM/s320/P1270620.JPG" border="0" /></a> </p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAZ5yM3EzJos9VKsq85PG1JoYaKs2OLjOBagGrwVZeqMVG9r2xmkXUlu2RWcgE2Ze7780nguBjOLt3uIg1-x6hERy4vPoQz9jw45t61VFwYFwu1Fhvurn33yR1asSvK59Wy60AP8G-CdI/s1600-h/P1270606.JPG" target="'blank"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431260915753284706" style="WIDTH: 120px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 90px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAZ5yM3EzJos9VKsq85PG1JoYaKs2OLjOBagGrwVZeqMVG9r2xmkXUlu2RWcgE2Ze7780nguBjOLt3uIg1-x6hERy4vPoQz9jw45t61VFwYFwu1Fhvurn33yR1asSvK59Wy60AP8G-CdI/s320/P1270606.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheBobfen7tsDomk74CbYo5DBwz3u1eR5G5Nl_YT67xZlvzxubksSdFkIU_zd5ivSYwFwhPtKp7PZQD63gDaJQMQdndWEiPJkUdjdMrvpOuvaARpKyx0Owt5Y4_WZoEJBotwtmNowQdvkM/s1600-h/P1260586.JPG" target="'blank"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431260910535496610" style="WIDTH: 120px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 90px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheBobfen7tsDomk74CbYo5DBwz3u1eR5G5Nl_YT67xZlvzxubksSdFkIU_zd5ivSYwFwhPtKp7PZQD63gDaJQMQdndWEiPJkUdjdMrvpOuvaARpKyx0Owt5Y4_WZoEJBotwtmNowQdvkM/s320/P1260586.JPG" border="0" /></a> </p>Vijay Telihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00156249692311052435noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8608221199847871157.post-51247917720679704342009-10-30T23:03:00.000-07:002009-10-30T23:26:57.271-07:00Winter is almost here...<div align="left">With fall well underway and the cold weather already here, I decided it was time to bring out my Deities' winter clothes. With the cold Canadian winters I had always wanted to try and knit some scarves for my Deities, however my attempts never quite worked out. These sweaters and scarves were knitted for them by one <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Mataji</span> last winter. If anyone with <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">experience</span> knitting would like to share some tips please leave a comment.</div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcij896EnyKxkv7kDLMmEQA4QslRkDB2FSgJ8PmurX5uoQSSM7t1l0Ib5gnUpnxJCCNtgctcSTPEvOpq6yuamDT1mpk7zh0fnYA41kO0NJngaN_OLDmENcqJuVwQfVAjOt3ME1bQzEnx_V/s1600-h/PC010575.JPG" target="'blank"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398641478325106978" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 158px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcij896EnyKxkv7kDLMmEQA4QslRkDB2FSgJ8PmurX5uoQSSM7t1l0Ib5gnUpnxJCCNtgctcSTPEvOpq6yuamDT1mpk7zh0fnYA41kO0NJngaN_OLDmENcqJuVwQfVAjOt3ME1bQzEnx_V/s200/PC010575.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyHDZoUe7AJaULg9QJ7afzAw_VXAQPo-sgBOREJvEXJRzchqG8RLvsatwKo9S7KjsmZ1vQq0Ip1afChak8i-Ez-P9Oovh-XcXWGOa8nl1GJABJfTpKgmxVuLSvmlKCkSIcx4jts6rnMNdZ/s1600-h/PA310720.JPG" target="'blank"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398641475183240146" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyHDZoUe7AJaULg9QJ7afzAw_VXAQPo-sgBOREJvEXJRzchqG8RLvsatwKo9S7KjsmZ1vQq0Ip1afChak8i-Ez-P9Oovh-XcXWGOa8nl1GJABJfTpKgmxVuLSvmlKCkSIcx4jts6rnMNdZ/s200/PA310720.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyYPjPaWNYPTKxHwSWimduc5vm4j33RWUJb53sv2ySivoUSIBt3aVDQv0X21ROmxAT3qeau_ml6aeCKUKoTjSooNI0qaCF4kKqvwzsAi8sQng8eQiSLslM0KFA-Rtj5SJ98uwMPLwqIBOm/s1600-h/PA310716.JPG" target="'blank"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398641470454709314" style="WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyYPjPaWNYPTKxHwSWimduc5vm4j33RWUJb53sv2ySivoUSIBt3aVDQv0X21ROmxAT3qeau_ml6aeCKUKoTjSooNI0qaCF4kKqvwzsAi8sQng8eQiSLslM0KFA-Rtj5SJ98uwMPLwqIBOm/s200/PA310716.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div>Vijay Telihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00741634052527981314noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8608221199847871157.post-40594800033786314652009-09-30T09:39:00.000-07:002009-10-30T10:28:41.171-07:00Month of Kartik Around the Corner!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkdl8DCDFUjXkkiSN0SVpFC-F1fIKn5lvgV70iTLwf0Np5JkWHf_34obbjeyAWW_iU-5wyPV0ZxakvEmxmOWNSDQOqnHZ1h9vajFQD7mQoNPK1jlMsr4SQDf-Jq9WwJ_SxURKE5Agw1pI/s1600-h/kartik.jpg" target="'blank"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387310986795042674" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkdl8DCDFUjXkkiSN0SVpFC-F1fIKn5lvgV70iTLwf0Np5JkWHf_34obbjeyAWW_iU-5wyPV0ZxakvEmxmOWNSDQOqnHZ1h9vajFQD7mQoNPK1jlMsr4SQDf-Jq9WwJ_SxURKE5Agw1pI/s200/kartik.jpg" border="0" /></a>The month of Kartik is just a few days away (beginning on Saturday, October 3rd). This auspicious month also marks the one year anniversary of this blog! I am currently working on some new posts that will hopefully be ready soon. As always any suggestions for content are always welcome.<br /><br />As a special treat, you can view a wonderful animation of the Damodarastakam prayers (complete with lyrics and translation) below:<br /><br /><object height="324" width="400"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/p021vu4V0Ss&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/p021vu4V0Ss&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" height="324"></embed></object><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Animation from my other blog: </span><a href="http://www.torontokrishna.com/"><span style="font-size:78%;">http://www.torontokrishna.com/</span></a>Vijay Telihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00156249692311052435noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8608221199847871157.post-14873906557283078522009-06-04T09:03:00.001-07:002009-06-04T12:02:13.164-07:00Nirjala Ekadasi Darshan<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgetlJMi67EHstw-BkcERf6y8kvBeo1FPEEGtAwQBX-N1KQlYcx5hgvRecVNdQEkoYCGWdOcwlpaJG6IOEqeqD9PlwBh_hOFxYdNpdTuywjZYgaW5PRQ7AoAQZu62Oj2hmC14fZJ9cAnNU/s1600-h/P6040977.JPG" target="'blank"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343504605883870498" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgetlJMi67EHstw-BkcERf6y8kvBeo1FPEEGtAwQBX-N1KQlYcx5hgvRecVNdQEkoYCGWdOcwlpaJG6IOEqeqD9PlwBh_hOFxYdNpdTuywjZYgaW5PRQ7AoAQZu62Oj2hmC14fZJ9cAnNU/s320/P6040977.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw13ZjjeLoadk1NdPRTo6KaMRB82YREkAM_5x3AmWWvo1-tRirD21gf5rFnFXuV4mhCq0GtCDIi3YBMcQ_l3YRyKDg6NJubO7dw7qa_sviPEEsOlp9UQU9ANKImNOxQMxcqae0TRCaj58/s1600-h/P6040974.JPG" target="'blank"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343504611222574274" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw13ZjjeLoadk1NdPRTo6KaMRB82YREkAM_5x3AmWWvo1-tRirD21gf5rFnFXuV4mhCq0GtCDIi3YBMcQ_l3YRyKDg6NJubO7dw7qa_sviPEEsOlp9UQU9ANKImNOxQMxcqae0TRCaj58/s320/P6040974.JPG" border="0" /></a> Is been a while since I've posted anything so I thought I'd share some pictures of my deities dressed in pink on Pandava Nirjala Ekadasi, click <a href="http://picasaweb.google.ca/vijayteli/MyDeities#5343253289123593490"><strong>here</strong></a> for more pictures. Hopefully more posts will be ready soon, but this is a busy time of the year with Ratha-Yatra planning in full swing! To learn about Toronto's 37th annual Ratha-Yatra (July 18 & 19) visit <a href="http://www.feedyoursoul.to/"><strong>http://www.feedyoursoul.to/</strong></a>! Also visit<strong> </strong><a href="http://www.torontotunnel.com/"><strong>http://www.torontotunnel.com/</strong></a> for a unique kirtan experience!Vijay Telihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00156249692311052435noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8608221199847871157.post-47097955242021746782009-04-28T16:40:00.000-07:002009-04-30T14:28:38.306-07:00Candana Yatra<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKMVc00f9Oa7xKBQsrQGT9Wag7RMH2g05gVPwz_UjPa6rJ3BnUA6_WRlcgj6tYle3ftmNrrY_WG3PhsLeH3fK-hbGL7xcYO_o4Xp_w5ZMtTxPLvjTqUfPg421XZSyCgR58LcgcJNanJbQ/s1600-h/P4290324.JPG" target="'blank"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329891782516034226" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKMVc00f9Oa7xKBQsrQGT9Wag7RMH2g05gVPwz_UjPa6rJ3BnUA6_WRlcgj6tYle3ftmNrrY_WG3PhsLeH3fK-hbGL7xcYO_o4Xp_w5ZMtTxPLvjTqUfPg421XZSyCgR58LcgcJNanJbQ/s400/P4290324.JPG" border="0" /></a> <em>Govindaji and his new friend Balarama on Akshaya Tritiya</em> </div><br /><p>Candana Yatra starts on Akshaya Tritiya, the third lunar day of the waxing moon of Vaisakha month and continues for twenty days. Lord Jagannatha gave direct instructions to King Indradyumna to perform this festival at this time. Smearing the body of the Lord with ointments is an act of devotion, and the best of ointments is sandalwood paste. Since the month of Vaisakha is very hot in India, the cooling effect of the sandalwood is very pleasing to the body of the Lord. <span style="font-size:78%;">Source:</span><a href="http://www.salagram.net/parishad67.htm"><span style="font-size:78%;">http://www.salagram.net/parishad67.htm</span></a> </p><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZJbNelkWy3dE6MxZ7wIueJQQNGH1xxgCLUv6q2dBlBKJOLArV6T7A5IA8f4paGQRDAfJVSt6y0bvEkjc73IQPdWfve79Hs7RmWR2Rwi-1mJyL1Imj5NzG5s99PeaIIo5d1yI3LZW2C9w/s1600-h/28apr2009_kbcf.jpg" target="'blank"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329900229273111554" style="WIDTH: 180px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 136px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZJbNelkWy3dE6MxZ7wIueJQQNGH1xxgCLUv6q2dBlBKJOLArV6T7A5IA8f4paGQRDAfJVSt6y0bvEkjc73IQPdWfve79Hs7RmWR2Rwi-1mJyL1Imj5NzG5s99PeaIIo5d1yI3LZW2C9w/s200/28apr2009_kbcf.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilgZD788JNhq_V4TMQxBgjYKIrEhyStpo7jd5vwtmlTO_8SCNjmhmNXXbai1uS-Ts-v39Ajcl8lvgV8gZA6ogWYu3J8HsVAuJG8jIpcXwrZUXyLYAJC-SMzV6NL71UABO363uBBM7uJP4/s1600-h/sri_sri_jagannatha_baladeva_subhadra550.jpg" target="'blank"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329900235172938482" style="WIDTH: 180px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 136px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilgZD788JNhq_V4TMQxBgjYKIrEhyStpo7jd5vwtmlTO_8SCNjmhmNXXbai1uS-Ts-v39Ajcl8lvgV8gZA6ogWYu3J8HsVAuJG8jIpcXwrZUXyLYAJC-SMzV6NL71UABO363uBBM7uJP4/s200/sri_sri_jagannatha_baladeva_subhadra550.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><div align="center"><em>Krishna Balarama in Vrindavan with their foreheads covered in Candana; and Jagannatha, Baladeva & Subhadra in Mayapur covered in Candana more pics from Mayapur </em><a href="http://mayapur.com/gallery&g2_itemId=43170"><em>here</em></a></div>Vijay Telihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00156249692311052435noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8608221199847871157.post-39324293113581964402009-03-16T18:04:00.000-07:002009-03-18T10:17:33.279-07:00DIY Deity Jewellery: Necklaces- Part 4<div align="center"><strong>Modifying Ready-Made Jewellery</strong></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOuZJBzJfcklxDa2zYgZu6sTsKFxHqedyog3laIWRaM63zLXY0YB5Co_6LHCERJvn-VRP6FG_ry5uXYVYIDEa72U9R0uigxzBDIW2tYa_4x6VctvlrrJqx5v0Jp9umS2tU1UMhO01uWmw/s1600-h/diy+redo.jpg" target="'blank"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313958293706988882" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 189px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOuZJBzJfcklxDa2zYgZu6sTsKFxHqedyog3laIWRaM63zLXY0YB5Co_6LHCERJvn-VRP6FG_ry5uXYVYIDEa72U9R0uigxzBDIW2tYa_4x6VctvlrrJqx5v0Jp9umS2tU1UMhO01uWmw/s320/diy+redo.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><div align="left">This year for <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Gaura</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Purnima</span> I wanted to try something different than the typical beaded jewellery I always make. I like buying ready-made jewellery and it them apart for the beads and other pieces. This is really versatile for small deities as most of the ready-made jewellery available will not fit properly.<br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc4uwNGNuVGtDUee_XWjgt31mqcJontiv7ZPD3hqyMksiKuw3KKvRbix8ya-EIi-e1ZPUc1Ae15g2ZmHgnWIRxcs_YV0r3qjuethQ92ogzbAcSPW1b2zNYUoVAqr1ejrezLyCm79P61bs/s1600-h/diy.JPG" target="'blank"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313958290016321954" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 123px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc4uwNGNuVGtDUee_XWjgt31mqcJontiv7ZPD3hqyMksiKuw3KKvRbix8ya-EIi-e1ZPUc1Ae15g2ZmHgnWIRxcs_YV0r3qjuethQ92ogzbAcSPW1b2zNYUoVAqr1ejrezLyCm79P61bs/s320/diy.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div align="left">In this case, I used two necklaces purchased from a local Indian clothing store. The necklaces are basically made of jeweled pieces that have a hole on each end separated by beads on two strands of wire. I simply snipped the wires and removed the beads and jeweled pieces. I like to use these pieces individually as earrings for <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Radha</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Govindaji</span> or nose rings <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Jagannatha</span> and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Baladeva</span>. </div><div align="center"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZN6JgvhKGNnYW9vc-8gvEoSdGT2Hy_q4OdxlbRkkSorGw85JTFwyaN-19x-TweHG8ieVk5hLXFc_PahqYIKmo7qIVC1xN2v2yOypLyOh4TCdrZqG8-e_RfKN81OqwHxkIs8gh3RRGLVc/s1600-h/P3120058.JPG" target="'blank"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313957326280963826" style="WIDTH: 120px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZN6JgvhKGNnYW9vc-8gvEoSdGT2Hy_q4OdxlbRkkSorGw85JTFwyaN-19x-TweHG8ieVk5hLXFc_PahqYIKmo7qIVC1xN2v2yOypLyOh4TCdrZqG8-e_RfKN81OqwHxkIs8gh3RRGLVc/s200/P3120058.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTypi4dXg_RVNZlYU4l7bDeKSJVS60dkLjlbGLtI04NZrqSj05hsdWe3FDDVOv70IXGp_PAiztFfgoa2f_PHhPp2EXI1I6IqK_EW_PVJd4S_NYEr3zHZYdArKBo9X7Ovzvj7eGctb9M3o/s1600-h/P3120061.JPG" target="'blank"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313957329655695506" style="WIDTH: 120px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTypi4dXg_RVNZlYU4l7bDeKSJVS60dkLjlbGLtI04NZrqSj05hsdWe3FDDVOv70IXGp_PAiztFfgoa2f_PHhPp2EXI1I6IqK_EW_PVJd4S_NYEr3zHZYdArKBo9X7Ovzvj7eGctb9M3o/s200/P3120061.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm_Jie936wboU5DoiZjDiT6g3YIBH9yQm2M-QLGBD3jPVQvq5bWSe-U5G52JJohMb6Q3E8d6bPJidtWurzaEuSwWRJK1d_N3nAMhIy9Rx7CxPIWTh3HmjJDvLsDqBkNsAifLFnHpujM08/s1600-h/P3120008.JPG" target="'blank"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313957335770351714" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm_Jie936wboU5DoiZjDiT6g3YIBH9yQm2M-QLGBD3jPVQvq5bWSe-U5G52JJohMb6Q3E8d6bPJidtWurzaEuSwWRJK1d_N3nAMhIy9Rx7CxPIWTh3HmjJDvLsDqBkNsAifLFnHpujM08/s200/P3120008.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div align="left">The basic technique for <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Radharani's</span> and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Gaura</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Nitia's</span> necklaces are the same as the <a href="http://arcanam.blogspot.com/2008/11/diy-deity-jewelery-necklaces-part-1.html">Multi-Stranded Necklaces</a> with two needles being used. The two holes in the jeweled pieces were used to weave the seed beads being around the jeweled pieces. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Govindaji's</span> necklace was simply made with a single needle and just beading around the single jeweled piece creating a pendant. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">Radharani's</span> crown was also made using a similar jeweled piece along with wire and seed beads, detailed instructions for these crowns will be posted shortly. </div><div align="left"></div><div align="left">More pictures of my deities from <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">Gaura</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">Purnima</span> can be found <a href="http://picasaweb.google.ca/vijayteli/MyDeities#">here</a>.</div>Vijay Telihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00156249692311052435noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8608221199847871157.post-56913943908850243452009-02-17T20:40:00.000-08:002009-02-18T08:45:39.631-08:00Sri Sri Radha Manohara<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3NaQ_JyLifulfabQeTmgh8mWarX5f_1E2xkaIwRdAz5gmz1SUKIU_BHrOphlebBcCP3mrtNxE4Oq5d5YbHwiPv61P1QEtlDubaV0HiyikmSjtQOjOOQuV9rQm1YDQHWtySUDCkqHgSbc/s1600-h/rm.jpg" target="'blank"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303993540986402706" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 309px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3NaQ_JyLifulfabQeTmgh8mWarX5f_1E2xkaIwRdAz5gmz1SUKIU_BHrOphlebBcCP3mrtNxE4Oq5d5YbHwiPv61P1QEtlDubaV0HiyikmSjtQOjOOQuV9rQm1YDQHWtySUDCkqHgSbc/s400/rm.jpg" border="0" /></a> I was fortunate to be able to visit <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">ISKCON</span> Montreal and have <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">darshan</span> of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Sri</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Sri</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Radha</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Manohara</span>. These <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">life sized</span> deities are stunning, I believe they are the largest <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Radha</span> Krishna deities in North America. View the gallery below of lordships <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Sri</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Sri</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">Radha</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">Monahara</span>, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">Sri</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">Sri</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">Gaura</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">Nitai</span>, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16">Sri</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17">Sri</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_18">Jagannatha</span>, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_19">Balabhadra</span> and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_20">Subhadra</span>, as well as <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_21">Sri</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_22">Sri</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_23">Gaura</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_24">Nitai</span> from <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_25">ISKCON</span> Ottawa. <div align="center"><embed pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" src="http://picasaweb.google.ca/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf" width="400" height="267" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" flashvars="host=picasaweb.google.ca&RGB=0x000000&feed=http%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.ca%2Fdata%2Ffeed%2Fapi%2Fuser%2Fvijayteli108%2Falbumid%2F5303980049225276785%3Fkind%3Dphoto%26alt%3Drss"></embed></div>Vijay Telihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00156249692311052435noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8608221199847871157.post-22921607692700821512009-02-09T18:17:00.000-08:002009-02-09T19:05:15.837-08:00Nityananda Trayodasi Darshans<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguAiUt6ALIK5zkx45zLZSlEo1qRSDbwCenSsDUPC2GHcoeSlsJ7rqI0gBt6oCvr-QI7csRaHrmMi8LtS-v8E_VPqzVbjeZc5s6TczqtvBXI_UjKnCcbr0WPyiXdfk4JqGJsCWhAePD_c8/s1600-h/P2070608.JPG" target="'blank"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300990729840273154" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguAiUt6ALIK5zkx45zLZSlEo1qRSDbwCenSsDUPC2GHcoeSlsJ7rqI0gBt6oCvr-QI7csRaHrmMi8LtS-v8E_VPqzVbjeZc5s6TczqtvBXI_UjKnCcbr0WPyiXdfk4JqGJsCWhAePD_c8/s400/P2070608.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb5Cj3Y9DddvWNGcNrSds_MZEknTSdgBxEXFY4X0Spzb6d2pyUuedGbdFaQDk411lR3kBjTgdebxAt7bbhl5_trqLHzi9PfOwxZBvKV0W70_SW3rg641JrcAL8E8Zhfo4QuQ2T8WFH5gg/s1600-h/P2070577.JPG" target="'blank"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300994243310404354" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb5Cj3Y9DddvWNGcNrSds_MZEknTSdgBxEXFY4X0Spzb6d2pyUuedGbdFaQDk411lR3kBjTgdebxAt7bbhl5_trqLHzi9PfOwxZBvKV0W70_SW3rg641JrcAL8E8Zhfo4QuQ2T8WFH5gg/s400/P2070577.JPG" border="0" /></a> Their Lordships Shri Shri Gaura Nitia and Shri Shri Radha Ksira-Chora Gopinatha looking stunning on the Appearance Day of Sri Nityananda Prabhu. Darshan of my deities from the festival can be found in my <a href="http://picasaweb.google.ca/vijayteli/MyDeities#">gallery</a>.Vijay Telihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00156249692311052435noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8608221199847871157.post-8198606198625264482009-02-04T19:59:00.000-08:002009-02-09T18:50:48.637-08:00DIY Deity Jewellery: Necklaces- Part 3<div align="center"><strong>Multi-tier Necklaces</strong></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn0eBNHcq2-dF9dmwpog90bz8hG0YnKdkeUEtmEl_QIpERokjezKckLSO5gMMWcp6N2yl46j79nSqoSyKd267ME7IzEh6J8KrXsClFZIY5EyStv72NaA6uXOBP6K20FXqvBgG176rr2KA/s1600-h/mt.JPG" target="'blank"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299166651530185570" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 248px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn0eBNHcq2-dF9dmwpog90bz8hG0YnKdkeUEtmEl_QIpERokjezKckLSO5gMMWcp6N2yl46j79nSqoSyKd267ME7IzEh6J8KrXsClFZIY5EyStv72NaA6uXOBP6K20FXqvBgG176rr2KA/s320/mt.JPG" border="0" /></a> These necklaces are easy to make and the technique can be modified to add or subtract tiers. This style creates the look of multiple necklaces but because it is a single piece you don’t need to worry about different necklaces getting tangled, making dressing really simple.<br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9iOFquJpwoqNmYxlTeyPCbM9I4h_3-dDZ2jGwSC6zoDcCP00fQZwykfdzbayY7u2dHTayomJ71ApSU9Wim7dyUNKbahTOHxnB_S-1XiW-lE9wslrQ8uScFrHmejy_xQniAbIOLhSNruI/s1600-h/Copy+of+blog6bh4.jpg" target="'blank"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299166646604726578" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 275px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9iOFquJpwoqNmYxlTeyPCbM9I4h_3-dDZ2jGwSC6zoDcCP00fQZwykfdzbayY7u2dHTayomJ71ApSU9Wim7dyUNKbahTOHxnB_S-1XiW-lE9wslrQ8uScFrHmejy_xQniAbIOLhSNruI/s320/Copy+of+blog6bh4.jpg" border="0" /></a>Supplies:</p><ol><li>Polyester Sewing Thread </li><li>Extra Fine Beading Needle</li><li>Seed Beads</li><li>Decorative Beads (5 crystal bi-cones and 6 glass beads)</li><li>Scissors<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzrTwP3aGXIFKNz6gKoInBc-w5gARFuCtptHl4TBqt0K39uxrKzXABF-_0abapbTobTCsnH4TzQNNFEBuMeQ2mDos-CEuWkPqmCvmbSHodIdstgAbDWuT8bC1QqO8dqsGfdkhmBn8fZSY/s1600-h/blog6bh4.jpg" target="'blank"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299166647804237234" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 210px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzrTwP3aGXIFKNz6gKoInBc-w5gARFuCtptHl4TBqt0K39uxrKzXABF-_0abapbTobTCsnH4TzQNNFEBuMeQ2mDos-CEuWkPqmCvmbSHodIdstgAbDWuT8bC1QqO8dqsGfdkhmBn8fZSY/s320/blog6bh4.jpg" border="0" /></a>Step 1: Begin by double stringing a generous length of the sewing thread on to your needle and tying a stop bead (simply tie a knot around a seed bead) towards the end, leaving a 3-4 inch tail. <br /><br />Step 2: String on 8-10 seed beads followed by a crystal bi-cone, then string on more seed beads to the desired length of the first necklace.<br /><br />Step 3: Next, string on one glass bead, a crystal bi-cone and three seed beads. To create the pendant, pass the needle back through the crystal bi-cone and pull the thread all the way through.<br /><br />Step 4: Complete the second side of the necklace with the glass bead, seed beads, crystal bi-cone and the seed beads. Then securely tie the ends of the string together.<br /><br />Step 5: Now to create the second tier pass the needle back through the seed beads and crystal bi-cone. Then you can begin stringing on your seed beads adding a few more than you did for the first tier to ensure this necklace will sit below the first one. Continue with the pattern as you did for the first necklace and securely tying off the thread.<br /><br />Step 6: At this point you could finish your necklace with two tiers, or you can repeat step five with more seed beads to create a third tier. </li></ol><p><div><div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGf2pCwgp_KgFURwUzjDBJKVOy1slwh1tnpdE8jxuVKwH4SmlFwF71L6uX4cmc1hDxu_6suM9WGKfRxwZkwvmCVdwaNANLcQHsJH9WoRi6nCfmrc2w9hFEIj6xyMcA8FWgI7oTxIuhDug/s1600-h/PC060598.JPG" target="'blank"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299165961128944722" style="WIDTH: 120px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 90px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGf2pCwgp_KgFURwUzjDBJKVOy1slwh1tnpdE8jxuVKwH4SmlFwF71L6uX4cmc1hDxu_6suM9WGKfRxwZkwvmCVdwaNANLcQHsJH9WoRi6nCfmrc2w9hFEIj6xyMcA8FWgI7oTxIuhDug/s200/PC060598.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFBJWkCdG2k2JYdUxiS_UiMZyvA-glU2_fqC9VYsv7Kf7iKD8ryHQHgF7pzK1dztVyTFqf0mUFw9jK0y7cSj91Y6pHq-DGs2VJmDIbmmowxjRdWcPy5OcWDTxRG8uuGhsgMMDO97eJZ6s/s1600-h/PB080199.JPG" target="'blank"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299165961443300722" style="WIDTH: 120px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 90px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFBJWkCdG2k2JYdUxiS_UiMZyvA-glU2_fqC9VYsv7Kf7iKD8ryHQHgF7pzK1dztVyTFqf0mUFw9jK0y7cSj91Y6pHq-DGs2VJmDIbmmowxjRdWcPy5OcWDTxRG8uuGhsgMMDO97eJZ6s/s200/PB080199.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigICcJlpaVfLRKBS_uQXWIRsv5gH9B1vyF0FmT46j0ggtl3drluTc1n5MpT53zhLN7MUDXb_aUHSwTkKEFexfMlDxgQdwOUtbiqcieKhRzotWcFRrgJjd7sH6GuUbciRshUlBllscCg5g/s1600-h/PA290629.JPG" target="'blank"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299165965502868994" style="WIDTH: 120px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 90px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigICcJlpaVfLRKBS_uQXWIRsv5gH9B1vyF0FmT46j0ggtl3drluTc1n5MpT53zhLN7MUDXb_aUHSwTkKEFexfMlDxgQdwOUtbiqcieKhRzotWcFRrgJjd7sH6GuUbciRshUlBllscCg5g/s200/PA290629.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div align="left">Some examples of these Multi-tier necklaces: Laddu Gopal’s and Radharani’s three tier necklaces were made using different patterns and beads for each tier. I really like these simple two tier necklaces as they make dressing my Gaura Nitai really easy. </div></div></div><p></p>Vijay Telihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00156249692311052435noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8608221199847871157.post-90328853468330912352009-01-11T00:08:00.000-08:002009-01-11T21:42:18.763-08:00Sri Krsna Pushya Abhisheka!<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSMMjwQd69KJTzrWSa9tW6uEUQhyphenhyphenSE5jJ7adGC6q13W08FeCALw7_mUFFqEiUxe61JzCP2gx0zgoExcuEmY3E4dq4hPjn4Va7zV1Le8SBqhf9COHF7BZN09YUtphzLJuTw_JVbTct_48g/s1600-h/P1110103.JPG" target="'blank"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289946123952385458" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSMMjwQd69KJTzrWSa9tW6uEUQhyphenhyphenSE5jJ7adGC6q13W08FeCALw7_mUFFqEiUxe61JzCP2gx0zgoExcuEmY3E4dq4hPjn4Va7zV1Le8SBqhf9COHF7BZN09YUtphzLJuTw_JVbTct_48g/s320/P1110103.JPG" border="0" /></a> <strong><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Shri</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Govinda</span> after his ghee and flower petal <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">abhisheka</span> on </strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Sri</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Krsna</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Pushya</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Abhisheka</span>!</strong> <div align="left"></div><div align="left">The <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Hari</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Bhakti</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Vilasa</span> says that on this day one should rub ghee on the deity of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">Sri</span> Krishna. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">Pusya</span> of course means nourishing, and this act of devotion, with ghee, which is very nourishing is <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">equivalent</span> to the results of an <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13"><em>asvamedha</em></span> sacrifice. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">Srila</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">Prabhupada</span> once explained the festival in the following way: "Krishna was just a toy in the hands of the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16">Gopis</span>, so one day the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17">Gopis</span> decided that we shall decorate Him. Pushya Abhiseka means a ceremony to decorate the deity profusely with flowers, ornaments, cloths. After there should be lavish feasting and a procession through the streets, so that all the citizens should see how beautiful Krishna appears."</div><div align="right"><span style="font-size:78%;color:#666666;">Source: </span><a href="http://www.salagram.net/parishad100.htm"><span style="font-size:78%;color:#666666;">http://www.salagram.net/parishad100.htm</span></a></div></div>Vijay Telihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00156249692311052435noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8608221199847871157.post-45195160344079071442008-12-27T19:23:00.000-08:002009-02-04T19:42:22.001-08:00DIY Deity Jewellery: Necklaces- Part 2<div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Chokers or Belts</span></strong> </div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr2V8Ep-u_rIHiUK56bJS-bvCoQqxU-HJyl7xyiyHwfHNOr8kjtzcYlM0dJRefYXnkQ0HnRsEkC7BMz6nd2LCTOzwHiJpXR6uBA0aprBxJmUhnRIC0v4nJ688ThL5JXlHErnBEtVVKs2g/s1600-h/Copy+of+blog3.jpg" target="'blank"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284680177623577122" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 212px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr2V8Ep-u_rIHiUK56bJS-bvCoQqxU-HJyl7xyiyHwfHNOr8kjtzcYlM0dJRefYXnkQ0HnRsEkC7BMz6nd2LCTOzwHiJpXR6uBA0aprBxJmUhnRIC0v4nJ688ThL5JXlHErnBEtVVKs2g/s320/Copy+of+blog3.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><p>I first came up with this technique making belts for my Radha Govindaji. One day I was dressing them I tried one of the belts as a choker and it looked great, so I recently made some more specifically designed as chokers. This design is for chokers for my Jagannatha and Baladeva, but the technique is so versatile it would make excellent belts or could be modified slightly to make chokers for smaller deities. <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284676945475764674" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 304px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGctBBtCOGJns9zRelo0XkMgHr4GvUu0UqZxptmVDfmDsT3gEujw0jl74feT_VrmQ125p0Af_mKwICLliXxkxNLR0I4VXvaePA0pkqhfIdI_k6tsMUasPexOUg3QupkLvM_nQ__bz4KNs/s320/blog3.jpg" border="0" target="'blank" /><strong>Supplies:</strong><br />1. Sewing Thread (I find polyester thread works best)<br />2. Extra Fine Beading Needles<br />3. Cord (I used heavy cotton string from my garland making kit, but you can also use embroidery floss in a matching colour)<br />4-6. Beads: For this design I used pearls, seed beads and glass bi-cones<br />7. Scissors<br /><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE51wN2HUtpLqenDD7YgRiB94mog-srbDE-oDiTa6mGyLnXaQu0sVfb1nAqYz2Zy4yR717WLunYW_ChNxxV41aY5e-JM0zNUy_WnxhOzgNd3z_gC6JQm1EH4hug3bd4TU2d89cjjtYXTY/s1600-h/blog6b.jpg" target="'blank"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284680172413804338" style="WIDTH: 181px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE51wN2HUtpLqenDD7YgRiB94mog-srbDE-oDiTa6mGyLnXaQu0sVfb1nAqYz2Zy4yR717WLunYW_ChNxxV41aY5e-JM0zNUy_WnxhOzgNd3z_gC6JQm1EH4hug3bd4TU2d89cjjtYXTY/s320/blog6b.jpg" border="0" target="'blank" /></a><strong></strong></p><p align="left"><strong>Step 1:</strong> Cut two lengths of the cord and tie 2-3 knots in the center of each length, thread each of the beading needles (make sure you have a generous amount of thread on each needle) and poke each needle through the knot in one piece of the cord and tie the ends of the thread securely together leaving a 2-3 inch tail (you will need this later).<br /><br /><strong>Step 2:</strong> String 4-5 of the pearls through both of the needles. Then on each needle string a seed bead a pearl and another seed bead then another pearl through both needles. Repeat this pattern to the desired length, keep in mind that you want an even number of segments as you want an odd number of the hanging segments. In this case for five hanging segments there are six of these “base” segments.<br /><br /><strong>Step 3:</strong> After you have completed the required number of base segments, string 4-5 of the pearls through both of the needles and poke each needle through the knot in the second piece of cord and tie the thread securely together.<br /><br /><strong>Step 4:</strong> For this design there is only have one set of the hanging segments so one of the needles can be cut off at this point (if you wanted more hanging segments you would keep the second needle and just repeat the procedure for the hanging segments). Next, pass the remaining needle through the 4-5 pearls and the seed bead and pearl of the first base segment.<br /><br /><strong>Step 5:</strong> To make the first hanging segment string on three seed beads and a glass bi-cone and another seed bead, then pass the needle back through the glass bi-cone and string on another three seed beads.<br /><br /><strong>Step 6:</strong> Now pass the needle through the pearl of the next base segment, and continue with the base segments for the length of the necklace/belt. When you have completed your last hanging segment pas your needle through the 4-5 pearls at the end and securely tie off your thread using the tail you left earlier and trim off any excess thread. </p><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj86VwZLenTMS1cYqvY_TuIJ3Uvqbon6kDi1EuCPUNppfWzGnSJ_ngm99b4y8LLjDVaaIWIWX3SvuPM29pmPZqjLHA-8fjHx24LpBPE9m7nEZDrqHL4HLR-mxlf1_Z90QlpWSl90gr7S3A/s1600-h/PC100752.JPG" target="'blank"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284677500604614018" style="WIDTH: 120px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 90px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj86VwZLenTMS1cYqvY_TuIJ3Uvqbon6kDi1EuCPUNppfWzGnSJ_ngm99b4y8LLjDVaaIWIWX3SvuPM29pmPZqjLHA-8fjHx24LpBPE9m7nEZDrqHL4HLR-mxlf1_Z90QlpWSl90gr7S3A/s200/PC100752.JPG" border="0" target="'blank" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZdxa_4bdGfb1FIspSaGgS9BUH9RON7H8DZ-6WSHYAk_3N9PPJnATdz11dMPlZYS8zxXQDyH83-TnDl6OApeL1qm8FnKutJZo4qkNVl2y5K6_4c7aWUnNl5-H6k-XRf037kbysc4l8W7Q/s1600-h/PC280222.JPG" target="'blank"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284677513374243170" style="WIDTH: 120px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 90px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZdxa_4bdGfb1FIspSaGgS9BUH9RON7H8DZ-6WSHYAk_3N9PPJnATdz11dMPlZYS8zxXQDyH83-TnDl6OApeL1qm8FnKutJZo4qkNVl2y5K6_4c7aWUnNl5-H6k-XRf037kbysc4l8W7Q/s200/PC280222.JPG" border="0" target="'blank" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6yoDu_FKnpRFO4Z0jCBr0yOpAp9Ib3yluQZELvI7Xdth-jldnSF3LngZWEVqZgNqtidpllJlR-hXMDhDWZ8ixib0QSlc7X2dSCzC9nCcATbkR7idJVA3agXRZapGcOkm-R5WXBmeByiY/s1600-h/P8270028.JPG" target="'blank"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284677510672567314" style="WIDTH: 120px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 90px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6yoDu_FKnpRFO4Z0jCBr0yOpAp9Ib3yluQZELvI7Xdth-jldnSF3LngZWEVqZgNqtidpllJlR-hXMDhDWZ8ixib0QSlc7X2dSCzC9nCcATbkR7idJVA3agXRZapGcOkm-R5WXBmeByiY/s200/P8270028.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div align="left">Here is some of the jewellery I’ve made using this technique. </div><strong>Photo 1:</strong> Radharani’s orange choker was made by varying the length of the hanging segments and overlapping the second set of hanging segments.<br /><strong>Photo 2:</strong> Baladeva wearing the choker described in this post.<br /><strong>Photo 3:</strong> Govindaji’s belt is one of my favourite pieces made with this technique, here the hanging segments were done slightly different by weaving the needle through the base segments.Vijay Telihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00156249692311052435noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8608221199847871157.post-62416500144487214602008-12-09T18:49:00.000-08:002008-12-11T11:11:36.232-08:00Storing Deity JeweleryOver the years I’ve tried a number of different options for storing my deities' jewellery and have found a system that works best for me. I've tried small plastic zip lock bags to store the jewelery sets that were then placed into larger zip lock bags with the matching outfit. However, the problem with this system is if you want to mix and match different jewellery you have to go searching through all the sets. As such, the system I currently use keeps all the jewellery easily on hand so it’s easy to find a specific item when you're dressing your deities. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhutgpSARYyOd0dTOEy2OGmHIz74WLyvw7VUVzutsxU6zULXGUz540IP11qCGtAjyKSjL4zisueSSPg-m-bemOjK_-w6e05ROvdvEgKYBPVBUiatY5HfAXvuXyXbra7DZRaWyxRHCQKZ1Q/s1600-h/storage1.jpg.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277988631125281682" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 234px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhutgpSARYyOd0dTOEy2OGmHIz74WLyvw7VUVzutsxU6zULXGUz540IP11qCGtAjyKSjL4zisueSSPg-m-bemOjK_-w6e05ROvdvEgKYBPVBUiatY5HfAXvuXyXbra7DZRaWyxRHCQKZ1Q/s400/storage1.jpg.jpg" border="0" /></a> The system basically uses storage boxes you can find at any craft store. I use one with large compartments (designed to hold spools of thread) to hold the larger crowns and mukut pieces. This container also has some larger compartments (I believe designed to hold sewing scissors) that come in handy for storing flutes and other accessories. I also use similar containers with smaller adjustable compartments to store the necklaces, bracelets, and smaller crowns. When selecting your storage container look for one that has a lid that closes tightly, this will help keep the jari (metallic thread) work on the crowns and mukut pieces form tarnishing over time. Additionally, I find the inside of the lid comes in handy for storing peacock feathers. I just use blutack to stick them to the inside of the lid so when I need them they're ready to use.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGwpfDZ9GL8f0ao5BOYbKLMCd3bLGLsb3uW_yMCbuy28-X0BlqdVZ9JstBbTNS0wy-YOfbEOx8RrC8Kw09VDbsJyeydUPkENYum9i-XrOWQNOZMaLLBbobQaDjzAYcSvPa62ZfXRy4LDs/s1600-h/storage+2.jpg.jpg"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnp5Fhn9WGMTQv6euP9OwlssCshK3oj4EphvnJrMIRmp-UFQrOgZFNbypChl0JM1jedCk5qBC1KlTww9UEQjidKO3FoRv7lHmO3rDRQO9ANLxtIFlMjtjUgtHBPlDALKlAOeRg8d0ljT8/s1600-h/storage+2.jpg.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278013663466178162" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 140px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnp5Fhn9WGMTQv6euP9OwlssCshK3oj4EphvnJrMIRmp-UFQrOgZFNbypChl0JM1jedCk5qBC1KlTww9UEQjidKO3FoRv7lHmO3rDRQO9ANLxtIFlMjtjUgtHBPlDALKlAOeRg8d0ljT8/s200/storage+2.jpg.jpg" border="0" /></a> Even with this system I’ve found it difficult to keep track of the small bracelets. This can be a bit annoying when you're dressing and you can't find the other piece of a pair of bracelets. This is especially a problem with the elastic ones, with the bracelets that open and close the two pieces can be linked together to keep the pair from getting separated. To solve this problem I've recently begun storing the bracelets on safety pins to keep the matching pairs together.<br /><br /><br /><p></p>Stay tuned I’ll be posting more techniques for necklaces in the coming weeks. A few readers have requested instructions for belts and turbans and I will be working on those as well. If you have any requests feel free to <a href="http://www.blogger.com/%3Emailto:vijayteli@gmail.com">email</a> meVijay Telihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00156249692311052435noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8608221199847871157.post-35415162646509095362008-11-18T22:04:00.000-08:002008-11-27T21:15:39.862-08:00DIY Deity Jewelery: Necklaces- Part 1<div align="center"><strong>Multi-Stranded Necklaces</strong></div><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG0O6EUDJjSpK_BUw1gid-z17Vk3K5DpRoj4UHmWvWg8S9zYjP2a_6B46Larz3ArOlxHyvxQQVcNo8yiGN9fav0-z3fNT5ncN2KgsMvcjE6oQMRdVhG-Tk6CLd6dBr_nDVKB0Q48LlUIU/s1600-h/Copy+(4)+of+blog3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270255752246281650" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 261px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG0O6EUDJjSpK_BUw1gid-z17Vk3K5DpRoj4UHmWvWg8S9zYjP2a_6B46Larz3ArOlxHyvxQQVcNo8yiGN9fav0-z3fNT5ncN2KgsMvcjE6oQMRdVhG-Tk6CLd6dBr_nDVKB0Q48LlUIU/s320/Copy+(4)+of+blog3.jpg" border="0" /></a> These necklaces are easy to make and the technique can be modified to accommodate multiple strands, I have tried up to five strands simply add more needles. Additionally different beads can be used to create endless patterns.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj15YdiH1U6w3Lk5o2X_CEmenXALPDQGQz0W1TChOfIcuUwB7eh4xEV8TLk34l-82LtHN_uWa539ED6g1FMLp59sVLfN11dakjUYBYXWpNQ57W16tv1fvagmvmH-CpHq0NhGmNFTMzPzU0/s1600-h/Copy+(5)+of+blog3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270255755324145362" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 244px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj15YdiH1U6w3Lk5o2X_CEmenXALPDQGQz0W1TChOfIcuUwB7eh4xEV8TLk34l-82LtHN_uWa539ED6g1FMLp59sVLfN11dakjUYBYXWpNQ57W16tv1fvagmvmH-CpHq0NhGmNFTMzPzU0/s320/Copy+(5)+of+blog3.jpg" border="0" /></a>Supplies:<br />1. Scissors<br />2. Sewing Thread (I find polyester thread works best for this technique as nylon beading thread is too stiff for this style)<br />3. Big Beads<br />4. Seed Beads<br />5. Extra Fine Beading Needles<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW9WgH1uR0YwYiqX-_iJIlU8QiYgfBZJXxid-8lWkkdAeujD65BJ6EqgIWVsYVitbiqD8zkoMXX6YkteXfgbQKPLUl0Y79ye0QTNdULipcdJAH-haGv3iI59QQ5G7gzzrEHBqk1XplOww/s1600-h/Copy+(3)+of+blog3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270255750769778050" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 160px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW9WgH1uR0YwYiqX-_iJIlU8QiYgfBZJXxid-8lWkkdAeujD65BJ6EqgIWVsYVitbiqD8zkoMXX6YkteXfgbQKPLUl0Y79ye0QTNdULipcdJAH-haGv3iI59QQ5G7gzzrEHBqk1XplOww/s320/Copy+(3)+of+blog3.jpg" border="0" /></a> Step 1: Cut two lengths of the sewing thread approximately 1m each, then String on one of he beading needles (the beading needles can be a bit difficult to thread, they often come with a ‘threader’ that makes the task a lot easier)onto each piece of thread. Next position the needle in the center of each thread. And tie all the ends together, resulting in two strands of double thread. </p><p>Step 2: Now we begin beading. First string on a few of your larger beads passing each bead through both needles. To begin the pattern string on the large bead through both needles followed by your desired pattern on each needle. For my pattern this means passing the large bead through both needles and two seed beds one big bead and two more seed beads on each needle followed by passing another big bead through both needles.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvCXVaxBzPF3EgN58TijkuXG9Fg0JmxN3FQCIR9-Zg88QaldMk48X5Yq4Lhrj6L8Ru4TVKp49_5JGHhCONnQEviZN9YNlNAyS60hyphenhyphenIcOJLqVO5fFZh0fKRlUMy8R02Ao2X_nfwaxZvfCk/s1600-h/Copy+of+blog3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270255751053462322" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 189px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvCXVaxBzPF3EgN58TijkuXG9Fg0JmxN3FQCIR9-Zg88QaldMk48X5Yq4Lhrj6L8Ru4TVKp49_5JGHhCONnQEviZN9YNlNAyS60hyphenhyphenIcOJLqVO5fFZh0fKRlUMy8R02Ao2X_nfwaxZvfCk/s320/Copy+of+blog3.jpg" border="0" /></a> Step 3: Continue with the pattern until the desired length. In this case I had to modify the pattern a bit in the last link to create the length I required. Now you can make the pendant. For this string a big bead through both needles and then on each needle string two seed beads a big bed and another seed bead. Then pass you needles back through the pendant beads except the last seed bead (see step 3a above).<br /></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvC7uiR0EljHO8whJTfQJ-hPSR_cBwC-UqOAfmEPdso197nrK3iBohAn0cCS-UiWpnz8-2X4wWKg8u3G7GkaWFz9NjIp-GobjIk0MV1Jq8XacurSZOloP4RyjBuJOo_4vmTyrwaoD13bk/s1600-h/Copy+(2)+of+blog3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270255746664379970" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 237px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvC7uiR0EljHO8whJTfQJ-hPSR_cBwC-UqOAfmEPdso197nrK3iBohAn0cCS-UiWpnz8-2X4wWKg8u3G7GkaWFz9NjIp-GobjIk0MV1Jq8XacurSZOloP4RyjBuJOo_4vmTyrwaoD13bk/s320/Copy+(2)+of+blog3.jpg" border="0" /></a> Step 4: Continue the pattern to make the second half of the necklace finishing off with the same number of big beads you began with and tie the two ends of the necklace together. Cut away the excess thread, optionally you can keep a little extra and use an incense stick to burn the ends of the tread to help keep your necklace together however be careful as if you burn too much your necklace will fall apart.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFpeS4jdKoG6xmbelSPuBKM242LFwgNwKFhySvij6Ymf5uE08FYVMRomMZG-LDSQE2C9Gu6V4pSZ7hp2rAjGrJNAF9GJZoeL5VZkdHWbbRePGMA-PvojdyzVwj3N01hBvXEVgzvfChXDQ/s1600-h/36baa1a5-eafa-4195-8956-f99ef1e07dd2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270258209977275122" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 144px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFpeS4jdKoG6xmbelSPuBKM242LFwgNwKFhySvij6Ymf5uE08FYVMRomMZG-LDSQE2C9Gu6V4pSZ7hp2rAjGrJNAF9GJZoeL5VZkdHWbbRePGMA-PvojdyzVwj3N01hBvXEVgzvfChXDQ/s200/36baa1a5-eafa-4195-8956-f99ef1e07dd2.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjreJGgNw58uBKrhxcAjM2Dt9S5GRWVtyyoDbjU5YP2r-hq-gGfdbSxiziwx4RJ_L4VJTXM5wcdS-IWU2gzNF5wPBL0eDyW9qQ210OQW5w8aE6IeCvaW5si1EevrH3X1kN0r3Er7e1ThsU/s1600-h/P5190120.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270260469988244050" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjreJGgNw58uBKrhxcAjM2Dt9S5GRWVtyyoDbjU5YP2r-hq-gGfdbSxiziwx4RJ_L4VJTXM5wcdS-IWU2gzNF5wPBL0eDyW9qQ210OQW5w8aE6IeCvaW5si1EevrH3X1kN0r3Er7e1ThsU/s200/P5190120.JPG" border="0" /></a> Here are some necklaces I made using this technique the pink and white one for my Govindaji was made using three needles and the green set for Chota Radha Gopinatha was made using four needles. Experiment with different strands and beads and you can create lots of different looks.Vijay Telihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00156249692311052435noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8608221199847871157.post-79282614299713828862008-10-29T22:07:00.001-07:002008-10-29T22:17:36.831-07:00Govardhan Puja<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJHfkuYvwqsv4DQB8xVgZ4-Em7ZmRymEcWIG_uzYm18a1S3Qxdicrfzhtzq4Hs1C_bujO2zKv-YYisdxEuDP6oxpbCpJ1lhwek0yWgmE1kPbnMaX-mK2deZdjXgMqf87B6RGntH6aTg0U/s1600-h/PA300074.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262810823486749138" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJHfkuYvwqsv4DQB8xVgZ4-Em7ZmRymEcWIG_uzYm18a1S3Qxdicrfzhtzq4Hs1C_bujO2zKv-YYisdxEuDP6oxpbCpJ1lhwek0yWgmE1kPbnMaX-mK2deZdjXgMqf87B6RGntH6aTg0U/s320/PA300074.JPG" border="0" /></a>Shri Govinda joins Giriraja on Govardhan Hill at the Govardhan Puja Celebrations held tonight at ISKCON Toronto, more pictures here: <div align="center"><a href="http://iskcontoronto.blogspot.com/2008/10/govardhan-puja.html">http://iskcontoronto.blogspot.com/2008/10/govardhan-puja.html</a></div></div>Vijay Telihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00156249692311052435noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8608221199847871157.post-906161994149915302008-10-28T21:10:00.000-07:002008-10-28T21:25:28.380-07:00Diwali Darshans<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQzfmbf9XuBhKvH8Xv0TACwkDOSgOpQd7D6o2y_oH_kEjZyTFsM8lY1fO41wvbtWits2XRnRB1IdVxFJlBrHJ5XF-hMDFNeoNzomb6pOXlSB-yHiTi_fxEA9l_h7ux6KUjagbKWglCq_k/s1600-h/PA290635b.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262426848292600594" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQzfmbf9XuBhKvH8Xv0TACwkDOSgOpQd7D6o2y_oH_kEjZyTFsM8lY1fO41wvbtWits2XRnRB1IdVxFJlBrHJ5XF-hMDFNeoNzomb6pOXlSB-yHiTi_fxEA9l_h7ux6KUjagbKWglCq_k/s400/PA290635b.jpg" border="0" /></a>Thier Lordships in thier new outfit for Diwali and Govardhan Puja with the altar decorated with sweets and lamps to welcome Lord Rama home, more pictures in the slideshow below:<br /><br /><div align="center"><embed pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" src="http://picasaweb.google.ca/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf" width="400" height="267" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" flashvars="host=picasaweb.google.ca&RGB=0x000000&feed=http%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.ca%2Fdata%2Ffeed%2Fapi%2Fuser%2Fvijayteli%2Falbumid%2F5262421748821085601%3Fkind%3Dphoto%26alt%3Drss"></embed></div><br /><div align="center"></div><div align="center">Sri Sri Radha Ksira-Chora Gopinatha's special Night Darshan for Diwali</div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262425630542835122" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjja-l39V3dfh61b_-_WDGpHHa4TxlBUoDO2xIsfwcsYy3pBL2nxD6EQlxvhKVepKi7cZkQnBD3oY7so_H_di3uZIimPQ-vr14kooGa5Biw0uMjM2EWfC1YyVTXNRFecufc28HWxA876x8/s400/PA290535.JPG" border="0" /></div>Vijay Telihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00156249692311052435noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8608221199847871157.post-65972523719382557862008-10-22T16:40:00.000-07:002008-10-30T20:27:04.344-07:00DIY Deity Jewelry: Bracelets- Part 2<div align="center"><strong>Beaded Elastic Bracelets</strong></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixTHXuZ9w5d3WyfCR3YY-4vu6xKWH1KgcR4VaouBGC0sU4Go25cQ6ZzqWC0yc6MvwoV0hnPU30OOEdO6Q0tXGEBpRAwN0r8vBp4d0VO_wVRCjyxcSMaeGguGvxsh6kRqep6sqWO40dZ0A/s1600-h/Copy+(2)+of+blogv3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256695065400111170" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixTHXuZ9w5d3WyfCR3YY-4vu6xKWH1KgcR4VaouBGC0sU4Go25cQ6ZzqWC0yc6MvwoV0hnPU30OOEdO6Q0tXGEBpRAwN0r8vBp4d0VO_wVRCjyxcSMaeGguGvxsh6kRqep6sqWO40dZ0A/s320/Copy+(2)+of+blogv3.jpg" border="0" /></a> These bracelets are extremely versatile, they are my favourite for Jagannatha, Laddu Gopal and Gaura Nitai. These bracelets are so versatile I have made them for all my deities.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja2x6VBFOT3n9pYxCn-tKadKgpXgbtwXTLE85MNNSFhL9H9PGXS1sN8j5PzWhg4_zFRzn98i9_xXjONd_e1OjO4wcwqeNiLAO6sBmZthaegacKywnfZCzUeU8WJ5b92L5LZ7Q8k3E_LrY/s1600-h/Copy+of+blogv3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256695063722502146" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja2x6VBFOT3n9pYxCn-tKadKgpXgbtwXTLE85MNNSFhL9H9PGXS1sN8j5PzWhg4_zFRzn98i9_xXjONd_e1OjO4wcwqeNiLAO6sBmZthaegacKywnfZCzUeU8WJ5b92L5LZ7Q8k3E_LrY/s320/Copy+of+blogv3.jpg" border="0" /></a>First of all, the supplies you require for these bracelets are as follows:<br /><ol><li>Crimp Beads (these are optional, but they help make the bracelets stronger)</li><li>Pliers</li><li>Elastic Jewelry Cord</li><li>Beads of your choice (using different colours and shapes can create different looking styles using this technique)</li><li>Scissors<br /></li></ol><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_9htr_4zvIPX1dIWQDHcOuzb3naZfHrycdQrlV-ZQF48OGSGqoeOtZm_-6Fy7IHAGDOe-A3e_yBwcKUZ5OMntdXBbgR2GEBPOA_iQWBJthgTCANmurlaiyJ2zOtrZJzJozGn1AnO2VDg/s1600-h/blogv3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256694808237252402" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_9htr_4zvIPX1dIWQDHcOuzb3naZfHrycdQrlV-ZQF48OGSGqoeOtZm_-6Fy7IHAGDOe-A3e_yBwcKUZ5OMntdXBbgR2GEBPOA_iQWBJthgTCANmurlaiyJ2zOtrZJzJozGn1AnO2VDg/s320/blogv3.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><p>Step 1: Cut a generous length of the elastic jewelry cord and tie a knot at the end. Next string on the crimp bead followed by the beads.</p><p>Step 2: Feed the unknotted end of the jewelry cord back through the crimp bead (in the opposite direction) to complete the bracelet.</p><p>Step 3: Use the pliers to 'crush' the crimp bead securing the bracelet. Alternatively, you can eliminate the crimp bead and just knot the cord however due to the stress put on the bracelet when stretched over the deity's hands the crimp beads tend to hold up better over the long run. However, for Jagganatha and Laddu Gopal I find knotting works best as the bracelets can be visible from all sides and they do not need to be stretched as much. Finally, trim off the excess jewelry cord.</p><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHJU2ZhXyhkMSe_5DYWbLlzpNHJfsC03RdNWSJdwv2pCDLY7lzdEwWzacOrKybru6lbR9fSwXZ1xIc_FnKwB2QRf_918XIxBhux0F8RAbIX8D8cbCFZReza2LnfAzFuq1qc5ERDo3E95U/s1600-h/P8190284.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256694474058854962" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHJU2ZhXyhkMSe_5DYWbLlzpNHJfsC03RdNWSJdwv2pCDLY7lzdEwWzacOrKybru6lbR9fSwXZ1xIc_FnKwB2QRf_918XIxBhux0F8RAbIX8D8cbCFZReza2LnfAzFuq1qc5ERDo3E95U/s200/P8190284.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9WYzdH2yvKyFv4thLB0STrQnznpzqqOPyLnYJMfF3eqKJuFAGffRrLA6qDG1vmPVKWa9deK5-aoR0gNfeqYnj_rDSEWBXCbNVpDw3ve6NkKcymu3KgxYScOt5j9L5z6NwMLyTwonGJvI/s1600-h/P9090013.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256694475067759602" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9WYzdH2yvKyFv4thLB0STrQnznpzqqOPyLnYJMfF3eqKJuFAGffRrLA6qDG1vmPVKWa9deK5-aoR0gNfeqYnj_rDSEWBXCbNVpDw3ve6NkKcymu3KgxYScOt5j9L5z6NwMLyTwonGJvI/s200/P9090013.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div align="left">The finished product, I've found using different shapes and colours and sizes of beads works well with this technique. Also For my Gaura Nitai I like to use two bracelets with different sized beads.</div>Vijay Telihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00156249692311052435noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8608221199847871157.post-70082020276602971342008-10-14T19:17:00.000-07:002008-10-14T21:24:42.284-07:00First Day of Kartika<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdC64peljXSPgzvkgJAu0FsQC0aDoZ2LIoWEPSBhRN3JDL3nJUo5YtCZG6E0xYqbbhQrv8HzIoMgh1AH-Bi3gEA-jk6fAnl2JF3j6B6grF_0lOyztXCN51ndcq9qfkg2ViSbLWcJkCJLE/s1600-h/Untitled-1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257202522741581202" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdC64peljXSPgzvkgJAu0FsQC0aDoZ2LIoWEPSBhRN3JDL3nJUo5YtCZG6E0xYqbbhQrv8HzIoMgh1AH-Bi3gEA-jk6fAnl2JF3j6B6grF_0lOyztXCN51ndcq9qfkg2ViSbLWcJkCJLE/s400/Untitled-1.jpg" border="0" /></a> Shri Shri Radha Govindaji on Saradiya Rasa-Yatra (Sharada Purnima)</div>Vijay Telihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00156249692311052435noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8608221199847871157.post-81512145391658364302008-10-12T09:30:00.000-07:002008-10-23T14:54:51.796-07:00DIY Deity Jewelry: Bracelets- Part 1<div align="center"><strong>Double Stranded Wire Bracelets</strong></div><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6A4Yg7czVeEc3l5KBZ4i8hSzPtXdUTDtrphpUQeYw4bFs7gf9YkkuURr-7LC6TVfngrWspDlYo10kIgveo_oUnDEym7PCTkxmRjT5FUydlqBHuQpRYR8ZahaiIcASQN3aaS9hGTT0kAk/s1600-h/b1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256338369824097090" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6A4Yg7czVeEc3l5KBZ4i8hSzPtXdUTDtrphpUQeYw4bFs7gf9YkkuURr-7LC6TVfngrWspDlYo10kIgveo_oUnDEym7PCTkxmRjT5FUydlqBHuQpRYR8ZahaiIcASQN3aaS9hGTT0kAk/s320/b1.JPG" border="0" /></a> These "double stranded wire bracelets" are my favourite because they are easy to put on my deities and they are quite simple to make.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSA9eNZLZC51G8gKOyk6GUBnPo9BuA3KnjXLBEx7RcGpJYhI9XpX3MaFHd3zgDPwHsiRZCSpl1hViGgbb5PonyAVu8GODnQ6FX604s5tUxHh4FcatQ8rtUwoujv2zeusSiNkUhC-i10dU/s1600-h/b2.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256338366177990962" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSA9eNZLZC51G8gKOyk6GUBnPo9BuA3KnjXLBEx7RcGpJYhI9XpX3MaFHd3zgDPwHsiRZCSpl1hViGgbb5PonyAVu8GODnQ6FX604s5tUxHh4FcatQ8rtUwoujv2zeusSiNkUhC-i10dU/s320/b2.JPG" border="0" /></a> First of all, the supplies you require for these bracelets are as follows:</p><ol><li>Beading Wire (make sure the gauge of the wire is not too wide for the aperture in the beads you choose TIP: the bigger the gauge number the thinner the wire)</li><li>Beads of your choice (using different colours and shapes can create different looking styles using this technique)</li><li>Toothpick or other round object (for larger deities I recommend a larger object such as the end of a paintbrush)</li><li>Wire cutters</li><li>Pliers </li></ol><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieL6mvYPMhXoR2MKV6SeTZm0mi-J_5ibJLhCpfymzXgoWU3D-n000ACrrAKhQI2nHYHwDNnJ-4WvemyQ8GP1b6aHxpw56c3OSHurBQWHawRCNIiMVk-6cb2xWndsnv9YdDrBHeGQi5_6I/s1600-h/b3.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256338199854867698" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieL6mvYPMhXoR2MKV6SeTZm0mi-J_5ibJLhCpfymzXgoWU3D-n000ACrrAKhQI2nHYHwDNnJ-4WvemyQ8GP1b6aHxpw56c3OSHurBQWHawRCNIiMVk-6cb2xWndsnv9YdDrBHeGQi5_6I/s400/b3.JPG" border="0" /></a> Step 1: Using the wire cutters cut a piece of wire approximately 5-6 times longer than the final length of the bracelets. Bend the wire in half and place the toothpick or other round object in the middle (as shown above).<br /><br />Step 2: Twist the wire together 2-3 times creating a loop and remove the toothpick. This loop will be used to hold the 'tail' of the bracelet so make sure it is big enough to allow you to easily fasten the bracelet on your deities.<br /><br />Step 3: At this point you should have a loop with two pieces of wire sticking out from it. Begin stringing the beads onto the two pieces of wire ensuring you have the same number of beads on each strand. Experiment with different colours and shapes to create interesting patterns. TIP: if you are using large beads begin and end each strand with 1-2 small seed beads to help the bracelet keep its shape.<br /><br />Step 4: Use the pliers to hold the two strands of wire together (approximately 1- 2 cm away from the beads), and begin twisting until you have a nicely braided tail. Then use the wire cutters to cut the tail down ensuring you have enough to hook into the loop at the opposite end of the bracelet. I recommend leaving it a bit long until you try the bracelets on your deities you can be sure they fit properly.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinvaq77lLIytIhgmJIHZo7yucrkbIWlIqtMkNYhhdDN4lEm8I90T23p3uBIKcipEQXOwQ4ODtLBLEtPzWwhMx_5UY5ShZK6sylcOpgyDDAnCy6s6zzQmcPxgT7K30BPBCuKw1bVNTxAlY/s1600-h/f6712ee5-4053-4d59-bf03-24930e59866f.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256337619328594898" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinvaq77lLIytIhgmJIHZo7yucrkbIWlIqtMkNYhhdDN4lEm8I90T23p3uBIKcipEQXOwQ4ODtLBLEtPzWwhMx_5UY5ShZK6sylcOpgyDDAnCy6s6zzQmcPxgT7K30BPBCuKw1bVNTxAlY/s200/f6712ee5-4053-4d59-bf03-24930e59866f.jpg" border="0" /></a> The finished product, when dressing all you need to do is feed the tail into the loop and bend it into a hook to keep the bracelet in place. </p><p align="center"><em>Stay tuned for DIY Deity Jewelry: Bracelets- Part 2: Beaded Elastic Bracelets</em></p>Vijay Telihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00156249692311052435noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8608221199847871157.post-73578261660480941702008-10-09T18:41:00.000-07:002008-10-12T11:43:24.201-07:00Shri Rama Vijaya Utsava<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK-eT5J_9_KNR6zLCZGzsEmEqmHoocO4lGLbApipSxanNgj7hlEC7JyZv8aCuMhkrrRLMn4zYJPyTKcAL_XU-mSSySIh5CshuoTdJb-rHUMBGc9rsSHYNF5pd35kK4660W0k5PZFajAPc/s1600-h/PA100421.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5255335997362166354" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK-eT5J_9_KNR6zLCZGzsEmEqmHoocO4lGLbApipSxanNgj7hlEC7JyZv8aCuMhkrrRLMn4zYJPyTKcAL_XU-mSSySIh5CshuoTdJb-rHUMBGc9rsSHYNF5pd35kK4660W0k5PZFajAPc/s320/PA100421.JPG" border="0" /></a> Shri Govinda as Lord Ramachandra on the occasion of Shri Rama Vijaya Utsav, with Hanumanji serving his lotus feet and a bow in his hand. Jai Shri Ramachandra!</div>Vijay Telihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00156249692311052435noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8608221199847871157.post-87590605794880243252008-10-07T13:41:00.000-07:002008-10-12T11:43:42.704-07:00Deity Worship Seminar Recordings<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiknqf28KbtICe0m63g9ghKxAh9U5wiaJFXx4hjB9ns9fPk9lE8htYSRV2DejLe6dvCjzWhNr_MFtDmNGM-K4Ed8eT0Ycv-CSvpanP7Q-pj-iX9GR45yDOALoAYtOrMcDnl0ugGYI5GDS0/s1600-h/snana-yatraDarsana002.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254523397184252162" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiknqf28KbtICe0m63g9ghKxAh9U5wiaJFXx4hjB9ns9fPk9lE8htYSRV2DejLe6dvCjzWhNr_MFtDmNGM-K4Ed8eT0Ycv-CSvpanP7Q-pj-iX9GR45yDOALoAYtOrMcDnl0ugGYI5GDS0/s320/snana-yatraDarsana002.jpg" border="0" /></a> Shri Shri Radha-Vallabha (ISKCON Melbourne)</div><div align="left"><br />I just finished listening to the recordings from the seminar Nrsimha Kavaca Dasa gave in ISKCON Melbourne and they were really insightful. Nrsimha Kavaca Prabhu is the ISKCON Deity Worship Minister, has many years of experience in deity worship and has successfully conducted deity worship courses in Mayapur since 1999. You can download the recording of the 2 part seminar here: <a href="http://www.iskcon.net.au/2008/10/02#a6468">http://www.iskcon.net.au/2008/10/02#a6468</a>, I highly recommend listening to them as there is lots of insightful information given in the seminar. </div>Vijay Telihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00156249692311052435noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8608221199847871157.post-21217974069883335962008-09-27T19:08:00.000-07:002008-10-08T16:54:39.021-07:00Blog Introduction<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAPBshRabMsM02y7JYcGnn-RfJAmocoV0LeTw5zkLG54E3hTHvtDHXUbxPtlXRpABrN3rOhxbdzFU6THRski2-5LErt4O0xV-wt7yDRxxaunf0L3ZdrbmibHOsHE8O9m0C693Pvs9PsX4/s1600-h/P9280269.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250888669844133122" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAPBshRabMsM02y7JYcGnn-RfJAmocoV0LeTw5zkLG54E3hTHvtDHXUbxPtlXRpABrN3rOhxbdzFU6THRski2-5LErt4O0xV-wt7yDRxxaunf0L3ZdrbmibHOsHE8O9m0C693Pvs9PsX4/s400/P9280269.JPG" border="0" /></a>This Blog has come into being for a number of reasons. Firstly, I wanted a venue where I could share my interest in Deity Worship (some people have said it verges on an obsession). Additionally it will allow me to share tips and techniques of making deity jewelry. This second reason has been an idea I have had for quite some time but have never had the technical skill to create a decent website but thanks to this blog I'll be able to share some of the techniques I have come across when making jewelry for my beloved deities Shri Shri Radha Govindaji and their friends(Laddu Gopal, Gaura-Nitai, Jaganntha, Baladeva & Subhadra, Govinda and Sadashiva Shailgram shilas, and the newest addition Lakshmi Nrsimhadev).<br /><br />Eventually, in addition to the gallery of my deities on the side of the blog I plan on including a gallery of reader's deities. If you would like me to include your deities please <a href="mailto:vijayteli@gmail.com">email me</a> your deity pictures!Vijay Telihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00156249692311052435noreply@blogger.com1