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Christmas Puja 2003 (Ganapatipule, India) |
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Christmas Puja 2003 (Ganapatipule, India) |
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| lunch in Radha Krishna Restaurant in Mumbai on 12/21 | 1st footsoaking in GP on 12/22 |
1st footsoaking in GP on 12/22 |
on the way to footsoak on 12/23 morning |
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sunrise at beach (1) |
sunrise at beach (2) |
sunrise at beach (3) |
12/23 havan (1) |
12/23 havan (2) |
12/23 havan (3) City leaders surrounding the fire |
12/23 havan (4) Note the interesting shape of the fire! |
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12/23 havan (5) |
place where we had our meals |
12/24 lunch (1) |
12/24 lunch (2) |
Louisa taking a nap in the pandal Notice her elegant posture even when napping |
Jeff & Heman waiting for 12/24 night's music program | 12/24 stage (miracle photo) Notice the bubbles appearing around the stage |
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| beautiful crafstmanship of the stage background | Mother & Sir CP on 12/24 |
Mother on 12/24 |
Mother on 12/24 |
Mother & Her family on 12/24 |
Mother on 12/24 |
Mother greeting musician on 12/24 |
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Dance perfromance on 12/24 |
Eugena & Veronica after 12/24 music program | group photo after 12/24 music program |
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| group photo with performer after 12/24 music program | Puja |
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Puja |
Gift presentation |
Group photo after puja (1) |
The perfect couple |
Group photo after puja (2) |
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Group photo after puja (3) |
Eugena outside Mother's place |
Heman outside Mother's place |
Mother's place |
Beautiful view from Mother's place | Swayambu of Shri Ganesh |
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On the way to the 2nd swayambu |
an ancient pool |
Hindu temple of 2nd swayambu |
Haldi on 12/29 |
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Haldi on 12/29 |
Waiting for marriage |
havan for marriage |
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waiting for marriage |
brides waiting in front of the stage | Mother giving a talk to the brides | brides lining up |
brides hidden behind hand-held curtain |
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brides taking small steps toward curtain |
Curtains dropped. Brides & ridegrooms exchanging
garlands |
Heman in deep meditative state or deep sleep (??) |
married couple (1) |
people dancing with live music after marriage |
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married couple (2) |
children dancing |
pier to Elephanta |
Gate of India (1) |
Gate of india (2) |
entrance of main chamber of Elephanta |
Shiva linga |
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Natarajsiva |
The 5 faces of Shiva The 4th face is implied & the 5th is beyond our eyes |
Eugena & Quinnie outside the main chamber |
miracle photo (1) Look at the bubbles near Shiva's head |
miracle photo (2) bubbles around the ceiling |
Shiva linga |
Eugena outside main cave |
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| miracle photo (3) bubbles everywhere |
Eugena outside one fo the smaller caves | miracle photo (4) bubbles are seen even in the smaller empty cave |
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