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Shilanyas
Vidhi
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![Preparations for the beautifully decorated foundation pit](021h.jpg) |
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![Flower festoons decorate the foundation pit](026h.jpg) |
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![A carpet of rose petals on the pathway to foundation pit](160h.jpg) |
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Preparations for the beautifully
decorated foundation pit
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Flower festoons decorate
the foundation pit
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A carpet of rose petals
on the pathway to foundation pit
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![Beautiful backdrop](041h.jpg) |
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![Materials for Shilanyas ceremony](058h.jpg) |
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![Decorated arti](054h.jpg) |
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Beautiful backdrop
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Materials for Shilanyas
ceremony
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Decorated arti
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![Swamishri descends to the Shilanyas 'gant' (pit)](163h.jpg) |
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![Swamishri performing pujan of Thakorji](170h.jpg) |
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![Shila to be placed in center of pit](044h.jpg) |
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Swamishri descends to
the Shilanyas 'gart' (pit)
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Swamishri performs pujan
of Thakorji
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Shila to be placed in
center of pit
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![Doing pujan of the shlas (stones) symbolizing the gods of earth with rice grains, kumkum and flowers](9-21ah.jpg) |
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![Doing pujan of the shlas (stones) symbolizing the gods of earth with rice grains, kumkum and flowers](9-17ah.jpg) |
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![Doing pujan of the shlas (stones) symbolizing the gods of earth with rice grains, kumkum and flowers](194h.jpg) |
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Doing pujan of the shilas
(stones) symbolizing the gods of earth with rice grains, kumkum and
flowers
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![Swamishri pours water in the center of pit](200h.jpg) |
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![... during Shilanyas vidhi](10-18h.jpg) |
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![Placing coins in the center of pit](205h.jpg) |
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Swamishri pours water
in the center of pit
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... during Shilanyas vidhi
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Placing coins in the center
of pit
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![Swamishri places the Nidhikumbh in the center of the foundation pit](207h.jpg) |
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![Swamishri places the Nidhikumbh in the center of the foundation pit](208h.jpg) |
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![Swamishri places the Nidhikumbh in the center of the foundation pit](209h.jpg) |
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Swamishri places the Nidhikumbh
in the center of the foundation pit
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![Swamishri pours cement into the pit](3007h.jpg) |
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![Placing a golden ruler on the bricks](3013h.jpg) |
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![Doing pujan of shovel](3015h.jpg) |
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Swamishri pours cement
into the pit
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Placing a golden ruler
on the bricks
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Doing pujan of shovel
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![Doing pujan of a ruler](3016h.jpg) |
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![Swamishri performs arti of Shilanyas ceremony](3019h.jpg) |
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![Swamishri splits a coconut on the sacred bricks](13-14h.jpg) |
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Doing pujan of a ruler
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Swamishri performs arti
of Shilanyas ceremony
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Swamishri splits a coconut
on the sacred bricks
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![Lord Harikrishna Maharaj on the Shilanyas pit](3046h.jpg) |
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![Lord Harikrishna Maharaj on the Shilanyas pit](3048h.jpg) |
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![Performing pujan of stone plaque](3054h.jpg) |
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Lord Harikrishna Maharaj
on the Shilanyas pit
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Performing pujan of stone
plaque
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