Lamayuru is one of the most ancient monasteries in Ladakh, the oldest surviving structure dating to the 11 th century CE. What makes this monastery particularly fascinating, is its location, amidst what is today called the “moonscape”, for the spectacular natural rock formations, which truly are “out of the world”! As per legend , there once existed a huge lake in this area, populated only by the Nagas (serpents). It was prophesized that there would be a great monastery built here. This prophecy came true when the great acharya Naropa (756-1041 CE) arrived. He emptied the lake, meditated for many years inside a cave, and built the first monastery here. The present structure is a new one, built around the cave where Acharya Naropa is said to have meditated. This legend seems to fit well with the geological formations seen in the area, which suggest this was a paleo-lake, which disappeared around 1000 years ago. Lamayuru is about 130 km from Leh , and the Indus River flows along th
My house is in a mess, stuff strewed all over, cardboard and paper turning up at the most unexpected places and the floor is sticky with the glue that has spilled! Doesn’t that sound like I am living in a pigsty? Well, it does feel like that, but I am still thrilled, for almost all the preparations for the golu are done! The toys have been unearthed from the attic, the slotted angles for the steps have been found, and ALL the houses are ready!! All I now have to do is clean up, set the steps and arrange everything! Of course, there are other things left, such as the rivers, roads, etc., but that’s part of the layout which can only be done when I have made the steps!
Without more ado, let me show you the result of our hard work of the last few days!
Without more ado, let me show you the result of our hard work of the last few days!
Thats the age-old trunk which keeps our toys safe,year after year.....
Those are the houses, cut out from paper,and stuck on cardboard, ready to be assembled. A tip for anyone wishing to try it out: DON'T use cardboard! use Card or chart paper... its much much easier and the effect is better!
And finally, here are the houses, all ready!!
Come, take a closer look....
That's the railway station - front and back
This is supposed to be a bus stand, but we don't have buses, so we are going to use it as the village railway station!
And here are the different types of houses we made.....
And these are totally Samhith's work, the painting work, I mean.....
Another house, with some of the shops....
And these are part of the farm buildings...
This is the barn and silo(where grain is stored) ......
hurrey! all set up for golu and park, I am so excited for this glou as equal as my trip :)
ReplyDeleteKudos to Samhit, when I meet you you are going to get a nice gift from me for sure :)
I can see so much hard work being put in to these houses, coloring and assembling them , great work hats off
Thanks for the tip the chart paper , Yes I think is a better option. In one website they have asked to use think card board paper, may be they meant very thin one like the chart paper, because thier model houses are all lookinmg thing.
ut look what you have done with cardboars is equallu
Lovely! what efforts you have taken but it looks so much nicer and different compared to putting up toys bought from shops. Am going to come back here for ideas, though I dont think I can do all this!
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really gr8 work by u & ur son .
ReplyDeleteHi I want to buy the Navrathri Steps(Slotted Angles).Please let me know where can I buy them in Bangalore.(I stay in malleswaram)
ReplyDeleteThank you