new shiva deity

[Guest guest]

Namaste Swamiji and Shree Maa,

I have been doing the beginners puja (the half of it still learning and reading)

for about a week now and naturally chanted for three weeks 108 times the Om

Namah Shivaya. the problem is that i have been doing this through a normal

Buddha statue. There are three of them on the altar and a imagined on to be

Ganesh,one to be Parvati and one to be Shiva. i have now (thank you lord Shiva

for this gift)obtained a beautiful large statue of lord Shiva in sandalwood and

of Ganesh. what do i do with the other Buddhas is Shivas presence still there in

them? are they allowed to stay on the altar or must i remove them.? also is

there a greeting or a ritual to invite the new statues of Shiva and Ganesh ?one

question i still have is i am an artist can i also carve a Shiva statue myself

or is privilege only allowed by a guru to do this.

 

Alexjanna.

 

thanks Swamiji i love to watch your videos and listen to the stories of the

deities, and thanks for giving us the beginner puja. I will order all books and

cds soon.