Guest guest Posted December 31, 2007 Report Share Posted December 31, 2007 I thought this might be of interest to those who do not know what happens in India on the death of a sage. I certainly did not. To make the Samadhi and inter the body, Thursday (He died Wed. night) they: • Dug a square hole maybe 5 feet wide and 8 feet deep/ • Made a brick and cement bottom. • Put up cement walls, maybe 9 inches thick. • Let the cement dry a few hours. • Found water leaking in – it rained and there is much ground water right now. Got bamboo ladder and climbed back in. Removed ladder and bailed out water for a while, then added another layer of bricks and cement. Climbed out. • Then Venkataraman's body was carried over to the Samadhi. They had put ropes in it. • They lifted the body onto the rope and lowered it into the Samadhi. • Then they started to fill the Samadhi o First are layers of salt and camphor, to dry and preserve (mummify) the body. o Then layers or sand and `crushed brick. We saw several women earlier in the day with a pile of bricks, breaking them into pieces with some kind of a mallet. o Then when filled, they top it with slabs of stone. o Then they built a small shelter over it with a roof. This is temporary until the final shrine is build over it. . o They then put up a small temporary altar, and will keep it decorated each day with fresh flowers. Not two, Richard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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