jabberwocky

Gomateshwara: In our childhood whenever we saw an image of Gomu, we giggled. Mainly because he was naked. Having been to Shravanabelagola earlier, and once during mahamastakabhisheka, I wasn't expecting anything fabulous during this trip. On work, at the Abhisheka. Everything was the same, naked jain munis all over the place, unperturbed by celeb visitors and the media, women in white, rich jains from all over the world praying devoutly.
Everything was the same-and yet something had changed.
This time the statue look more majestic than ever. If i felt embarassed it was because of my smallness, in size, in mind and in everything. He looked so above and beyond all this, everything that was happening around him. And, glorious and majestic and peaceful.

The greatest thing was seeing the colours of the statue change from milk white, when washed with milk and bright yellow, after the turmeric abhisheka, there were so many, coloured crystals, precious stones, sandal paste, milk, sugarcane juice(substitute for honey-which the jains don't use), bright red vermillion. I saved a pic-it was just too much to take in. Lovely . Everyone must go once for the mahamastakabhisheka, it more art than religion