Lama Yidam Grand Puja 2009 (Sept) - Pg 4

Its the final program tonight, which is the Yamantaka & Protectors Ransom Torma Puja. A final photo of the beautifully decorated venue before it is taken down. Reminds me of the impermanence of all things...

Naga vase torma. This will be taken to the sea on 4 October during the Naga vase puja. The 8 naga kings temporary take their residence in the torma during this period.

Lama Yidam Grand Puja 2009 (Sept) - Pg 5

The Amitayus statue from our centre. He is one of the 3 long life deities in the vajrayana tradition. He is the samboghakaya form of Amitabha Buddha



















A closer look at the main shrine. We can see the various deity torma and statues.



















The throne of the vajra masters

Lama Yidam Grand Puja 2009 (Sept) - Pg 6

A closer look at the thangkhas displayed.

The Yamantaka & Protectors Ransom Torma Puja have commence. Loni lama is giving each participant a dough for rubbing on troubled parts of the body(except fore head) and puting in the hair, nail and worn clothing.

Lama Yidam Grand Puja 2009 (Sept) - Pg 7

The vajra masters on the throne doing the preliminaries for the puja



















Tenzin rinpoche teaching the participants how to do a torma with the dough



















Tenzin rinpoche showing the participants how the finished torma would look like

Lama Yidam Grand Puja 2009 (Sept) - Pg 8

The vajra masters carrying on with the prayers for the puja
























Ganden rinpoche using a black cloth during the puja. This symbolises purifying our negative karma and repaying the debts of our karmic debtors.

Lama Yidam Grand Puja 2009 ( Sept) Poster

White Umbrella Grand Puja 2008 ( Apr)- Pg 1

The mandala for the naga vases. Note the naga vases displayed around the mandala as well as the huge naga torma on top.

The thousand sets of 8 offerings offered to the deities