White and gold with rose embroidery. A tuban for Giridhari with large yellow jewels hanging over his right eye and the peacock feather over his left. Offered on Vyasa Puja about two years ago, it still is recalled across the universe. The back drop has the same yellow jewels hanging at the valences as in the turban. Todays garlands have the first hyacinths of the season. Jaya Gurudeva.
The rain let up today and the pedalers were celebrating. Around the curve at the hospital over the bridge to the stop sign before the park. Stop at the pedaler's shop to see what's new and on to the opal cliff all the way to the deity of the sufferer. Swing back around to the sandhya. It seems so long since i've been here.
Gurudeva has blessed us with Deities so lovely, they steal our hearts from mundane filth. And tonight they wear the red and cream Chinese silk called the touch that kills. Since it was first worn on Nrsinghacaturdasi, the name came from the touch he gave to Hirayana Kasipu.