Rehearsal Photos - Dakini Long Life Puja 2009
The Gaden Choling community has been working hard (but joyfully!) to help ensure a beautiful Long Life Puja is offered to Rinpoche on April 26. Here are some photos from a couple of our rehearsals so far. Rehearsals will be continuing each Sunday until the Puja, plus a special dress rehearsal the day before on location. Please feel free to join us!
Main event page: Dakini Long Life Puja for Zasep Rinpoche Baghs-aa - April 26, 2009
Rehearsals page: Rehearsals for the forthcoming Long Life Puja
2009-Mar-22
Our omze takes his job very seriously.
Everyone pays close attention.
If there are drums, it's got to be a party!
Our omze and the Buddhas await the big entrance.
The Dakinis enter, dancing. Musicians play.
2009-Apr-05
Dakinis, wearing the ceremonial chuba, prepare for their entrance. Consultants are on hand.
The white Dakini of the Buddha family stands before our stand-in rehearsal guru, while the sangha sings to her.
The white Dakini returns to her lands, still dancing. Onlookers approve.
Photos from Long Life Pujas Offered to Rinpoche by Other Centres
Offered by the Zuru Ling Tibetan Buddhist Centre, in Vancouver, British Columbia, November 1996 (?)
Offered by the Golden Blue Lotus Tara Center in Moscow, Idaho, August 2003
Our many thanks go to Chuck Damov for the above photos of other centre's pujas, as well as for doing so much else to lay the groundwork for our puja when he taught a course in Lama Chopa/Guru Puja here last year.