A week ago I received a scanned copy of the bill of lading for a shipment of three crates containing the granite statue of Andaman Narayanan, a base pedestal with a lotus design and the stucco model of the deity. Since the last posting on this blog in 2012, the project has been been progressing slowly and will be completed when the shipment arrives safely in the care of the Anadaman Narayanan Temple committee in Phang Nga, Thailand. Below is a time line of the progress thus far.
December 2012–Stucco statue is packed at the Phuket museum and begins its journey to Chennai, India. It arrives at Selvanathan Sthapati's stone carving site in March 2013.
March 2014–Statue carving begins. It takes almost a year to identify and get required permits from the Indian Government to extract the large 7 foot black granite block that will be the new Andaman Narayanan statue.
November 2014–The carving is about 80% done and scheduled for completion in March 2015.
March 2015–Statue is completed and waits for permits from the Indian government for export and careful packing.
26th June 2015–Statues clears Indian customs and is shipped to Bangkok.
15 August 2015–Statues clear Thailand customs. Thai Shipping that took care of the delivery to the temple site sponsors the transport cost.
28 August 2015–Sri Andaman Narayanan Statue begins the 154 days of traditional rites before it can be worshipped by the public.
December 2012–Stucco statue is packed at the Phuket museum and begins its journey to Chennai, India. It arrives at Selvanathan Sthapati's stone carving site in March 2013.
March 2014–Statue carving begins. It takes almost a year to identify and get required permits from the Indian Government to extract the large 7 foot black granite block that will be the new Andaman Narayanan statue.
November 2014–The carving is about 80% done and scheduled for completion in March 2015.
March 2015–Statue is completed and waits for permits from the Indian government for export and careful packing.
26th June 2015–Statues clears Indian customs and is shipped to Bangkok.
15 August 2015–Statues clear Thailand customs. Thai Shipping that took care of the delivery to the temple site sponsors the transport cost.
28 August 2015–Sri Andaman Narayanan Statue begins the 154 days of traditional rites before it can be worshipped by the public.
