Here's a detail of the flower garland around the gau. The goal of posting some of these details tonight is to provide artists interested in participating in the repainting a sense of what is there. You can see it is not simply a bunch of solid colors (like a coloring book), but requires mixing and blending and all those things artists do...I'll post an image of Migyur Dorje (a scan of a print) tomorrow, to give an idea what they were working from when this relief was first done. The Stupas are here, 24 hours a day, every day.

We here at KPC have been out at them praying for the victims of Katrina since Sunday evening, and have even had practices out at this very Stupa (Migyur Dorje Stupa) the past two evenings. I was there last night (alas, without my camera), but was working tonight and unable to attend. Rest assured, they're out there. We weathered a thunderstorm and tornado warnings last night to be there praying!

If anyone sees this blog and feels helpless to do anything about the state of the world please do come out to the Stupas!! That is why they are here! We will be placing offering bowls out at them for donations to relief efforts. Any prayers you make here, guaranteed, will make a difference. Our sangha is working to coordinate with other religious groups (Buddhist and non) to most effectively provide aide those in need at this unfortunate time. But you don't have to be in Louisiana to be suffering...the Stupas are here for all beings needing relief. They are here for you, and all you see on these pages is devoted to keeping them here for generations to come, Buddhist or not, we offer these precious sources of blessing to all.