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Model Making- A 10 Year Story
Model #: 1
Year: 2001
Size: 1' x 1'
Carved from: Serpentine
Stories carved on sides A 2-D Model
Brought to N.Y on April 2001 Exhibited at JCA
Model #: 3
Year: 2002
Size: 3' x 3'
Carved from: Serpentine
Story carvings done in 3-D Installed at 74th Street Temple
Model #: 5
Year: 2003
Size: 3' x 3'
Carved from: Crystal
1 Crystal Model
Installed at Ithaca St. Temple
"Where there is gain, there is greed; greed grows as one gains more."
ASSTAPAD MAHA TIRTH
A Special Model
(Model # 10)
3 Chovisi - 72 Tirthankar
5 Shikar Design
2001
ARMAAK
2006
2000. Ratna Mandir concept (a preliminary design drawn) JCA temple design changed to 4 floors
Model #: 7 Year: 2006
Size: 3' x 3' Carved from: Crystal
Model with 3 Chovisi
Exhibited in many cities in India
Concept of Ashtapad visualized and plan moved to 4th floor Carving of Idols started at Jaipur
1 model (1x1) carved from Serpentine, Exhibited at JCA April- Mahavir to Mahatma conference - model exhibited 2002 2 model (2' x 1.5") carved from Serpentine
Rough crystal imported.
2008
Model #: 9
Year: 2007
2009
Size: 14' 7" x 12" 7" Carved from: Marble First full sized model
3 model (3'x 3') carved from Serpentine, Installed at Tem2003 ple with story carvings. 5th model (3'x3') carved from crystal. Exhibited at Mumbai, JCA, JAINA at Cinncinati and Antwerp
Model #: 11
Year: 2008
Size: 14' 7" x 13" 1" Carved from: Crystal
Has 5 Shikhar and Kalash All Gokhalas have Asht Pratiharya carving Installed at JCA on 21 June, 2009
2004 Exhibited at Tucson- AGTA, Surat and Palitana
2005
2011
-Uttaradhyayan Sutra, 8-17 Milestones - A Ten Year Story
2012
9 model (full size 14.6" x 12.7") carved from marble 2007. Exhibited at Jain International Trade Organization (JITO) at Mumbai, JAINA at New Jersey and at Los Angeles
Ashtapad exhibit, pooja and seminar at Ahmedabad Temple Pratishtha at JCA, Exhibited at Jaipur
7th model carved with 3 Chovisi, Exhibited at Delhi and Kolkata and a lecture with DVD presentation
11 model carved from crystal (14.6" x 13'1" x 5.1") This full size model was exhibited at JITO, Mumbai
Literature volume e XX (last in the series) presented to JCA. 2010 Shri Ashtapadji Pratishtha at JCA, New York - June
Exhibited at Bangalore
Adhar Abhishek and Pooja at Mumbai, Exhibited at Mumbai. Mountain installed at JCA, N.Y.
Ashtapad Granth I Vimochan at JCA Exhibited at Chennai and Hyderabad
Color lights added to Ashtapad
Diamond Tilak ceremony for 24 Tirthankar - June Research Granth II Vimochan at JCA