Jain Center Los Angeles CA 2008 09 Pratishta Souvenior

Author(s): Jain Center So CA Los Angeles
Publisher: USA Jain Center Southern California

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Figure 6. Practice assembly of the temple at MSI International, Inc.'s facility
The temple was once again dismantled and transported from MSI International, Inc.'s facility to the Cultural Complex.
Figure 7. Transporting dismantled temple from MSI International, Inc. to the Jain Center
MSI artisans assembled the temple in a permanent place in the main lobby of the Cultural Complex. The temple dome weighs over 1200 lbs. For ease of handling it was separated into three parts, lifted to the second floor, and reassembled by attaching them to a custom design steel support structure.