Various Gurdwaras

uru Ram Das Ashram in Los Angeles and Hacienda de Guru Ram Das in Espanola, New Mexico can be transformed into glorious environments for our celebrations. Included below are photos of the various Gurperb celebrations as well as the newly costructed Guru Nanak Dwara Gurdwara in Phoenix, Arizona and Yogi Bhajan’s Memorial Gurdwara in a large outdoor tent in New Mexico. For many years Sikh Dharma of Northern California has invited me to design their floats for the Yuba City Guru Gaddi parade. The float for 2000 is featured below.

 

   
Guru Ram Das Birthday Celebration
with top archways covered in fresh
million star (a variety of baby’s
breath)
  Guru Gaddi Celebration with dangling satin
ornaments to match the red velvet ramalas
from the Golden Temple
  Sheer fabric from Portugal draped
and gathered along with full marigold
garlands
         
   
Wedding of Jai Singh and Siri Ram
Kaur with embroidered satin
brocade and white hydrangeas
  Newly constructed Gurdwara in Phoenix, AZ
with sheers draped in lower archways and
around the circular skylight
  Multi-colored ribbons hung above the
Guru and on the marble for 2007 Akal
Thakat Gurdwara

 
Yogi Bhajan Memorial Gurdwara in a tent in Espanola,
NM with Hari Kirn Kaur and Guru Ravi Kaur building
the ek ong kaar and adi shakti flower designs from
full carnation heads
  With the Gurdwara design completed, you see a golden tone with
draping lights, gold fabric and flower designs along the front of
the stage. White silk ramalas with a matching canopy, heavily
embroidered in gold were ordered from Amritsar.

   
 
Virginia Gurdwara decorated for
a wedding
Some events take bundles of flowers!   Hacienda de Guru Ram Das decorated for a
morning celebration
   

   
Sat Bachan Kaur and myself making
garlands for an event in Espanola,
NM.
  Here you can see the construction of the float with the scalloped archways and the
finished float with its painted images of the ten Gurus and the fabulous crew who
helped put it all together