New Bronze Handrail for Iraivan Temple
Future pilgrims coming down San Marga from the Rudraksha Forest will climb the staircase to the Iraivan Temple entrance. It will be their first darshan of the temple, and a dramatic one at that. To make the climb safe, a new handrail has been installed. It is a gift from a husband and wife who saw the need and sponsored the project.
The craftsmen of Kauai’s Liquid Metalworks fabricated and installed it. They created a simple but elegant handrail that starts on the right side of the stairs and ends at the male elephant. At that point, a pilgrim moves to the left side of the path, in front of the mother elephant and her calf, and continues to the top.
The bronze is soft to the touch and marvelously shaped. In just a few months, the tropical weather will oxidize the metal, and it will take on a weathered patina: a deep, earthy color somewhere between brown, black and gold. At that point, it will fit into the garden better than the glitzy new color.
The bronze handrail installed.- Pilgrims first darshan of the temple
- In their shop welding, grinding, polishing.
- The hardest part was drilling into the stone.
- Craftsmen level the metal
- They achieved a super accurate straight line.
- It will end up a brownish copper color
- An elegant way to end the handrail.
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