Looking for an altar…
I’ve spent hours now looking for an altar for my deities. Sure, I have a nice little bookshelf top and I’m sure I’d be quite happy with it. But I want something with a door for Jagannatha and Friends.
I looked at a few Indian/Hindu altars and none of them really do it for me. First of all, none of them are made for Jagannatha (too narrow), and I’m really just looking for something … different.
And then I thought “Shinto!” The Shinto altar is called a Kamidana. Here is an example of such a thing:
There are two doors on the front and that’s not super great, but the whole front comes off, thus revealing Their Lordships. They need the space of 12″ wide and roughly 5″ deep. This particular kamidana is certainly wide enough, but, like most kamidanas, not deep enough.
Here is another example of something that I could use:
This one is pretty huge. It’s 18″ wide and 9″ deep. More than enough space for Jagannatha AND Nrsmhadeva! Heck, I could probably find myself a couple of tiny Gaura-Nitai deities and place Them in there too! I could put some cloth over the windows for a bit of privacy and all would be kosher.
But it’s on ebay and I have to bid on it and win to get it.
If anyone has any other ideas, oh do let me know!
