Photos & Highlights
Installation of Ganesh Statue
- Clouds overhead in the form of Shri Ganesha
New images of burwood Jan 14
- Interiors Completed
Photos for January 9 to 15, 2006
- Commenced...
- Carpet laying
- Curtain hanging - Air conditioning connected and running... very cool!
- Mosaics and tile laying completed in ensuites & kitchen
- New driveway completed for entrance
- Landscaping & exterior painting near completion
- Night work commences!
Photos for January 2 to 8, 2006
- 30 to 40 yogis working daily at Burwood
- Yogis from around Australia and New Zealand also helping
- Collective invited to Burwood for first morning meditation since renovations started
- Final clean-up of meditation room
- Tiling commenced to entrance
- Door/window frame installed for Sir CP's room
- Painting of rear area
- Mosaic tiles installed in ensuites
- Further paving of rear Court yard and rear garden steps
- Timber decking for rear bedroom
Photos for December 26 to Jan 1
- Tiling of ensuites
- Kitchen roof tiling
- Paving of side Court yard
- Painting of front verandah
- Landscaping of rear garden
- Sandstone flagging of front fence and main entrance
- Pergola for front entrance
- Boarder mosaics for kitchen floor
Photos for December 19 to 25, 2005
- Wall and ceiling decorations started in Shri Mataji's bedroom
- Work continues on wall and floor Mosaics for ensuites
- Decorative ceiling cornice completed and painting commenced in Sadhana Didi's bedroom
- Courtyard plinth stand for Ganesha statue commenced
- Waterproofing completed for ensuites
- Kitchen ceiling/flooring timber work commenced
Photos for December 12 to 18, 2005
- Painting completed in Shri Mataji's bedroom
- Painting completed to front of Burwood
- Panel designs for ceiling and courtyard completed (see photos)
- Carpet chosen and ordered
- Sandstone flagging for front brick fence ordered
- Design commences on Mosaic designs for ensuites and dining floor areas (see photos)
- Waterproofing completed for ensuites
- Steel beams fitted in place for kitchen
- More kitchen 3D drawings - Artist's Impressions (see photos)
Photos for December 5 to 11, 2005
- Woodwork in Shri Mataji's room completed... ready for painting
- Fabrics for curtains and bedding selected
- New covered area in side Court Yard commenced
- Repairs to front of Burwood commenced
- Installation of ducted air conditioning commenced
- Kitchen slab poured
- Brick work commenced on kitchen walls
- Steel beam & columns prepared for kitchen room
- View Kitchen 3D drawings - Artist's Impressions!
Photos for November 28 to Dec 4, 2005
- Fabrics being selected for curtains and bedspread
- Kitchen/dining area demolished and footings prepared for slab floor.
- Garage demolished - area will be used as driveway for Shri Mataji's vehicle.
- Wall & ceiling lining removed from old boy's dorm.
- New roof added
- Installation of ducted air conditioning commenced
- Internal preparation commenced for painting
- Kitchen appliances ordered
Photos for November 21 to 27, 2005
- Wall removed in Shri Mataji's bedroom,
- Building & design teams formed to coordinate national involvement
- Ordered - Kitchen flooring, cupboards, appliances, external doors and windows.
- Ensuites started and plumbing installed.
- Landscaping commenced front area
- Flooring ordered for ensuites, kitchen & rear yard
A photo essay of the rennovation of Burwood Ashram will be featured on this page in the coming weeks.
Note: Progress photos are located on a separate website that hosts photo albums (www.photobucket.com).
Click on a heading marked "Photos for... " to view photos for that week. You will be automatically directed to the 'photobucket.com' site where you can view the photos.
To return to this page, close the photobucket window.