Painting of jesus christ sitting in yoga posture in the wideness,with a rabbit, two doves, a giger,and a snake at their ease around him..... was made by a mrs . Eugene(theodosia) oliver,who, according to her diary,first came to the vedanta society in february of 1908. After that date she made frequent entlies in her diary to the effect that she visited the society, often talked to swami trigunatita,and at least once took spiritual instruction for him. Jesus christ in his yoga posture was completed in september of 1908, and swami trigunatita,who was pleaset with it saw to it that mrs. Oliver had it copyrighted; he then bought the copyright from her for twenty five dollars, which in those doys was a fair sum (print s of the paints of the painting were sold at the hindu temple for prices ranging from one dollar and a half to fifty cents, according to size) in november 1908, the painting was framed and installed in the templewhere it hangs to this day -sister gargi(marie louise burke) Swami trigunotito:his life and work. h J
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