Don Ho

<h1>Temple of the Heart</h1><h1> </h1>The Temple is one of the most special places in the Black Rock City. Holding space for tens of thousands of people each year, She helps us reflect, remember, grieve, let go, and feel deeply. A welcoming upside-down desert flower, Temple of the Heart offers solace and respite. But more importantly, she offers a feeling - that of a warm embrace, of being wrapped in maternal love. Covered in Eastern European floral lace patterns, the ceiling panels will bask the room in a beautiful shadow. At the center of the Heart Chamber, the Temple's main gathering space, lies the Rose Altar. This pillar is adorned with hundreds of community-made flowers. Building on playa now! <a href="https://www.instagram.com/2023temple" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/2023temple/</a> Co-creating with the communityOne of the most important aspects of designing this year’s Temple was to include the community in Her creation. We recognize that not everyone is local to the Bay Area or can offer a lot of their time volunteering. So to make it easier for folks to create a piece of the Temple, we are inviting them to design &amp; build a flower for the Rose Altar. That’s what the Temple is really about - this community coming together! If you can’t make flowers but want to help out, you can also fund large altar flowers through one of the rewards. <h1>We can’t do this without you</h1>Unlike the Man and other beloved Burning Man infrastructure, the Temple is almost entirely funded by us - the community. As you can imagine, building a Temple of this magnitude requires a large budget. The Burning Man Temple grant only covers a small portion of the expenses. Where’s the money going?The Temple is built by unpaid volunteers. Your generous donations will bring the Temple to life by helping us pay for:<ul><li>Lumber &amp; other build materials</li><li>Equipment &amp; tools</li><li>Local build space in Oakland</li><li>Transportation of the Temple from Oakland to Black Rock City</li><li>Contracting with a structural engineering firm</li><li>CNC'ing of the decorative lace roof panels</li><li>Feeding the 80+ Temple builders who are volunteering their time (for a month!)</li><li>Temple builders camp supplies &amp; infrastructure</li><li>Solar power for the Temple build and the Temple camp</li></ul>

TEMPLE OF THE HEART
The Temple is one of the most special places in the Black Rock City. Holding
space for tens of thousands of people each year, She helps us reflect, remember,
grieve, let go, and feel deeply.
A welcoming upside-down desert flower, Temple of the Heart offers solace and
respite. ...

Temple of the Heart - Burning Man 2023