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During these years, the Abode acquired a new look. In the summer of 1997, the Cathedral of the Bogolyubsky Icon of the Mother of God was plastered and whitewashed on the exterior, while steam heating was installed inside. In the Cathedral, nine small side chandeliers were mounted as well as the central one, weighting around 2,000 kilogrammes (4,400 pounds). In April 1999, on the eve of Easter, in the Cathedral of the Bogolyubskaya Icon of the Mother of God the floor was paved with granite and marble, while the soleas, the altar, the altar table, the prophesis and the high place were faced with white marble. The painting is now under reconstruction (the area of the restored surface is over 1,200 square metres (13,000 square feet) ). Utility buildings have been erected, a fruit garden has been planted and the monastic-cell blocks are under restoration. The Monastery has a tailor's workshop, an icon-painting workshop and a woodworker's workshop. In the bell-tower, two bells, of 1,000 kilogrammes (2,200 pounds) and 2,500 kilogrammes (5,500 pounds), were mounted; the surrounding country is frequently resounded with the bell's festive chime. By the efforts of Bogolyubovo Monastery, the Suzdal Convent of the Deposition of the Robe is being reconstructed. The tradition of performing the cross procession with the Bogolyubskaya Icon of the Mother of God has been revived; this tradition was first established in the 18th century, to commemorate a miraculous, prayer-assisted, termination of a terrible pestilence. The cross procession from the city of Vladimir to the Holy Bogolyubovo Monastery is performed every year on 1 July, on the Day of the Bogolyubskaya Icon of the Mother of God. The procession involves 10,000 people.
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