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Our master artist in Amsterdam has completed the third in our Sadasiva series and sent this scan to the monastery today. Here we have Siva in His aspect of Vamadeva. His element is water. His symbol is the lotus. His syllable from the great NAMASIVAYA mantram is MA. His power is preservation (represented here by the green flowing energies to the left and right of the pink lotus flower).

On the 12th, the ladies of the Saiva Siddhanta Church Golden Gate Mission held an appreciation luncheon for Tirumati Chamundi Sabanathan, who is fulfilling a long-term goal of moving to the Wailua Mission on Kauai this week. Tirumati Chamundi is a long-standing Church member, a quiet powerhouse, always ready to join a karma yoga project. Each one told how much her example has enriched their lives.

Kulapati Deva Rajan is working on a project to create a display of the history of the Swaymbhu Lingam on San Marga with Acharya Kumarswami, who sharpens his own saws.