Natyam Rajanatha serves in the Ganapati Kulam, helping with the monastery's publications work and learning from the kulam's sannyasins. He is responsible for seven article pages of Hinduism Today magazine each quarter and is also a big part of our digital world, focusing mainly on updating and improving our Himalayan Academy site. His work in the kulam is supplemented by his familiarity with web coding and his love of words. On retreats, Natyam helps Kumarnathaswami in the woodshop and also assists in our agricultural work on Himalayan acres. Natyam is one of the monks who performs the monthly Chitra pada puja honoring Gurudeva's mahasamadhi and is also one of the those who chant Sri Rudram during the weekly morning fire ceremony. He is often found on the 12am or 3am vigil rotations in Kadavul Temple, an austere but delightful responsibility. Today Natyam is working on Hinduism Today, as this is the last month of this production cycle. Here he is working on the next Global Dharma section, gathering and writing stories to keep Hindus informed about events around the world.

A group of seekers from Switzerland has been on Kauai for several days and today asked to speak with a swami, so Sadasivanathaswami met with them in the Banyan Mandapam. They had many good questions about how to lift the burdens of life, how to be more and more aware of the divine within and about the place of a guru in the seeker's life. Deva Seyon joined. They were given a copy of The Guru Chronicles to share among themselves and told guru stories (of course).

Saravananathaswami recently showed two families out on the grounds together, both of them visiting for first time. Rajesh, Pradnya and Gayatri Kadam are from New Jersey, originally from Maharasthra. Ragavan, Shivanthi, Amrita and Akshay Ramanathan are from northern California, originally from Sri Lanka.