Today 18 elders visited the Aadheenam from the Kalaheo Senior center. Some of them have visited before with the center and looked forward to seeing the progress. Others had visited back in the days of the "Tropical Inn" before Gurudeva purchased the property. While under the large banyan tree one of Japanese decent reminisced of the days when there were many such giant trees on the island. They could swing out into the ocean on a rope tied to the branches and swim back to shore. However, during WWII, the large trees were cut down to protect the shores from potential hiding places for enemy troops along the costal shores.
It is always enriching to share the beauty of the temple with our island residents.

Yesterday was the fourth day (chathurti) after the new moon, a monthly day devoted to the special worship of Lord Ganapati. Kadavul's Ganasha received special attention during his daily abhishekam and alankaram.

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