On today's Satellite News which is an e-mail report for Church members, we found this lovely testimonial written by a recent visitor who came for the first time to Kauai, describing her experience to her family back home. It's a lovely glimpse into what a visitor sees here and we thought you would enjoy her descriptions: Hello Family -- I've been meaning to write about our visit to Gurudeva's temple in Kauai, Hawaii during our honeymoon, but have not found the time before this. Gurudeva (I always forget how to spell his full name; his followers publish Hinduism Today and books through the Himalayan Academy -- I am a big fan of his Loving Ganesa book) has a lovely temple in Hawaii. They have about 50 acres of land, and they have started construction on a new, big temple. The stones for the temple are being carved in India, and shipped to the US. They estimate that the temple will take 8 - 10 more years to build. They have a beautiful 700 pound, 4 foot tall crystal that is naturally in the shape of a lingam; this will be used for the Shiva murthi in the new temple.. One of the priests gave us a small crystal that was from the same mine as the lingam as a wedding gift; it has a treasured place in our puja room now.. The present temple is small, but very pretty. The walls are natural stone. The central deity is a murthi of Shiva dancing; Ganesh and Murgan are on either side. A large Nandi (bull) is in front of the temple. When we went, we were the only devotees there (which is quite a change -- I'm used to seeing the temple as a busy place). The priests did an aarti (spelling?) for us, and then one of the priests showed us the temple grounds. The temple is in an absolutely beautiful location, overlooking a state park and a river. It was so quiet there that the birds seemed noisy! The temple grounds are lush, full of tropical plants and flowers. The air smelled so strongly of flowers. If anyone is going to Hawaii, I recommend stopping at the temple. In a few years, we would like to spend a week doing service at that temple and enjoying the quiet and beautiful views. Gurudeva was travelling, so we did not have a chance to meet him. I'll just have to persuade Seshan to go back! -- Jiya

We will depart from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on March 25th and return to Fort Lauderdale on April 4th and be traveling on Holland America's spectacular, brand new cruise ship, the MS/Volendam. For information contact our wonderful tour agent who will be conducting the Innersearch: Kailash and Indra Dhaksinamurthi of Search Beyond Adventures, Inc. ASAP at
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