Bodhinatha in Chennai, India

Mr. Nellaiappan, our long-time liaison officer in Chennai and his wife

At Kapalishwara Temple with Dr. Sabharathanam and the temple priest

Not the best shot, but never too young to ride a motorcycle in Chennai

Chellappaswami was present in the temple chariot house just like as this swami

Bodhinatha and Adal Kumaran, who is beginning his Master Course studies.

With the parents of Venkatesan, our Iraivan consulting engineer on Kauai

Yoginathaswami fills them in on their son

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Bodhinatha meets with Ariadasy Canagasaby of Mauritius, in Chennai for four years of pharmacology

She was very happy to spend time with Bodhinatha

Bodhinatha meets Selvanathan Sthapati, his wife and a key assistant

Yoginathaswami goes over details of Iraivan with the team

Malathi and her parents

Dr. Sabharathanam (center), Dr. Abhiramasundaram (his left), Mr. Nellaiappan, and the students

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On February 6th we visited Kapalishwara Temple in the morning, the most famous of all Siva temples in Chennai. Meetings occupied the rest of the day, especially a two hour session with Selvanathan Sthapati on Iraivan temple followed by another hour on our study of North Indian style temples.

February 7th was again a day for meetings, first with Srikanth, a Master Course student from Hyderabad who joined Bodhinatha last year for Girivalam at Tiruvannamalai. He is a professor of "strategic management." Next was Malathi, also a Master Course student and her parents. The major meeting of the day was with Dr. Sabharathanam, Dr. Abhiramasundaram and three of their students to discuss progress on the Saiva Agamas. Definitely been some challenges, but work is progressing in incorporating their study into the various Adisaiva Pathasalas in South India.