A day at the Monastery

Brahmanathaswami and Sivanadiyar Jaya are moving wood planks for use in the media studio renovation.

Yoginathaswami is laying out the positions of the footings for the solar electrical panels in the field next to the Mini Mela, this will soon power the monastery

He\

s using two pieces of electronicc surveying equipment.'

His construction survey map of the project. The position of the footings shown in his drawing are accurate to within half an inch on the official state survey maps.

The second piece of survey equipment is shown in foreground.

Sadhaka Nandinatha\

s in the kitchen chopping vegetables that have just been picked fresh from the garden. '

The fan is cooling Nandinatha\

s work station and helping the \"fragrance\" of this little durian to permeate the kitchen. It\'s a very odd fruit, sweet, creamy, and a little spicey. '
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