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Sun Four... the Siddhidata Kulam shared the phasely report. They have been very focused on the Iraivan Temple with containers arriving and getting up a new tent over the next Chinna Gopuram. The also shared news of the "Great Pumpkin Experiment" which is the planting of various varieties of pumpkins and squash in the rich areas behind the compost piles. Several new varieties are doing well. One is vulnerable to the fruit fly, but we may try covering them with paper bags...

Nilakantan and his wife Sankari are visiting from Chennai, India.

It is their first visit to Kauai Aadheenam and they came today after being told about us by their friends.

Here they are worshipping Dakshinamurthi.

Shanmugam Sthapati gives them a tour of the temple. He is always happy to meet people from his home city.

Plucking bilva leaves.

Offering bilva leaves to the Swayambhu Lingam out at San Marga.

Here's Amma hugging a rudraksha tree. Something she wanted to do she said. They know all about us through watching TAKA on the web.

With containers arriving the logistics puzzle of where to put all the stones is top of the list.

The always fascinating Lion with the ball in his mouth.

Sections of the Tara Pillars

Our team wears masks to ensure they don't breath dust from the container as the fumigation gas is quite toxic and permeates all the wood.

The siplis will have no dearth of work now!

You can see the new tent over the North Chinna Gopuram...

Another annual crop of rudrakshas....

Water lily...

Yes! Our Amorphophallus paeoniifolius has come into full bloom... this single blossom is over a foot tall and just as wide. It is one of the family of what are also known as "Voodoo Lilies." Besides it's incredible shape, in the evening it gives off it's famous fragrance: the smell of a rotting carcass, powerful enough to knock you over. It's just awful! Smile... we are not kidding you... it's true... small wonder it is called the "Voodoo Lily."