Setting up for Guru Jayanti

This afternoon, monks and devotees gathered to set up for tomorrow's celebration of Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami's 72nd Jayanti. The guru peedam is being decorated in preparation for tomorrow's padapuja and the Sun Palace is being decorated for the monks evening dinner together with Bodhinatha.



There is no one greater in the three worlds than the guru. It is he who grants divine knowledge and should be worshiped with supreme devotion.

Atharva Veda, Yoga-Śikha Upanishad

Sivarathna helps to put up banners, flags and other decor

The simhasana has to be raised slightly for the padapuja

Dasan and Shakti brought some lovely decorations to put us as well

after raising the simhasana Sivarathna makes some adjustments and helps to decorate it

everyone joins in

Tejadevanatha climbs up high to hang decorations from the ceiling

Quite a difference

Tondu brought these lovely flower arrangements

The monks have a lot of fun decorating Bodhinatha\

s seat in the Sun Palace'

Earlier today Bodhinatha received a Jayanti gift from Amma Anne

It is a painting she made for him. If you look close you can see Gurudeva in the top-left

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