A New Machine for the Gardens

Recently the monastery's new CAT 301.7D mini excavator arrived. Thanks to an anonymous someone's wonderful generosity, we now have a reliable tool for landscaping in places that larger machines can't go. While we previously had another mini excavator, it was old and prone to disrepair. This new one is roughly the same size but with much more horsepower. It has been given the nickname of "Rajendra Chola," as this south indian king was known for his building of temple gardens. This little excavator will have that as its primary purpose, especially now while we are making ample progress on the landscaping around Iraivan Temple.

The shiny, new excavator is delivered

A small blessing is done for the new machine

It has several bucket sizes, for trenching, moving dirt and for general use

Some of our lotus ponds. These are the kinds of hard-to-reach places that can use it\

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