An Afternoon at Kauai Aadheenam

This afternoon at the aadheenam, we have bright cloudy skies with a soft intermittent rainfall. It has all created an impressive golden light. This is the third day of a short four-day phase for the monks, and as usual they are busy doing their seva. Here we take you on a short photographic tour of the gardens.

"The same stream of life that runs through my veins night and day runs through the world and dances in rhythmic measures. It is the same life that shoots in joy through the dust of the earth in numberless blades of grass and breaks into tumultuous waves of leaves and flowers."
-Rabindranath Tagore

Aum Namah Sivaya.

First a stop at Kadavul temple for the 3pm Ganesha puja

Taskforcer Raguram sits and enjoys Lord Ganapati\

s darshan'

Muruganathaswami is on the 3pm to 6pm vigil, and performs the puja

Lord Ganesha\

s color today is golden-yellow'

Aum Gam Ganapataye Namah

Lord Muruga smiles at us from the shrine on the right

Aum Saravanabhava

The silver trisula next to Gurudeva\

s shrine'

light rain falls outside the courtyard

A large crystal that was once in the Lumbodara Kulam\

s office now sits by the koi ponds'

The Siddhidatta Kulam has a quick afternoon coordination meeting. They are currently working on the monthly landscaping

Yoginathaswami\

s fishtank has a neat sand \"waterfall\" on the right side of it. '

Speaking of fish!

Our Koi fish joyfully swim around in the rain-rippled water

You can\

t see the mountain today. But it\'s still a breathtaking view!'

You must remain detached...

like water on a...

..taro leaf?

This crab spider takes a break from spinning her web

I nice looking vine

We have a few new (to our photographer) plants. The colors in this fern are quite unique.

these must be new too

This little bird has landed on the end of a vine for some nectar

Good thing Ganesha has his umbrella today

Another crab spider sit in its web

An artistic masterpiece titled: \"Side of Tree\"

Orchids!

What\

s happening at the media studio today?'

Sadasivanathaswami and Kumarnathaswami are out editing, while everyone else works quietly at their stations

Natyam Rajanatha is working to improve the Himalayan Academy website

Back to nature!

Another spider

These ones have some splendid designs

A single suspended rudraksha tree leaf. These turn a lovely red before falling from the trees.

One of the worlds smallest orchids

each is less then a centimeter tall

another unique plant

While the blue jade vine may not be in bloom, its base is easily enough to keep us interested

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