Thinning the Banyan

Visitors to the Monastery will now be greeted with a slightly sunnier walk as they make their way up the small path from our entrance to Kadavul Temple. Due to safety concerns for our many guests, we have had the north side of Lord Shanmuga's sprawling banyan tree trimmed. This afternoon we took a few photos of the change, as well as some nice shots of Lord Shanmuga underneath the massive tree.

This is Sun 6 for our monks, the last day of their week, so we will now be heading into a 3 day retreat at the Aadheenam. Om Namah Sivaya.

Our current guest entrance

A look down the path, and you might notice a little less foliage

As you get closer it becomes more obvious. Branches from this tree on the left used to stretch all the way over the path

It is nice to be able to see more of the structure of the tree

and many dangerous rotten branches were removed

The sun is beginning to lower for the day

Sivanathaswami and Yoginathaswami discuss some of the changes

There is still plenty of shade under this tree

Lord Shanmuga\

s sacred grove hasn\'t been touched'

Banyan trees form some amazing structures as dangling roots make their way to the ground

The sun begins to set over the mountain, lighting up Iraivan Temple perfectly. Om Namah Sivaya

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