Sri Lanka Innersearch 2019 Welcome and Reception

Today pilgrims began to arrive in Negombo for the 2019 Sri Lanka Innersearch program. Some arrived as early as yesterday and by 3:00pm today the whole group had arrived.

The Jetwing Blue Hotel staff gave a warm welcome and provided an efficient room registration, despite us having such a large group. At 5:00pm the entourage gathered at the lobby to be shuttles in small passenger buses to a nearby hotel ballroom. Pilgrims waited outside for Satguru Bodhinatha's arrival with his monks. He was welcomed with a troupe of Kandyan dancers

Holly Young at reception desk for Hotel check in.

Hotel Staff at Jetwing Blue Hotel in Negombo were extremely helpful

From left: Gnanasothy Santhirapala, Thillaiampalam Chandirapaala both from UK, Manon and Selvan Mardemootoo

Annie Ruiz and Karthik Suresh

Sivakumaran Radhakrishnan and Yogi Dayananda

The task force team of helpers of Rishi Thondunatha. From left: Nijanthan, Gowshihan and Kanishdan

Nagavathy Muthusamy and Saraswathy Sivanathan

Ed Hawk and daughter Beth

Aubrey Burke and Jennifer Burke of BC Canada

Ramesh Sivanathan

Kandyan dancers and drummers waiting eagerly to perform for Satguru\

s arrival'

Satguru welcomed in Sri Lankan style

Yogi enjoying a laugh with Satguru

Mango Lassi delivered in full richness

Innersearchers at the welcome reception

Paramacharya Sadasivanathaswami gave some background of Innersearch over the last 50 years.

Yogi Jayanatha was instrumental in some crystal clear Innersearch communication.

Rishi Thondunatha spoke of Innersearch stories and shared some Yogaswami stories

Siddhanathaswami spoke a little on his upcoming classes and what to expect

An overview scene of the reception area

Yogi was asked to share about being a Yogi in the Monastic Order of Kauai Hindu Monastery

The two sibling Doctors on Innersearch, Ramai Santhirapala and Vatshalan Santhirapala of UK at Jetwing Blue Hotel

Yogi acknowledging Amma Nagavathy and Appa Dohadeva.

Amma Nagavathy is recognized as all the Monk\

s Amma'

Dohadeva Samugam has that same recognition. He and his wife have shared their thankfulness and feel blessed to have offered a son to the monastery to serve and pursue the quest of the search within

Food prepared was excellent and abundant

Shaha Shebabrata from New Jersey, Dohadeva Samugam and Haran Kandadas

Gnanasothy Santhirapala, Selvan Mademootoo, Nalini Chenganna and Vani Chenganna from UK

Sheela Visswanathan, Sundari Devam and Gunamaya Jaramillo

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