Day-long Drive to Jaffna & Halt at Ganesha Shrine at Elephant Pass

At 6:30 am Innersearch pilgrims brought their luggage down to the lobby at Jetwing Blue Hotel in Negombo. We have a long day ahead to Jaffna. After breakfast the pilgrims split up and boarded into two buses, the Banyan bus and the Cow gomatha bus. Lunch was in Anuradhapura. The stop at Elephant Pass Ganesha Shrine was to pay homage to Lord Ganesha for our journey and to immerse us in the memories of the path taken by Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami many decades ago when he undertook his journey to meet Paramaguru Yogaswami.

Awaiting us at the the Ganesha Shrine were a band of students and devotees in Jaffna

Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami walking into the vista hallways of Palm Garden Hotel in Anuradhapura

Two Yogis had to make sure all are aboard the bus after some confusion of a possible MIA pilgrim (false alarm!)

After a long day out pilgrims arrived at Thinnai Hotel in Jaffna

In memory of Yogaswami, a statue was erected in Kilinochi where he worked as a storekeeper

Seyda Thuraisingam and Thurai Sellathurai at Anuradhapura

The Ganesha Shrine at Elephant Pass just before Jaffna

Yogi Jayanatha and Jennifer Burke of BC Canada

The Mardemootoos flank Yogi Dayanatha

Vibhuthi blessings to devotees that came to meet Satguru Bodhinatha

Dinner at the dining hall

Rishi Thondunatha made announcements for the following day

Porata was part of the menu.

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