Whales Watching at Dawn

On March 26th, with a little time available before the morning class session, the Innersearch pilgrims set out to the deep ocean during the sunrise. Satguru and the pilgrims embarked on speed boats to watch dolphins and whales. On the way, their first stop was below the Koneswaram Temple. Several fishing boats stopped here too before going out for the catch of the day. The Ravana's cleft view is seen from bottom to top and also the huge Siva statue is visible.

The "blue hour" before the sunrise is spectacular

Paramacharya is ready for the initial rough ride

Satguru offering prayers from below Koneswaram Temple

Ravana Cleft from below

The cape where Koneswaram Temple is majestically situated

Zooming out from the promontory

Local fisherman right below Koneswaram Temple taking water from the ocean and sprinkling it on their boat. In the water below is the ruins of the original Temple.

Dohadeva, Nagavathy, Thuraisingam and others pass by

Our entourage had to float around the coast guard while this particular boat was routinely inspected

Siddhanathaswami and team

We missed taking photos of the dolphins as they zoomed by going quickly, but here is our first encounter with a Minke whale

We mostly saw a few whales spouting and appear for a short while before diving back into the ocean

Our boats kept a little distance

One of the fishing boats nearby hauling in a tuna

The big ball of sunrise from the east

Shaha Shebabrata, Haran Kandadas, Mruthyunjaya and Rama Rao enjoying the sunrise

Far in the horizon a few large container ships are seen

The boats start to head back close to the base of Koneswaram Temple

Rays from the sun

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