Yoginathaswami and Yogi Dayanatha in India, Part Five

The next stop in Bengaluru was Kailash Ashram, home of the late Sivaratnapuriswami (Trichyswamigal) and now headed by his successor, Sri la Sri Jayendrapuriswamigal. This ashram was largely responsible for clearing the path to set up the Iraivan Temple carving site in Bengaluru. Our late Gurudeva and architect Ganapati Sthapati ceremoniously chipped the first Iraivan Temple stone there in 1990.
Yogi Dayanatha reports--
"Jayendrapuriswami brought us around the property. He brought us to the Pyramid of Health which will be fully functioning in two months. They have dental already going on. The free clinic is happening, yoga sessions and meditation sessions are already happening. Eye care and some Ayurvedic treatment is underway.

"Then he brought us to see another building housing a homeopathic clinic, with most facilities already running. Two to three hundred people are already going to this place. Then he brought us to the gardens which had big coconut tree groove, mango trees, curry leaves and Naga lingam poo trees. We had some fresh cut coconut to drink and we walked across the road to go to another piece of land that had tons of eggplant, okra, chili peppers, pumpkins and more. It was really beautiful to look at. After lunch he took us to the gaushala where he showed how they use the cow dung to make methane gas for cooking. It was very fascinating. Its doing so well they are actually selling it."

After a short stop at Master Course trilogy student Madan Ganesh's family home, the team visited a granite temple being carved and assembled by Senthil and Thurai Rajasankara's company for the Sri Adichunchanagiri Mutt branch in Bengaluru. The former head of the Mutt, the late Sri la Sri Balagangadharanathaswami, had temporarily donated land in the city for the Iraivan Temple carving worksite.

Afterwards, they visited the Rajasankara joint family home and company carving site.

Finally, they visited a company called Live Green which is developing plant-only additive products to replace all animal-derived additives used in various food products.

And so ends the India portion of their trip

Huge rajagopuram entrance to Kailash Ashram\

s all-stone Sri Rajarajeswary temple.'

In front of the main sanctum

Sri Jayendrapuriswami shows our travelers their new robotic elephant from Kerala that wags its tail, flaps its ears and curls its trunk when a lever is pulled

Playground for kids

In front of the Pyramid of Health just before entering

Inside the Pyramid of Health to explore. A dedication to Swamiji\

s guru and ashram founder, Trichyswami'

Stacked levels housing various clinics, class and meditation, spaces, and displays

Another play area for small children

Nature artwork backdrop

Meditation hall

Lifelike, wax figures of Sri la Sri Trichyswamigal and successor Sri Jayendrapuriswamigal

A meeting spot in the gardens

Okra field

Gaushala

Egglplant field

Growing grass for the cows to eat

Sri Jayendrapuriswamigal\

s main meeting room'

Madan Ganesh family home

The granite temple being assembled for the Adichunchanagiri Mutt branch in Bengaluru

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