Singapore's Orchid Garden

After arriving back home on Kauai, we received a series of great photos taken and captioned by Vasaant Krishnan. They tell the story of our visit to the UNESCO World Heritage Orchid Gardens, and we thought all would enjoy them. Aum Namasivaya!

On Saturday 17 March, the Singapore Mission members met up with Paramacharya and the Yogis at the Singapore Botanical Gardens in the morning.

Paramacharya and Yogis were passing through the island of Singapore on their way back to Kauai Aadheenam, from India and this provided a rare opportunity for the Singapore mission members to meet-up with them.

We begin our walk though the the 82-hectare gardens which were founded in 1859 and inscribed as a UNESCO world heritage site in 2015.

Lots of sharing along the way.

Paramacharya stops now and then for a closer inspection of the many varieties of plant which are found here. This is a dwarf palm he hopes to bring to Kauai one day.

Orchids have a special significance to Singapore and are closely associated with the Botanical Gardens.

Smile everyone. Henna takes a group photo.

Paramacharya describes to us this False Fruit tree, which is similar to one which is cultivated in Kauai Aadheenam.

We spot a Black Bat plant that grows near Kadavul.

A shy Tailorbird.

We halt and sit under a shady tree while Paramacharya and yogis tell us about their experiences in India.

Stories are always fun...

The Yogis share the highlights of their first India visit.

Happy gathering near a lake.

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Breaking up to depart for lunch and our farewells.

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