Twelve professionals here to help.- New flooring being installed.
- Adding compost before planting the small sprigs of mondo.
- Such a happy group they are.
- Break for a feast in the Banyan Mandapam
- Amala, Shakti and Loveena help with the buffet.
- Now, that’s a menu! Mani is a genius in the kitchen.
- The scaffolding for solar panel work on the roof
It is unusual, at our quiet monastery, for so many projects to be happening on a single day. Yesterday was such a day.
A team of 12 volunteers from the Corteva Agribusiness group spent the day helping us plant mondo around Iraivan. This was their second visit. To thank them, the monastery prepared a truly special South Indian feast (see the menu in the slideshow) which they enjoyed midday.
Another team was installing a new floor in rooms that will be used by our newest monks. A third team (as you know from yesterday) is taking apart the 97-year-old roof built by Japanese craftsmen in 1929. There is considerable weather damage to repair. It is the roof of our Guru Pitam, which is also our meditation hall each morning.
And finally, our own monk team has erected scaffolding at the MiniMela, preparing for the repair of the solar panel microinverters in the days ahead.
Inspiring to have so much basic maintenance underway.