Pilgrims’ Path
Some days back we officially began the construction of a new and improved Pilgrims' Path along San Marga. It will be a major upgrade to the visitor experience. The yellow line in the image above is the path of the path.
Following his 1975 visions of God Siva, Gurudeva created San Marga, naming it "the straight path to God." From then to now it has served well, but has never been civilized enough to make the walk to Iraivan Temple easy or pleasant. It is rough, full of harsh gravel, potholes and mud when it rains.
Under Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami's direction, the San Marga Pilgrims' Path is being properly repaired and upgraded. It will be raised with rock and gravel to assure that the almost-daily rains wash off and don't create puddles of water to wade through. After compacting, sand will be added, and a special eight-foot-wide polycarbonate landscaping grid, called EZ Roll Grass Pavers, will be laid for stability. The hexagonal cells of the pavers will be filled with rich compost into which grass seed will be sown. When mature, the grass will provide a soft green carpet on which pilgrims can walk, even bare-footed, along the entire 3,400-foot path--from the Rudraksha Forest, down San Marga to the Svayambhu Sivalingam, then continuing to the Wailua River and along the river road and up to the temple entry staircase.
It will take some months to complete. Yesterday a laser light was employed to survey the straight path, so it will be as straight as a photon's travels. In the slideshow you can see the beginnings of the project.
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June 13th, 2023 at 6:16 am
Excellent! Thank you Satguru.
June 13th, 2023 at 11:15 am
What a great improvement! (With all that grass, anyone planning to do walking prostrations along the path had best wear green!)
June 13th, 2023 at 3:11 pm
Iraivan Temple, long waited pilgrimage temple is now complete as per Gurudeva’s wish. Now Satguru Bodhinatha is working fast to complete the the straight path so that all the pilgrimages can walk joyously to pray to Mahalingeswara . Jai Bothinatha.
June 13th, 2023 at 5:35 pm
“AUM”!.
June 18th, 2023 at 1:57 am
May Lord Siva bless my family to visit Iraivan Temple, for that we work with love and patience… Om Gam Ganapataye namaha!