With yesterday and this morning being the annual celebration of Chellappaswami's Mahasamadhi, it's a good time to share our 2019 Innersearch visit to Chellapaswami's Shrine in Nallur. Here are some photos taken with Satguru and pilgrims during the worship at Chellappaswami's hut. Siddhanathaswami did the abhishekam assisted by Rishi Thondunatha.

In the afternoon of March 21st, the Innersearch visited a special place just to the south of Jaffna. Dr. Aru Thirumurugan, head of the Siva Boomi Trust in Sri Lanka has been doing so much service in various areas of the north. The Tiruvasagam Palace in Navatkuli is yet another spectacular project undertook by his team. The work was completed in June of 2018. The full Tiruvasakam is carved in 12 languages on granite walls and displayed around a hall which circles a Dakshinamurti shrine. Around are 108 perfectly carved Sivalingams and corresponding hanging bells. As devotees circumambulate the shrine they ring the bell above each Sivalingam. The Tiruvasakam Palace is a scene to behold and an experience to forever cherish. After circling the compound, the Innersearchers enjoyed an enchanting Nagaswaram performance by P.S. Balamurugan and company.

More photos from the Innersearch Program's visit to Naguleswaram Temple. Each Innersearch pilgrim was given a small kumbha with abhishekam milk. Lead by Satguru, pilgrims walked from Keerimalai Madham to the Naguleswaram Temple where the offering was performed by the priest for the Sivalingam. After the offering Innersearch pilgrims sat to enjoy the darshan of the temple. Naguleswaram is one of the oldest shrines of the region. After puja, Bodhinatha conducted a class at Keerimalai Madham.

Gurudeva's work appears in numerous magical ways. This came in to Paramacharya Sadasivanathaswami during the trip to Keerimalai. It's a pocketbook of Hinduism's tenets on God and Soul in a question and answer format and is both simple and profound. This booklet coincidentally was given out during the 1981 Innersearch. Gurudeva stands majestically on the back cover and the inside has both English and Tamil versions.

On March 21st, the eighth day of the innersearch, pilgrims were brought to Keerimalai located at the northern tip of the Jaffna Peninsula. Spring water from the Keerimalai pools are renowned mineral water that is believed to have healing properties. There are separate swimming areas for women and men. Later in the day pilgrims were blessed to visit the Naguleswaram temple.

During their time in Jaffna, Innersearch pilgrims could wake up really early to catch rides on the pre-arranged Tuk-Tuks (auto rickshaws) before the 5:00 am puja at Nallur Temple. The pre-dawn temple tower scenes are just stunning with the blue light hour as a backdrop. Pilgrims from Innersearch got to attend at least four days during their stay in Jaffna. As the full moon day gets closer, it is shown as the backdrop for the tower and its kalasa .

Last week the Innersearch visited the Vedanta Madham an institution related to our lineage. Kadaitswami had a sishya that they called Sergeant Swami who was originally in the Jaffna police force. He founded this madham which follows the Tirumular interpretation of Vedanta.

This is a group photo taken on March 22, 2019 at The Thinnai Hotel in Jaffna. With a busy daily schedule of Temple visits, parade, puja and homa participation and classes the group managed to gather at the grand entrance of the Thinnai Hotel for a group photo.

Our Innersearch photographer reports: Yogi Jayanatha and Yogi Dayanatha shouldered lots of responsibilities on a daily basis. Before and during Innersearch they worked tirelessly to make sure Innersearch pilgrims stay, transportation, food and all coordination with Rishi Thondunatha's team work seamlessly. But this is what they do as part of their duty and responsibility apart from their intense daily sadhanas. Shown here are photos at Kadaitswami's Samadhi Temple in Jaffna, Both Yogis got on a different role during the visit to Jaffna at Kadaitswami's shrine carrying the Palanquin of Lord Siva with Uma Maheswari and Rajeswary. Kadaitswami's bronze murthy was placed in the front of the palanquin as the procession was taken around the temple perimeters