Today we installed the amazing bronze murti of our founder, Gurudeva. He now greets and blesses all pilgrims and visitors in his garden shrine at the entrance to the monastery. For a few years we had a stone murti there, but it began to erode in the tropical weather. This will endure.
This 25″ tall masterpiece is the work of Holly Young who lives on the Big Island. The original was sent last year to the little temple in Sri Lanka which houses our four most recent satgurus. It was so beautiful, we got Bodhinatha’s permission to have the team in Colorado make two copies, one for the Spiritual Park (which arrived about 12 days back) and another for Kauai Aadheenam. All three are now where they belong.
Jai Gurudeva! Jai Kailasa Paramparai!
Doug picks up the murti to move him 800 feet to the entrance.
He is right at home, seems he was always here.
This is the one sent to Sri Lanka, showing Holly’s gifted work.
The first image visitors encounter.
The sign points those who want to know more to his biography, using a QR Code.
Gurudeva in the Wiliwili Mandapam
“AUM GURAVE. NAMAHA”!.
Jaya Gurudeva! Aum Namah Śivaya 🙏🏽🌙🔱🔥