New Phase Begins
March 13, 2009We began a new phase today with a wonderful Chitra Padapuja for Gurudeva this morning. We just passed through a very productive and uplifting 3-day retreat.
Guests and Pilgrims
March 13, 2009We have had many visitors from Canada lately, most very happy to leave the frozen North and enjoy the less frigid Hawaiian climate. Our visitors today are from Ontario, Canada and are accompanied by friends from Detroit, Michigan. Here they pose in front of the handcarved stone chain displayed temporarily...
Second Layer of Iraivan's Roof Completed
March 13, 2009The Siddhidata Kulam scheduled work on Star 3 (yesterday) of our retreat and the second layer of the Iraivan's roof was done. It was another concrete layer added on top of the first one. Arumugaswami was on the job with the camera that morning. The pump truck and long boom...
Jo Evans Captures the Silpis at Work
March 13, 2009We bring you another series from the first cement pour by Jo Evans. She is the wife of Mark Evans the owner of Smallline Concrete pumping company that pumped concrete yesterday. Nice photos of the pour, silpis and Iraivan temple. Here she captures the silpies at work. You can view...
End of Phase
March 9, 2009It is the end of our phase and we head into a three-day retreat. It has been a very productive phase on many fronts. ~~~~~~~~~~~ END OF PHASE Today is the last day of our phase. This edition of TAKA will remain posted over our coming two-day retreat, until Tritiya...
Syndicated Columnist Interviews Bodhinatha
March 9, 2009Dr. Daneen Skube was on vacation to Kauai with her family from Washington state. She is a syndicated columnist for the Tribune Media in Chicago and had encountered the Lemurian Scrolls book recently. She was impressed that the author had such a broad view of mankind. She is interviewing different...
Monastery Guests
March 9, 2009Dr. Saras Sivaloganathan (not in photo) and his wife (in purple sari who is originally from Jaffna, Sri Lanka) are here visiting from Surrey, England. Also two families from Texas - Shruthi, Ravi and Eshan Halekote are all originally from Bangalore, and on the far right are Damayantiben K. Patel...
Iraivan's Fabulous Floor Update
March 9, 2009We go out to Iraivan now to look at the floor work and the forms on the roof. here we see the sand layed our and leveled in the main mandapam of the temple. Floor stones will be placed on top in the days and months ahead. The silpis have...