Jothi Param Makes Big Contribution
February 5, 2009Jothi Param has been with us on Task Force for nearly 2 weeks and returns home on Saturday. Jothi has been with Gurudeva since he was a little boy and is now a grown man and a professional journeyman electrician. He has been a boon for the Siddhidatta Kulam, upgrading...
Huge Tour Day!
February 5, 2009It was lovely grand tour day with over 100 divine souls eager to see the marvel of Iraivan and the breath taking botanical gardens at Kauai Aadheenam. It seems the economic slow down has had little effect on our visitor traffic. Here is everyone just after arrival gathering at the...
New Visitor Information Center Progress
February 5, 2009Minimela construction moves forward rapidly as the main wall framing is up. Today they began putting up the rafters for the roof over the main building section. Here is Kulamata Isani who took the tour day photos and afterwards takes up the role of host at the old Minimela. It...
Publication Building Gets New Floor
February 5, 2009The Ganapati Kulam just completed all its Hinduism Today work for the April issue of Hinduism's foremost English-language magazine. Files were sent to the printer yesterday and officially proofed in digital form and signed off to go to press in Missouri. That makes our team of editors and journalists and...
Homa Beings New Phase
February 4, 2009We begin a new phase today with a powerful homa. Bodhinatha read from Gurudeva's commentary on the Mamasani -- Monthly Shum Meditation. It was about the esoterics of going deep into pure awareness, aware only of itself and the importance of refining the outer nature so that when the power...
Recent Visitors
February 4, 2009We bring you a few photos from Shama Kumaran's hosting last phase. She writes: Throughout January visitors and pilgrims continued to arrive almost daily from all parts of the globe to witness the great Iraivan Temple in progress. Three couples arrived from Canada on the recommendation of Hindu friends and...
Walking San Marga
February 4, 2009Kulamata Isani and Brahmacharini Lilashaki Devi go for a mini-yatra on San Marga. Isani is trying her hand with a new camera. Here we are at the entrance road, with what tour guides will tell visitors are the famous native Hawaiian Guinea Jungle Fowl (otherwise known as wild chickens) Paying...
Iraivan's Rajagopuram Capstone Installed!
February 2, 2009Today is an historic one as the capstone of the Rajagopuram was placed on top of Iraivan's south entrance. This is the last major stone to be placed for the main temple structure. It is a major milestone in the ongoing construction of the Iraivan temple. Here is Bodhinatha on...