Today at Kauai Aadheenam

Bridge not finished; waiting for drier weather after a downpour

New crop of rudrakshas falling from the tree next to Kadaitswami

One of the many areas being cleared of weeds around the Path of Satgurus

Here we are on the looping Path of The Satgurus. Another shortcut bridge is being added just to the right of Gurudeva’s statue and the Narmada Lingam. It caters to those who desire to reach that popular sadhana spot sooner than later, or who just take pleasure in whimsically walking over a gurgling stream as often as possible.

Then a couple more current looks on the Path of Satgurus.

Aum Namah Sivaya. Today we thought we’d bring you something a little different. It’s a little word game by which you can work out some of Gurudeva’s many quotes. Enjoy playing, and hopefully something resonates with you along the way. Aum

Note: it was coded fairly quickly… so bugs are to be expected. Just hit refresh and try again!

To enjoy more quotes by Gurudeva, you can download the Gurudeva app for your smartphone.

Mayilnathaswami giving us tips on how to grow vegetables in the greenhouse

Leeks

Lettuce

Celery

coriander

Jai Ganesha!

Today, we took a stroll through the greenhouse and had the pleasure of speaking with Mayilnathaswami, who was in the midst of harvesting fresh greens. We took the opportunity to ask Swami if he could show us around, and he graciously agreed. As he guided us through the greenhouse, he shared insightful updates on how quickly the greens are growing and explained how to determine the right time for harvesting them. It was a wonderful experience to learn firsthand about the care and timing involved in nurturing these vibrant plants.

Nearing the end of a day’s installation.

We have an outdoor workshop adjacent to the carpentry shop whose tent frame and cover was worn down after many years. Yesterday we replaced the entire frame with larger, sturdier pipes and installed a new tent cover. The A-frame is now taller and steeper than before, no longer fitting under the carpentry shop eave, so we have to cut into the eave and pull the frame into it, then build a protective covering. The end result is that rain water draining off the carpentry shop eave will fall on the tent and then off the sides to the ground.

The annual temple festival puja concluded with final abhishekam yesterday, which was livestreamed. We also took still photos of the preparatory homas to energize the main kumbha water for Mahalingeshvara and smaller kumbhas representing various shaktis and Siva’s five-fold powers of Isana, Tatpurusha, Aghora, Vamadeva and Sadyojata.