Early in the Mauritius mission, Sadasivanathaswami and Tillainathaswami were enthusiastically paraded through the Spiritual Park to the Sivalingam Mandapam. The path became a river of devotion, alive with sweet chants, flower petals, and a palpable, loving welcome from all present.
They were headed to a sacred consecration abhishekam for the newly arrived Nandi, recently brought from India. After an arati to the 9-foot-tall Panchaganapati who presides over the Park, the procession continued another 100 feet to the Sivalingam Mandapam.
There, Paramacharya offered an arati to Lord Siva and was then invited to bathe the newly installed Nandi murti with milk, sandalwood paste, and other sacred offerings. He had brought with him a small vial of holy water preserved from the 2023 abhishekam of Mahalingeshvara in Kauai, which was affectionately poured over Nandi.
A short talk followed, celebrating Nandi’s unwavering, joyous focus on God Siva and Gurudeva’s call to each of us to fill both our spiritual and daily life with the presence of Siva and the constant protection of the parampara. We also show a few installation photos at the end of the slideshow.