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Sadhu Paksha Day Nine: Its ashram sadhana day for this month and the monks are all out cleaning and work on special projects.
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Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami and Sannyasin Yoginathaswami left for Toronto and Montreal this morning.
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Departing from the monastery….
Its time for the mandatory “Show me your passport and tickets” checkup… Sannyasin Muruganathaswami, who makes all the travel arrangements, books the air tickets, communicates with the travel agencies etc. reviews their tickets before the team leaves.
At home the big renovation project of redoing the roof of the Aadheenam is underway. Tile removal, removing termite damaged beams and rafters… installation of new treated supports…
Actually this is being done by a professional roofing company, but our team here is getting some lumber delivered for the job.
The rains continue on top of Mount Waialeale… our zoom lens give us a close up of the incredible cascading waterfalls that drain off from the swamps at the top of the mountain range.
Capstone Installation Photos
Today we bring you our final segment of photos from the installation of the Shika (capstone) on top of Iraivan. Sadhaka Dandapani and Tim Dela Vega brave the heights as Larry Conklin sends them up, up and up!
Tim Dela Vega took this marvelous shot.
Directly in front on the north side of the temple.
Magnificent.
The silpis grouting the joints with special epoxy mortar.
Going up and closer…top awaits final spire shaped stone on the Kumbha Abhishekam inauguration day, which is still a few years away.
Now, turn around for an aerial show of Dakshinamurthi.
Ok, as far up as the crane will take us…
One more.
A close up of the stone…
Yoginathaswami and Larry chat about the successful morning, while the photographers work up high.
Back down on the ground, Tim takes a picture of Sadhaka Dandapani and Shanmugam Sthapati. Sadhaka says he’s not really so enamoured with height, but by the look in his eyes, that must have been exciting to be up there hanging in space….
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