Bodhinatha meditating in the Guru peedam before his morning class as the devotees gathered

Yesterday afternoon Shanmugam Sthapati gave a discourse on his experience and insights on the Iraivan temple project and took questions from the group.

He had previously drafted his ideas in Tamil.

Manickam from Vancouver translates…

He declared that he would be with Iraivan for the duration of the temples construction… until the very end “for my whole life.”

This morning our devotees arrive early on the path of San Marga just at dawn…

The walk toward the Swayambhu lingam, singing bhajans to Muruga at the top of Muruga Hill.

Arriving at the San Marga Lingam site.

At the path of the Saivite Saints.

A visit to the river.

It was a beautiful morning…

A mystical quiet windless cool clear morning…

Guided meditation as the sun breaks over the eastern tree tops.

Saravananathaswami guides the group today.

It is always a deeply serene atmosphere at the San Marga lingam, unlike the fiery shakti at the Kadavul temple… here one is filled with the peace of Satchitananda.

Meanwhile the monks are simultaneously conducting morning arati for Gurudeva in Kadavul temple.

We are changing Gurudeva’s picture daily….

“I will be with you 24 hours a day,” he said… and it is certainly true….

Later in the morning the group adjourns for a class by Bodhinatha.

This is the last teaching session for the week…

Afternoon is a fun time of cleaning and decorating the temple. A polishing dip of the 108 Tandava poses will brighten the temple.

Tandu Sivanathan is a master at these decorations.

Tomorrow morning it the finale puja which will be performed by Janahan who just arrived from California as we write….