A joyful Bodhinatha meeting with guests…

END OF PHASE
Today is the last day of our phase.
This edition of TAKA will remain posted
over our coming two-day retreat,
until Dvadasi Tithi, Sun One, Saturday, March 19th.

Shirish and Daksha Parekh are pilgrimaging from New Jersey. Both are very active with the Sri Venkateswara temple in Bridgewater. They enjoyed very much seeing Iraivan Temple especially with the vimanam now standing without any scaffolding around it. They also had a good meeting with Bodhinatha.

Final phase day tour….

Pete, Jean and their daughter Lisa were among our guests today.

The ever popular stone carving…

The silpi shows them how…”See, it’s easy”

These two ladies send their warmest alohas to their loved ones who will be tuning into TAKA to see them online.

Yogi Japendranatha’s mother came for lunch today…

She is an experienced potter and works nearly seven days a week a pottery studio in Seattle, Washington. She shares this strong commitment to her craft by telling us the intricacies of clay, and how her work week goes. She also teaches at the studio. Needless to say, she is an expert and her work is world class. She also does not have a TV at home “I don’t have time for that…I read a lot and have my work and friends…who needs the TV?”

Paramacharya Palaniswami gives her a gift of the newly released Iraivan DVD by Shankar Nathan. She and her husband do watch selected movies and DVD’s on his PC…

We asked her for a promotion shot… stay tuned… next phase we will have details on where you can get your copy of this outstanding documentary of Iraivan on our web site….

Meanwhile… the quest for the most perfect photo never ends. This morning’s goal: to get just the right shot for the latest edition of Island Temple, which will go to press in the weeks ahead…. we will let the photos do the talking…

A small series… from early this morning, Sadhaka Jivananandanatha drives out to check on one of our giant Holstein’s who is about to give birth, that’s “Hana”

The sun breaks over the eastern tree line… it’s cool this morning, at a low of 54 degrees fahrenheit, which was a new record for Kauai on this date…

We are checking daily and our prediction experts are hard at work “any day now… no, not until next week…” as to when Hana will drop her new calf.

This is the other Holstein, “Mimi”, the daughter of Hana.

Hana is breathing heavily… “How are you Hana? Feeling OK? You look like you are about to burst!”

Our photographer at the Rudraksha forest, where a little Ganesha greets visitors at the entrance.

This rudraksha grove has a special vibration and people come here often to enjoy a peaceful moment.

On the open field just outside the grove.. this is where visitors will park and come to the future Information Center, before walking up San Marga path to Iraivan Temple….

see you all next phase…

Om Namasivaya!