Our new group of silpis came to Kadavul Temple for the first time this morning and then went out for an orientation by Shanmugam Sthapati on the Iraivan Temple Project. Tomorrow, on Chitra nakshatra they will formally begin their carving work.

Meanwhile Rajamohan has sent more pictures from Toronto… Here is Bodhinatha making his presentation at the Vishnu Mandir….

Stepping back to day one and two in Toronto… more pictures from pictures of temple visits…Rajamohan writes:

“We enclose pictures from Satguru’s visit to Sri Iyappan Temple, Nagapooshani Amman Temple and Varasithy Vinayagar Temple in this mail.”

Bodhinatha’s visit to Varasithy Vinayagar Temple was a very memorable event, with a grand greeting and full ceremony….

There was “Chapparam Festival” taking place at Sri Thurka Temple at the same time. Despite that fact many devotees made their way to Varasithy Vinayagar Temple to listen to Satguru’s discourse on Vinayagar and seek blessing from him.

At the Vishnu Mandir Bodhinatha has a rapt audience

Rajamohan says: “Many youths and parents present really appreciated the presentation and participated well.”

Stepping back in time to India: Dr. N. Rao sent this from Bangalore on his wife’s 69th birthday. It is the silpis gathered with Jiva and Kannmani and son Senthil, getting ready to leave for Kauai….