A quiet day at the Aadheenam. Everyone focused on their Sivathondu and Sivadhyanam… We take this opportunity to bring you a second set of photo from Sri Lanka…

The Tsunami affected on the coast line. It’s business as usual for those establishments away from the ocean.

Here is Siva Markandu from Toronto, his wife Vasanti, father-in-law Ganesh lingam and two sons, Vignesh and Kumaran at Nallur temple in Jaffna.

Despite the difficult times, the magnificent temple of Lord Murugan is in great condition.

and beautifully maintained.

Here we are in Alaveddy, at Gurudeva’s first mission: Alaveddy Ashram…

Bullet holes in the walls…

The stage in the back of the Ashram…

Yogaswami’s picture is kept here….

And a shrine for Gurudeva is still maintained by devotees.

We are all praying for peace so that we can resume activities one day here..

Next we go to Kopay to the Subramuniya Kottam.

It is run by Mylvaganam and Sivalosani Kanagaratnam

This shrine was recently renovated.

The Kottom class room where children are taught.

An old picture of Gurudeva from the 70’s still hangs there…

A sad reminder of the state of affairs is just behind the Kottam: a danger sign… the ground is filled with land mines.

Slowly the mines are being detected and removed.

Here are some mines that have been picked out of the ground…

The library in Jaffna has been completely rebuilt…the original building was burned down at the beginning of the war in 1983.