Bodhinatha has been spending time with his editing team reorganizing some areas of our web site… you can see their excellent work at our newly “renovated” Publications page.. just click on the link on the right…

He is also working on the Study Guide for the next Innersearch which is just 30 days away! (There’s still room if you want to come…)

It’s Sun Three and our Pillaiyar Kulam was the featured monastic group at today’s lunch. Talaivar Shanmuganathaswami (right) here with Muruganathaswami.

Shanmuganathaswami reported on the amazing efforts of his team here’s a short list of the many things they all told us about today:

• Managing and mailing out Hinduism Today to the web guest book, which is signed by 200 people each month.
• Preparing renewal mailings for Hinduism Today
• Managing the Mini-Mela Gift shop and online store
• Keeping up all of Gurudeva’s books inventory and distribution
• Accounting for all our non-profit corporations and Hindu Heritage Endowment
• Advance arrangements for events promotion with booths at events
• TV advertising in India
• Sending out our annual holiday gifts to Island folks and associates
• Preparing the daily mail (sometimes 100’s of pieces…)
• Programming our main database and related accounting modules

And that’s just what is happening this week!

Sadhaka Jivanandanatha is our accountant and also a computer wizard… he has been hard at work programming a new accounts receivable module which ties into our data base. He also has the daily duty to handle the Mini-mela sales.

He also loves to sing Natchintanai, does homas in the temple, and is a great retreat day cook!

Of course they have help from dedicated sevaks both here on Hawaii and around the world. They want to thank the Deva Seyon family and Shama Kumaran for all their work on Hinduism Today mailings and data entry! Thank you!

The Pillaiyar Kulam always has some fantastic artifact coming in from their orders for the Mini-Mela. They enjoy keeping some of the more exquisite pieces in their work area to ponder for a while before they go on sale.

This beautiful Pancha Ganapati is from Rajasthan… a typical white marble, painted piece. It is absolutely stunning. ContactSadhaka Jivanandanatha if you are interested in this one-of-a-kind artifact.

Here we are at the daily Ganapati Kulam meeting. It is held at 8 am sharp, without fail every day. Acharya Kumarswami behind the camera.. and there is, left to right, Arumugaswami, Natarajnathaswami, Sivakatirswami, Yogi Japendranatha, Tyler who is helping the GK this phase, and Paramacharya Palaniswami…

Tyler is a joyful soul with a big heart, sharp mind and strong will. He fits in here like “milk and milk.” We all send our “alohas” out to his mother Rhonda if she is looking in today… Tyler is just fine, as you can see from that broad smile…

Tyler helped this morning scan photos from Sri Lanka that you will see below, from the Thirunavakkarasu Gurukulam Orphanage…

Sadhaka Jothinatha of the Pillaiyar Kulam, who overseas and inspires the event promotions, sends us these photos today with captions:

“Tireless sevak Dr. Nigel Siva of Washington DC (right), displayed Hinduism Today and various Hindu teaching aids printed by Hinduism Today at the recent Deepavali Mela organized by various local Hindu temples. With him is his fellow team member, Vayudeva Varadan.”

Members of Siva’s family also helped. The “booklets” displayed are quite popular–Hindu Primer, Visiting a Hindu Temple, How to Raise Children as Good Hindus, My Friend, Lord Ganesha, and more. These are especially appreciated by parents, teachers and seekers because they are simple and clear and they catch the essence of Hindu beliefs, practices and customs. These booklets can be had at www.himalayanacademy.com/teachingtools/

Off now to the gardens. Each day Siva provides a new experience in his Garden of LIfe. Here is a flower from the amazing Venezualian Rose. And more below as our camerman wanders through the grounds.

It’s a clear beautiful day… Sadhaka Dandapani takes a short walk… He has just completed the graphics layout and page set up of Bodhinatha’s Study Guide for the next Innersearch. As the day come closer for departure, as Innersearch coordinator he is busy as
ever!

A rare flower from our giant bromeliad. It has been growing for seven years under the Bilva tree by Kadavul Temple, and last week decided to blossom. This is the flower, which is about 30 inches high today. It will grow to seven feet and last for a full six months. Botonists will recognize it as a cross between B. imperialis and B. vinacolor.

The Thirunavakkarasu Gurukulam in Batticaloa sends these pictures of their Jayanthi day celebrations for Bodhinatha’s birthday.