Bodhinatha writes that they arrived safe and sound in Seattle after a pleasant flight over the Pacific.

See his travel page for details on events in Canada.

Pilgrims and visitors seem to be alike in one respect in that they have left all their worldly worries behind and are now open to new experiences, be they spiritually uplifting or just fun and enjoyable, and are therefore “very happy people.”

By the time they attend the powerful and beautiful abishekam at the Kadavul Siva Temple, followed by a walk through exquisite tropical gardens of great beauty and variety; add a side-trip to the Bali Hai Falls, and they are ecstatic.

Donna and Evan Green from California and Cynthia McClung from Kapaa and her visiting mother from Ohio. As they departed they all agreed that this day had been spiritually significant for them all and this sacred place is “just like heaven.”

A lotus has blossomed from his little pot home, next to Lord Ganesha. We did not realize they had such tall stems. It reaches up nearly two feet above the water line.

Three sisters, Sangeeta, Seema and Anu then arrived all originally from New Delhi. One with her husband, Dr. Dinesh Khanna, and their two children. They were all here for a family reunion when, by chance, they heard about the ‘Hindu Temple’ and so came up to visit the temple and worship together and made their reunion complete.