We started another phase today with morning homa.

Shama Kumaran has been hosting guests all through the retreat and tells us about our pilgrims.

Today we had a wonderful 6 am Sun One homa followed by Upadesh by Sat Siva Guru Bodhinatha Veylanswami.

Pilgrims attending the homa included K. Varadha Rajan who arrived from San Ramon, California with his parents, S. Ganga and C.V.K. Sundaram who live in Bangalore, India. They visited the Bangalore carving site and met Gurudeva and Sri. Trichi Swamigal several years ago. They have also visited Kauai Aadheenam on several occasions in the past. Varadha and his parents were very impressed with the progress of the Iraivan Temple and he sponsored two stones on this visit.

They were given a tour of the Aadheenam, first to the Rudraksha forest. . .

In front of the Dakshinamurthy deity

And a dip in the Wailua river.

At the Bali Hai falls

Danyse Crotti and her niece Jennifer just arrived from Adelaide, Australia, in time for the 9 am abhishekam in the Kadavul Siva Temple.

Danyse is now studying Gurudeva’s Master Course and plans to go on the Innersearch Pilgrimage to India in 2007.

Another family arrived from the Mainland, Vikash and Regina Lal with his mother, Gyan Wati Deo. Vikash left Fiji in 1987 to settle in California. Vikash was so impressed with the sacredness of the Addheenam that he wants to move here. All he could say was “its amazing, just amazing!”

Picking up rudraksha seeds . . .

Here is Vikash with a haleconia.

We have received this series of photos from the recent trip to Edmonton.