Naveen and Anita Bawa visited today from South San Francisco area with their daughter Caroline. They really appreciate the special atmosphere at Kauai Aadheenam and were impressed with Bodhinatha’s presence.

It was their 21st wedding anniversary today, so Bodhinatha blessed them with a shawl.

Jiva Rajasankara, our carving coordinator in Bangalore, tells us he will soon be visiting the site that is carving three large works for Iraivan.

One is this massive Hanuman. Above is the plaster model which guides the carvers, and here is the actual stone as seen three months back. That’s Kanmani, Jiva’s wife, in the sari.

Hanuman is the great devotee, the defender of the faith, the strongest Sivabhaktar.

The stone is 12 feet high. Thatched roofs keep the Indian sun from baking the carvers.

In the same area another team is carving our bull elephant.

This again is a plaster model.

He holds a globe on his head, designed by Gurudeva.

And he is walking up the entry steps to Iraivan, perhaps to offer the world as a gift to Lord Siva.