Bodhinatha is happy to announce the arrival of the soon-to-be-world-famous book What Is Hinduism?. Sixty copies have arrived of the ten thousand printed and the book is being stocked at our distribution service in Michigan and will soon be in our web store product line. Stay tuned for more as time goes on.

Here he is giving away a copy and plans to follow Gurudeva’s footsteps with book signing for guests and pilgrims.

Jayshree and her husband from Winnepeg, Canada came for their third visit. Jayshree likes to chant Sri Rudram in Kadavul Temple just like she does at home. They are both interested in joining the next Innersearch program to Cambodia, Malaysia and India.

Bodhinatha answers pilgrims’ questions and refers to the Karma Management chapter of What Is Hinduism?

Mr. and Mrs. Nankisoor are from Mississagua near Toronto, from Trinidad originally. They are both teachers and showed lots of appreciation to Bodhinatha for Hinduism Today magazine presenting the traditions in modern language. They expressed sadness that Hindu kids are being raised on Puranic stories that posit the Gods as getting angry, fighting and killing, etc. Bodhinatha signed the very first copy of our new book What Is Hinduism?, for them to take home.

It was tour day today, and over 120 visitors came to the monastery!

The entire Aadheenam was strewn with debris due to excessively strong Kona winds (winds from the Southwest that usually carry stormy weather) and rain yesterday.

Nevertheless this did not deter this family who braved the elements to arrive for the morning abishekam as well as a tour of the Iraivan Temple complex.

Here is Karthik, Preeti and their 5-year-old daughter Samika, from Los Angeles (originally Chennai).

Another couple joined us at the Iraivan Temple site. James Long from Missouri and Cara Mia Gambina from Kapaa on our own island.

Karthik, Preeti and Samika outside Kadavul Hindu Temple beside “Nandi.”