Announcement Due to some minor technical difficulties, there will be no new TAKA edition for February 27th… We hope to be back on line on the 28th.
Vedic rishis have given us courage by uttering the simple truth, “God is the Life of our life.”
The Ekadanta Kulam gave news today. Sannyasin Saravananathaswami sends this list of a few of the things he has been doing.

• new Innersearch email update
• dealing with digital signature renewal issues
• Kauai Aloha Endowment newsletter
• updated Kauai Aloha Endowment website
• Malaysia has Yogaswami Mahasamadhi function at Kala Mandapam for elderly devotees. We’re sending Bodhinatha’s message.
• Arranged return travel for two task forcers, Tandava and Teja, who are returning home after having served so well for six months which is the maximum stay allowed for non-monastics.
• 12 Kauai Aloha Endowment newsletters to Hawaii Community Foundation Lihue office for giveaway
• updated Guru Travels web page with Flint visit and Singapore/Malaysia seminar flyers. Communicated with Malaysia COM about seminar.

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Center are Prachi, Kalpana and Kishor Patel from Maryland, previously Mumbai and Surat, India. Far right are Heidi Tordrup and her two wonderful children, Algade and Solojorn from Denmark. The other three visitors are from the Mainland.

Today one of two remaining middle Bhadra pillars was lifted onto its base. Centering the pillar with its linear base and and conforming patterns is quite a process requiring concentrated team efforts.
The second pillar will be placed on its base within the next two days.

It is a truly an awesome sight to see the beautiful Blue Jade vine cascading from the trees along the path to the Iraivan Temple. It is in its full glory his week and visitors are in awe.

There was a “cyclone” in Mauritius. Fortunately, it was not severe and our center there was not badly damaged. A few broken branches here and
the whole ground is covered with leaves everywhere.

A new path under construction that leads to the Ganesha Mandapam from the
Ganesha Bridge ….

Owing to the bad weather and rain following the cyclone, work will be delayed on
the Ganesha Bridge, specially the varnishing which requires the wood to be
completely dry.

A view of the ground area from the main entrance… leaves scattered everywhere.

All the beautiful yellow konrai flowers around the Siva Dakshinamoorthy had been
stripped off the trees

The very first visitors to the Park just a few hours ater the cyclone warning
was waved… One gentleman from Toronto, Canada (2nd on the left) accompanied by
his friend from Mumbai (first on the left), India wanted to visit the Park at
all costs… they were to leave Mauritius that very evening. A few sishyas were
at the Park to give them a guided tour. Our Master Course student in Curepipe,
Ramsamy Pillay Samoo (third from left) drove them to the Park…

The Ganesha Mandapam roof had been damaged. The straw had come out at many
places….

Here is our Canadian friend, Mr. Sivayogapathy , son of Shri Thillyampalam an
ardent devotee of Sivayogaswami. Our visitor is originally from Sri Lanka where
he grew up until he emigrated to Canada some 10 years ago. He is also the
Secretary of the World Saiva Council. He had seen photos of the Spiritual Park
on TAKA and did not want to miss his visit here despite the cyclonic weather…
He is lucky to have personally known our three generation of Gurus: Yogaswami,
Gurudeva and now Bodhinatha. In April 2003, he organized Sivayogaswami’s 39th
Maha Samadhi Anniversary at Richmond Hill at which Satguru Bodhinatha was the
main guest.

The only tree on the property blown down during the cyclone. However, before our
arrival some vandals removed that eucalyptus tree from there….

All Noni fruits blown down by the violent cyclonic wind which blew up to 130 Km p h.

Mr. Sivayogapathy recollected a few memories he had of Paramaguru Sivayogaswami
when he was very young. Sivayogaswami gave him the name Sivayogapathy. He lived
a few kilometres from the “hut” (see wall painting) of Sivayogaswami. He
remembers the olive tree under which Sivayogaswami used to sit. Sivayogaswami
often used to come to his parent’s house to stay for a few days, where the Guru
was given a permanent personal room and a private cupboard to keep his
things. Sivayogaswami was holding satsangs at his place. …As a little boy, he
used to play around that hut and swami would often instruct him and his friends
to clean the place and go on errands.