Bodhinatha in bright form answering some tough questions by pilgrims: “What did Yogaswami mean when he said that Chellappa declared ‘There is not one wrong thing.’ ?”

Meanwhile we have many pilgrims with us and aside from the photos you see here we are being flooded with summer “tourist” type visitors who have found us in the guide books to Kauai.

Shan and Thilaga and their son, Lakshanth, and their cousin Raji are here on a two day pilgrimage from Sydney, Australia.

Originally from Jaffna, Sri Lanka, Raji shared with us how her father had taken her to see Yogaswami on many occasions.

They were here yesterday and returned again today to attend the 9am Siva puja and tour the grounds. They also had a wonderful meeting with Bodhinatha asking for insights on a few of Yogaswami’s great statements.

Tiru Nellaiappan and his wife, Maragatham, are also here on pilgrimage. They are visiting all the way from Chennai. Nellaiappan has been here before but it is his wife’s first visit.

Chellaiya at work on a small bhuta statue.

Nellaiappan is one of the Trustees of our San Marga Trust in India and has been the India Liason Officer for Saiva Siddhanta Church in India for many years, helping out in so many ways.

Atop Muruga Hill.

Lakshanth hugs a rudraksha tree

Paramanathan Thamilvaanan with his wife Shanthi and daughter Sharanya (age 10) are here visiting from Canada and are originally from Jaffna, Sri Lanka. They were amazed that such a wonderful Saivite Hindu Temple was manifesting on Kauai and feel very blessed to have attended the morning Abhishekam in the Kadavul Siva Temple. “This is oh so wonderful!” she said.

The coolness of the Bali Hai waterfall was welcoming in the heat of the day. Shanthi noted with interest that some of the Hawaiian Heliconia growing along the paths also grows in Sri Lanka.

Sadhaka Dandapani brings some prashadam to our pilgrims before they depart back to Australia this afternoon.