The Visvanathan and Kumarasamy families visiting from India and New Jersey. They have known about us and read Hinduism Today articles for a while before visiting here for the first time today. During the darshan with Bodhinatha, Mrs. Kumarasamy specifically recalled Bodhinatha’s Publishers Desk article on the issue of Ayodhya temple rebuilding, where he advised readers to think about building their “inner temple” through worship and meditation.

After darshan with Bodhinatha they enjoyed walking around Iraivan Temple, speaking with the silpis and Selvanathan Sthapati in Tamil.

Mrs. Visvanathan’s cousin is the head of the board governing Tamil Nadu’s Palani Hills Murugan Temple.

Then they enjoyed performing abhishekam at the Narmada Sivalingam

A few stills from yesterday’s stone lift…

The Ripla and Gaurav Malhotra family left for home yesterday.
While on pilgrimage here they spent their afternoons doing karma yoga.

Here they are at Durvasa and Isani Alahans home making rudraksha malas, bracelets and key chains that will be sold in our Mini Mela.

Thank you for your help and wonderful spirit of service and pilgrimage that you brought with you.

Rajen Manick continues with the report on the major event of the year at our Saiva Siddhanta Church center in Mauritius.

Today is Ganesha Chaturthi day and Lord Pancha Mukha Ganapati Looks splendidly colorful for the occasion. The atmosphere inside the mandapam is highly spiritually charged…

A special Homa pit has been built for the day.

The hired priest from India starts the ceremony chanting powerful mantras to invoke Lord Ganesha’s presence. …

The ceremony starts as scheduled…

In the meantime hundreds of devotees are moving into the Park ever five minutes. Other than the Ganesha Mandapam, all other areas of activities are kept busy. Visitors buying books at the HA booth.

Devotees who came early in the morning have a seat inside the Mandapam…

Some of our lady sishyas….

The ceremony is going on…

At another area near the entrance, a group is packing sponsored sweets in small plastic bags to serve to all visitors who are leaving.

Visitors coming and going down the main path…

Kulamata Kavita and Selvi at the Mini Mela.

One of the donations both under the responsibility of Kulamata Periatumbee…

Another donations booth taken care of by Logadassen Peruman.

MC students helping with offerings brought at the small Ganesha Shrine…..

Devotees lined up at the small Ganesha Shrine where most of the offerings are made. Thousands of coconuts have been broken by selfless sivathondars.

Devotees worshiping at the Sivadakshina murthi.

Back to the Small Pancha Mukha Ganapati shine. Offerings placed at the Feet of the deity.

Prayers inside the Mandapam pervade the whole place through loud speakers. More photos coming tomorrow… stay tuned for our next series…