On Bodhinatha’s right is Chellaiah, an engineer from the same area of India as our silpi Kumar. He happens to be working on Kauai for two years. On Bodhinatha’s left is Pravin Khatiwala, accompanied by a friend, enjoyed darshan with Bodhinatha this morning. He is head of the Vaikunth Hindu Jain Temple in Atlantic City, New Jersey, and wanted to get Bodhinatha’s blessings while on a cruise through Hawaii, and invited him to give lecture at the temple when in the area.

Parents and children of the Hanalei Learning Centre are here on a field trip. The children are home school and are here to learn about Hinduism and India.

Come meet Bodhinatha in California this October! Two informal gatherings will be held to share the progress that has been made on our hand-carved Iraivan Temple and the various other areas that the monastery has been active in. At the end of each event there will be an opportunity for you to meet with Bodhinatha and share your questions, thoughts and inspirations with him.

The first event will be taking place on Saturday, Oct 6th in Newport Beach (Los Angeles area) and the second one on Sunday, Oct 7th in Palo Alto (San Francisco bay area). If you are interested in attending please click here to email Sadhaka Dandapani for more details. Seats are limited and are based on first come, first serve.

The Tandavas of Kadavul.

Being used as background image for a new guestbook kiosk computer to sit in the back of Kadavul.

A spectacular lily

Gurudeva’s Vision Manifest in Jaffna. A new Elderly Home.

Before Gurudeva Sivaya Subramuniyaswami’s Mahasamadhi he had envisioned community centers for the Tamil elderly. Such a vision is now a reality in Jaffna under the leadership of renown Jaffna Hindu scholar, Sri Aru Thirumurugan. (pictured left)

Founded by the Siva Poomi Trust headed by Aru Thirumurugan, the new elderly home houses 22 elders and has a maximum capacity for 40 people.

The complex has a small temple, dinning and cultural halls among others.

The facility also employs a nurse to provide special medical care for those in need.