Sun Two of a short four-day phase. The Pillaiyar Kulam shared their news today. Yogi Jivanandanatha told tales of his attempt to get things done in India, remotely. Muruganathaswami worked hard on the monthly newsletter folding and his book distribution duties. Shanmuganathaswami also spent a lot time recently on printing the monthly Kauai Aadheenam newsletter. Sadhaka Jothinatha says advertisers who put their ads in Hinduism Today are happy and getting responses via the Digital Edition. He also shared a report on the great success of the Autumn Bazaar fund-raising fair the members held in California this past Saturday.

Brahmacharini Shama Kumaran is continually hosting guests and sends us these photos today.

Umila and Jayshree Rao fulfilled a long-awaited pilgrimage to the Kauai Aadheenam. They attended the daily pujas at the Kadavul Siva Temple and toured the Iraivan Temple and grounds. “This is a most sacred place” said Jayshree. “The Darshan here is very powerful.” Jayshree has been studying Gurudeva’s trilogy, Dancing, Living, and Merging with Siva for some time.

Before departing for Manchester, England, they made one last visit to the Ganesha Shrine at the entrance gateway.

A wonderful group of visitors from different parts of the USA and Canada enjoyed the morning puja in Kadavul Temple and then toured the Iraivan Temple.

R/L Dilip and Usha Shroff from Toronto, Canada; Hari Haran, his wife Shalini, and baby Vanesha from Seattle, WA; Vivek and Richa Srivastava from Mountain View, CA; Syam and Shanthi Aribindi from Naperville, IL who are longtime subscribers of Hinduism Today; and Oma whose family are longtime devotees of Gurudeva’s.

Hari Haran performs abhishekam over the Narmada Lingam while baby Vanesha observes with great interest.

Vivek and Richa Srivastava pour milk of Nandi .

This is a very peaceful and beautiful site. The Narmada Lingam rests on the banks of a lake filled with white and pink lotus flowers and water lilies. A stream rushes past and empties into a waterfall beside the sacred Narmada Lingam where devotees fill kumbhas with fresh mountain water.

Here is Usha Shroff performing abhishekam.

Here is Sandhya Param getting a lot of good cheer from Tickles and Poco at the fund-raising fair in Davis, California.