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Bodhinatha Arrives in Mauritius
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Today Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami arrived at the island of Mauritius. The plane landed at 3.40 PM and Satguru Bodhinatha and Sadhaka Haranandinatha came into the VIP lounge for a short rest and some refreshments.
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Satguru Bodhinatha and Sadhaka are greeted by Kulapati Manon and Kulapati Rajen.
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A group of sishyas are waiting outside the aiport to welcome Satguru. Everyone comes forward with flowers and garlands.
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The place is suddenly filled with the singing of devotional songs to the Guru…
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Bodhinatha is staying in Mauritis for a week before taking off for South Africa to attend a religious function there.
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The weather is just fine for this meeting with the sishyas.
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Bodhinatha decked with garlands…
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Most of those present have had a chance to personally greet the Guru…
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It is now time to leave the airport compound.
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Aum Guru Natha!
Jaya Guru Natha!
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Time to drive off. Good bye to sishyas and Bodhinatha leaves for a quiet beach bungalow in the north.
Innersearch Asian Odyssey 2008 Retrospective
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January 30th: We head to the Kumari Amman temple at 4:45am for the morning puja at 5am. The temple is a short walk from the hotel. The event was unphotographed as no cameras were allowed in this temple. We enjoyed a wonderful puja and a deep meditation just outside the sanctum.
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Crowds gather on the shoreline by the hundreds.
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Next on the itinerary was to watch the sunrise. And what a beautiful one it was too.
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A time to worship Surya!
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The silhouette of the Vivekananda Memorial.
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Thomas captured capturing this magical moment.
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And explaining to Tatiana how he gets these wonderful photos.
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After breakfast we head off to the jetty where we catch a boat to the memorials.
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All aboard!
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A reflection of the Tiruvalluvar statue is captured in Bodhinatha’s sunglasses.
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Tickets are purchased, and we make our way up to this beautifully kept memorial to Swami Vivekananda.
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Some of the Innersearchers gather for a group photo.
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After our visit here we take a boat to the Tiruvalluvar memorial. A brief but necessary stop at the coffee house first.
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And up we go!
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Tiruvalluvar’s feet.
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Palaniswami poses in front of the giant feet.
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The view of the tip of India. The red and white striped wall is the wall of the Kanyakumari Amman temple.
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Back to the mainland.
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