Swamis From Karnataka Honored and Visit Iraivan
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Our troop of Sannyasins have left early this morning on their way home to India.
We continue the series from yesterday. After lunch each one was honored with a shawl, a rudraksha mala from our trees a crystal mala an a small Sivalingam. We also gave Nirmalanandanathaswami some back issues of Hinduism Today.
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Later in the afternoon after a rest everyone came back to tour Iraivan, they also made a gift to present to Bodhinatha which they gave to Paramacharya Sivanathaswami who received it on his behalf.
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Next, we went out to iraivan.
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Each of this party serves in a different area of Karnataka.
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Sri Shivananda Swamiji is one of their senior swami’s having been with the order for over forty years. He serves at the Mysore center.
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Sri Nirmalanandanatha Swamiji, who serves directly under Sri Sri Balagangadharanathaswami at their main center in Karnataka.
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Sri Chandrashekaranatha Swamiji serves at the center in Tumkur
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Sri Sivaputra Swamiji serves at the center in Hassan.
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Sri Shrishyla Swamiji serves at the Matha in Bangalore
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Sri Lakshminarayananatha Swamiji serves at Khshetra.
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Sri Lingesha A.S. is Balagangadharanathaswami’s Public Relations Officer in Bangalore.
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A vist to the cows who just happened to be in th pasture near the Rudraksha forest.
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A dip in the Wailua River.
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And a visit to Anna Purna Vegetable Gardens.
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