It’s another quiet day on Kauai. We had several Hindu family guests… Ashish Chitnis is here with his mother and father. Thamby Kumaran is also here, drafting some sketches for some future Aadheenam renovations.

Meanwhile the big news is coming from Asia today… Saravananathaswami sent these photos from Singapore and then we follow with news from Mauritius…

“September 5, Singapore mission satsang with Bodhinatha at Kulapati Dohadeva Samugam’s home…”

Pada puja performed by Sambandan, left, and Bhani, right

Devotees singing Engal Gurunathan and other Natchintanai during pada puja

Going within during pada puja

Wall art in the home, depicting Gurudeva’s Sri Lanka nirvikalpa samadhi on the left, Iraivan Temple’s sphatika crystal Sivalinga in middle, and on the right, Gurudeva’s vision of Lord Murugan showing with his Vel where the Kadavul Temple Nataraja deity should be installed

Easan Saravan is the son of Sivakumar and Lavanya. He is half Tamil and half Chinese

Today happens to be Thamilmani’s birthday, so everyone sang Happy Birthday and she was given a gift by Bodhinatha

Saravananathaswami talking with Kulapati Dohadeva

Happy birthday to Thamilmani

Bhani

Easan Saravan

A sumptuous lunch served afterwards

Rema Devi

Kulapati Dohadeva

Our reporter from Mauritius writes:

“We are pleased to send a few photos/captions for TAKA. Here grand preparations are going on for Ganesha Chaturthi celebration at the Spiritual Park.

We are expecting thousands of devotees on that day. Sishyas are also giving a final touch to the preparations for Bodhinatha’s visit on September 14.

The worship of Lord Pancha Mukha Ganapati at the Spiritual Park solace to hundreds of devotees attending the monthly Ganesha Homa there. Lord Ganesha is the unifying deity of all Hindu denominations.

Every month devotees gather to sing devotional songs to Lord Ganapati.

Hundred of written prayers are sent into the inner worlds through the sacred fire…

Devotees present during the last Homa ceremony…

Kulapati Manon Mardemootoo giving a talk on this occasion…

The ceremony over, devotees would leave the Mandapam to enjoy the sea breeze and have lunch under
shady trees

Devotees lined up at food stations …

Bon appetit!

Here is sishya Paramasiven Canagasaby, He is very active helping with the breaking of coconuts and arranging tray offerings during the ceremony.

The Jaddoo family. They are all enrolled in the Master Course program.

Other than organizing ceremonies local sishyas also take care themselves of minor constructions at the Park.

Here a group of devotees are getting a base ready for the installation of a little beautifully carved Pancha Mukha Ganapati from Mahabalipuram, India. Kumaren Moorooven is supervising the work.

The construction and the consecration ceremony are to happen on the same day. This special altar should be ready for Ganesha Chaturthi celebration.

A nice group of devotees are then to attend a simple consecration ceremony conducted by the kulapaties and other sishyas…

Kulapati Amba Valaytan, the priest of the day conducting the final arati.