This pilgrimage party has come to Kauai to bless the marriage of Luxman Sunder and Sharmila Rajan. The Rajan family are from Florida. Luxman and Sharmila met on their own, but as it turned out both families are from Jaffna, Sri Lanka and are now brought together by this union.

Bodhinatha shares his thoughts with the group.

He blessed the couple with a shawl.

Next it is off for a tour of Iraivan Temple.

The newly weds. Congratulations to Luxman and Sharmila — take care of each other!

Dr. Sunder behind the camera, testing our wide angle lens.

With the main sanctum adjacent gopurams complete and more roof stones going up, Iraivan is offering more enclosed spaces.

The couple brings together two families.

Mr. Deva Rajan his wife and their daughters Sharmila and Sadhana with their new son-in-law.

Dr. Sunder, his wife Thilaka their two sons Dushyanthan (far right) and Luxman and their new daughter-in-law.

One big family.

Dushyanthan Sunder tests one of our new utility vehicles. We upgraded to Kawasaki “mules.”

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Today’s video is of the chisel forging process, a never ending task for our silpis.

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Then off to the publications offices. Arumugaswami shares his work on managing Hinduism Today and Hindu Press International.

Meanwhile Bodhinatha continues to have darshan with guests. Avnish Agnihotri and his wife Anjali Khard are from Union City, Bay Area, California. They had intelligent questions. In response the challenge of finding peace of mind in the busy modern world, Bodhinatha shared some basic meditation techniques with the young couple who are serious about their inner life.