Bodhinatha gave a marvelous talk today in the temple as we started another week with a marvelous homa.

Yogi Japendranatha is the homa priest for today.

Many pilgrims came.

Bodhinatha’s subject this morning was “enlightenment” and the correct understanding of ashtanga yoga.

Saravan and Bhavani Veylan of Edmonton, Canada, met with Bodhinatha this morning.

A very beautiful, but hot day, brought another Hindu family to the Kadavul Hindu Temple for the 9:00 a.m. Abhishekam. Urmikant and Madhu Mody from San Jose, originally from Mumbai, arrived with a friend, Ragini Rao from San Diego. According to Madhu they all came on the strong recommendation of relatives who were here a few weeks ago. They, like so many others, had no idea there was such a beautiful and powerful Hindu Temple here on Kauai.

Here they are at the Iraivan Temple Building site with some of our very patient and artistic shilpis, Rajendran, Chellaiah, Karupaiah, Pandi and Velliswami. Another gentleman from Oregon who is in the healing arts also joined us.