Bodhinatha is home after a marvelous journey.

Sadhaka Haranandi is home too. Everyone gained a new appreciation for all the many, many details of our life and temple duties, kitchen, domestic engineering, fund-raising activities and more, that he handles — because we had to take care of them while he was gone (smile)

Here he has two plaques given by two temples to Bodhinatha.

This one reads:

Dedicated to:

Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami

Guru Philosopher
Mystical Master
Holy Harmonious Halcyon
Sage Religious
Our Divine Leader

Divine sage and spiritual leader, Satguru bodhinatha Veylanswami, we the Sri Ganesh Temple Society of BC, thank you for graciously visiting us in Vancouver to guide and show us ways and paths of Hinduism for a spiritual and traditional life.

thank you.

Fiji Sanatana Society of Alberta
Vishnu Mandir, Edmonton, Canada

Presented to
Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami
in recognition for promoting Values of
Sanatan Dharma
July 2004

Visiting families arrived throughout the morning to attend the Siva Abhishekam at the Kadavul Temple.
Dwip Shah, his wife Nipa, and two children, Nytish (age 13) and Anika (age 9) from Texas. Also Lalitha Iyer, Shankar Krishnan and baby Aarthi (20 months) from San Jose, California. Lalitha is a beautiful carnatic singer.

Another family arrived just in time to join our group for a tour of the grounds and Iravan Temple. Pravin and Surbhi Sheth, their son Uumesh and his wife Hetal, and their two children, Sunag (age 12) and Suhani (age 3). The Sheth family is from Fremont, Calif. Also joining us was Marilyn Summer a local resident of Kauai.

A group photo of all the families was taken in front of the Iraivan Temple.

A visit to Rishi Lake with a Flame tree in full bloom in the background. As they were leaving, Pravin stated that he was definitely bringing his whole family back here again. “What a wonderful and beautiful place to pilgrimage to!”

Here is one of our great artisans, Chellaiah, in the process of carving a flower design on a granite roof stone. It takes a lifetime to perfect such a craft and we stood watching in awe as Chellaiah deftly chipped away at his creation.

This wood relief sculpture of Lord Nataraja that is on the wall by the doorway of our publications building is really a marvelous piece. Recently painted by one of our devotees here, Leonora Orr, today we wanted to capture all the different implements and hand poses… enjoy the close-ups.