Sun Three… Today’s news was from the Pillaiyar Kulam. Shanmuganathaswami shared his work on book inventory. It’s an ongoing dance, with printers in Malaysia, our main distribution center in Michigan, our own little gift shop here Kauai, and soon a distribution center in India! He has also been training Dharmaraj in Hinduism Today subscription management, which is another big world in itself.
Muruganathaswami shared some book reviews of What Is Hinduism which are just now going out to the public. He also reported on a spike in new Hinduism Today subscriptions arriving by mail this past few days.
Sadhaka Jothinatha has been involved in event promotion, working in advance to set up helpers to be present at melas, festivals etc. that are on the horizon across the country during the coming year.
Dharmaraj has been continuing with his training and diligent work in keeping all the hundreds of small items that come in for minimela sales carefully stored and marked.

Iraja Sivadas poses outside the “Press Shop” with Sadhaka Jothinatha and Sadhaka Satyanatha. Iraja is a longtime devotee of Gurudeva’s and Bodhinatha’s and is here visiting on vacation with some family members.

(right to left) Vinesh Sorel from Arizona, Kanna Krishnan from Oakland, Calif, and Sundari Dembe from Layfayette pose between the two Bhadra pillars that were put in place just one week ago.

Vinesh Sorel with his wife, Nirali and their two sons, Ravi 8 yrs old and Vash 2 yrs old pose for a photo on the Northern side of this beautiful all-hand-carved white granite Chola-style Agamic Siva Temple. The first of its kind in the Western hemisphere.

. . . and in front of Dakshinamurthy, the South-facing aspect of God Siva, and also represents the Silent Guru.

(left to right) Rudy and Joan Gerusa (Rudy was celebrating his 79th birthday today), and Bonnie and Bob Wolf. All from Southern California. They read about the Hindu Temple in a Guide Book “Kauai Reveals.”

They felt their visit to the Aadheenam was both “spiritually uplifting and very educating.”

Megan and Jessy from Alberta Canada were very impressed by the Silpis’ creative and sacred hand carved stone work. They had never seen anything like it before and found it all “absolutely wonderful.”

Isabelle Decauwert, a recent visitor was thrilled with her visit and sent a few photos (Isabelle if you are looking in, not all your photos could be opened…)

Here is the Tiruneri path leading up to the monastery. A first time visitor has no idea what unusual sites are about to open to to them.

Lord Shanmugam under the banyan tree

The temple tank outside of Kadavul temple.

This is a photo from Hitesvara Saravan on the Big Island. He is a plant lover and grows some incredible hybiscus varieties. Hitesvara is our most diligent transcriber and thanks him you are now getting Bodhinatha’s latest talks shortly after they are given. Watch the side bar to see if the talk from this Sun One or the last one has been posted.