• Our morning puja to Gurudeva is about to begin. #
• Sir Ken Robinson's 2010 TED talk, following up on his fabled 2006 talk. Bring on the learning revolution! (must see) http://bit.ly/awW6AW #
• More of our pilgrims and Kauai residents give testimony on our Gurudeva Mahasamadhi Observances. http://bit.ly/9AL6Zt #
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  A contemporary Ganesha gifted (digitally) to our traveling swamis during their California visit. #
• Another group of pilgrims give testimonies on video this afternoon about how the festival is going for them. http://bit.ly/bOd21a #
• Yesterday pilgrims got to witness the silpis sharpening the various types of chisels they use for carving. http://twitpic.com/33pxci #
• Kumar Naganathan Gurukkal from the Hindu Temple of Tulsa, OK, is here to preside over the final puja to Gurudeva tomorrow afternoon. #

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• Mount Waialeale shows herself for our pilgrims this morning. http://twitpic.com/33acef #
• Some of our pilgrims at Gurudeva's Mahasamadhi Observances tell us how the festival is affecting them. http://bit.ly/b5Fz7M #
• During breakfast Saravananathaswami leads a discussion about visualizing Gurudeva. http://twitpic.com/33ekhj http://twitpic.com/33ekhr #
• The third course of Nandi's mandapam is almost done. The fourth is being fitted on the ground. http://twitpic.com/33eki9 #
• This afternoon's homa at the Svayambhu Lingam is underway. http://twitpic.com/33ekzf http://twitpic.com/33ekzd http://twitpic.com/33ekzg #
• A new flower blooms in Siva's Garden. http://twitpic.com/33el19 #
• The pilgrims are offering turmeric rice into the sacred fire. http://twitpic.com/33eolu #

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• Short video clip of a Mahasamadhi 2010 Satsang with Palaniswami this afternoon. http://bit.ly/9Nd50U #

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  Today we received from the Ukraine the second Russian trilogy book, Merging with Siva. Jai to our team! #
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  Inside Gurudeva's mystical masterpiece in Cyrillic script. Russia has a deep history with Saivism. #

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  This Care Package of homemade cookies arrived. "SAVE THE EARTH. IT'S THE ONLY PLANET WITH CHOCOLATE." #

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• Saurabh and Vartika visited today. He is a member of the team at Apple who designed the latest MacBook Air. http://twitpic.com/31zxbk #

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• Detail of the sun http://yfrog.com/6x7e3pj #
• A lotus flower in bloom. http://yfrog.com/86s17nj #
• Stainless hinges. http://yfrog.com/0a16ghj #
• Lotuses grow from the mud (instinct) through the water (intellect) into the sunlight (the superconscious soul). #
• The welding begins despite tropical rains. http://yfrog.com/0epteunj #
• The new Padma Gateway redefines the entrance to Kauai's Hindu monastery. http://yfrog.com/0fcvraj #

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  Easan Katir handed this bill to Palaniswami. Yes, it's real. Yes, it's 100 trillion dollars. Worth? US 30¢ #
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  Our two swamis with other leaders at the MHEC Conference in Houston last weekend. #
• Eric and Filomena Bettencourt visited today. Eric works with Rocket Science, our IT consultancy in San Francisco. http://twitpic.com/31fu6s #

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• Palaniswami and Senthilnathaswami spent the morning with Ravi and Sheela Rahavendran in Carlsbad. On our way to LAX now, to return home. #

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• Tejas Dave from the local Meenakshi temple gives a great summary of yesterday's HMEC youth session. http://twitpic.com/30go7n #
• Our new brahmachari, Riccardo, dressed in his first white outfit, stands with Palaniswami and Senthilnathaswami. http://yfrog.com/4xxv2j #
• See a short video of two @HinduismToday swamis speaking at HMEC in Houston yesterday. http://bit.ly/9DZNxl #
• Good job @CHYnetwork (HMEC youth group) on all the Twitter updates throughout this weekend's conference! http://bit.ly/deE7FN #
• @CHYnetwork Have you seen the Twitter feed that the swamis from Hawaii have been updating throughout HMEC? #
• Absolutely riveting: "A Letter to Parents" by the Coalition of Hindu Youth. http://bit.ly/aErRa0 #
• Mrunal, Padmaja and Pooja Patel flew to Houston to help our swamis at the HMEC conference. They worked hard to pas http://twitpic.com/30jaa4 #
• Nandikesh Chandrashekharan picked up our swamis in LA. Driving to Carlsbad now. http://twitpic.com/30kz78 #
• Satsang at the Rahavendran home in Carlsbad begins. http://twitpic.com/30m78c #
• A surprise birthday moment for Sheela Rahavendran http://twitpic.com/30mulv #
• We gave a beautiful photo of Gurudeva to Sheela for her family's shrine room. I think she likes it! http://twitpic.com/30muuh #

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