We began a new phase with homa. Paramacharaya Sadasivanathaswami presided, as Bodhinatha is traveling.

• http://t.co/p7bAgbPB White lotus from Bali embracing the sun's blessings in Siva's Garden today. #

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In this slide show we bring your five unusual images from working in progress in Bangalare.
Chain in progress - There are 8 short chains carved of black stones for the Nandi Mandapam. Work has just started. It will take a couple of months to see the completed chain rings.

Iraivan Yesti - This is a model of the yesti that will welcome all devotees at the main steps of the Raja Gopuram. Since it is a very complex piece of work, we had to made a model so that the silpis can carve the same features.

Shed for Hanuman - Hanuman has been in the direct sun for the last 4 years . April to July are summer in India , we decided to make a shade for him. He is happy resting to be uplifted to Kauai soon.

Perimeter wall rough stones 1 - These are the new stones purchased from a quarry which is over 150 kilometers away from our worksite. Each block is over 7000 kilos each. It has to be unloaded using a 12 ton crane.

Perimeter wall rough stones 2 - These are the new stones, Jiva is standing there to show you, how big the rough blocks are. These are for the perimeter wall. We have started sizing them using the big gang saw.

Bodhinatha, Shanmuganathaswami and this happy group of members and students of Sinagapore Mission visited the magical, mystical island of Sentosa on Saturday. These kinds of outings give the devotees an opportunity to spend time with Bodhinatha and the monks in a casual setting.

Summer is upon us, and we near the longest day of the year, so what better time to grab an iPhone and capture a few of the botanical gems in bloom? Click the full screen icon for some awesome large views.

A beautiful Summer day for a walk through the magical gardens to see the Iraivan temple . . . a wonder of the modern world.

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Today Sadhaka Mayuranatha received his Samaya Diksha, hearing the sacred Panchakshara Mantra and special instructions for daily japa sadhana from the lips of the Satguru. In the Saiva Siddhanta tradition this moment of diksha is considered a crucial point in the long journey of the soul, when the Lord Siva's Power of Revealing Grace, comes down to the devotee through the form of the Satguru, opening the door and the opportunity and means to liberation.

The old kitchen of Kauai Aadheenam had parts and pieces going back to the 40's and 50's when the estate here was built. After living here since 1969, it was badly deteriorated. Four months ago, Sivanathaswami began a process to renovate the kitchen by hiring a professional designer to design the interior. The plan was not only to clean up and refurbish, but to radically transform the space into a more useful, user friendly kitchen. And the goal was achieved in four months. As Kulapati Deva Rajan remarked today: "It's amazing to see how many work spaces there are now." Indeed, eight or nine people could now work together here.