This is Bodhinatha’s forty-minute presentation to answer the question posed by many Hindus “What should I practice.”
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4g7KYyjzGNI

Many gifts are arriving from devotees all over the world in preparation for Ardra Darshanam, including homa herbs, spices and 108 gallons of organic milk for the abishekam.

The necklace is for the crystal lingam in front of Nataraja. It was a gift from a number of Malaysian devotees who pooled their resources to replace the current silver one with a gold one.

As we head into the holiday, end-of-year, solstice season, Kauai Aadheenam begins to fill with more and more visitors. Kulapati and Kulamata Easan and Sundari Katir have come over from California to help host. Easan sendt this picture of the front of Iraivan.

Recently the Param family arrived on pilgrimage to the Aadheenam, and with them comes the expertise needed to finish the Media Studio's electrical work. Easvan Param is a master electrician and has been joined by son Chandran and grandson's Bhajana and Jayendra to help the GK during their stay.

httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ocTnd3S7Ow Here's a fun little video. We thought it would be nice to create a timelapse of the installation of the Media Studio's ceiling. Aditya, Deva and Haran are the leading sevaks in this video, who together, did most of the work putting up the tongue and groove boards.

With all the help the monastery is getting from task forcers, karma yogis and other helpers, the media studio is progressing well. The ceiling has been nearly completed, awaiting the installation of its final three coffers. The Second layer of stucco is going up on the building's exterior, the attic's insulation is nearly done, the entry way is being tiled and the cove moulding is being milled. In tomorrow's post you'll see the expert team who will have begun the finish electrical. Just in time for Ardra, these are all big steps that have come together all at once. Their completion will bring the Ganapati Kulam that much closer to moving in, and once again, putting all of their time and energy into their web and publications work.

Today we had a visit from a recently married couple, Logan and Luckshmi and their family. Luckshmi is the niece of Dr. Shun and Tilaka Sunder from Lancaster, CA, who are long time devotees and supporters of the Aadheenam. They wanted to come to Kauai and receive Lord Siva's blessing the moment their wedding ceremony was complete.  Paramacharya Sivanathaswami did a special blessing for the new couple in Kadavul. Standing behind them from left: Mr. Kanagaratnam and Mrs. Revati Sivalingam, Luckshmi's parents and sister Tulasi. Standing on the right, Mr. Subramaniam and Mrs. Malathy  Nirmalananda, Logan's parents. 

We have begun our fourth year of working on one of Gurudeva's beautiful visions, a bronze memorial that honors the traditional temple artisans, and also all donors who have given to Iraivan.

The silpi at the forge is in Colorado today, and will be coming to Kauai in the months ahead. We showed you the most recent arrival, the silpi sharpening a chisel, but here is a more full description of him. He and the other two are temporarily installed in the Banyan Mandapam where all visitors can touch this masterful work by Holly Young.