Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Visit To The Hindu Monastery of Kaui, Hawaii

We arrived on March 5th to Honolulu for an overnight stay, before heading to the island of Kaui.
The evening of our arrival was very stormy throughout the night !  I had concerns that we'ld have flight delays the next morning.
We left on time with blue skys and found our way to our first studio apartment (Green Coconut Studio - Kapaa), which was reccomended in the Lonely Planet.

On March 7th during our initial day trip, we made our way to the Hindu Temple of Kauai.






Ganesh at the base of a Rudraksha Tree.


The Monastery cares for a Sacred Rudraksha Forest.  In the photo, the little blue gum balls are the rudraksha seeds.  When the blue covering dries, it will split, and then reveal the rough, round seed.
The forest grounds are covered by zillions of seeds, which are often used in prayer malas.
Respectfully, I left without any seeds.





The tone of divinity was set for our stay here on Kauai.  

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