with Sri Ganesh

- 11-07-08:

Sri Ganesh, You carry the spirit and the Shakti Of Mother Nature, The Material Creatrix, One with the Earth-Soul And you hold Her hills and her ponds, Her dazzle of snow and glimmer

Of flowers in the woods, The myriad fragrances Of her knowing And loving The Supreme As it Manifests…

- 12-07-08:

I purchased and received two trailer loads of good top-soil; paid Rs. 1,500/- I want to level the slope from the road to the gate and let grass grow there and spread the rest in the garden, and also fill the new pots with it and a mix of good compost.

Sri Ganesh, You are seated, or you stand, Majestic and free And a seer, At the gate to Her Rooms, And you watch and assess Who is coming – Only the twice-born Can proceed towards you At Her gate, Their footsteps singing Their quiet devotion…

That afternoon, in my absence, Manikandan had to let in some National Highways surveyors who wanted to verify some

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