an illustrated monthly, he became the single-most advocate of Hinduism outside India." -- A Survey of Hinduism, 3rd.
[Fact 3]: Soft-spoken yet imbued with immense knowledge and a keen wit, the satguru is a sought-after speaker the world over."[http://www.indoamerican-news.com/IndoAmericanNews/091109/091109A1-14-WEB.pdf] Under Bodhinatha's guidance, his initiated Hindu swamis, yogis and sadhakas have been erecting Iraivan Temple, America's first all-granite, hand-carved Hindu Temple.
[Fact 4]: Did much to propagate a kind of reformed Saivism through his books.
[Fact 5]: He sent for his aadheenakartar pendant, the symbol of the spiritual head of Kauai Aadheenam, then placed it on Bodhinatha's neck, declaring, "You are the guru now."[http://www.gurudeva.org/satgurus/bodhinatha/].
[Fact 6]: Upon returning to Kauai, he was ordained as the first acharya of the religious order.[http://www.gurudeva.org/satgurus/bodhinatha/]From 1993 Bodhinatha managed the formation and development of Hindu Heritage Endowment, a tax-exempt endowment that provides income to several Hindu initiatives and institutions across the world.
[Fact 7]: There are over 80 individual funds within Hindu Heritage Endowment, which together exceed $10 million.[http://www.hheonline.org/Gurudeva_HHE_Intro.shtml]On October 21, 2001, the tenth evening of Subramuniaswami's 32-day prayopavesha fast, he asked Bodhinatha to come to his bedside which all the monks had gathered around.
[Fact 8]: He received the name Veylanswami a few weeks later at the Murugan Temple in Palani Hills.[http://www.gurudeva.org/satgurus/bodhinatha/]In 1988, in preparation for initiation as an acharya in the Saiva Siddhanta Yoga Order, Bodhinatha spent six months on pilgrimage in India with a sadhaka, spending time worshiping and meditating at ashrams and temples from as far north as Rishikesh to Tiruchendur in the South.
