This past month Dan the welder and his two co workers finished the insulation and roofing on the octagonal Pavilion/ Exhibit Hall/Wedding Hall/Conference Center etc. Its first use will be July 19th for the Llama Fest. Last few years at Llama Fest the temperatures have been brutally in the low hundreds. We have stood under this insulated pavilion roof when it was equally hot this year and we have remained cool. Not only does the insulation prevent the heat, but the open air sides catch all little zephyrs which happen along.


All the participants, spectators, and llamas themselves will be much more comfortable this year. Many thanks to all the donors thus far, especially Avadesh and Uma Aggarwal ($ 5,000.00), Milan Bag ($ 3,000.00), Dinesh and Kalpana Patel ($ 2,000.00), and Vin and Kiran Kamdar ($1,000.00). We have until the fall to complete the other phases of this building 1) enclosing it in glass sides 2) hooking up electrical 3) building stage and sound 4) laying down some sort of floor. It will be a great facility for Diwali, during which everyone, Westerners and Indians alike, do the Ras and Dandiya Garba folk dancing.  Means to donate for the above. 1) Send a check to Krishna Temple, 8628 S. State Road, Spanish Fork, Utah 84660. 2) Call Caru at (801) 798-3559/787-1510 with Credit or Debit Card Number 3) Go to paypal.com and credit a donation to carudas@earthlink.net.


Having finished the roofing, Dan and friends started to install the new upstairs temple room doors. Ram Kishan donated the previous wooden doors, made in India, and they have stood us in good stead for 8 years. However, wood cannot maintain itself in the arid Utah climate, especially on this hilltop where cold, snow, and high winds occasionally charge through.


These new doors designed by Vaibhavi are made from wrought iron and insulated glass. They allow much more light into the temple room. In the morning while chanting japa the devotees see the eastern sun rising right through them and the beams falling on Sri Sri Radha and Krishna.