Rudraksha trees and a Shiva temple in Kapa'a, Kauai
At the botanical gardens in Princeville, the tour guide pointed out some deep blue spheres on the ground, which she said were fruit of the Rudraksha tree. I perked up at this, not knowing where they grew aside from the Himalayan foothills. Inside each fruit is a seed, which is made into the Rudraksha beads. She surprised me further by saying that there is an entire grove of these trees near a Hindu monastery in the hills of Kapa'a. I had no idea there was a Hindu monaster