http://www.himalayanacademy.com/blog/taka/2010/04/30/bodhinatha-visits-thanjavur-and-pillaiyarpatti/ News from the Hindu monastery on the island of Kauai, Hawaii, USA Fri, 24 May 2013 09:55:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 http://www.himalayanacademy.com/blog/taka/2010/04/30/bodhinatha-visits-thanjavur-and-pillaiyarpatti/#comment-1156 Padmaja Sun, 02 May 2010 12:27:01 +0000 http://himalayanacademy.com/blog/taka/?p=5984#comment-1156 Thank you Nigel Siva for reminding that mystical story about Gurudeva's life, I did not remember which temple King Raja Raja Cholan had built. I was amazed when I saw pictures of Brihadeeswarat Temple yesterday, there is some resemblance with Iraivan Temple...it all makes sense now. I also wanted to thank you for your beautiful picture "Smiling Siva", the most perfect face with wonderful expression, reminding me of His presence everywhere all day! Thank you Nigel Siva for reminding that mystical story about Gurudeva’s life, I did not remember which temple King Raja Raja Cholan had built. I was amazed when I saw pictures of Brihadeeswarat Temple yesterday, there is some resemblance with Iraivan Temple…it all makes sense now.
I also wanted to thank you for your beautiful picture “Smiling Siva”, the most perfect face with wonderful expression, reminding me of His presence everywhere all day!

]]> http://www.himalayanacademy.com/blog/taka/2010/04/30/bodhinatha-visits-thanjavur-and-pillaiyarpatti/#comment-1155 Niraj Thaker Sat, 01 May 2010 21:13:08 +0000 http://himalayanacademy.com/blog/taka/?p=5984#comment-1155 Nigel, thank you for that story. When I was there, certain areas in the temple and around had Gurudeva like energy or presence. Perhaps it was the 'majesticity' of the temple & Siva's revealing energy, I don't know. It certainly felt like I was revisiting the grand temple. Jai Ganesha! Nigel, thank you for that story. When I was there, certain areas in the temple and around had Gurudeva like energy or presence. Perhaps it was the ‘majesticity’ of the temple & Siva’s revealing energy, I don’t know. It certainly felt like I was revisiting the grand temple. Jai Ganesha!

]]> http://www.himalayanacademy.com/blog/taka/2010/04/30/bodhinatha-visits-thanjavur-and-pillaiyarpatti/#comment-1154 Nigel Siva Sat, 01 May 2010 16:12:33 +0000 http://himalayanacademy.com/blog/taka/?p=5984#comment-1154 The other night, I was not sleepy, so I was watching the Iraivan Temple DVD. I came to know that the Thanjavur Brihadeeswarat Temple was built by King Raja Raja Cholan (more than 1000 years ago). And, if I remember correctly what is said in this DVD that according to an ancient prophecy (in India) that a tall man, who is the reincarnation of that King, would contact Ganapati Stapati to build a Siva Temple in the West. Ganapati stapati's great, great,..., grandfather was the stapati of the Thanjavur Brihadeeswarat Temple. Now we see that the tall man was Gurudeva (6 feet 4 inch tall!), and He employed Ganapati stapati to build the Iraivan Temple in Kauai. All is wonderful. There is no mystery! The other night, I was not sleepy, so I was watching the Iraivan Temple DVD. I came to know that the Thanjavur Brihadeeswarat Temple was built by King Raja Raja Cholan (more than 1000 years ago). And, if I remember correctly what is said in this DVD that according to an ancient prophecy (in India) that a tall man, who is the reincarnation of that King, would contact Ganapati Stapati to build a Siva Temple in the West. Ganapati stapati’s great, great,…, grandfather was the stapati of the Thanjavur Brihadeeswarat Temple. Now we see that the tall man was Gurudeva (6 feet 4 inch tall!), and He employed Ganapati stapati to build the Iraivan Temple in Kauai. All is wonderful. There is no mystery!

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