Sri Karpaga Ganapathi Temple Maha Kumbhabhishekam

A warm welcome at the temple’s Ganesha shrine

A Gopuja proeceeded Satguru’s arrival

A very friendly face to greet Satguru and Swami

First stop is the Ganesha shrine

A beautiful black-granite Ganesha!

Aum Gam Ganapataye Namah

Satguru gives an upadesha

Followed by vibhuti blessings for those present

Also on the trip, Satguru and Swami have a satsang with our California members and students

Aum Namah Sivaya

Jai Ganesha!

Last week, Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami and Sannyasin Yoginathaswami took a short trip to San Ramon, in the Bay Area of California. They were there to attend the Maha Kumbhabhishekam of the Sri Karpaga Ganapathi Temple. The event was conducted on November 10th, 2025, and was preceded by four days of preliminary pujas and prayers. Satguru was the chief guest of honor. The temple was founded by Sivasri Suresh Viswanathan Sivacharyar, whom we have known for many years. Sivacharyar has strong local community support and was very happy to have been able to start this temple. The Ganesha murti was gifted by Bodhinatha, following Gurudeva’s long-standing tradition to give a Ganesha whenever a community starts a temple.

The powerful puja was done successfully and was accompanied by a 3.8 earthquake. The chief priest was Sivasri Swaminatha Sivacharyar from Mayiladuthurai, Tamil Nadu, and he was assisted by Sivasri Karthikeya Sivacharyar and Sivasri Balu Gurukkal. Aum.

This video includes a San Ramon local TV interview of Satguru (interview starts at 2m 15s)