New Sadhaka Get Earrings
July 5, 2009As his first duty, Acharya Arumugaswami places new earrings into the ears of our three youngest monks, Sadhaka Tandavanatha, Sadhaka Rajanatha, and Sadhaka Nandinatha.
Darshan with Bodhinatha
July 5, 2009Our Guru Purnima pilgrims Mrunal, Padmaja and Pooja Patel had darshan with Bodhinatha. Pooja took the brahmacharya vrata. Then more discussions about how the future generations will stay interested in Hinduism
Pilgrims Visit
July 4, 2009Anand Yegnanarayan family is on pilgrimage from Los Angeles area. They last visited when their son, Abhinav, was six months old. Now he is five. Abhinav showed talent for bharata natyam dance, so he's now enrolled in a dance school. He demonstrated some dance moves for Bodhinatha. Formal Master Course...
Padapuja Video
July 4, 2009Celebrating this Satguru Purnima week, we bring you a short but beautiful video of a Gurudeva's monthly Chitra Nakshatra day pada puja. httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qz4HrB90f4E
Guru Purnima Preparations
July 4, 2009The devotees and monks are out on San Marga getting ready for tomorrow morning's Guru Puja. Setting up at the Swayambhu Lingam site. Ladies making garlands The men are decorating with flowers Back at the Aadheenam, monks decorate the chariot.
Gurudeva's Vision of 1975
July 3, 2009On February 15 of 1975 Gurudeva had a series of early morning visions of Lord Siva that were to become the founding moment, the spiritual seed, for Iraivan Temple. The next day he set out to find the spot where Siva had sat in the vision. At one point in...
Guru Purnima Week Continues
July 3, 2009The vibration is very high at the Aadheenam as the auspicious Guru Purnima day approaches. Rajen Manick writes from Mauritius: Jai Ganapati! I am happy to wish Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami a happy Guru Purnima 2009. I am really blessed to be always guided by Bodhinatha in my life to fulfill...
Grounds tour
July 3, 2009The Sriskandarajah family was back today for more activities on the Aadheenam grounds, starting with collecting water from the stream... ...to bathe the Narmada lingam Then driving up San Marga path. Our cow Nandini happened to be nearby and came trotting over to be fed some konrai (golden shower) tree...