Bodhinatha Off on Mission to Australia
February 11, 2009Bodhinatha departed for Australia yesterday with Sadhaka Haranandinatha and reported in earlier today that they had a successful 10 hour flight to Sydney, were met by devotees there and that he is having darshan meetings this afternoon and evening at the hotel.
Annual Thai Pusam Festival
February 11, 2009We just completed an inspired 3-day full moon retreat that began with the powerful annual Thai Pusam abhishekam to Lord Murugan
Pilgrims from Chicago
February 11, 2009In front of the Iraivan Temple sanctum, in orange, is Parankusah Hanumath Prasad who is one of the priests from the Baloji Temple in Aurora, a suburb of Chicago. Accompanying him from Chicago are Lingahneni Jagan Mohan Rao, Lingammenu Uma, and Akkineni Sudarsana Rao, all devotees of Sri Ganapathi Sachidananda...
News from Sri Lanka Mission
February 11, 2009  Thondunatha brings news from Jaffna: "I am enclosing few photos which were taken at our Pasupathiswarar Temple on January 1st, 2009, the first day of Thiruvembavai. "Left to right is Mrs. Pathmanathan our new trustee of the Ashram, Amma Sivayogam Vinayagamurthy, temple priest, Rishi Thondunathan and Rishimata Sivalosani Kanagaratnam."...
Thai Pusam On the Big Island of Hawaii
February 11, 2009From the big island Hitesvara Saravan observes a very tropical Thai Pusam. He writes: "May the Holy Vel of Lord Murugan (Hawaiian God Ku-mara) in His Grace on this most auspicious day remove all bondages of ignorance." This is our Murugan Hill outdoor shrine in the Summa Iru Walking Meditation...
February 2009 Ganesha Homa at Spiritual Park
February 11, 2009Beautifully decked with several garlands lovingly woven by devotees, Lord Pancha Mukha Ganapati welcomes all to the Spiritual Park of Mauritius for the first Sunday Homa of February 2009. Offerings brought are being taken care of by our ladies. Devotees coming over the Ganesha Bridge with their offerings... Meanwhile other...
End of a Dynamic Phase
February 7, 2009Another dynamic day at the Aadheenam, to finish our short, but very productive 4-day phase. ~~~~~~~~~~~ END OF PHASE Today is the last day of our phase. This edition of TAKA will remain posted over our coming three-day retreat, until Dvitya Tithi, Sun One, Wednesday, February 11th.
Thai Pusam, 2009 Is Here!
February 7, 2009Tomorrow is the holy day of Thai Pusam. The full moon in the month of Thai, dedicated to Lord Murugan. Here a devotee in Jaffna has a vision of Yogaswami at the holy temple of Nallur in Jaffna, where the presiding Deity is just a Vel in the inner sanctum....