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Kauai Aadheenam Monthly Video

Kauai Aadheenam Monthly Video

Watch our latest video: Kauai's Hindu Monastery news of the quarter for October-December 2008. This month we hear about important events over the past three months, including our Gurudeva Mahasamadhi Observances and Skanda Shashthi festivals, our acceptance of three new monks and some of Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami's recent travels. A...

New Phase Begins

New Phase Begins

A new phase began today... Early morning homa is about to begin Senthilnathswami is the homa priest today with Sadhaka Tandavanatha assisting.

Nayak Family Meets Bodhinatha

Nayak Family Meets Bodhinatha

Last phase, Mr. Nayak from San Diego and his parents from Philadelphia met Bodhinatha. They had good questions about vegetarianism, health, etc.

Umakanthan's on Pilgrimage

Umakanthan's on Pilgrimage

The Umakanthan family had another nice pilgrimage from southern California. They have been here several times already. They polished some brass one afternoon before our monthly Gurudeva Chitra padapuja. Here they are up on top of Iraivan... They head to south India next month for daughter Janani's marriage.

Darshan with Bodhinatha

Darshan with Bodhinatha

Master Course readers Karuna and Santosh Krinsky from Wisconsin enjoyed darshan with Bodhinatha and asked him pertinent questions on ahimsa and how to effectively increase it in the world, to which Bodhinatha gave wise answers. He shared this principle, for example, to appreciate progress already going on, such as Europe...

Iraivan's Rajagopuram Gets Another Course of Stones

Iraivan's Rajagopuram Gets Another Course of Stones

With a storm warning in effect for the day we did not know how much we could accomplish before the wind and rains came. Fortunately we were blessed to have a dry morning with just a sprinkle as yet another course of stones was lifted up to the Rajagopuram of...

Batticaloa Orphanage Celebrates Gurudeva's Jayanthi

Batticaloa Orphanage Celebrates Gurudeva's Jayanthi

Gurudeva's 82nd Jayanti, January 5th, was celebrated in several places in Sri Lanka, shown here just below India. An orphanage associated with Kauai Aadheenam is on the Eastern shore of the island, where the red star is located in this satellite image. The boys all teamed up to make this...

Ashram Sadhana Day At the Aadheenam

Ashram Sadhana Day At the Aadheenam

Sun Three. Today was ashram sadhana day for all but the Ganapati Kulam who will do their cleaning work tomorrow... We are happy to let you know that we have just posted a new talk by Bodhinatha. Keep watching the side bar for updates next phase.

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