Today's Views
November 25, 2008People who come to the Aadheenam become part of the local scenery. They add their colors, looks and sounds to enrich our small monastery, not unlike the flowers that grow in so many ways in our gardens. It is rare to find a place on earth where different people meet...
Chitra Puja Invokes Gurudeva's Blessings
November 24, 2008Once gain it is Chitra Nakshatra, the star alignment of Gurudeva's Mahasamadhi. We honor him with a pada puja. Most souls who are free from a physical body are said to be closer to earth during the same moon phase, called tithi, that was in the skies when they departed....
Kauai Aadheenam Humming with Activities
November 23, 2008Things are humming at Kauai Aadheenam. We continue to work on our archives and the vast collection of photos in our archives are being digitized. here is a classic Gurudeva shot. He is deep in meditation by the Maha Sphatika lingam in Kadavul after a puja there.
Progress on New Front Gate for Aadheenam
November 23, 2008The metal sculptor who is crafting the new entrance gates for the monastery (remember the lotus motif) sends these photos to us today. He is working on the unopened lotus buds. He he shows his multi-layered sketch alongside the first and basic shape of the flower bud. Here he has...
Amazing Painting for Pitchai Gurukkal
November 23, 2008When Bodhinatha was in India in February, after the Indian Odyssey, he went to Pillaiyarpatti and met the great priest who runs the temple and padasala there, Pichai Gurukkal. He learned that Gurukkal is having his 60th birthday this year, and in Hinduism that is a key passage of life...
Skanda Shashthi Retrospective
November 23, 2008The following are a series of photos taken during Gurudeva's Mahasamadhi ceremonies, directly followed by the six day Skanda Shashthi festival held during the months of October and November, attended by devotees from around the world. Visiting devotees in front of the sanctum of the Iraivan Temple. An evening view...
Video of First Havana at Iraivan Temple
November 23, 2008We're pleased to present a short video of the first havana that was held at the San Marga Iraivan Temple at Kauai's Hindu Monastery on October 25, 2008, during the seventh annual Gurudeva Mahasamadhi Observances festival. Many pilgrims from all around the world were present. The monks chanted a special...
Bodhinatha in the Video Studio
November 22, 2008Bodhinatha is pictured here in our small video studio in front of a green screen. He is reading his Publisher's Desk for the January 2009 issue of Hinduism Today magazine. He talks to our readers about Hinduism Today's history and purpose. This 30th anniversary issue marks three decades of continuous...