Satsang with Bodhinatha in Walnut Creek
November 18, 2008On November 16, Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami presided at satsang at the home of Easvan and Devi Param, one of our Church families in Walnut Creek, Northern California. The traditional pada puja was performed, this time by Easvan and Devi's son, Chandran, and his sons, Bhajana and Jeyendra. After the pada...
Palo Alto Donor Appreciation Reception
November 18, 2008On November 15 we had our Northern California Donor Appreciation Reception. Here, K. Suriyakumar (left), a long-time devotee and donor to Iraivan Temple, talks to Deva Rajan, one of our senior members in Northern California. Left to right: Sahana Devi Param, Adi Alahan, Thamby Kumaran and Satya Palani, all long-time...
What Happened Today at the Aadheenam?
November 17, 2008Bodhinatha arrived home save and sound after a long trip on the mainland. It is always a joyous day when all the monks are all back home together with our Satguru in residence Senthilnathaswami was Bodhinatha's traveling companion and has be posting the photos from the trip while traveling Lord...
Bodhinatha Visits Carlsbad Caverns
November 17, 2008While in West Texas, on November 13, the Patel family took Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami and Sannyasin Senthilnathaswami on an outing to Carlsbad Caverns in New Mexico. The 3.5-hour drive across the flat desert of the Permian Basin, dotted with the occasional oil well and nothing else, was finally rewarded by...
Bodhinatha Visits West Texas
November 16, 2008Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami spent the better part of the week in Midland, Texas, home town of George W. Bush, and the dusty, deserty home of many an American oil baron. So, you're probably wondering, what is this thing? It's a pump jack. These contraptions pump black gold from deep underneath...
Mauritius Satsang and Seva
November 16, 2008I am very very very happy to inform YOU that we had a wonderful satsang at my home yesterday 13th Nov 2008. We started with a Pada Puja followed by singing of Natchintanai songs;Homam;Talk on "cleanliness" by Kulapathi Manon;viewing of newsletter DVD and finally had a nice meals cooked especially...
Satsang with Bodhinatha in Carlsbad
November 15, 2008On November 10, Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami was the honored guest at the home of Ravi and Sheela Rahavendran in Carlsbad, California. Ravi bathed the satguru's feet in the traditional style. Our Southern California devotees were absorbed in devotion as the puja went on. Each offering was ended by presenting the...
Retreat Events and Sun One at the Aadheenam
November 15, 2008Bodhinatha has been having a long and fruitful trip to the mainland. Yesterday he flew back to California after a visit to Midland, Texas, and today a donor reception event was held in Palo Alto, California. We will continue to post news of his travel events in the days ahead....