Bodhinatha Visits Anaheim Chinmaya Mission
November 11, 2008Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami was invited to visit the Chinmaya Mission in Anaheim during his visit to Southern California last year, but the schedule was too tight to include it. This year, we made it a reality. Here, a Chinmaya devotee introduces Bodhinatha to a group of Balvihar acharyas, or children's...
Anaheim Donor Appreciation Reception
November 11, 2008At last, with the blessings of Gurudeva, we had our Iraivan Temple Donor Appreciation Reception in Anaheim, California. Here is Usha Katir, our gracious coordinator and chief decorator, standing beside Ganesha's and Gurudeva's shrine at the event. Sannyasin Senthilnathaswami was the emcee and presented lots of news and photos about...
Valluvan Family Last Day at Kauai Aadheenam
November 11, 2008The Valluvan family has returned safe and sound to Malaysia and we are sharing to day their last moments at the Aadheenam, having darshan with Bodhinatha. Bodhinatha signs a copy of the Saivite Hindu Religion Course book for little Kayshana. Blessing Valluvan with a single rudraksha bead around the neck....
Bodhinatha Visits Pasadena Siva Temple
November 10, 2008On their way from Lancaster to Anaheim, California, Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami and Sannyasin Senthilnathaswami stopped at a new temple that is being established in Pasadena. It is a Saivite temple, run by a small group of Tamil families and laid out just like our own Kadavul Temple at Kauai Aadheenam....
Satsang with Bodhinatha in Lancaster
November 10, 2008Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami was the honored guest at Dr. and Mrs. Shun and Thilika Sunder's home in Lancaster, California, on Saturday evening for a special Skanda Shashthi puja. Janahan Balasingam, the gentleman who has performed Gurudeva's annual mahasamadhi puja on several occasions at Kauai Aadheenam, came from Irvine to perform...
Siva's Guests Visit Siva's Home
November 10, 2008There is an ancient Tamil saying that no one can visit the great temple of Chidambaram unless Lord Nataraja Himself wills it. Many stories are told about the unbelievable coincidences that have allowed -- or prevented -- the visit of devotees to that venerable temple. We don't have as many...
Other Guests Visiting the Aadheenam
November 10, 2008On that same day, Sharad and Namrata Haldwani were twice blessed: by being here and by participating in the Rajagopuram ceremony. They put some of their prana in the sandalwoood paste that goes under the stone. The Narmada Sivalingam.
An Impromptu Gift For TAKA Readers
November 9, 2008Jai Ganesha, Lord of All Obstacles! Most TAKA readers know that we are finalizing a transition to a new, more modern system in the backstage of our daily news page. Today some extra challenges waited for our intrepid digital architects. And that means we cannot bring you our normal news...