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June 12, 2008What Happened Today at the Monastery? This phase starts up with a highly auspicious Sun One. Chandra Shankar came to Kauai Aadheenam on pilgrimage with her daughter-in-law, Gowrie (right). Today they have darshan with Bodhinatha. Nitesh and Yogita Bankar from Houston area. They are trustees of a new temple project...
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June 9, 2008What Happened Today at the Monastery? It is the last day of a six-day phase. A bright sunny day full of wondrous light and new things at Iraivan. ~~~~~~~~~~~ END OF PHASE Today is the last day of our phase. This edition of TAKA will remain posted over our coming...
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June 8, 2008What Happened Today at the Monastery? Bodhinatha meets with the family of Ramesh (in red shirt) and Arundati Gowda and their friends Sudheendra (on right with Ramesh) Kavita (on left in blue shirt with Arundati) The family meets with Shanmuganathswami of the Pillaiyar Kulam to discuss the Hindu Heritage Endowment....
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June 7, 2008What Happened Today at the Monastery? A peaceful day in Hawaii. The big news is the arrival of more stones and on-going work on Iraivan's roof. Meanwhile, the Siddhidata Kulam has planted a lot of gladiolas and they have all blossomed recently. Iraivan Temple Construction Progress The containers are opened...
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June 6, 2008What Happened Today at the Monastery? A lot of activity occurring here at the Aadheenam, but this little bear in Australia would probably be able to sleep here very easily. At today's lunch report the Pillaiyar Kulam described some new iPhone applications they developed for directly accessing important information in...
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June 5, 2008What Happened Today at the Monastery? Sun Two today, Ardra Abhishekam for Siva Nataraja. Here is Bodhinatha at yesterday's homa, reading from the Master Course and giving a spontaneous talk on The Clear White Light. Time lapse of our homa pujari waving incense. then arati. It was tour day today......
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June 4, 2008What Happened Today at the Monastery? Sun One starts a new phase. Here is Bodhinatha arriving home yesterday afternoon after his long trip from California, to Chicago and Urbana, Illinois and then on to Toronto. Saravanathaswami send more photos of the Toronto temple events. Bodhinatha at Sri Nagapooshani Temple, Toronto...
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June 1, 2008What Happened Today at the Monastery? All is quiet at the Aadheenam today. No photos have come in from Bodhinatha stay in Toronto. He writes of his day yesterday: "Morning Siva homa 9:30 - 12:30 with some 200-300 in attendance, afternoon darshan session with devotees at the hotel, evening keynote...