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April 13, 2007What Happened Today at the Monastery? Today Sadhu Paksha Ended and this morning the flag was raised for the start of Nartana Ritau. Bodhinatha smiles joyously after the bright orange flag is raised. Our members sit waiting for the parade to the flag pole. The ornate handle of the conch...
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April 12, 2007What Happened Today at the Monastery? Sadhu Paksha continues.... We want to thank all those who responded so quickly and generously to the call for donations to add more gold to the avudaiyar base of Iraivan's Maha Sphatika Lingam. For more information see the Iraivan donations page. Brahmacharini Shama Kumaran...
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April 9, 2007What Happened Today at the Monastery? Sadhu Paksha continues. The big news today has to do with the future of the giant Mahaspatika Sivalingam that is now resting quietly in Kadavul temple. ~~~~~~~~~~~ END OF PHASE Today is the last day of our phase. This edition of TAKA will remain...
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April 8, 2007What Happened Today at the Monastery? Sadhu Paksha continues.... Dr. Jane A Kappel who is on the Learning Support Faculty at CSU Fresno arrived today with a family friend Al Cadarette. Jane is a very sweet soul who has done extensive work with the National Aids Program and is instrumental...
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April 7, 2007What Happened Today at the Monastery? Sadhu Paksha continues... quietly. One of S. Rajam's exquisite pieces. A young couple comes for darshan and consultation with a sadhu.
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April 6, 2007What Happened Today at the Monastery? An expert trainer and teacher of Adobe Creative Suite applications, Sandee Cohen, meets with Bodhinatha after having given a group of monks 3 hours of training each morning for two days. Sandee was teaching in Honolulu, and she generously accepted an invitation to come...
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April 5, 2007What Happened Today at the Monastery? Sadhu Paksha continues.... quietly. Down at the Pillaiyar Kulam, Dharmaraj has become a shutter bug! That's good for TAKA, which is always looking for new input. Here is Shanmuganathaswami, Talaivar for the PK, he manages an enormous responsibility: Hindu Heritage Endowment, Hinduism Today Subscriptions,...
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April 4, 2007What Happened Today at the Monastery? Sadhu Paksha continues and we are back on TAKA after a three-day retreat. On Star 3, the monthly Chitra was held. Here is Bodhinatha, seated and receiving devotees. Kulapati Deva Seyon has been helping one of Iraivan strong supporters to purchase a house here...