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August 7, 2006Bodhinatha's Programs It is a quiet day at the Aadheenam. No word from the travel team today, but we have this announcement for Bodhinatha's next trip to South Asia: For TAKA viewers tuning in from Malaysia and Singapore, you are cordially invited to take part in a rare opportunity. On...
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August 6, 2006What Happened Today at the Monastery? Here are the first photos from Bodhinatha and Shanmuganathaswami's "Across America" journey. After several days of non-stop travel, meetings and visits, this is their first TAKA report and is written from the mile high city of Denver, Colorado. So we are going to back...
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August 5, 2006Bodhinatha Travels Bodhinatha and Shanmuganathaswami are on the move. Yesterday they stopped to visit devotees in Colorado and today Bodhinatha reports: we visited the home of Vel and Valli, then took a gondola ride to the top of a mountain near Lionshead Village which has a spectacular view of the...
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August 4, 2006Bodhinatha Travels Bodhinatha is "on the move." he sends this brief update: "August 3rd: Today was a midday flight from San Francisco to Salt Lake City. In the evening we went to the local Ganesha temple. The Ganesha murti was a gift from Gurudeva. We had a good group for...
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August 3, 2006What Happened Today at the Monastery? Sadhu Paksha Day 1 It's sadhu paksha and our flow of guests and TAKA photos will be more "quiet" than usual. Bodhinatha and Shanmuganathaswami are in Salt Lake City after some flight delays in Lihue followed by a day of appointments in San Francisco....
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July 31, 2006What Happened Today at the Monastery? We had a very dynamic, "jam packed" morning today at the Aadheenam. Here is the second and third generation Mardemootoo family, Kulapati Sivakumaran, Kulamata Kavita and children, eldest daughter on the right, Basanti, second daughter Dipanjali with her mother and youngest, son, Jayendra. They...
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July 30, 2006What Happened Today at the Monastery? It was a quiet day today at the Aadheenam. Almost no no photos were taken today, though we did have a number of pilgrims. Everyone is very focused on their duties, looking neither left or right. The Ganapati Kulam shared news on their activities...
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July 29, 2006What Happened Today at the Monastery? Sun Four today... The Siddhidata kulam detailed all their activities at the temple site, on the grounds and in the garden Dr. Jeremiah Umakanthan, a psychiatrist, Padminidevi his wife, and their daughter, Janani who is a Pediatrician have visited the Aadheenam many times in...