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November 4, 2005What Happened Today at the Monastery? Bodhinatha is still in New Delhi today. Arumugaswami called and left a voice message. He described the Swaminarayan center in New Delhi as more incredible than he imagined. It covers 30 acres and more. Bodhinatha was impressed by how hi-tech the place was also....
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November 3, 2005What Happened Today at the Monastery? Our Maha Samadhi week is over and this phase is Skanda Shashti week... a few pilgrims are staying on... a few of the monks are fasting and the atmosphere at the Aadheenam is very inner and serene... Meanwhile, Bodhinatha is in New Delhi and...
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October 31, 2005What Happened Today at the Monastery? It was a magnificent day at the Aadheenam, the final day of our Mahasamadhi observance and this phase as well. Later this afternoon Bodhinatha, Arumugaswami, Shanmuganathaswami and Yoginathaswami all flew off for a mission to New Delhi, Bangalore and Chennai.... END OF PHASE Today...
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October 30, 2005What Happened Today at the Monastery? Today's important event was the abhishekam of the newly installed Dandapani murthi on the side of Kadavul... Here is Bodhinatha, arriving at Kadavul for the Kumbha Puja... Pundit Janahan performs a long and intricate puja to invoke the shakti into the waters of the...
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October 29, 2005What Happened Today at the Monastery? Maha Samadhi celebrations continue here in a quiet way... Later in the morning Bodhinatha had a seminar with all the devotees... This is Hiranyavaha Balu, who is here for the first time with his mother and father Balu and Parimala from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia....
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October 28, 2005What Happened Today at the Monastery? Today was Sun 3 and the first day of special events for Maha Samadhi. In the morning we held our phasely homa... Bodhinatha was in joyous form during his talk on the Ultimate Goal in life, Parasivam, after the ceremony. The early morning hours...
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October 27, 2005What Happened Today at the Monastery? Is it a quiet day at the Aadheenam... A number of devotees are here for the Maha Samadhi week... an big plans are being made in India for Bodhinatha's arrival there. ...with all kinds of people contacting us to join Bodhinatha's entourage. Nine-year-old Puja...
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October 26, 2005What Happened Today at the Monastery? We started a new phase today, the first in our Maha Samadhi week.... Our group of Sri Lankan elders from Toronto were with us all day today... Early this morning, Tyler Comer signed a simple six-month Pledge of Purity and intention to learn more...