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Office Renovation Continues

Office Renovation Continues

Recently we've been seeing some wonderful progress on the new office extension for the Pillaiyar Kulam offices. In our last post, We had been working on the floor. Here, as you can see, the initial framing for the walls has been completed and the roof has been added. As anyone...

Completing Iraivan Temple's Top Entry Step

Completing Iraivan Temple's Top Entry Step

Jai Ganesha! This week the silpis completed the top step of Iraivan Temple's main entryway. With this complete the siplis are now working on some extra details and joining work. With the front stairs at ready, we were also able to take down the temporary wooden steps at the back...

The Kriya Pada: Internal and External Worship

The Kriya Pada: Internal and External Worship

Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami gives his weekly Upadesha in Kadavul Temple at Kauai Aadheenam. Here, Satguru reads from Sivaya Subramuniyaswami's Master Course Trilogy, discussing the Kriya Pada, the stage of worship done both internally and externally

How to Win an Argument with a Meat-Eater


How to Win an Argument with a Meat-Eater


Now Online for download (as a PDF, Epub or for Kindle) is this wonderful Kannada translation of our popular pamphlet "How to Win an Argument With a Meat-Eater
." Enjoy! INTRODUCTION While their numbers are rapidly growing, vegetarians are still a minority, and it is not unusual to be confronted with...

Lava Rock Concrete Pour

Lava Rock Concrete Pour

Today our team from Innov8 Construction made quick progress on Iraivan Temple's Lava Rock plinth. The upper layers of lava rock along the Temple's east side had been set, awaiting two truck-loads worth of concrete to be filled in behind them. Umut and his team arrived early to set up....

Hinduism Today in Russian

Hinduism Today in Russian

Jai Ganesha! We've recently received the latest Russian-language edition of Hinduism Today Magazine. This is the April/May/June, 2020, issue, fully translated and laid out in Cyrillic script. A big thanks to Dinanatha and his inspired team! You can download the full PDF from the Hinduism Today Website.

The Charya Pada

The Charya Pada

Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami gives his weekly Upadesha in Kadavul Temple at Kauai Aadheenam. Here Satguru reads from Sivaya Subramuniyaswami's Master Course Trilogy, discussing the Charya Pada, the stage of religious service and good conduct.

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