Up, Up and Away!
January 20, 2020Recently, Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami and Sannyasin Shanmuganathaswami left on their next adventure. This time Satguru will be visiting San Francisco, India and Malaysia. See more details about their destinations on our travel page
January 2020 Chitra Puja
January 20, 2020Jai Gurudeva! Above are photos from our recent Chitra Padapuja for Sivaya Subramuniyaswami. } ];
A Completed Lava Rock Wall Sample
January 19, 2020Aum Namah Sivaya! Recently or Lava Rock wall team completed the sample section of Iraivan Temple's lava rock incline which encircles the Temple's foundation. For those who know lava rock, you'll know that this is excellent work, each stone fitted flawlessly with minimum shaping done to each piece. Satguru takes...
Jai Gurudeva!
January 16, 2020Today is the chitra nakshatra, and our monthly padapuja to Gurudeva. Here are a few more wonderful sketches from Natali in Tucson to enjoy. Aum. "It is not a matter of becoming the Self, but of realizing that you never were not the Self. And what is that Self? It...
Scaffolding for the Kodimaram
January 15, 2020Recently the monks of the Siddhidatta Kulam assembled scaffolding around Iraivan Temple's kodimaram. This will allow easy access for any and all work related to the temple flagpole. For example, now the temple's flag pieces can be added. These are three horizontal decorative pieces that point towards the temple's vimanam...
Four Latest Talks by Bodhinatha
January 15, 2020We are happy to bring you the latest four Sun One Upadeshas by Bodhinatha. He continues to weave the threads of the intricacies of Raja Yoga practices as found in Merging with Siva. Get them here, on the talks index. They are also available on your smartphone using SivaSiva app...
Happy Thai Pongal!
January 14, 2020Today we celebrate Thai Pongal, a harvest festival common in South India, giving our appreciation for the abundance the Earth and Sun give us. The day is marked by the Sun's entrance into the sign of Capricorn. This morning the we gathered at Iraivan Temple with the Siplis to perform...
Mauritius October Ganesha Homa & Student Blessing
January 14, 2020Every year in October, the Ganesha homa at our Spiritual Park includes special blessings for students as they begin a new school year. Click below for descriptions and more photos. http://www.saivasiddhanta.org/site/pg/news/view/mauritius-dharmasala/annual-students-prayer_4 http://www.saivasiddhanta.org/site/pg/news/view/mauritius-dharmasala/annual-students-prayer_5 http://www.saivasiddhanta.org/site/pg/news/view/mauritius-dharmasala/annual-students-prayer_6 http://www.saivasiddhanta.org/site/pg/news/view/mauritius-dharmasala/annual-students-prayer_7 http://www.saivasiddhanta.org/site/pg/news/view/mauritius-dharmasala/annual-students-prayer_8 } ];