Entering Into a Two-Day Retreat
May 10, 2019Aum Sivaya. The monks are finishing up their week and entering their retreat. Enjoy your weekend! You'll hear from us again in a few days. “You are beyond everything. You are the whole world. You are beyond explanation. No one can explain. Don't go halfway to meet difficulties. Face them...
Mauritius May Ganesha Homa
May 10, 2019Click here for more photos of the May Ganesha homa at our Spiritual Park } ];
Recent Visitors
May 10, 2019Megana Ballal and mom from California Senthan Ponniah and family from Australia Trichinopoly and Meena Dorairajan from Houston, Texas, longtime friends. They hosted Gurudeva in their home Veerakcuddy Rajasekaram family from Calgary, Canada Friends from Maui of Rahim Hirji and Fenulla Jiwani Rahim Hirji and Fenulla Jiwani from Toronto area...
Upcoming Guru Puja in London
May 9, 2019
London and Malayasia
May 9, 2019This week, Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami and Sannyasin Shanmuganathaswami have been traveling, first to London and then to Malaysia. Yesterday they enjoyed a morning visit to the Siddhar Jeganatha Temple in Tapah which is a two-hour drive from Petaling Jaya. The Malaysia Hindu Sangam president, Dato Mohan Shan, and some of...
Chola Style Stanchions
May 8, 2019This morning Bobby and Kathy Page sent photos of the almost-completed stanchions being made in Colorado in their bronze shop. The posts were designed by Selvanathan Sthapati, our master builder in India, and sculpted by Holly Young. They are designed to hold the remarkable 10-foot-long black granite stone chains. They...
Exploring the Mini Mela (and Plants!)
May 7, 2019Recently our TAKAgrapher took an expedition to the Mini Mela gift shop to explore the many little items that our daily visitors love to go home with. The monks of the Pillaiyar Kulam have done a fantastic job of acquiring many religious items and sacred murtis that our guests can...
A Visit From Our Monastic Brothers
May 6, 2019Today we had the pleasure of hosting six monks and three grihasthas of the BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha. This group hails from different areas around Southern California. After greetings at the entrance to the Aadheenam everyone enjoyed a short visit to the Media Studio and then a tour out to Iraivan...