Happy Maha Ardra!
December 22, 2018Aum Namah Sivaya Artwork by A. Manivelu "He is the God of forms infinite in whose glory all things are—smaller than the smallest atom, and yet the Creator of all, ever living in the mystery of His creation. In the vision of this God of love there is everlasting peace....
From Delhi
December 22, 2018Sadasivanathaswami reports from India: Acharya Arumuganathaswami and I are off to the airport, heading back to our island after five days in New Delhi, five productive and exciting days. As you may know, the India Foundation flew us here to attend their first-ever Soft Power Conference which focused on India's...
Festival Preperations
December 20, 2018Today monks are beginning some preliminary preparations for our upcoming celebrations of Maha Ardra and Pancha Ganapati. Coconuts are being harvested and bilva leaves are being picked to offer to Lord Nataraja. The small shrine for Pancha Ganapati is also being made ready. Aum Sannyasin Saravananathaswami picks bilva leaves for...
Time for Pancha Ganapati!
December 20, 2018Tomorrow begins our celebrations of Pancha Ganapati! Here is a refresher course for the details of each day. Pancha Ganapati is a modern Hindu festival of the Five-Faced (Pancha means "five") Mah Ganapati--Lord of Categories. This festival falls during the thirty days of the Markali Pillaiyar home festival and lasts...
Iraivan Temple Progress
December 19, 2018Aum Namaha Sivaya Here follows quick update on the work taking place at Iraivan Temple. Click through the slideshow to see what's happening. The stones for the Kodimaram are being worked on They are being placed together so the they can be adjusted for their joint The granite bell waits...
A Walk Around the Aadheenam
December 18, 2018Today we take a short tour around the monastery to see what we'll find. We find Satguru, hard at work in his office, answering some of the many, many emails he receives each day. At the Media Studio, Ramesh enjoys a rainbow One of the many cacti in our garden...
Ushering in the Moksha Ritau
December 17, 2018With our observance of Sadhu Paksha having come to a close, we start our new phase with a homa and with a parade out to change the flag and have arati at Iraivan Temple. Here are reminders from Gurudeva, from his Saiva Dharma Shastras, detailing the significance and sadhanas of...
What Is the Purpose of the Temple?
December 16, 2018Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami reads from Lesson 60 of the Himalayan Academy publication “Path To Siva,” discussing the importance and power of the Hindu Temple.