Ganesha: Lord of Obstacles
June 11, 2017An Upadesha given by Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami in Kadavul Temple. Satguru reads from our recent publication "Path To Siva," Lesson 26 and goes on to discuss Lord Ganesha's influence in our lives.
Off to the Islands
June 7, 2017The three bronzes that make up the next masterwork from the hand of Holly Young and the studio of Bobby and Kathy Page are crated up and will head today for Kauai. Several months in the making, this remarkable three-part diorama is truly amazing. Bobby sent these photos from Colorado...
Satguru Returns
June 7, 2017Our Satguru Bodhinatha is back home from his London travels and is greeted by all the monks and local church members. Kulapatis Deva Ceyon and Tandu Sivanathan lead the parade with large Vels in hand Yogi Rajanatha performs the pada puja to officially welcome Satguru back home Dhupam And final...
Monks on Mission: Sri Lanka
June 7, 2017Sannyasin Yoginathaswami and Yogi Adinatha are making their way around Sri Lanka and India for business and pilgrimage. After many hours the two have made it to KL, Malaysia, greeted by a small welcome party and honored in the traditional fashion And after a few clicks for you and several...
Kadavul Karttikeya is Bathed on His Holy Day
June 7, 2017Vaikasi Vishakam celebrates the anniversary of Lord Karttikeya's creation. On Vaikasi Vishakham day, Lord Karttikeya's birthstar vishakha nakshatra, in May-June, elaborate abhishekam is conducted in all His temples. It is a time of gift-giving to panditas and great souls, weddings, feedings for the poor, caring for trees, spiritual initiation, diksha,...
Muruga's Magnificence
June 5, 2017Tomorrow evening Kauai Aadheenam will be celebrating Vaikasi Visakam with an elaborate puja and abhishekam to Lord Skanda in Kadavul Temple. The energy from this Lord of Kundalini has been steadily increasing as we come closer and closer to His festival time. Here are some photos of Lord Muruga from...
A Goodbye to Our Glowing Globetrotters
June 5, 2017This morning we brought Sannyasin Yoginathaswami and Yogi Adinatha to the airport. There they caught a flight to Sri Lanka to begin their two week journey, which will be part business and part pilgrimage. The two will be traveling about the island for a few days before heading to Bengaluru...
June Chitra Puja
June 4, 2017This morning we celebrated our monthly padapuja to Gurudeva in Kadavul Temple. As the sun was rising, monks and local devotees gathered around Gurudeva's shrine and observed an abhishekam to his black granite tiruvadi. Natyam Jayanatha and Nirvani Tejadevanatha performed the abhishekam as other monks chanted Sri Rudram and delved...