Have a Blessed Ardra!
August 27, 2016Bearing Ganga on spreading, matted locks, the forehead eye sparkling, the breath spirating as tempestuous wind, the immaculate form shining radiant as the clear sky, the holy feet stretching to the ends of Earth, the blemishless heart serving as pedestal, the Vedas chanting aloud of themselves, the right hand that...
August 26th Homa
August 26, 2016This morning, the monks begin their first phase following the recent Sadhu Paksha two-week retreat. They return to their routine of having a homa at the start of each phase. This ancient Vedic ceremony acts as a bridge of communication between the Earth plane, the astral plane and the causal...
A Visiting Priest from the Concord Temple
August 26, 2016Yesterday, the monks enjoyed the presence of Narayana Viswanathan Ardhanareeswaran from the Concord Siva Murugan Temple in California. Narayana is originally from Erode, Tamil Nadu. He first served as a priest at the Sri Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple in Kaspa Pasur, Erode, Tamil Nada and started serving the Concord Siva Murugan...
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August 2016 News Video
August 25, 2016Our August 2016 news video covers events in July 2016, including our recent shipment of stones for Iraivan Temple, an update to the progress in California's History-Social Science framework, the recent Ladie's Retreat held on Kauai, a Sahasralinga puja at the aadheenam, recent guest dancers, and our celebrations of Guru...
Visitors on Tour Day
August 23, 2016Today was tour day and in His ever mirific style, Siva arrived in a multitude of forms to visit His temple. As Gurudeva said, "Every form is a form of Siva." Move your mouse left and right to see the scope of this pano shot. } ]; transitionSpeed:150});
Meditation Hut Installed
August 22, 2016Nirvani Adinatha has just completed a major side-project that he worked on here and there on his days off from normal duties. Nirvani is an excellent carpenter and can methodically build structures from scratch with relative ease. Let's walk through the installation of our new redwood meditation hut. Nirvani worked...
Satguru Visits Mauritius
August 22, 2016Last week, Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami and Sannyasin Shanmuganathaswami arrived in Mauritius for several days. While there they visited the Kaala Bhairava Temple, held events at the Spiritual Park, held an Aloha Dinner and more. Satguru also gave diksha to, and accepted vows taken by, four of our Saiva Siddhanta Church...