Kadavul Ardra Abhishekam
July 31, 2016Today marked the moon's passage into the lunar mansion (nakshatra) known as Ardra. Ardra nakshatra is associated with Lord Siva, specifically with the eponymously named star within it. The star known as Ardra is known as Betelgeuse in astronomy, and is 1.5 billion times larger than our sun. Think about...
Colleena Shakti Dances at the Aadheenam
July 31, 2016Yesterday the monastery hosted the great dancer Colleena Shakti and her dance troupe. She's been holding an annual retreat on Kaua`i for the last several years and makes a visit to us each time, showcasing her artistic craft for all to experience. Specifically, Colleena offers an Odissi dance when performing...
More Iraivan Temple Stones Arrive!
July 30, 2016Jai Ganesha! The Aadheenam has just received a large shipment of granite stones from Bengaluru for the continuation of Iraivan Temple construction. This shipment included many stone for the perimeter wall as well as a few others. Two of the large red granite pots, which will sit atop the wall,...
Word of the Day
July 30, 2016[Words from the lexicons of all our books] Go Lexicon
The Creation and Blessing of Satguru's Holy Chariot
July 29, 2016We present a complete slideshow of the Siddhidata Kulam's creation of Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami's new procession chariot which was first used on this past Satguru Purnima. The ensuing weeks before the big day involved *a lot* of work on the part of the Siddhidata Kulam to ensure it would be...
Noni Harvest with Nagarajan and Divyesh Pillai
July 29, 2016This past retreat, father and son duo Nagarajan and Divyesh Pillai joined some of our monks on a noni harvest. Acharya Arumuganathaswami along with Natyams Nandinatha, Rajanatha, and Jayanatha made up a full group of six and managed to pick just over 1,800 pounds (820 kg) of the magical medicinal...
Recent Visitors and Activities
July 28, 2016Thanam and Parimala presenting a gift on behalf of ladies retreat group Devi Param and Isani Alahan presenting a gift on behalf of ladies retreat group Danaraj and Ratnavathy from Malaysia Nitesh Patel from southern California Manomohan and Sivagowrie from Sydney, Australia. They are one of the founding members of...
Sun One Homa
July 28, 2016The monastics are off to another strong phase today as we light the homa fires and dive within. Yoginathaswami performs the morning\s homa while Natyam Dayanatha assists' The assistant will sometimes guide the entire group in the 108 chanting of \"Aum Ham Haum Shivaya Svaha.\" The chant is performed by...