Recent Visitors
April 28, 2016Local resident Dr. Choudhari brings Ajay, Shobha and Anish from India for first visit Krishnasami Siddharthan from Florida } ]; transitionSpeed:150});
The Short Tale of Two Tours
April 27, 2016We were able to capture some shots of two tour groups that recently visited the monastery. As always, Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami remains on call to sign books for patrons in the Mini Mela. A panorama shot of the weekly tour group. Who knows which soul ended up at this holy...
Iraivan Stone Steps
April 27, 2016Our current landscaping project at Iraivan Temple is the placement of stepping stones up to and after our stream bridge. Our groundskeeper, Doug, and local member, Tandu, haul the heavy stones and drop into place. You can see the entry to the bridge is finished with set stones Hard work...
Another Adventure at the Aadheenam
April 26, 2016Surrounded by water, woods and wildlife, the monks dial-in their craft at cooking food with fire. The once a month pizza night has rolled around again, and Natyam Rajanatha mans the oven. Let's see what happens. The wood oven is surrounded by water. Although the work can get pretty hot,...
Local Hula Halau Offers Sacred Dance
April 26, 2016Sannyasin Yoginathaswami hosted a Hula group here at the monastery. They were taken to our hilltop lookout to perform a sacred offering, Hawaiian style. From Wikipedia: \"A h?lau is Hawaiian word meaning a school, academy, or group. Literally, the word means \"a branch from which many leaves grow.\" Today a h?lau usually describes a hula school.\" \"The teacher at the h?lau...
Taskforce Seva
April 26, 2016Jnanideva Cevvel flew to the island from Edmonton, Canada, to spend three weeks on Task Force, helping Acharya Kumarnathaswami with the Media Studio's soffit, which is the last super-major project yet to be completed on the newly renovated publications building. This involved milling, shaping and finishing hundreds of camphor wood...
Word of the Day
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Chitra Puja
April 25, 2016Namaste everyone, here are some photos from our Chitra puja on April 16. We worshiped Gurudeva's holy tiruvadi and received his blessings for another month of sadhana, discipline and strength. Gurudeva\s murthi sits in Kadavul Temple, radiating with gold' The eleven items are prepared and will soon be offered to...