Satguru on Mission to Portland
April 3, 2016The mathavasi's database program 4D is holding another summit for advanced education and the Pilliyar Kulam is making the trek. Satguru will be spending some time in darshan sessions and presenting at the Portland Balaji Temple. He will give a talk titled Hinduism: A Multifaceted Religion. Our monks suit up...
The cotton plant
April 2, 2016When the Greeks came to India, they marveled at the wool that grew on a tree. That was Indian cotton, a marvel of nature, favorite of Gandhi and his spinning wheel and for which India remains famous. We have one plant at the monastery This is the flower. For those...
Performing Seva
April 2, 2016A slightly belated post about a recent visit to the Aadheenam by Kanda Alahan who, along with his brother Adi, helped out our in the woodshop for a time. Kanda works to create wood panels for one of the few unfinished spots in the media studio There is a wall...
More Photos of Recent Guests
April 2, 2016Ranna and Rajni Jani visited from Fort Worth, Texas, with son Alap and his wife Shreya and grandson Anish who turned two while here. Radha Kanuri on left from Florida, Lakshmi Gutta in middle from Texas, and Lakshimi Prabhu Kishore from India temple tour is given to a wedding party...
Monastery Chef Presents...
March 30, 2016Today we bring you another installment of life inside Nataraja Nilayam, or the monastery kitchen. We present a simple slideshow of Natyam Nandinatha's process of making idli sambar – the classic South Indian dish consisting of idli, fermented and steamed savory rice and dal cakes and samba; an intensely flavorful,...
Sadhu Paksha Begins
March 30, 2016This morning the monks began their first day of the two week observance of Sadhu Paksha. These are the weeks leading up to our change of seasons as we enter into the new ritau. It is a time when the monks diverge from their usual morning routine in Kadavul temple,...
Jnanideva Arrives on Taskforce
March 30, 2016Just a few days ago Jnanideva Cevvel arrived from Canada for a short stay on Kauai for the taskforce program. While here he is helping Acharya Kumarnathaswami to instal the Media Studio's soffit, which is the last major project that has yet to be completed on the renovated Media Studio....
Word of the Day
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