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Singapore Mission Gets a Visit from Satguru

Singapore Mission Gets a Visit from Satguru

The wonderful Singapore mission hosted Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami yesterday. As tradition has it, a pada puja was performed. Satguru will be also visiting a sales manager for book distribution. Hopefully Singapore will be able to receive our publications more easily in the future. All read the ashtottara, or 108 names,...

Sadhaka Jayanatha Becomes A Natyam

Sadhaka Jayanatha Becomes A Natyam

On the auspicious occasion of Skanda Shasthi and with the blessings of God, Gods and Guru, our Jayanatha takes Natyam vows. This marks the acceptance into the trials of the pre-yogi path. The elders of the monastery have approved of this young monk moving forward in his mission at the...

Satguru Travels

Satguru Travels

Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami and Sannyasin Shanmuganathaswami are off on another mission. This time its Singapore and Malaysia! More updates from the road in the coming days.

IQC Meeting in California

IQC Meeting in California

Acharya Arumuganathaswami and Natyam Jayanatha are in Sacramento, California again on a short mission to attend a meeting with the International Quality Commission Board of Education. The education board is reviewing the edits that Himalayan Academy is proposing for the Hindu section in California textbooks.

Namaskar Surya; Surya Namaskar

Namaskar Surya; Surya Namaskar

Lord Siva is greeted by Lord Surya on this cool mid-November morning. A calm stillness fills the Aadheenam as the intensity of Mahasamadhi and Skanda Shashti fades, reinvigorating the spirits of Siva's jivas on the path towards His Golden Feet.

Skanda Shasthi 2015 Final Day: Lord Murugan Abhishekam

Skanda Shasthi 2015 Final Day: Lord Murugan Abhishekam

On this day we worship Lord Murugan of Kadavul Temple. Here is a brief explanation of what Skanda Shasthi is: Skanda Shasthi is a six-day South Indian festival to Skanda, the Lord of Religious Striving, also known as Murugan or Karttikeya. It begins on the day after the new moon...

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