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Subramanya Gupta and family are visiting for first time from northern California. They are members of the Hindu Svayamsevak Sangh organization, active in helping resolve the ongoing sixth grade social studies textbook controversy about how Hinduism is portrayed. HSS is also working on the initiative to get university Hinduism chairs...

Mathavasi of the Day - Natyam Rajanatha

Mathavasi of the Day - Natyam Rajanatha

Natyam Rajanatha serves in the Ganapati Kulam, helping with the monastery's publications work and learning from the kulam's sannyasins. He is responsible for seven article pages of Hinduism Today magazine each quarter and is also a big part of our digital world, focusing mainly on updating and improving our Himalayan...

Today's Guests

Today's Guests

A group of seekers from Switzerland has been on Kauai for several days and today asked to speak with a swami, so Sadasivanathaswami met with them in the Banyan Mandapam. They had many good questions about how to lift the burdens of life, how to be more and more aware...

Recent Pilgrims

Recent Pilgrims

Saravananathaswami recently showed two families out on the grounds together, both of them visiting for first time. Rajesh, Pradnya and Gayatri Kadam are from New Jersey, originally from Maharasthra. Ragavan, Shivanthi, Amrita and Akshay Ramanathan are from northern California, originally from Sri Lanka. Rajesh, Pradnya and Gayatri Kadam Ragavan, Shivanthi,...

Loving Ganesha

Loving Ganesha

This morning was Chaturthi, an astrological period which occurs twice a month, four days after the full and new moons. This is the time when Ganesha's shakti can most easily be felt. At such a time we thought to bring you this short message from Loving Ganesha: The Second Letter...

Hanuman Jayanthi

Hanuman Jayanthi

Recently during Hanuman Jayanthi, the small Hanuman murti which resides in kaduval was decorated in his sideshrine. He received an array of offerings including many flowers and tasty foods. Jai Hanuman! } ]; transitionSpeed:150});

Recent visitors

Recent visitors

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April Padapuja

April Padapuja

Over the recent three day retreat the Aadheenam observed a padapuja to Gurudeva's trivadi during the Chitra nakshatra. At noon, monastics and local devotees gathered in Kadavul for the abhishekam, performed by Natyam Mayuranatha and Nirvani Nilakanthanatha. Jai Gurudeva! "If Hindus really understood how deep into their soul their religion...

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