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February News Video
February 18, 2015httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--8YNctxVag Our February 2015 News Video covers events in January 2015, including: Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami's trip to Sri Lanka, filming of the Ellora Caves for The History of Hindu India movie series, Kauai Aadheenam's major Nataraja festival, Ardra Darshanam, and Thai Pongal.
Bodhinatha laid the first stone for a Special Needs School in Vanni
February 16, 2015On January 28th, on his way to Jaffna, Bodhinatha stopped in Kilinochchi and laid the first stone for a new Sivapoomi Special Needs School. This will be the second school for children with disabilities run by the Sivapoomi Trust. The first one is located in Jaffna and serves approximately 200...
Cleaning Up After the Storm
February 16, 2015We recently witnessed several days of very strong wind blowing in from the south. The final night of it almost felt like hurricane speeds and brought down a few small trees and countless branches and leaves. A paper bark tree, which despite its name is actually quite heavy, fell on...
Ganesha Gets a New Roof
February 16, 2015Recently, the monks finished the roof of Lord Ganesha's shrine in the vegetable garden. The structure has been in the works for some time and thanks to efforts of the Siddhidatta Kulam and particularly Nirvani Adinatha, it is finally complete, with the exception of the roof's ridge piece. The roof...
Cosmic Kadavul
February 15, 2015With Mahasivaratri approaching, Kadavul Temple's shakti has been especially potent. Above are a few images from this afternoon, during the 3:00pm Ganesha puja. Below, a quote from Gurudeva about this special place. From The Guru Chronicles: "At Mahasivaratri time, in 1973, in the jungles of Kauai, our Kadavul Nataraja Deity,...
Bodhinatha's Visit to the Temples in Jaffna
February 14, 2015On January 29th, Bodhinatha visited the Kadaiswami Samadhi Temple, the Jaffna Kali Temple and the Sri Durgai Amman Temple. Kadaiswami was one of the Satgurus in our lineage and a renowned siddar of Sri Lanka. The Jaffna Kali Temple is one the charitable funds in our Hindu Heritage Endowment. The...