Recent Visitors
December 27, 2014This is Devika Muruga with her son Shivaram and daughter Divya from Massachusetts, plus Devika's sister Radika and her husband, and brother Romesh from Toronto. They stopped over for a day on the way to Sydney. Devika was last here when her children were just tiny tots. Rocky and Sapna...
Recent Darshans with Satguru Bodhinatha
December 27, 2014Nagarajan and Shamini Pillay with children Archana, Divyesh and Dishanna Pillay making their first visit from Victoria island, Canada. Nagarajan and Shamini are from Malaysia originally; he saw our late Gurudeva at the Behrang Ulu temple opening in 1990. Murli and Pushpa Tiwari, with son Param, making their first visit...
Mauritius Pancha Ganapati Celebration for Children
December 27, 2014Our Saiva Siddhanta Church sishyas and advanced students in Mauritius organized a special Pancha Ganapati celebration for youth in their Saivite Hindu Religion classes. Click here for full report and many more photos } ]; transitionSpeed:150});
Guruthondu Day Tree Planting
December 27, 2014Every quarter the monastery observes Guruthondu day. On this day the entire monastery gets together and pushes forward on a single project that the guru decides on. Yesterday morning, following their meditation, the monks geared up with their boots, water bottles, gloves and sunhats, then drove to Himalayan Acres across...
Holy Days, Holy Images
December 25, 2014On this fifth and final Pancha Ganapati festival day, Aarti Visswanathan has hunted down another collection of images of our Loving Ganesha for all to enjoy as we offer Him our praises and our appreciations for guiding us all on the path of dharma. Panchamukha for Pancha Ganapati... } ];...
Happy Pancha Ganapati!!!
December 25, 2014December 25, orange: The family sadhana for the final day is to bring forth love and harmony within all three worlds. Because of sadhanas well performed during the first four days, the family is now more open and aware of Ganesha's grace, and their love for Him is now overflowing....
A Homa, Vratas and Rainbows
December 25, 2014As the title suggests, Sun One was a pretty special day at the Aadheenam. We started with our first Homa in about a month, following Sadhu Paksha. During the homa Aarti and Mayuresh Visswanathan took their brahmacharya vratas and vidyasishya pledges, and Saroja Manickam took hers shortly after in ceremony...
A. Manivelu Art Is Online!
December 24, 2014As the Ganapati Kulam has completed the main work of the media studio renovation, the web team is hard at work. Today we have put up over 800 images of art done by A. Manivelu. He was commissioned for many years to provide art for numerous publications and projects. All...