New Aum Collection on Web!
December 20, 2014For decades, the monks have collected graphic Aums from around the world. Makes sense. The Aum is an ancient symbol of divinity. The Aum is the first sound, the first movement of creation. Today we are putting online over 1,100 of these sacred images. They are in two basic formats,...
Panchangams Are Now Free!
December 20, 2014Panchangams for 285 cities are now available in both pdf and iCalendar formats. iCalendar panchangams may be imported into iCal, BusyCal and Google calendars. The 2015-2016 calendar begins on May 5, 2015 and ends on April 22, 2016.Many calendar users have requested that we provide the panchangams for free....
Media Studio Cave Entry Complete!
December 19, 2014After many moons the eloquent carpentry and stone work in the Media Studio Cave Entryway has finished. This was a creative collaboration between the monks (design), Kanda Alahan in California (fabrication of the roof shrine, plus innovations), and Bhani Karthigesu in Singapore (engineering the masterful and colorful wooden sculptures in...
Tejadevanatha's Family Visit
December 18, 2014Our family of Baumann's visit from California for several weeks. They are taking full advantage of this whole family trip, spending every day at the monastery. Chuck, Tejadevanatha, Ashley, and Corinne capture a moment at Iraivan Temple. Ashley\s fiancé Anthony is here with us taking the photo' The Baumann\s sit...
Some Recent Visitors
December 17, 2014The monastery is never short of devotees from all over the world. Some wonderful souls have been captured visiting recently. Niraj and Jing Baxi, longtime Hinduism Today advertisers from California Swami Aksharananda from Guyana Swami Paramatmananda from Toronto A few of Swami\s devotees' We did a tour with both swamis...
Temple, Satsang, Redwoods and Google
December 17, 2014Following two more, very successful Chinamya mission events on Sunday, our two traveling monks decided to visit the Livermore Shiva-Vishnu Temple in the afternoon. Gurudeva gifted the temple its first Ganesha murti many years ago. Today it has several talented priests who perform services throughout the day. Upon arrival there...
Moksha Ritau Begins at Kauai Aadheenam with Chitra Puja
December 16, 2014It was a most auspicious day as the monks completed their Sadhu Paksha retreat by honoring Gurudeva with a Chitra puja in the morning followed by our flag raising. Gurudeva\s murthi comes alive after Sanskrit chanting and abhishekam to his Tiruvadi. ' The rust colored flag of the Jivana Ritau...
Acharya Arumuganathaswami and Sadhaka Jayanatha On the Road
December 15, 2014Our California team arrived Los Angles a few days ago. The plane landed in the late evening, and they quickly proceeded to a place to stay the night in the giant city. As many know, the weather has brought rain, wind and even a small tornado (fairly close to where...