November 8th Homa
November 8, 2014Following three days of retreat, the monks began the new phase this morning with the usual havana in Kadavul Temple. This phase will be six days long, with Ardra Abhishekam taking place on Sun 2 and a tour day on Sun 5. "God is with you all the time. There...
Off to New Delhi
November 8, 2014Yoginathaswami and I leave the Rajasthan cow ashram at dawn on November 2, picking up Palak and our photographer Arun Mishra on our way. Four hours to the Ahmenabad airport and then a flight to the capital. The swamis\ quarters where we stayed.' Swami Subhas was our loving caretaker and...
Cow Tutorial
November 7, 2014We are enroute today to New Delhi, with sweet recollections of our time at Pathmeda Godhaam. Where in this sea-girt world can one find such a place? A place where cows are everywhere you go. A place where people message the weary legs of cows that have been in the...
Around the Cow Ashram
November 6, 2014On the second day we return to the giant yagasala for more cow honoring. We can't call it cow worship, as Hindus worship God and the Gods, not cows, though they honor and even revere them as symbols of life and giving and sacrifice. But it must be also said...
Amala Offerings
November 5, 2014The sun rises above surrounding hills to illumine our third and final day at the world's largest cow ashram, as I call it. By 7am Swami and I arrive at the yagasala where all of the ritual events take place. Hundreds are already walking around the cows, rubbing their legs,...
Our Interview and More
November 4, 2014Finding a neem tree with shade, we hold a Hinduism Today interview with Rishi, one of the key volunteers and a veritable treasure trove of bovine lore and science. Palak asks dozens of questions and I add a few. Great material for our article in a future issue. Finally we...
2014 Gurudeva Mahasamadhi Puja in Mauritius
November 3, 2014Click here for more photos of our Mauritius Saiva Siddhanta Church sishyas performing/attending Gurudeva Mahasamadhi puja. } ]; transitionSpeed:150});
Media Studio Landscaping
November 3, 2014Over the last week or two, progress has been made on the Media Studio's surrounding landscaping. The idea is to create a rocky dessert garden, complete with cacti, cycads, agave and other exotic specimens. Bordering the rocky garden beds are balinese stones which add delightful accent to the surrounding pathways....