What Is Hinduism a Summer Camp Hit in Pennsylvania!
August 8, 2014The Sri Venkatesvara temple of Pittsburg, Pennsylvania holds an annual summer camp. Kulapati Easan Katir has been teaching there each year for many years. This year all students got a copy of What is Hinduism and Easan used this as a basis for all his daily classes for three different...
Weathering Weather's Beauty
August 7, 2014In light of the two hurricanes headed towards our lovely chain of islands, we'd like to share this photo collection of some of the world's most beautiful weather systems. It's likely that by the time the Hurricanes reach Kauai, they will have degraded to simple "tropical storms" with high winds...
Departing for Maryland and Bengaluru
August 7, 2014It must be the day for travel. Just a few hours after Sadasivanathaswami and Senthilnathaswami left, Bodhinatha and Shanmuganathaswami headed to the airport to begin their three week journey. After some time on the mainland, the two will be headed to India. Wishing them a wonderful trip! } ]; transitionSpeed:150});
Flying off to New Jersey, New York, Chicago, Tuscon and LA
August 6, 2014Today, Paramacharya Sadasivanathaswami and Sannyasin Senthilnathaswami departed from Lihue airport to begin their multi-stage journey across the country. Their main event on the trip will be in attending the BAPS temple opening in Robbinsville, NJ. See the following story for more details about the new temple: http://worldhindunews.com/2014080428925/traditional-hindu-temple-opening-in-robbinsville/ Safe travels! }...
Join Bodhinatha to Worship Lord Murugan in Maryland!
August 5, 2014The Murugan Temple of North America will be holding it's annual Nallur Festival 2014 on August 8-9. Join the devotees and be with Satguru Bodhinathaswami who will be there for the festivities. Murugan Temple of North America, 6300 Princess Garden Parkway, Lanham, MD 20706, (301)–552–4889 www.murugantemple.org big: '/taka-archive-all-assets/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/nallur-festival-2014/big/Nallur_Festival_2014.jpg', Click the...
Ode to Trees
August 5, 2014Today we are removing some trees, scrub trees to be sure, but trees nonetheless and there is a small prayaschitta to be done. Yes, we are preparing the ground for more trees, many trees and much to live beneath those trees. Sad, our joy today. So we give a small...
Loading the Containers in Bangaluru
August 4, 2014These photos show the work that is being done to load and ship one of the containers, now on its way to Kauai. Everyone at the carving site has worked very carefully to lift these giant and sacred objects into the container. As you can see, this containers holds the...
Bronze Memorial
August 3, 2014Holly Young on the Big Island just sent these photos of the finished wax of the silpi breaking the raw stone. As you know, they cut a line in the rock, then drive a set of sharp chisels deeper and deeper into the line until the stone breaks away, with...