Swamis Visit San Jose & Fremont
May 2, 2014A few weeks back the organizers of a Hindu History Conference reached out to bring two of our swamis to a conference in San Jose, California, near San Francisco. Since we have been involved in the US history textbooks for sixth grade, and since we had just finished a movie...
Tweet: A purebred Jersey calf was just born at the monast...
May 2, 2014A purebred Jersey calf was just born at the monastery http://t.co/TBi0Rcz5ey
Tour Day
May 1, 2014Yesterday was tour day at the monastery. It acts as a chance for regular guests to see more of the Aadheenam grounds, as well as Iraivan Temple. It offers our visitors not only beautiful sights, but also something of an education about Hinduism, which is often lacking in the Western...
Morning Havana
April 30, 2014Jai Ganapati! Today the monastery begins its new phase. As usual, Sun one morning starts off with a powerful Siva homa. This is a six day phase, with Kadavul Ardra Abhishekam on Sun four. Tomorrow is Akshaya Tritiya, a very auspicious day as the Sun and the Moon are both...
Bengaluru Work Site
April 30, 2014Today we received a short report from Jiva Rajasankara in India. As you will remember the team there is erecting a tall wall to minimize noise in the neighborhood. Here is his report: Aum sivaya,swami. Here are the updates on the compound wall. Now the present height is 25 feet from...
Recent Pilgrims
April 28, 2014Anbu and Gowthamy Balakumaran are visiting for the first time from southern California. They are from Jaffna, Sri Lanka, originally. Anbu just returned from Sri Lanka where he attended the Satguru Yogaswami 50th Anniversary celebrations. } ]; transitionSpeed:150});
Our Picture-Perfect Pali
April 27, 2014For those unaware, the Monastery recently acquired an official 65 year lease for the small section of state land, which surrounds this unique section of the Wailua. "Pali" means "cliff" in Hawaiian. This large dip in the land is a well-known part of what makes many of our daily visitors...
Laser Printing
April 27, 2014For the past week, Natyam Rajanatha has been working to print Luggage tags, for the upcoming 2014 Innersearch to Mauritius. The tags are being made out of wood, and etched using the monastery's laser printer. It takes about an hour for each print, so as you can imagine, it's a...