From Sri Lanka - Sivaratri
February 26, 2014A message from Jiva in Sri Lanka: All the members are gathered right now at the Sri Subramuniya Kottam to attend the following program: The members will perform a homa and one member will do an abhishekam to our Gurudeva's tiruvadi. Then we will all carry a pal koodam to...
Kanda Alahan Visits from California
February 26, 2014Today Kanda Alahan arrived at the Aadheenam. He plans to attend Mahasivaratri and spend the remainder of his week here, working with the Ganapati Kulam on the Media Studio. Kanda lives in Concord and skillfully builds custom cabinets. Laid out before him are the shrines he has built for the...
Life with Lizards
February 26, 2014Today, while working in the Woodshop, one of the monks found this little guy relaxing on his shoulder. Unlike some lizards around here, he was very laid-back and content. These reptiles can change their color in a matter of seconds, but usually remain either green or brown most of the...
February 24th Homa
February 25, 2014Yesterday the Monastery began its new phase. Sadasivanathaswami filled in for Bodhinatha at the homa, to burn the prayers and give a short talk afterwards. This phase is a shorter one, of just four days, but it's no less exciting. Sun 1 began with the usual homa, and was a...
Recent Guests
February 24, 2014Praveen, wife Sarala and sons Neel and Shiv made their first visit to Kauai from San Jose, California. Praveen's brother's family visited us last year. The boys really enjoyed the stone carving They all pose for a photo in Iraivan Temple The thick mist yesterday morning made for a beautiful...
Mystical Mist
February 24, 2014Recently we've been experiencing a thick, misty haze in our early mornings. It's actually smoke drifting to us from volcanic activity on our sister island of Hawaii. Haze wafts among neem trees. To the left is the banyan, with Norfolk pines in the distance. Haze envelops our burgeoning and soon-to-bloom...
February 2014 News Video
February 23, 2014httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5FhY_JECJM Our February 2014 news video covers events in January 2014, including: The monastery's Tai Pusam celebration, Brahmachari Girish taking his vows as a supplicant, progress on the Media Studio renovation project, Iraivan Temple progress at our Bangaluru carving site and our new long-term lease on Himalayan Acres.
Twitter Update: Kauai's Hindu Monastery News Update http://t.co/AI...
February 23, 2014Kauai's Hindu Monastery News Update tinyurl.com/qzesglh