Chola Style Pots for Iraivan Temple
January 31, 2014As you know, the team in India is working hard on the perimeter wall, that 480-foot-long granite wall that is regarded as mystically important, protecting the subtle energies of Siva's abode. But you may not know that they are also working on some 50 granite pots that will sit atop...
Milling Progress
January 29, 2014Recently Acharya Kumarnathaswami has been working hard to mill wood so that it may be saved and used for future monastery projects. With the help of Jnanideva, the wood from a large monkeypod tree was cut. Monkeypod is a wonderful dark wood that is often used for carving. The monastery...
Installing the Ceiling Kolams
January 28, 2014Over the last few days, Sadhaka Jayanatha and task-forcer Jnanideva have been installing the kolam designs in 16 of the media studio's ceiling coffers. Today the final two designs went in. The process requires planing off little bits at a time to get the right fit. The kolam designs are...
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South California Satsang
January 26, 2014Each month, members and students in Southern California gather for satsang in one of their homes. Here are photos from San Diego at the Mahadevan's home thumb: '/taka-archive-all-assets/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/san-diego-satsang-mahadevan/thumb/01_san-diego-satsangphoto06.jpg' Mahadevan\s home shrine.' Ravi Visswanathan Shining in the light of joyful fellowship under the blessings of the Kailasa Paramapara! Julie Pedersen drove...
Gurudeva Padapuja
January 25, 2014Over the retreat occurred chitra nakshatra, at which point, every month, the monastery holds a padapuja for Gurudeva. As is the norm, Gurudeva's deep, loving presence filled the temple and blessed all those in attendance. We had the honor of hosting Kumar Gurukkal who came to the island to perform...
January 25th Homa
January 25, 2014This morning the monastery observed it's usual homa to start off the new phase. The homa was attended by the monks as well as some local members. Natyam Nandinatha performed the havana, after which Satguru Bodhinatha gave a talk about the importance of ahimsa in our everyday encounters. He detailed...
January 2014 News Video
January 24, 2014httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vetP9ak-_nI Our January 2014 news video covers events in December 2013, including: Ardra Darshanam Nataraja abhishekam, Iraivan Temple construction progress, our Media Studio renovation project and the fun, new quadcopter for shooting virtual tours, aerial survey photos and other video of the monastery.