Landscaping With Ancient Plants - Cycads
December 15, 2013With the disappearance of the mango tree by the edge of the media studio and the expanded area created by pruning back the banyan tree on the east of Kadavul, we had a lot of exposed ground. Paramacharya Sadasivanathswami acquired some cycads to dress up the area, provide some shade...
Bodhinatha's Presentation in Sydney, Australia
December 14, 2013This is Bodhinatha's forty-minute presentation to answer the question posed by many Hindus "What should I practice." httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4g7KYyjzGNI
Gifts for Kadavul - Getting Ready for Ardra
December 14, 2013Many gifts are arriving from devotees all over the world in preparation for Ardra Darshanam, including homa herbs, spices and 108 gallons of organic milk for the abishekam. The necklace is for the crystal lingam in front of Nataraja. It was a gift from a number of Malaysian devotees who...
Holiday Visitors Swell
December 14, 2013As we head into the holiday, end-of-year, solstice season, Kauai Aadheenam begins to fill with more and more visitors. Kulapati and Kulamata Easan and Sundari Katir have come over from California to help host. Easan sendt this picture of the front of Iraivan. This is Pradip and Meena Anand from...
The Electricians have Arrived
December 14, 2013Recently the Param family arrived on pilgrimage to the Aadheenam, and with them comes the expertise needed to finish the Media Studio's electrical work. Easvan Param is a master electrician and has been joined by son Chandran and grandson's Bhajana and Jayendra to help the GK during their stay. Easvan...
Media Studio Ceiling Timelapse
December 12, 2013httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ocTnd3S7Ow Here's a fun little video. We thought it would be nice to create a timelapse of the installation of the Media Studio's ceiling. Aditya, Deva and Haran are the leading sevaks in this video, who together, did most of the work putting up the tongue and groove boards.
Twitter Update: HHE December 2013 Newsletter via Hindu Heritage En...
December 12, 2013HHE December 2013 Newsletter via Hindu Heritage Endowment News tinyurl.com/plguyrs
The Media Studio's Rapid Progress
December 11, 2013With all the help the monastery is getting from task forcers, karma yogis and other helpers, the media studio is progressing well. The ceiling has been nearly completed, awaiting the installation of its final three coffers. The Second layer of stucco is going up on the building's exterior, the attic's...