Quadcopter Aerial Test Footage of Iraivan Temple
November 26, 2013The monastery is in the process of procuring and setting up a remote-controlled quadcopter with a video camera mounted on it to shoot detailed aerial footage of the monastery, Iraivan Temple, festival processions and such. This first test footage uses a temporary camera and did not employ a gyro and...
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Our Desert Plants
November 24, 2013When visitors see our arid plants, they are surprised. We tell them, it is either very foolish or very brave to try to have a desert in 95 inches of rain. And in truth, many don't make it. But some do, and they are a wonderful contrast to the lush...
Logs!
November 23, 2013Recently the monastery received a wonderful boon. A housing development project just 15 minutes away has cut down several nice trees. Kumarnathaswami, Arumuganathaswami, Brahmanathaswami and Sadhaka Jayanatha have spent the last few days collecting the logs and transporting them to the monastery to eventually be milled and used for future...
Blooming in Siva's Garden Today
November 22, 2013The Living Temple of Siva's Garden is so full of botanical creatures, every walk one takes through it offers surprises. Here are some of today's. This vine is taking over half an acre near Rishi Valley A cycad (OK, actually a Dioon) near Iraivan with a male cone. These were...
Sivalaya Deepam
November 21, 2013Recently, the monastery held its evening celebration of Sivalaya Deepam, worshiping God Siva as a pillar of fire. Deepam lamps were placed throughout the temple and the nandi mandapam, creating a beautiful glow which lasted the night. looking out from the inner sanctum an arati before nandi A row of...
Satguru Bodhinatha Visits the Sri Ganesha Hindu Temple of Utah
November 20, 2013Satguru Bodhinatha and Sannyasin Shanmuganathaswami visited the Sri Ganesha Hindu Temple of Utah during the weekend of November 16-17, graciously hosted by long-time Saiva Siddhanta Church member Aditya Vinadhara. In the 80's and 90's, Aditya was instrumental in helping Gurudeva to start the worship of Ganesha in Utah and engineer...
A Carving of Ganapati
November 20, 2013Today we received this photo of the new carving being made in North India for the Media Studio. It will go near the Gurudeva carving we showed yesterday, on the other side of the stone entry cave. It is of course Ganesha scribing a holy text onto a palm leaf,...