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August 17, 2013HHE Newsletter August 2013 via Hindu Heritage Endowment News tinyurl.com/k7996h4
2013 Mauritius visit part 2
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Jivana Ritau Begins, New Flag Raised
August 16, 2013The rust-colored flag was raised today to begin the Jivana Ritau, fall season in the North, spring season in the South. Following our tradition on TAKA we bring you a vision of this season with a summary from Bodhinatha and excerpts from the Saiva Dharma Shastras (get a copy or...
HACCP Certified!
August 15, 2013Over the retreat, Arumuganathaswami and Sadhaka Jayanatha took a short, two-day trip to Honolulu. They did so, to take a HACCP certification course at the University of Hawaii. HACCP stands for Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points, and is a systematic preventive approach to food safety. This will make it...
Satguru Bodhinatha 2013 Mauritius Visit
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Chitra Puja Invokes Gurudeva Every Month
August 12, 2013Our monthly pada puja for Gurudeva is a powerful experience. Yesterday's puja was conducted by Nirvani Nilakanthanatha, with our new Sadhaka Jayanatha assisting for the first time (on the right). There was a deep quiet and profound opening into the inner worlds as the sweet fragrance of Gurudeva's presence permeated...
Festival at Murugan Temple of North America
August 11, 2013Saturday is the main festival event. About one thousand devotees attend many of whom drive down from New York/New Jersey. It began around 9:30 with a procession around the temple with about ten of the men carrying kavadi with a spear through the checks and hundreds carrying milk. Lots of...
Saiva Agama Collection Arrives in Jaffna, Sri Lanka
August 10, 2013A computer disk drive containing the Saiva Agamas from the archives of the French Institute of Pondicherry, which was arduously electronically compiled by Kauai Saiva Aadheenam, arrived in Nallur, Sri Lanka. This gem, containing over a million photos - including most of the Saiva Agama scriptures - was made available...