Tour Day
July 27, 2013Yesterday was tour day at the monastery. Some 120 pilgrims and tourists came to visit the Aadheenam and see the sacred gardens and Iraivan temple. Afterwards Bodhinatha spent time in the Mini Mela signing books and greeting guests. Deva Seyon does a wonderful job touring the group around the property...
Blessed Hands
July 26, 2013A poem from a dear devotee, who was inspired after viewing the Pada Puja video from Guru Purnima: All hands are blessed equalsome are more blessed than othersthese are the hands that servethat serve God, Gods and GuruSo close to those they servehow blessed they be! To soak in that darshana Presence...
Stone Carving from Bangalore
July 26, 2013These are the newly designed perimeter wall under carving. Work is going extremely fast on the pavkal as well. Silpi Thangaraj working hard to complete this stone. Silpi Chinnaiah works on another piece of the wall. so does Thangaraj These are the blocks for the red pots which adorn the...
Recent Pilgrims
July 26, 2013Srikhar and Deepti are visiting for the first time from San Francisco area. It's their one-year wedding anniversary. } ]; transitionSpeed:150});
Recent Guests
July 25, 2013Anand and Manisha Cholia visited for first time from Texas. They are friends of Mrunal and Padmaja Patel and Ananda is current president of the Hindu Temple in Midland } ]; transitionSpeed:150});
SSC Sishyas Observe Satguru Purnima
July 25, 2013Click here to view report and images of the event in Mauritius Part 1-- Click here for Part 2-- Click here to view images of the event in Malaysia, which included a skit Click here to view images of the event in Singapore Singapore Mauritius Malaysia } ]; transitionSpeed:150});
A New Phase Begins
July 24, 2013Today the monks begin their new phase. A sacred Homa is held in Kaduval temple and Satguru Bodhinatha gave an upadesha about the power behind a life which observes both inner worship and outer worship, reminding us that the temple is for our outer worship and that our meditation is...
Nirvana Diksha
July 24, 2013On the auspicious day of Guru Purnima, Sadhaka Tejadevanatha received his diksha as a Nirvana Sadhaka. After years of service and having completed his four sojourns in the world, he received his mala of large rudraksha beads. Bodhinatha then signed his vow book and blessed him in his new life...