Himalayan Academy Teaching Programs in Mauritius
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Carving the Gomukai Pot
February 22, 2013This is the Gomukai Pot for the Nandi Mandapam. Here Silpi Manikandan is marking the final design which Silpi Adaikalam carves. A closeup of the marking. This is a contemporary design for the water collecting pot. Stapathi thought to use a fish design because it was related to water. This...
Himalayan Acres Sandalwood Planting
February 20, 2013On Guha Day two of the monks planted 33 native Hawaiian Sandalwood trees. The plan is that these trees will provide seeds for future tree planting. Hawaiian Sandalwood is quite difficult and expensive to acquire. Seed production will occur in roughly 5 years. } ]; transitionSpeed:150});
February 19th Homa
February 19, 2013Today Saravananathswami performed the homa to begin the phase. Satguru Bodhinatha offered the written prayers to the fire and then gave a short talk about temple worship, discussing the difference between external worship and internal meditation. He pointed out that when one approches the Deity in the temple, it is...
A Beautiful Rainbow over Kauai Adheenam this Morning
February 18, 2013With heavy showers, and a bright sunrise, this double rainbow unfolded itself over the svayambhu lingam. if you look closely you can see more then seven rings. } ]; transitionSpeed:150});
February 2013 News Video
February 18, 2013Our February 2013 news video covers events in January 2013, including: Iraivan Temple carving progress in Bengaluru, the completion of the statue of Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami in Colorado, our new introductory video, Tai Pusam celebrations at the monastery, the planting of 2,000 mahogany trees and our acquisition of a new...
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Ganapati Kulam Steel Beams Raised
February 16, 2013Today was a milestone day for the renovation of our media studio as we complete the raising up of two steel beams that span the entire main room. The second beam was moved into place yesterday Careful measurements are being made while the beam is sitting just above the floor...