A Puja to the Great Mango Tree
February 16, 2013The Monks recently held a farewell puja for the media studios magnificent mango tree. We tried so hard to not take it down, but it is tearing apart the Media Studio with its powerful roots. It was planted in 1959 and is the only one of 20 or so mango...
Twitter Update: At the quarry picking out boulders with Martin Mos...
February 16, 2013At the quarry picking out boulders with Martin Mosko http://t.co/SbRc4IE3
Giant Group on Tour Day
February 16, 2013This week's tour day brought a huge crowed of visitors. (Pan left and right) } ]; transitionSpeed:150});
The sawmill is up and running
February 15, 2013In its move toward self-sufficiency the monastery has aquired a sawmill. With the large amount of trees that come down around the monastery, the monks are now able to utilize the mill to saw lumber out of them. This is something which can cost thousands of dollars to have done...
The Guru Chronicles Audiobook Project Commences
February 14, 2013This is a panorama. Hover your mouse over the left and right sides to see the rest. Raj records a few pages of the book in our impromptu temporary sound studio The story of Kadaitswami and the cat Senthilnathaswami, who is managing the project, listens and shoots some behind-the-scenes video...
Siva Vision Day Puja
February 14, 2013Today the monks held a early morning puja at the Swayambhu Lingam in honor of Gurudeva's Vision of Siva 38 years ago. Satguru Bodhinatha in front of the Lingam Stone Nirvani Harinandinatha was today\s pujari' The monks and several church members made there way, through the dark, out to the...
Celebrating Founder's Day
February 14, 2013Today is Founder's Day, marking 38 years since that historic morning when Siva came in a vision to Gurudeva, a hallowed moment that was the birth of Iraivan Temple. Today, interestingly enough, is also Sivaanbu Day celebrated all over America (and even in India we are told). Yes, Valentine's Day. It...
Landscaping for Iraivan
February 14, 2013The swamis met under a holy Rudraksha tree with Martin Mosco and Pradeep Chand, mapping strategies for stockpiling large boulders for Iraivan landscaping. The rocks are so heavy, it requires us to strengthening the entry road to handle 80-ton trucks (stone and trailer combined), and we have to widen the...