Iraivan Stone Carving
January 31, 2013Work continues on the Nandi Mandapam One of the completed utharam or beam stones of the Nandi Mandapam. A couple of close on the details of the work.... An annapathci being carved. This is the last of the beam stones to be carved. Thats Raghu working on the last beam...
Twitter Update: Today is the last day of our Digital Dharma Drive....
January 31, 2013Today is the last day of our Digital Dharma Drive. $20,000 left to raise to meet our goal. himalayanacademy.com/donate/ddd/
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January 30, 2013The last two days of our Digital Dharma Drive are upon us. We are currently more than $32,000 short of our goal. himalayanacademy.com/donate/ddd/
Hawaiian Winter Garden Wonders
January 29, 2013With temperatures dropping just below 60 degrees at night (burrr!) H2O in the atmosphere loves to manifest itself on the plants in our garden. Sadhaka Rajanatha sends this lovely and remarkable series of shots of the morning dew on the plants. There are large versions to view in this slideshow,...
Sacred Fire Ritual
January 29, 2013The monks had a homa this morning. Satguru Bodhinatha did not attent, still resting up from his trip to Canada. Paramacharya Sadasivanathaswami filled in, burning prayers and giving a short talk about current monastery projects and about virtues, specifically the virtue of being on time, which Bodhinatha observed as being...
The Monastery Celebrates Taipusam
January 29, 2013The Monks performed a powerful Abisheka, bathing Kartikkeya in milk, yogart, honey and more, from which He absorbs the prana and uses it to bless all present. Taipusam is a celebration of Muruga's truimph over the darkness of ignorance, commemorating His receiving the Vel, His spear of Spiritual illumination. Dancing...
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Vancouver
January 25, 2013Wednesday was the final day of the Kumbhabhishekam, with a Homa to further sanctifying the main kumbhas, which included extensive nyasa (touching with mantras) and then moving each of the atma, vidya and Siva tattva groups from the homa into the murtis. Then and Abhishekam of the shrine spires and...