Twitter Update: RT @HinduismToday: Watch the inauguration of the C...
December 23, 2012RT @HinduismToday: Watch the inauguration of the Chino Hills BAPS Swaminarayan Mandir live on baps.org in half an hour.
Twitter Update: Bodhinatha observes as volunteers set up for the V...
December 22, 2012Bodhinatha observes as volunteers set up for the Vishwa Shanti Maha Yagna in Chino Hills. #BAPS twitpic.com/boejfc twitpic.com/bof2kr
Happy 2nd Day of Pancha Ganapati!
December 22, 2012Lord Ganesha's second shakti is the same feeling as the first but extended to relatives, neighbors and friends, all who are part of the extended family. This is more difficult to hold, as inharmonious conditions often arise. These are called asuric forces, which come between people, causing misunderstanding and upsets....
Twitter Update: A quick tour of the Mandir with Chaitanyamurti Swa...
December 22, 2012A quick tour of the Mandir with Chaitanyamurti Swami before lunch http://t.co/TeautbeT
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December 22, 2012RT @HinduismToday: Our publisher and one of our editors are in Chino Hills for the opening of the new BAPS mandir this weekend.
Pancha Ganapati Day 1
December 21, 2012Today begins the five days of Pancha Ganapati, the festival that brings joy and light to all. From "Loving Ganesha" we bring you Gurudeva's insights into the varied and vibrant potencies of our most popular Deity. We focus on the first of His shaktis. "COME, NOW LET US TURN OUR...
The Five Shaktis of Lord Ganesha
December 21, 2012Loving Ganesha! Dear to Siva's men, Within whose form the world of form resides, Who earned the mango by a ponderous ken And made the moon to wax and wane in tides. Aum Ganesha! Loved by saints and sages, Whose skillful arms five potent shaktis wield To guide men now...
A Powerful Homa and the First Day of Pancha Ganapati
December 21, 2012Today we had our first Homa in 3 weeks after observing Sadhu Paksha. This begins a very full six day phase, celebrating pancha ganapati and readying for Maha Ardra over the retreat. Saravananathaswami was today\s pujari' Happy Pancha Ganapati! We had a full temple today, with all the monks and...