Spring Has Sprung on Kauai
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Priest Conference Begins
April 27, 2012httpv://youtu.be/AIAkRGwqBv4 After a long flight, and a short rest early today, Sadasivanathaswami and Arumugaswami joined the Hindu Mandir Priests's Conference, 2012, which opened this afternoon in the Hindu Jain Temple, Monroeville, Pennsylvania (Just east of Pittsburg) Here are the priest performing the opening chant. Sadasivanathswami writes: Dozens of priests inaugurate...
Stop the Water! Part Two
April 27, 2012After three days of very hard work Jonathan Anderson and Palani finished the concrete removal in front of the Media Studio. Here is Palani racking the earth below. There are still some big roots to remove. Palani has been manning the concrete saw and jack hammer. Very hard job! Thanks,...
Twitter Updates for 2012-04-26
April 26, 2012Sadasivanathaswami and Arumuganathaswami are heading to Pittsburgh tonight for a conference of US Hindu priests. A cause dear to Gurudeva! # Fantastic and compelling talk! Simon Sinek: How great leaders inspire action | Video on http://t.co/VXo0fNoa http://t.co/l97FBA9a # Powered by Twitter Tools
We Support Our Temple Priests
April 26, 2012Paramacharya Sadasivanathaswami and Acharya Arumugaswami are off to Pittsburg for a whirlwind one day flight, one day on the ground and oen day fly back on Sunday. The Hindu Mandir Executive Council has organized a meeting or priest to discuss key issues for our temples and Hinduism in the US....
A New Gurudeva Visions Painting for Kadavul Temple
April 26, 2012The portrait of Gurudeva by Indra Sharma on the South wall of Kadavul His daughters painting hangs opposite on the north mandapam, with Nataraja below' The painting by Veena. Click the full screen icon to see a full size version } ]; height: 540, width: 700, imageCrop:true, _showFullscreen: true, transitionSpeed:150});...
Tour Day, April 25th
April 26, 2012Bodinatha can now sit comfortably - similar to the Guru Peedam. It is such a huge upgrade with beautiful carvings. Dave Ehmke from the Sri Somesvara Vedic Siva Temple. A few guests purchased the entire Triology. Two Lions - one for each arm! A view of the Media Studio from...
Stop the Water!
April 26, 2012After having experienced water damage in our Media Studio several times thru the years we are taking steps to reduce the level of the walk in front of the door. During heavy rains the Media Studio is at the lower end of our property and can receive a lot of...