Monastery Twitter Updates for 2012-01-08
January 8, 2012The Lord of the Universe danced at Kauai Aadheenam today. It was our most grand Ardra Darshanam yet. Aum Namah Sivaya! # Powered by Twitter Tools
Monastery Twitter Updates for 2012-01-07
January 7, 2012Ardra has begun. Today the moon, earth and sun line up, pointing to the center of the galaxy. Tomorrow is the grand abhishekam to Nataraja! # Powered by Twitter Tools
Ardra Puja Preparations Underway
January 7, 2012Maha Ardra Darshanam puja is tomorrow and monks and members are making preparations and decorating today. Here are the ladies making tolanam, coconut frond hanging decorations. In the temple Tandu Sivanathan prepares his always masterfully designed large flower arrangements on the columns of the temple.
Satya Palani On the Job
January 7, 2012Satya Palani is here for the ceremonies and also getting his feet into a new job for the Aadheenam which will be to act as the project manager for the media lab renovation we hope to begin later this year. The will also be tiling the new Siddhidata Kulam office...
Continuing Stream of Visitors
January 7, 2012Left to right. Young couple from Gujarat via Indiana. Sudhir & Preeti Mathur from Edmonton who met Gurudeva in 2000 there. A Young couple from the Big Apple and devotees at the Maha Vallaba Ganesha Temple in Flushing. Raj Kumar Bhardwaj from London who is so inspired he is returning...
Monastery Twitter Updates for 2012-01-06
January 6, 2012Your Kauai Aadheenam mushroom of the day. Lots of these cute, tiny ones coming up here and there! http://t.co/NDgM6qCu # Family reunion and lunch in the rudraksha forest today. Luke Batdorf, Erika, Sivakatirswami and Carelle. http://t.co/s2rHZ27n # Powered by Twitter Tools
Ladies Retreat Class with Bodhinatha
January 6, 2012A small Saiva Siddhanta Church ladies retreat is taking place on Kauai for a week Bodhinatha speaks to them about relationships from perspective of karma and dharma This is a garland the ladies group learned how to make yesterday.
New Monk Has Taken Vows Today! Sadhaka Mayuranatha
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