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Pancha Ganapati in Penang

Pancha Ganapati in Penang

The practice of Pancha Ganapati is spreading world wide, far beyond the borders of Saiva Siddhanta Church missions. Kaladevi Ambalawan sends us these photos from her family in Malaysia in Penang Kaladevi writes: "Jai Jai Ganesha, I am from Penang, Malaysia. The man in the last photo (in white t-shirt)...

Vegetarianism, Here Comes America

Vegetarianism, Here Comes America

The monks are once more quietly woking on another issue of Hinduism Today. To most readers the magazine appears once every quarter like magic, a feast for the eyes and the mind. In the background, a tremendous amount of research happens, polishing and perfecting text and layout with a dedication...

Siva Visits in Many Forms

Siva Visits in Many Forms

div class="captionedImage"> The holiday season is bringing a huge stream of guests and Hindu pilgrims. All the monks a very grateful for the service provided by our sishya on the island who are serving as hosts, and taking special tours out to see Iraivan. Here is today's group taken by...

Darshan with Bodhinatha

Darshan with Bodhinatha

Karthik Chandramouli, wife Varsha, sons Vikram and Keshav are here on pilgrimage from Chicago with their cousin Malathy (left) who's just moved to Hawaii.

Monastery Twitter Updates for 2011-12-26

Monastery Twitter Updates for 2011-12-26

Wild mushrooms are blooming abundantly around Kauai Aadheenam. Here is your fungus of the day. These are about 8" wide! http://t.co/gv4Mi6SC # Please read this message from our editors about our Digital Dharma Drive. Thank you. http://t.co/Yse36CAf # Powered by Twitter Tools

Pilgrims from Around the World

Pilgrims from Around the World

This is Seshadri and Ranjani with their three children. They live in Chicago area and Ranjani is the cousin of Professor Vasudha Narayanan who we have worked with over the years in our publications. The family had good discussions with Bodhinatha about significance of the temple, and then discussed some...

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