Mahasamadhi Day Two - Morning Events
October 23, 2011width: 700, imageCrop:true, }); Today was the second day of Gurudeva's Mahasamadhi, 2011. This is the tenth anniversary of his return to Siva's realm. He himself predicted this would be a turning point for his successor Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami coming into his own in the advancement of the Paramapara. This...
Monastery Twitter Updates for 2011-10-22
October 22, 2011Beginning with a beautiful homa in the temple, our tenth annual Gurudeva Mahasamadhi festival is now underway. Satsang with Bodhinatha next. # Powered by Twitter Tools
Mahasamadhi Begins - Gajanan Nataraja Joins Hinduism
October 22, 2011Welcome into our Saivite Hindu family, Gajanan Nataraja! Gajanan joins his mother Toshadevi Nataraja as a new member of our faith and global family." /> $("#gallery-2011-10-22-homa").galleria({ width: 700, imageCrop:true, }); Day 1 of the annual Mahasamadhi observance for Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami began with an auspicious homa and induction of Gajanan...
Maha Samadhi Day 1 Satsangs
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Sivathondars: Wailua Mission Members
October 22, 2011Predawn finds Wailua Mission members in the "Banyan Cafe" doing what they love the most - Serving Guru Bhaktars. Here we are waiting for those wonderful souls who have come from all over the world to honor our beloved Gurudeva. Gurudeva arrived in full force about a week before the...
Monastery Twitter Updates for 2011-10-21
October 21, 2011Local members and pilgrims are decorating for our Gurudeva Mahasamadhi festival. http://t.co/6SK5VWzG # Powered by Twitter Tools
Pilgrims Meet Bodhinatha
October 21, 2011Gurudeva's Maha Samadhi observances begin tomorrow and we have perhaps the long list of devotees ever to come for an event at the Aadheenam. Bodhinatha started meeting with early arrivals right away, as it will take many hours for him to have darshan with everyone. Here is Vayudeva Varadan from...
Mahasamadhi Observances 2011
October 21, 2011  The official observance begins tomorrow. Most of the devotees have arrived already. Today everyone joined to help with the preparations. Our temple decoration team did a marvelous job. Tandu Sivanathan's floral arrangements are beautiful! Because our group is so large, this year we will be holding large satsangs in...