Darshan with Bodhinatha
September 2, 2011Rishi Thondunathan is here on pilgrimage. Today he gave updates to Bodhinatha about various service projects he's engaged with. Sashi and Gayathri Subramanian with kids Maitreyi and Meru are back on pilgrimage from California. They have visited multiple times and enjoy basking in Kadavul Temple darshan.
Electric Service Wall Built in Five Hours
September 2, 2011Today we are fortunate to have two master masons on site. Gordy Wilson and Gilbert have both worked on the Iraivan temple temple roof. Today they are building the CMU block wall for the new electrical service that will be installed soon. Here Gilbert is laying down the first course....
Mauritius Pumpkin Lives On - Episode 1
September 2, 2011Years after we received some pumpkins seeds from Mauritius, we continue to collect seeds from the giant fruits. The seeds are true cultivars, meaning that their DNA is passed on from one generation to the next, unlike modern hybrid sees. Each year we take seeds from the healthiest pumpkins and...
Gurudeva Pada Puja (video)
September 2, 2011We bring you a short iPhone video with highlights of our monthly puja to Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami's sandals at his shrine in Kadavul Temple at Kauai's Hindu Monastery on the monthly occurrence of his mahasamadhi nakshatra, Chitra, September 1, 2011. Only two months to go before the grand tenth annual...
Monastery Twitter Updates for 2011-09-01
September 1, 2011Enjoy a short iPhone video of Ganesha Visarjana at the monastery yesterday evening. http://t.co/9481KY2 # We just finished a powerful Gurudeva pada puja this morning. http://t.co/z9QbXrw http://t.co/RhfAauM # Powered by Twitter Tools
Singh Family with Bodhinatha
September 1, 2011Uma and Kaysho Singh are visiting from Mississauga, Ontario. They gave Bodhinatha an update on the work of Dr. Doobay at the Vishnu Mandir in Richmond Hill. The Anand Bhavan Seniors Residence, just a few steps from the temple, has been completed. This was a concept very dear to our...
Happy Cog Web Designers Join Ganapati Kulam
September 1, 2011Yesterday and today the Ganapati Kulam held a two-day intensive kick-off meeting with three members of Happy Cog, a leading web-design firm that the monastery hired for a complete, professional redesign of this Himalayan Academy/Kauai's Hindu Monastery website using funds raised during last year's Digital Dharma Drive. Happy Cog has...
Ganesha Visarjana (video)
September 1, 2011We bring you a short iPhone video of Ganesha Visarjana at Kauai's Hindu Monastery, August 31, 2011. Thanks to local devotees who made clay Ganesha murtis to immerse in the Wailua River after the grand Ganesha Chaturthi puja! httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yotZUQmyTvE