Karnakoodu for Iraivan's Nandi Mandapam
August 11, 2011More work continuing on the karnakoodu Here is Silpi Kannan, a excellent ornamental carver working on the intricate nasikoodu on the karnakoodu. He is till date on of the best guys we ever had. Advanced tooling systems like this carbide tipped chisel has really boosted the detail quality of the...
The Guru Chronicles Goes Into Production!
August 11, 2011  It is an exciting day at the Ganapati Kulam Media Studio. After years of work by our editorial and design team, "The Guru Chronicles" officially closed yesterday and today Sivakatirswami and Senthilnathaswami are preparing the files for the press as we head into the pre-press and printing phase of...
Ganesha August 2011 Homa- Spiritual Park Mauritius
August 10, 2011It was with much devotion that the hundreds of families turned up to attend the August 2011 Ganesha Homa at the Spiritual Park. A rich spiritual experience for everyone as usual. Bhajans live on air... The sacred fire each month consuming hundreds of written prayers... Pouring ghee into the...
Bodhinatha In Guyana
August 9, 2011A quick report from Bodhinatha: Mon Aug 8th flight Trinidad to Guyana. Evening satsanga at a nearby Mandir with lecture (pravachan) by me. Some excellent singers performed as well. Shanmuganathaswami report on events of the today, the 9th: We are now driving back from the Krishna Mandir. We arrived there...
Ekadanata Kulam News
August 9, 2011* Basanti, Dipanjali and Jayendra Mardemootoo are here from Mauritius to visit their grandparents Deva and Amala Seyon, so we took the opportunity to give them a training session on using our new private SSC website * processing incoming Master Course Self-Evaluation Study worksheets and discussing progress with students *...
Himalayan Acres Nursery Developing Well!
August 9, 2011A short tour of our Himalayan Acres nursery and specimen tree plantings. Here we're looking down the rows of about 1,000 pots mostly with agaves, sansveria and a few aloes and cactus, all plants with very low water requirements. This sanseveria is a popular ground cover. It started out as...
Bodhinatha In Guyana
August 8, 2011Bodhinatha and Shanmuganathaswami finished a very successful stay in Trinidad. Many of Bodhinatha's presentations, were recorded and will reach a big audience through coming TV showings in Trinidad. Meanwhile they have arrived safely in Guyana.
Iraivan's Polished Avudaiyar
August 8, 2011The detail work on Iraivan's Avudaiyar, the pedestal that will hold the Maha Spatika Lingam, is nearly done and the whole piece was polished. The photos may be misleading. This is not a small table top brass piece. It is much bigger than you think! Avudayar is about three feet...