Mauritius Property Development
January 13, 2011The Mauritius property rises sharply up from the edge of the river at where it enters the sea. It present a safey problem for the public. We have completed a boundary fence all along the edge. This was lovely estate that was build many decades ago. the lovely railing that...
Monastery Twitter Updates for 2011-01-12
January 12, 2011Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami will attend @HinduStudents Association retreat in Texas, Feb 4-6. Learn more. Sign up! http://bit.ly/dJyU6t # Powered by Twitter Tools
End of Phase
January 10, 2011We end our six-day phase today. This morning Holly Young came to visit with Paramacharya Palaniswami and the Ganapati Kulam. She is working on a very special sculpture of Gurudeva, Ganapati Sthapati and the silpis. It will be an incredible, life-sized bronze piece commemorating the builders of Iraivan. It is...
Malaysian Devotees Celebrate Gurudeva's Jayanthi
January 10, 2011On January 5th, a small group of devotees observed Gurudeva's Jayanthi in Klang. Arvindraj conducts the padapuja
Pancha Ganapati in Penang
January 10, 2011Kaladevi Ambalawan in Penang took some marvelous photos of her shrine during Pancha Ganapati and sends this short testimonial... "I'm 21 and my family has been observing Pancha Ganapati Puja each year for the past four years." We have seen many improvements in our lives. Our family is close and...
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Island Leaders
January 9, 2011Yesterday's visit by seventeen of our island's most effective leaders, in whose hands lies the future of our little community, was a rare and important moment. There was much sharing between the monks and these amazingly motivated men and women (lots of spiritual questions, too). At one point, Ken Stokes,...
Carving the Karnakoodu in Bangalore
January 9, 2011While are silpis on Kauai have returned home, work on Iraivan continues in India. Here are photos and captions from Bangalore. A close up here of the Karna Koodu stone in progress. The nasikoodu comes on all four sides and ‘kodi pala," the ornamental carvings on the corners. The vacant...
Mayor Visits with Island Leaders
January 8, 2011Mayor Bernard Carvalho visited again to day with an important group: Current Island-Wide Established Visionary Leaders ~ Core Group Representatives of Kauaian Systems and Movement Leaders in Service with Positional and Personal Power, Purpose and Passion Yoginathaswami give the mayor a shawl. Core Leader Group Members attending today: Bernard Carvalho,...