Murugan Family From Edmonton
October 13, 2010Jai, Ganga and Gayatri Murugan have been here on pilgrimage for about a week, coming from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. At home they regularly attend the Mahaganapati Temple of Edmonton. ~~~~~~~~~~~ END OF PHASE Today is the last day of our phase. This edition of TAKA will remain posted over our...
New Jyotisha Board Arrives from India
October 13, 2010Paramacharya Ceyonswami opens up the new Jyotisha board that has arrived from India. This is the new board commissioned in India. It is a wood inlay composite with such woods as Indian rosewood, champaka, and many others. The constellations are made with mother of pearl. It's a beautiful professional upgrade...
Nandi Mandapam Third Course
October 13, 2010The silpis are working on the third course of the Nandi Mandapam.
Dakshinamurti's New Tiled Pad
October 13, 2010
Monastery Twitter Updates for 2010-10-12
October 12, 2010Great video by @HinduAmerican (HAF) on the importance of advocacy for Hindus. Watch it, pass it along. http://bit.ly/a7vjsq # Powered by Twitter Tools
Bodhinatha with the Vinayak Family
October 11, 2010Bodhinatha meets with Ravi and Shashi Vinayak and their youngest son who came for blessings to start his university education, hopefully at Standford. They live in Mountain View California and have met Bodhinatha at mainland events.
Giant Papaya
October 11, 2010This papaya, grown by Lord Siva with the help of our Siddhidata Kulam, is the size of a soccer ball!
Monks Join Renovated Bridge Blessings
October 11, 2010In a very small and local ceremony, Sivakatirswami and Sadhaka Tejadevanatha join with several other island clergy to bless the opening of a small bridge over the Kapaa stream in the Hauula Valley on the north side of Kapaa town. The engineer on this project is Venkatesan Kuppusamy who is...