Bodhinatha in Denver
September 11, 2010Yesterday evening, Bodhinatha, Shanmuganathaswami and Siddhanathaswami left for their night flight to the mainland and arrived safely in Denver. They had darshan meetings today and will attend the Sri Venkateswara Temple Colorado, tomorrow.
Happy Ganesha Chaturthi!
September 11, 2010httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6rCk1Uxy_c
Ganesha Chaturthi at Kauai Aadheenam
September 11, 2010This afternoon we had a powerful Ganesha Chaturthi abhishekam in Kadavul temple. Here we see Maha Ganapati freshly oiled before the abhishekam begins. Milk.. Alankara deepams of several kinds were offered next. All the monks chanted 108 names of Ganesha ... a powerful moment. Final arati. The temple was packed...
Jai Hanumanji!
September 11, 2010He is finished! After many years of planning, designing, quarrying, carving, sculpting, fine-tuning Hanuman stands 12-feet-tall at our site in Bengaluru. Jiva Rajasankara sent these photos yesterday, just in time for Ganesha Chaturthi celebrations on TAKA. Notice the magnificent detail in the drapery, seldom seen since Michelangelo's day. ...
Monastery Twitter Updates for 2010-09-10
September 10, 2010This morning was our monthly pada puja to Gurudeva on the nakshatra of his mahasamadhi, chitra. # Powered by Twitter Tools
Tour Day
September 10, 2010We had our tour day yesterday and after viewing the monastery grounds, Iraivan Temple site and sitting in the radiance of Kadavul Siva Temple, guests are often blessed to enter the mini mela and find our Satguru waiting to greet them and happy to sign their book purchases. Yesterday's radiant...
Archway Work Continues
September 10, 2010The silpis spent another morning working on the entrance archway. Scaffolding is being constructed to hold the blocks of stone that form the arch.
Monastery Twitter Updates for 2010-09-09
September 9, 2010Bodhinatha voyages tomorrow to Denver, LA, Seattle, Portland and San Francisco. # Powered by Twitter Tools