Skanda Shashthi Puja
October 23, 2009Today was the auspicious day of Skanda Shashthi puja. The homa and abhishekam for Lord Murugan were powerful and uplifting as ever this year. Lord Muruga's actinic electric presence poured through the inner atmosphere to bless us all. See the slide show for more.
Skanda Shashthi's Scintillating Shakti
October 23, 2009It is not showing the photos? Try reloading the page Press the play button (second button from the right) to watch our slideshow Or, walk through the photos one by one by clicking on their thumbnails We highly recommend the full screen version -- click on the last button to...
Today's Hindu guests and visitors
October 23, 2009Our guests today (all visiting for the first time) include - Ravi Aithal and Shubha Maiya (originally from Karnataka), who now reside in Reston, VA. Also Nalini (previously from Tamil Nadu) and Debrarata (from Orissa) current residents of Los Angeles. All of our guests attended the morning puja and were...
Weekly Tour Day
October 23, 2009The weekly public tour always brings a sense of triumph of the human spirit. From every possible walk of life and religious background they come so open and willing to listen and understand the ways of others. Not only listen but empathize and reach for a oneness of spirit and...
Monastery Twitter Updates for 2009-10-23
October 23, 2009Beautiful, powerful Skanda Shashthi puja this morning. Here is a sneak peak. http://yfrog.com/0n1kipj # View photos from our just-completed Skanda Shashthi puja on our Facebook Page. http://bit.ly/3SZhOQ # Powered by Twitter Tools
Skanda Shashthi is Here
October 22, 2009The inner atmosphere is scintillating quietly as we approach the last days of Skanda Shashthi. Tomorrow morning we have the homa and abhishekam for Lord Murugan. Gurudeva used to say: "If you want to get to know me, you must first get to know my friend, Lord Ganesha and...
Monastery Twitter Updates for 2009-10-22
October 22, 2009Day 5 of 6 of Skanda Shashthi. Tomorrow we will have a grand homa and abhishekam for Murugan at 6:00 AM. # Powered by Twitter Tools
Sun Three -- The Amazing Siddhidata Kulam
October 21, 2009Today our Siddhidata Kulam gave their report. Yoginathaswami shared drawings in progress for the design of the giant teak doors for Iraivan and also the enormous yalli side buttress pieces for the steps on the South end of the Nandi Mandapam of Iraivan temple. His kulam also detailed the wide...