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Chandrashekar Family

All the way from Murfreesboro, Tennessee, the daughter of Dr. Hiranya and Saraswati Gowda, Kalpana visit the monastery with her husband Chandra and sons Chetan (10), Anand (8) and Maithreya (4). They toured the grounds with Shanmuganathaswami and stopped for this photo at the Bali Hai falls. The Chandrasekar family...

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Indian Dance that Bedazzled the West

&nbsp The GK is working on a precious little story about Ruth St. Denis, the inspired, revolutionary dancer who enchanted the West with her Indian dances at the turn of the 20th century. It turns out that the dances were not Indian at all, but inspired by Ruth's own reverence...

Sun Four

The Aadheenam is intensely busy as Arumugaswami and Yoginathaswami prepare to depart for India. The Ganapati Kulam reported on its work today. As ever Hinduism Today Magazine work continues as we move steadily forward in work on the January 2010 edition. Paramacharya Palaniswami is also preparing a presentation for the...

Sun Three

Today the Siddhidata Kulam gave their report. Yoginathaswami said another shipment of stones is about to leave India from Chennai. He also reported on progress on the water-proof roof of Iraivan. Sadhaka Adinatha described the kulam's work in the garden. As fall is here they are switch to winter crops...

Song to Lord Murugan

For over thirty years Gurudeva gave granite images to help start many temples throughout America and around the world. This gift has entered the temple puranam (Temple History Story) of many temples. We just recently received this note from Kanniks Kannikeswaran "Namaste, I am forwarding another song here that I...

Annual Ayudha Puja Day

Today was the annual Ayudha Puja day when the silpis bless all their tools. Here they are with Bodhinatha after all ceremonies were completed. It is traditional to bless your vehicle too. Here the mission critical helper, our forklift and a small pressure washer are blessed. Monks are gathered and...

Bodhinatha's Annual Seminar in Kuala Lumpur - Hindu Tool For Success (Pt 3)

When the Satguru is in town, every member of the Saiva Siddhanta Church of Malaysia Mission rush and grab the opportunity to serve their Satguru in all the ways they can. One of its kind is the fund raising for Iraivan Temple's Floor sponsorship. Gurudeva figurine Gurudeva was beautifully decorated...