Bodhinatha In Malaysia
September 19, 2009Bodhinatha reports that they had a wonderful Satsang with all the member last night (Friday in Malaysia) "Evening satsang at Gunasegaran Chitravellu's home--pada puja plus lengthy ceremonies for youth becoming Arul Sishya and taking brahmacharya vrata plus Brahmacharini Gowri receiving Vishesha Diksha. Good crowd inside the home and on the...
Iraivan Entrance Unveiled
September 19, 2009With the scaffolding removed we now have a magnificent view of the Iraivan temple South entrance and Raja Gopuram.
Views of Iraivan Temple
September 19, 2009Here is a video showing views of the progress of the San Marga Iraivan Temple at Kauai's Hindu Monastery in Hawaii, May-August 2009. Includes recent gilding and roof waterproofing work. httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ht350ZbqMlY
Pictures from Recent Tour Days
September 19, 2009The first stop after entering the inner gate to the monastery, guests view a vast expanse overlooking the North fork of the Wailua River. The pond and waterfall below are called Nani Ka'ua, which means beautiful rain. Behind this majestic scene stands the five million year old Mount Wai'ale'ale which...
Herb Garden
September 19, 2009Sadhaka Nilakantha working in the new herb garden, just a few yards from our kitchen. Talk about fresh food! It has dozens of herbs, from lavender to basis, parsley to catnip, fennel to oregano... And the famous Echinacea. Echinacea, also known as coneflower, is a wild flower that grows naturally...
Visions and Bonsais
September 19, 2009We recently had some visitors from Canada. Our long time good friend and officiating priest at many of our ceremonies Kandaswamy Gurukkal and two other priests, Bhanu Prakash, Surja Prakash. Here they discuss the on-going work to preserve and bring forward our Saiva Agamas. Each year around this time we...
Bodhinatha In Malaysia
September 16, 2009Bodhinatha had a free day in Malaysia. He and Shanmuganathaswami met with some freight forwarders who will handle shipments of publications printed in Malaysia to Mauritius, USA and other distribution centers. In the evening he had darshan with some members.
Ganesha Homa September 09- Mauritius Spiritual Park
September 16, 2009The presiding Deity in the Spiritual Park is the eight-foot-tall granite Panchamukha Ganapati. This majestic five-faced, ten-armed Ganapati looks over azure blue seas facing India--a towering reminder of the original home of the nation's Hindus and of the importance of harmony in life. The September Ganesha Homa is as usual...