Tour Day, July 30th
August 1, 2009We are standing with the tour group over by the near the flag pole. This is a new added venue we are bringing the group to because of the incredible views. Off in the distance guests can see the Ganapathi Kulam building, "the eagles nest". Another large gathering for "Public Tour...
Dancing with Siva In Tamil
August 1, 2009Sivakatirswami has begun work on typesetting Dancing with Siva in Tamil. This work has been on the shelf for years. Originally done by Pundit Mylvaganam in Sri Lanka the text was entered in a Tamil font that is no longer functional on our current platform. We also wanted to move...
Sun Two
July 31, 2009Today the Ekadanta Kulam of one, Sannyasin Saravananathaswami shared news of his activities. He has been managing many pilgrims and guests recently, those coming and those who will be coming. He has also finished most of the work on the annual rededications sent by the members for 2009 and now...
Puvanendran family
July 31, 2009The Puvanendran Family is on pilgrimage from the UK this week. Today after attending the Sun One Homa, the family toured Iraivan Temple and then worshiped at the Narmada Lingam. Mrs. Lakshimi Puvanendran cares for her elderly parents at home and the eighty year old couple made the 28-hour journey...
Siddhidata Kulam Weekly Fruit Harvesting
July 31, 2009The monks grow a lot of their own food. Each week the Siddhidata Kulam goes around our properly and harvests fruit for the phase. After a dearth of some months our banana crop is coming back. Also, as summer moves toward fall, more and more fruits mature. Passion fruits start...
New Phase Begins
July 30, 2009A bright new phase began today with our usual homa. Yogi Jivanandanatha is our homa priest today.
Little Teji Arrives in the Bhuloka
July 30, 2009Deepti the young little mother in our herd finally gave birth to her first calf. Here is Shanmuganathswami who is our dairy manager when he is not working in the offices. He named her "Teji" which means "Radiant One" The monks have been watching Deepti very carefully the past couple...
The Land of Rainbows
July 30, 2009When we get off-and-on showers and sunshine in the morning while the sun is still to the east, magical rainbows appear to the west over the river and temple. This morning it was as if Lord Siva was painting above His golden towers.