Satguru's Current Travel, Part Two
August 24, 2024Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami was invited to attend the Montreal Murugan Temple Chariot Festival held in late August. The Montreal Murugan Temple was established in 1983 and was the first Saivite temple in the province of Quebec, Canada. The Chariot Festival was an elaborate event featuring several nadaswaram players and drummers,...
Our New Monk-Made Aquarium
August 23, 2024Jai Ganesha! This week, the monks of the Ganapati Kulam finished up a long term project to rebuild their office aquarium. With the help of Mayuresh, who was visiting for a few months, the monks built this custom aquarium stand out of rough koa wood, some tarnished copper panels and...
Siva Is Silence
August 22, 2024Today while walking along the Path of the Saiva Satgurus we came across a bird sitting on the black granite murti of Satguru Yogaswami. It reminded us of a story he told that one day "I was in meditation under the Illupai tree and a bird came and sat on...
Satguru's Travels
August 21, 2024Satguru is currently on a trip to visit Chicago, Montreal, Toronto and a couple places in eastern USA. This first set of photos shows some satsangs, home visits and home office blessings at a few homes of devotees in Chicago. } ];
Backup Power Supply Replacement
August 17, 2024Living on a small, remote, tropical island brings a greater potential for fluctuating power supply to our equipment. For more sensitive and expensive equipment it is important to have a backup battery that can immediately keep the equipment running if there is a brownout or other failure in the regular...
Welcoming the 2024 Jivana Ritau
August 16, 2024Today is the first full day of our new season, the Jivana Ritau. Early this morning, monastics and members gathered in Kadavul Temple for a homa. Following the final arati they proceeded out the the Aadheenam's flagpole to fly the dvaja for the new season. Excerpts from Saiva Dharma Shastras...
New Signs for the Satgurus
August 15, 2024The 1,400-foot-long circular Path of the Saiva Satgurus has eight black granite murtis, each with a sign that speaks of the life, sayings and biography of that Satguru. The existing signs were printed some nine years back and have deteriorated some in the tropical climate and UV intensity of the...
Gurudeva Chitra Padapuja
August 14, 2024A few days ago was our monthly Gurudeva padapuja during chitra nakshatra. Enjoy some images, along with an upadesha Gurudeva gave in 1998 about listening to your soul. Listen to Your Soul } ];