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We had a great camp!
Campers and teachers gather for a group photo in front of the Sri Venkateswara temple in Pittsburgh. Friends, friends, friends! Raghava and his little sister, Nidhi Farewells on the last day. Question and answer session outdoors with the campers. Classes every morning from 9am to noon. We covered the basic beliefs of Hinduism and looked at its practical applicability in ...
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Jul 29, 2010 1 MINUTE READ
Classes, Clay Ganeshas & Skits (youth camp)
Head stand during the morning hatha yoga session that begins at 6:45am. Those who come every year to camp can get into the poses very well. The group is divided into two - boys and girls. Easan and Dandapani take turns teaching each group, alternating every day. After hatha
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Jul 28, 2010 2 MINUTES READ
Ahimsa and our life (youth camp)
We've been using the book "Dancing with Siva" as our class text book. It was written by Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami and published by his Himalayan Academy located at Kauai's Hindu Monastery in Hawaii, USA. In today's class I talked about ahimsa (noninjury). It is defined
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Jul 27, 2010 1 MINUTE READ
Temple visits in Pittsburgh (Youth Camp)
Two buses were hired and we all barely squeezed in there for our excursions to temple in the Pittsburgh area. Everyone is dressed in beautiful Indian outfits and looking very elegant. One of the temples we visited is the beautiful Hindu-Jain temple Everyone is happy
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Jul 24, 2010 1 MINUTE READ
Hindu Youth Camp Begins
Off to the Sri Venkateswara (SV) Hindu Youth camp in Slippery Rock in Pennsylvania. The week long camp will host 96 campers from the ages of 8 to 18. I've been invited to be one of two teachers at the camp. A brief stop in Washington DC. A look at the Pentagon from the sky.
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Jul 24, 2010 1 MINUTE READ
Yoga, meditation and philosophy (Youth Camp)
6:45am yoga and meditation. Our die hard yogis are there with sleepy eyes. For the young ones that have been coming every year to camp they are very familiar with most of the poses and can do them well. Savasana or the corpse pose is the favorite among the kids as you can i
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Aug 7, 2009 Day 7 - Hindu Youth Camp
Fri, 7th Aug 2009 - Our theme for the week of study is "I am a Hindu and I ...". Each camper had to finish that sentence based on what they learnt. The older campers had to write 30 statements of "I am a Hindu and I ..." and the younger ones 15 statements. Click here to see all
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