Category: Hinduism
55 Posts
Happy Pancha Ganapati Day 1
Pancha Ganapati is a modern Hindu festival of the Five-Faced (pancha means “five”) Ganesha. My guru, Gurudeva Sivaya Subramuniyaswami says in his book “Loving Ganesha”, “The winter solstice has always been a festive time of year in all countries and religions, among ...
Read MoreSaving ancient Hindu Manuscripts
Over the past few years, Markley Boyer (who will be one of our guides on the upcoming spiritual and culinary adventure to South India), along with Kauai’s Hindu Monastery has helped to set up an ambitious project to digitize palm leaf manuscripts in the collection of the French Institute in...
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Why can’t you fear the past?
A question was asked to me with regards to the blog post on the 26th of August titled “Dealing with Fear and Worry” as to why we can’t fear and worry about something in the past. Well, the reason we can’t fear and worry about something in the past is because it has already...
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Ganesha’s home in Singapore
A couple is hours after checking into my hotel in Singapore I decided to head out and see Ganesha to seek his blessings for my journey. So I headed out to the Sri Senpaga Vinayagar Temple near Ceylon road. The temple is beautiful and has Ganesha’s strong presence. Started in 1890 by the Sri...
Read MoreChidambaram’s dedicated priests
One of the joys of traveling is getting to know the locals, their way of life and the things that are important to them. On Vedic Odyssey’s spiritual adventures we take great pride in ensuring our spiritual adventurers get to experience this. During our visit to Chidambaram last year we spe...
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Chidambaram’s Siva Nataraja Temple
Sacred to Saivite Hindus the world over, this majestic temple complex in Chidambaram sprawls over 40 acres and is dedicated to the Hindu god Siva. Here Siva manifests as Lord Nataraja, the Lord of Dance. Although there are many temples in South India dedicated to Siva, five among them are particu...
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Diwali – Festival of Lights
Diwali the Festival of Lights is fast approaching. Probably the most celebrated festival amongst Hindus and Sikhs the night of lights is given a whole new meaning in the holy town of Amritsar, India. During our upcoming “Gems in the Desert” spiritual adventure in northwestern India we...
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A Kumbha Mela photo from the archives
I was going through some photos from last year’s Kumbha Mela festival in Haridwar, North India and came across this image of one of the sadhus and I thought I’d share it with you all.
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