2 nights in a sub-tropical jungle
During our upcoming spiritual adventure to the Himalayas in Oct we will spend 2-nights at Chitwan National Park in Nepal. 50-days to go before we begin our Himalayan journey. There are spots…
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Teachings on awareness, energy, and purpose — alongside the retreats, talks, and travels that fill the rest of the journey. Drawn from ten years as a Hindu monk and decades of teaching, written to be applied to your life today.
Ganesha and Graffiti
Strolling Melbourne's alleyways I came across this beautiful graffiti artwork of Ganesha. Sitting at the entrance, as He typically does, he guides all safely through this alley.
Melbourne's cafe scene
Nothing like a hot cup of coffee on a cold day in Melbourne city, Australia, to warm you up. A stroll in and around Degraves St in downtown Melbourne revealed a slew of quaint cafes with some of the…
Great Ocean Road & the 12 Apostles
Victoria, Australia: The drive from Melbourne to the 12 Apostles takes about 4 hours along the scenic Great Ocean Road. Keep your eye out for Koalas as you wind your way through Eucalyptus forests,…
Casting a Metal Statue, Swamimalai
Suri Narayanan shares and demonstrates to the participants of Vedic Odyssey's 2010 South Indian Odyssey about the traditional process of casting a metal statue. Suri lives in Swamimalai, South India…
Mike's South Indian spiritual adventure
Mike from Colorado shares his experience of being on Vedic Odyssey's 2-week spiritual adventure to South India in January 2010, the people he met, places he visited and what he got out of it. Here's…
Enchanting Darjeeling in the Himalayas
Draped like a green velvet over a steep Himalayan mountain ridge Darjeeling is covered with lush forests and endless tea plantations.The small town Darjeeling is densely packed with endless shops and…
Testimonials from Campers (Hindu youth camp)
Campers share some of what they learned at the SV Temple Hindu youth camp that took place in Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania.
Thank you Arunachala!
Thanks Arunachala for the Vedic Odyssey theme track.
We had a great camp!
Campers and teachers gather for a group photo in front of the Sri Venkateswara temple in Pittsburgh.
Classes, Clay Ganeshas & Skits (youth camp)
Head stand during the morning hatha yoga session that begins at 6:45am.
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…
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