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Dec 23, 2011

Day 4 of the Pancha Ganapati Festival

We continue with our five-day celebration of Pancha Ganapati. Today, day 4 of the celebration, Gurudeva shares from his book "Loving Ganesha" DECEMBER 24, GREEN The sadhana of day four is to draw forth the vibration of joy and harmony that comes from music, art, drama and the dance. Family, relatives and friends gather for satsanga to share and enjoy their artistic gifts. When the program is over...

Dec 22, 2011 Hinduism

Day 2 of Pancha Ganapati Festival

We continue with our five-day celebration of Pancha Ganapati. Today, day 2 of the celebration, Gurudeva shares from his book "Loving Ganesha" DECEMBER 22, BLUE "The family sadhana (spiritual practice) for the second day of Pancha Ganapati is to create a vibration of love and har
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Dec 21, 2011 Hinduism

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 Hindus esp
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Jul 28, 2011 Children & Youth

Gratitude and Appreciation – Simple yet Rewarding Acts

Our week long youth camp is coming to a conclusion and this is the final day of classes. Today we ventured into the world of gratitude and appreciation. As part of today’s class exercise each student was asked to write a note of gratitude to their parents. In doing so they had to
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Jul 26, 2011 Children & Youth

Classes and Temples - Hindu Youth Camp

Today was filled with classes and a visit to two temples in Pittsburgh. We'll share the day with you in the photos below.
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Mar 10, 2011 Photography & Travel

Kumbha Mela's Ascetics

In February of 2010 I was fortunate enough to be present at the Kumbha Mela festival that was taking place in Haridwar, North India. Thousands of Hindu ascetics (a person who leads an austerely simple life, especially one who abstains from the normal pleasures of life or denies h
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Dec 24, 2010 Hinduism

Happy Pancha Ganapati

Happy Pancha Ganapati everyone! We continue with our five-day celebration of Pancha Ganapati. Today, is the final day of the celebration, and Gurudeva shares from his book "Loving Ganesha" DECEMBER 25, ORANGE The family sadhana for the final day of Pancha Ganapati is to bri
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