Temples & Pilgrimage
In the Lap of the Mother
By Nikki Lastreto Once again, Sri Mukambika–the “Silent Mother”–has called me back to her powerf…
Topic
December, 1998
27 articles
Health & Ayurveda
Meatless Motherhood
By Devananda Tandavan There is absolutely no requirement for humans, including pregnant humans, to ingest animal foods. …
Temples & Pilgrimage
The Money: a Global Effort
The task of raising $16 million is at least as challenging as the Island Temple’s construction. Amazingly, an elit…
Temples & Pilgrimage
Can Kauai Pilgrimage Bring Us Near God?
BY H. H. SRI SRI TIRUCHI MAHASWAMIGAL Ever since man appeared on earth, ever since he sought the welfare of […]
December, 1998
Digital Dharma
CD?ROM Tribute to Tirupati Tirumala Tirupati Temple, arguably the most widely revered, well-attended and richest temple …
Temples & Pilgrimage
Everywhere A New Temple
The call came late at night to Dr. A. Alagappan in South India from his friend, V. Shantaram, in New […]
Temples & Pilgrimage
Worshipful Ways
Hindus go to temples to be in the presence of God. The most devout attend daily, morning and night, while […]
Culture & Society
Asians Lead Rescue
By Prabha Prabhakar Bhardwaj Sanskrit shlokas to lord ganesha resounded through the hall as I watched the Hindu Council …
Temples & Pilgrimage
Wonderments…Wow!
What sets any temple apart, making it different from all others, bringing pilgrims from afar to admire, even worship, it…
Temples & Pilgrimage
Saints of India Bless Kauai’s Temple Project
No Hindu would embark on a task as monumental and momentous as building a temple without the backing of the […]
December, 1998
Diaspora
INDIA Birla’s Legacy With the Hindu renaissance, India has spawned numerous temples in the last 100 years. One of …
Publisher's Editorials
How a Vision of Our Divinity Led Us to Hawaii
BY SATGURU SIVAYA SUBRAMUNIYASWAMI It was in 1959 that my path led me to the Hawaiian Islands for the first […]
December, 1998
Letters
PRANAMS TO BALINESE HINDUS Your excellent issue on Balinese Hinduism [Oct. ’98] evoked wonderful memories of my vi…
Temples & Pilgrimage
IRAIVAN TEMPLE
JOIN US AS HINDUISM TODAY EXPLORES THE FASCINATING PROCESSES AND THE TALENTED PEOPLE WHO ARE CONSTRUCTING AN ANCIENT TEM…
December, 1998
Quotes & Quips
"SOME DISEASES CANNOT BE SEEN, ONLY EXPERIENCED. SCRIPTURES HAVE SHOWN THE MEDICINE TO BE TEMPLES." H. H. Pram…
Opinion
America is Ready for Our Hindu Gods
By Ram Swarup The chiselling and hand-carving of 4,000 stone pieces weighing 3.2 million pounds in South India and shipp…
Temples & Pilgrimage
On Different Shores
By Archana Dongre Dozens of temples have sprouted in US cities over the last 15 years. Trustees sought learned priests […
Temples & Pilgrimage
Who is Siva?
God Siva is among the most mysterious, complex, compassionate and profound conceptions of the one Supreme Being to be fo…
December, 1998
Big Giving Is Alive and Well!
Nageswaran and Rajeswari nagaratnam had no idea that they would become temple builders when, in 1993, they sojourned fro…
December, 1998
Help Build Island Temple
Iraivan is a big project, costing $16 million, which includes an endowment to support it forever. It is a temple [&helli…
Temples & Pilgrimage
Charting the Progress
PHASE ONE, 1975: Gurudeva’s vision of Lord Siva births the temple. Project begins, raising $400,000 for purchase a…
Culture & Society
‘Isle Be Seeing You’
From his verdant Polynesian ashram on the Wailua River near the foot of an extinct volcano, Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyasw…
Environment
Spirit of the Garden Island
Six million or more years ago, at the most isolated spot in the mid-Pacific ocean, the volcanic island now known [&helli…
Temples & Pilgrimage
Artistic Offerings
Some contributions to the Iraivan temple project are gifts of abundant, natural talent. Artists Sri Indra Sharma, D.J. K…
Temples & Pilgrimage
It Takes a Village
By Choodie Shivaram It was afternoon when I visited the Iraivan temple carving site–the silence was so perfect and…
Temples & Pilgrimage
Island Temple Greeted with Aloha Spirit
This tiny, remote land mass of barely 60,000 people is manifesting a living vision of unity in diversity. “We are …
Environment
Wailua Botanical Gardens
It is traditional for Hindu temples to cultivate nearby gardens that provide beauty, medicinal resources, fruits and flo…