Śrī Someśvara

I remember in the early morning, walking through a field in India after a huge Yagya, a Maha Yagya, was performed.  A silent mist filled the air.  It felt like I was walking the grounds of a cosmic battlefield, where an epic event had just occurred to change the course of history.

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The consecration of Śrī Someśvara Temple will be an historic victory for the world.  It marks not only the consecration of Śrī Someśvara Temple but also the awakening of a perfect Guru Chula, an enlightened city.   According to the Bhrigu Nadi, this was predicted by the great rishi, Brighu, thousands of years ago.  According to Brighu, though attempted before, this will be the first of its kind.  The land will reverberate with that feeling.

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A Vedic temple inauguration can be likened to a cosmic explosion, signifying a phase shift in the world.  At its inaugural moment in time, the Divine geometrical structure will crystallize, sending a cosmic wave throughout the universe.  Those at the source of the wave receive the karmic benefit equivalent to 10,000 daily visits to a temple.

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A powerful catalyst for evolution, it is said that even the participants’ family members who are not present at the inauguration, receive some karmic benefit, five generations out, in both directions of time.  Bring your children, relatives, friends, and loved ones.  Do what you can to get here for this purifying event.

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During the time when Lord Rama walked the earth, there was a sacred cow that lived, in physical form, named Kamadhenu.  It is said that the people who paid homage to this cow were granted their wishes and cured of any disease.   At the inauguration, we will have our own cow with calf to embody that quality.

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Big tents across the lawns will provide gathering places for friends, families, and children to play.  Fantastic authentic Indian food prepared with Ayurvedic expertise will be served.

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Beautiful, limited edition, miniature Shiva lingas with Nandi and ballipeedum, miniature kalasums, and a small number of other consecrated items will be available as gifts to temple sponsors.

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Yagyas will be performed from dawn until dusk.  It will be a rare opportunity to enjoy the company of highly respected Pundits and Sthapatis from India.  A number of renowned experts, inculding Jyotishis, Sanjay and Sarbani Rath, will attend.

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Several of the shilpis will remain at Mount Soma through the consecration, working closely with the pundits to perform the last steps to “turn on” the temple.

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From one angle, we can view the temple as a machine; built precisely to amplify and broadcast the harmony found at the transcendental level of life.  From another angle, we can view the temple as a living being; not a structure representing God, but God himself.

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Vastu architecture is a mapping of the human/Divine body.  The temple has a head, torso, and limbs.  Inside the temple, the stone murtis (statues demonstrating the numerous, personified attributes of God) have an arresting presence.  The eyes of the murtis will be opened according to ancient Vedic technology, first with iron, then silver, then gold utensils, bringing them to life.

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The culmination of the event is on the evening of the fifth day when the temple comes together as fully functioning structure of the Divine.  The building of a successful Vedic temple in these times is an undertaking that is difficult beyond what most people can imagine.  The financial, coordination, communication, and interpretation obstacles are tremendous.  When together we succeed, you will want to be there to see it. This event is not just for students, scholars of the Veda, or Hindus, it is for all people.  People will be talking about it for ages.

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If you miss this event you will look back and wonder how you could have allowed yourself to not be there.

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The Shilpis at Mount Soma

The arrival of the shilpis (granite workers from India) has brought a myriad of lively experiences to Mount Soma.

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The aroma of Indian food wafting from their kitchen, the sound of their chants as they, like in ancient times, move huge pieces of granite by hand and lever, and hearing the tink tink of chiseling granite and the whirring of the stone cutter all permeate the cool Autumn air.

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The shilpis warm and jovial hearts accent our days with play and happiness.  Excursions to Walmart and the mall are delightful adventures as they charm everyone from the cashiers to other customers with their sweetness.

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In the last week, Mount Soma residents have been present for numerous auspicious ceremonies, including the temple groundbreaking puja, raising the columns, putting the top on the archway, etc.  Every day seems to contain another auspicious and exciting moment!

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Evenings have been transformed with Ganesh’s (the engineering professor who runs a non-profit to help build temples) presentations about temple development and S.K. (the head sthapati (architect) for the temple) talking about Vastu architecture principles, their origin in the Vedas and how they map onto the human body, map onto the human experience, and parallel the Mayan architecture.

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With so much being accomplished, including the progress on the Student Union Building and the enthusiasm from visitors and our Indian guests, it feels like a long anticipated wave is carrying us forward.

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This is all just a taste of what is to come at Mount Soma—an educational, cultural, economic and spiritual bridge, unifying all of mankind.

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The Inner Sanctum

Fifth Brick Being Placed

In an awe inspiring ceremony, replete with flowers, fragrance and prasad, the sthapatis and shilpis (Vedic architects and artisans), prepared  for the installation of the magnificent carved granite pedestals, pillars, Shiva Linga, and yoni of the Inner Sanctum.

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The nine gems, the five metals and the five auspiciously marked bricks were placed in the northeast corner foundation of the Sanctum with all the appropriate Vedic rites.

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The significance of the moment was palpable.  According to the Shastras, all in attendance were many times blessed beyond words. The entire day at Mount Soma thrilled with that feeling.

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As the days pass by, we are all increasingly grateful for what is happening here.

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As Mount Soma progresses, powerful and historic moments arise, as if from out of thin air, permeating everything with waves of bliss, harmony and love .

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