Babaji Kali Thandava Temple of American Babaji Yoga Sangam 83 Low Rd. Grahamsville, New York 12740
Phone: (845) 985-2762
For more information about the Muruga Festival please call 315-287-3801
For more detail, visit the followling webpage:
http://kriyayoga.org/
5750 West Eighth Street, Yuma, Arizona 85364
Phone: (520) 783-7239
With both the Kali Yuga and the Murthi of Palani Hill beginning to crumble, International Babaji Yoga Sangam (Founder-Minister: Yogi S.A.A. Ramaiah) suggests that in this present sathya yugam, the beautiful procession idol of the Palani Temple be used for worship, and that opportunity be given for Bogar's renowned navapaasana murthi to be preserved for future generations.
Following the tradition of the great shrine at Palani, Muruga kovils have now been established in Yuma Arizona, and above the Babaji Yoga Sangam Holistic Hospital in Tamil Nadu. These two samadhi shrines have been built under the inspiration of Bogar, and are each invested with a black granite Palani Andavar. Both murthis are installed above a crypt containing the vibuthi (holy ash) from dozens of dynamic mantra yagnas held at sanctified shrines the world over.
Meditating on the tapas of Palani Andavar in the Yuma Shrine are the granite murthis of three great Saivite siddhars, including Kriya Babaji Nagaraj, Himself an avatar of Muruga Consciousness. At the entrance of the sanctum sanctorum are Ganapathi and Siddhar Bogar Himself, and all of these murthis are accompanied by their corresponding yantras. In the temple courtyard are Saravana Poigai (named after the tank where lord Muruga was born), Balipeetam, Thulasi peatam, and the granite peacock vahanam. (Live peafowl and roosters are in the compound's aviary.)
Established by Yogi S.A.A. Ramaiah, and consecrated in 1985 March 21st, the Yuma Palani Andavar Kovil is a beautiful shrine for performing Shanti Poosai for the souls of the departed and adjoins the Babaji Ramalingeswara Kovil. Daily poosai is at 7:00 pm with yearly celebrations of deepavali and Kanda Shasti. Individual arrangements can be made by calling the Arizona branch of International Babaji Yoga Sangam at 520-783-7239. The address is 5750 West Eighth Street, Yuma, Arizona 85364.
5750 West Eighth Street, Yuma, Arizona 85364
Phone: (520) 783-7239
Founded in 1983 March by Yogi S.A.A. Ramaiah, the Babaji Ramalingeswara Kovil is known locally as the Temple of Art and Yoga. Hindus will be reminded of the sacred Rameshwara Temple on the southern tip of Tamil Nadu, India, where Sri Ram worshipped the Sivalinga. In the central peetam of the Yuma kovil, Sri Ram's worship of the sivalinga is being witnessed by Sita Amman, Lakkuman, Hanuman, and Maasiddhar Kriya Babaji Nagaraj. Around the inner perimeter of the temple, the traditional eighteen masters of Siva Yoga Siddhantha (including Ramayana Valmiki) meditate on Sri Ram's poosai. The entrance to the temple is graced with Ganapathi and a modern saint of the Siddhantha tradition. In the courtyard there is a sacred Nandi, a Bali Peetam, and the Mansasoravar Thirtham, a tank named after the sacred lake near Mount Kailas. All the twenty-nine idols and their accompanying yantras are carved of stone by Indian stapathis. The seven-tiered vimana and the great hand carved doors depict the rise of consciousness through the seven chakras, using both Saivite and Vaisnavite symbolism. The Saivite Tiruneeru-pattai and the Vaisnavite Namam are gloriously displayed on the temple walls, promoting the great goal of religious harmony and "Unity through Diversity". Adjoining are the Yuma Palaniadavar Samadhi Shrine, a Thulasi shrine and an herb garden, and devotees of Pasupathi and Dakshinamurthi will be happy to find dogs, goats, fish, cats, and fowl living by the shrine without fear. Yearly festivals include Deepavali, Maasivaratri Ramnavami, and an Anthar Kriya Yogum with initiation into bija mantras at the compound's Ram Taraka Mantra Yagna Peetam.
Poosai is held daily at 6:00 pm and personal arrangements can be made by calling the Arizona branch of International Babaji Yoga Sangam at 520-783-7239. The address is 5750 West Eighth Street, Yuma, Arizona 85364.
Nagarathar Babaji Yoga Palayanadu
Athanoor, Konapat P.O. Pudukkottai Dist. Tamil Nadu-622503, India
Phone: 74-275 Thirumayam Exchange