Mount Madonna Hanuman Temple
They say Texas is big! Yes it is. It spans more than 700 miles and it is more than one-third of India. There are a large number of Hindu communities across all the major cities. The Hindu communities have kept the spirit of largeness of Texas and made temples which are appropriately sized. Yes! the temples in Texas are big. The funniest thing is that there is actually a place in Texas called Temple and that place has a Temple too!
- Mount Madonna Hanumaan Temple
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Austin
Saibaba temple of Austin (and Venkateshwara temple)
Hanuman Jayanti at Mount Madonna By Vimala Jeffrey-Howe May 2, 2013. We brave a 4:30 am caravan ride to the Mount Madonna Center in the Santa Cruz Mountains. The cold is enough up here in the hills at this hour for the outdoor temple to provide a chest full of blankets for devotees to swaddle themselves in while temple residents. Sankat Mochan Hanuman Temple. Religious Organization. LifeForce Yoga Healing Institute. Happy Hanuman Jayanti! Happy Birthday to our beloved teacher, Baba Hari Dass! Mount Madonna Institute will be sponsoring a one-day student intern consultation opportunity at the Pacific Cultural Center. Your visit will include. Things to do near Sankat Mochan Hanuman Temple on TripAdvisor: See 963 reviews. 445 Summit Rd, Mount Madonna Center, Watsonville, CA.
Mount Madonna Hanumaan Temple
Dallas
Houston
Temple, Texas
Although this temple has many deities, the main deity is Lord Ganesha. The temple was built around 2005 and there was a grand celebration in 2015 when it completed 10 years. There were pujas for more than a week with auspicious Vedic mantras. On the last day there were Bhajans and Kirtans. There were people from Austin, San Antonio, College Station and other parts of US as well.
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San Antonio
College Station
The plan was to start at 4 am and attend the 6:30am Aarti on Saturday. How hard it could be? But lazy as I was. I woke up at 6. After the daily chores, it was already 8:50 before I could start my car. Outside temperature was 10ºC. Not too bad for Mountain View. I only took a Jacket which could help me survive around that temperature range but forgot to check the temperature of the destination. There was a little bit of rain here and there but mostly the travel was smooth. The beautiful view of Hills and dense trees of Watsonville made the journey pleasant. There wasn’t a lot of traffic so I could drive at 75-80 miles an hour.
The temple is located in the Mt. Madonna County Park which is almost 60 miles from Mountain View, CA. The park itself spans over several acres and has other facilities for camping etc. The drive is not so smooth once you are near Mt. Madonna. After Gilroy there is almost 10 miles of careful driving. It helps as you can then see the beautiful, dense forest around. Bring a good car as the incline is steeper and a Ford or Chevy may give in! Needless to say that the cellphone signal is lost as soon as you enter the hills. So, it will be good to download the offline map, and some useful backup like some food and water.
Visiting the temple
Near the temple the parking is limited (around 50 cars). You’d thing 50 parking spots could be good enough for a temple in an area like this, but you’d be kidding yourself. At 11:00 there were less than 10 parking spots left and in a cold (4ºC) weather! On a normal day I can imaging spots filling up fast. The temple website asks you to make a reservation (on parking) if you are planning to reach after 11 am.
As I got out out of the car it was cold! 4ºC. My jacket wasn’t enough but now that I’m there, I had to visit Bajrang Bali. The temple is very carefully designed. It is small but very beautiful and enchanting. Taking pictures are allowed but talking loud isn’t. The place is very peaceful. Even though there were 10s of people doing their own thing, you could hear the sound of water, and chirp of birds.
They have water to clean your hand and feet. But boy I wasn’t prepared to touch the water! I just washed my hand but no feet please! I had my socks on. My hand turned white with the loss of blood as soon as water touched the hands. Anyways! back to the temple the sight of Bajrang Bali is going to fill you with renewed energy. It has been years since I visited a temple exclusively for Hanuman ji.
There are quite many temples in USA but they tend to put all the Gods together. The temple is built in a very traditional way and Bajrangbali is totally covered in orange sindoor with silver eyes. You can also circle the temple as it is common.
The temple of lord Ganesha
No temple can be complete without the idol of Lord Ganesha! It did not cross my mind until I looked left on the water fountains. I was like,”yes it makes total sense”. Lord Ganesha is located close to water fountains with a huge Naga curled across the flow of water. It is not possible to circle this temple as it is designed. They have special signs as to not put coins in the water as many Hindus would do. The coins are harmful for the aquatic life, and they have so much infections as well. Imagine how many hands the coin has changed!
The Hanuman Chalisa
They have arrangements for overnight stays as well and free yoga classes every day. There were books for aarti and other mantras. I chanted Hanuman Chalisa as I have memorized them decades ago. If you do not remember Hanuman Chalisa, you are missing a great experience. It is not too difficult to memorize. By the way, Chalisa means the number 40 in Hindi/Sanskrit. So it is only 40 verses! The slow version is pleasant to hear but would take a long time to chant. The all time best Hanuman Chalisa by Gulshan Kumar is on youtube so you can listen and learn.
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There is also a fast version which is good to memorize:
There is tasty prasad as well like Apple, Banana and a sweet dish (Halwa) made out of Rice vermicelli (Sevai) and Grabanzo beans (Kabuli Chana). Sinhala sindu mp3 free download songs.
On the way back, I ate veggie sandwich at TOGO’s at Gilroy. As soon as I reached Mountain View, the first task was to take some prepared food from one of the Indian Restaurant as I was too tired to prepare food at home. I came back, had some lunch and slept peacefully. When I woke up it was 7:30 pm in the evening. Has it ever happened to you that when you sleep too much in the afternoon and wake up late evening, it feels as it is morning? It was a similar confusing experience. Thank God!, actually thank Bajrang Bali that it was still evening as I had to do a lot of work!
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