Hollywood Temple

The Hollywood Temple & Bookshop are open according to the schedule below.

Our Hollywood location is home to a temple, monastery, convent, bookshop, library and the society’s administrative offices. Our minister, Swami Sarvadevananda, and other monks reside in the Hollywood monastery.

The temple is open daily to the public for morning meditation, noon worship, evening prayer, and evening classes. Daily puja, worship, is observed at 12:00 noon every day. Daily arati, vespers, is at 6:00 pm. We also host Sunday morning spiritual talks, scripture and chanting classes, kirtans, karma yoga days, and special pujas. The library is open before and after Sunday morning talks. Members may search for titles in our catalog and borrow books.

Contact Information

1946 Vedanta Place
Hollywood, CA 90068-3996
(323) 465-7114
hollywood@vedanta.org

Temple Hours

Daily

6:30 – 8 am
12 noon – 1:15 pm
6 – 7 pm
(6 – 8:30 pm on class nights, Tues – Thurs)

Sundays
11 am – 1:15 pm

Bookstore

Phone: (323) 465-7114

The Hollywood Bookshop is open with limited hours as follows:

Thurs – Fri 11 am – 1 pm, 2:30 – 4:30 pm
Sat 11 am – 5 pm
Sun 10 – 11 am, 12 – 2 pm
Closed Mon – Wed

Visit vedanta.com to purchase books online.

Calendar of Events

	June 2025
Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
1 Sanskrit Class Sanskrit Class Hollywood Temple June 1, 2025 @ 9:00 am - 10:35 am This is a weekly online class on Sanskrit given by Sukirtha Algarswamy. All levels are welcome. This class is held on Google Meet For any questions please contact Sukirtha at sukirtha@vedanta.org. Ramakrishna Vivekananda Tradit… Ramakrishna Vivekananda Tradition \| Swami Shantatmananda Hollywood Temple June 1, 2025 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm All classes/ lectures will be livestreamed at http://www.youtube.com/vedantaorg In addition, our Sunday talks are open to the public for in-person attendance • •	2	3 Class: Srimad Bhagavatam with … Class: Srimad Bhagavatam with Swami Sarvadevananda Hollywood Temple June 3, 2025 @ 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm All classes will be live-streamed at http://www.youtube.com/vedantaorg Swami Sarvadevananda will be leading a class on The Srimad Bhagavatam. This holy text teaches us how we can attain supreme devotion to God. Class: Svetasvatara Upanishad … Class: Svetasvatara Upanishad with Swami Sarvadevananda Hollywood Temple June 3, 2025 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm This class will be livestreamed at youtube.com/vedantaorg AND youtube.com/voiceofvedanta (If one stream is not working, please check the other.) Swami Sarvadevananda leads this study of the Svetasvatara Upanishad. • •	4 Class: Gospel of Sri Ramakrish… Class: Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna with Swami Sarvadevananda Hollywood Temple June 4, 2025 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm All classes will be live-streamed at http://www.youtube.com/vedantaorg •	5 Hymn to the Universal Mother \|… Hymn to the Universal Mother \| Swami Mahayogananda Hollywood Temple June 5, 2025 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm Study and discussion of Swami Abhedananda’s Hymn to the Holy Mother, Sri Sarada Devi, “Prakṛtim paramam”. 2nd class in the series. •	6 Teachings of the Direct Discip… Teachings of the Direct Disciples of Sri Ramakrishna \| Swami Atmavidyananda Hollywood Temple June 6, 2025 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm •	7 Ram Nam Sankirtan Ram Nam Sankirtan Hollywood Temple June 7, 2025 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm In person at the Hollywood Temple, we will also stream this event at http://www.youtube.com/vedantaorg. After a brief worship of Sri Rama and Hanuman, we sing the names of Rama together. •
8 Sanskrit Class Sanskrit Class Hollywood Temple June 8, 2025 @ 9:00 am - 10:35 am This is a weekly online class on Sanskrit given by Sukirtha Algarswamy. All levels are welcome. This class is held on Google Meet For any questions please contact Sukirtha at sukirtha@vedanta.org. Processes of Purification \| Sw… Processes of Purification \| Swami Sarvadevananda Hollywood Temple June 8, 2025 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm All classes/ lectures will be livestreamed at http://www.youtube.com/vedantaorg In addition, our Sunday talks are open to the public for in-person attendance • •	9	10 Letters of Swami Vivekananda \|… Letters of Swami Vivekananda \| Swami Mahayogananda Hollywood Temple June 10, 2025 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm This class will be livestreamed at youtube.com/vedantaorg AND youtube.com/voiceofvedanta (If one stream is not working, please check the other.) Swami Sarvadevananda leads this study of the Svetasvatara Upanishad. •	11 Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna \| Sw… Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna \| Swami Medhananda Hollywood Temple June 11, 2025 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm All classes will be live-streamed at http://www.youtube.com/vedantaorg •	12 Swa words in the Gita \| Pravra… Swa words in the Gita \| Pravrajika Vidyaprana Hollywood Temple June 12, 2025 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm •	13 Teachings of the Direct Discip… Teachings of the Direct Disciples of Sri Ramakrishna \| Swami Atmavidyananda Hollywood Temple June 13, 2025 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm •	14 Sanskrit Chanting Class by Pra… Sanskrit Chanting Class by Pravrajika Dayaprana Hollywood Temple June 14, 2025 @ 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm Please email Pravrajika Dayaprana at Dayaprana@vedanta.org if you would like to register for her weekly chanting classes. After registering, you will receive a link in order to join on Google Meet. Pravrajika Dayaprana is hosting weekly online chanting classes. In these classes, you will learn how to chant various Sanskrit verses and songs as well as their meanings. •
15 Sanskrit Class Sanskrit Class Hollywood Temple June 15, 2025 @ 9:00 am - 10:35 am This is a weekly online class on Sanskrit given by Sukirtha Algarswamy. All levels are welcome. This class is held on Google Meet For any questions please contact Sukirtha at sukirtha@vedanta.org. Sri Ramakrishna and Sri Aurobi… Sri Ramakrishna and Sri Aurobindo \| Swami Medhananda Hollywood Temple June 15, 2025 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm All classes/ lectures will be livestreamed at http://www.youtube.com/vedantaorg In addition, our Sunday talks are open to the public for in-person attendance • •	16	17 Soul-Realization \| Swami Medha… Soul-Realization \| Swami Medhananda Hollywood Temple June 17, 2025 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm This class will be livestreamed at youtube.com/vedantaorg AND youtube.com/voiceofvedanta (If one stream is not working, please check the other.) Swami Sarvadevananda leads this study of the Svetasvatara Upanishad. •	18 Class: Gospel of Sri Ramakrish… Class: Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna with Swami Mahayogananda Hollywood Temple June 18, 2025 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm All classes will be live-streamed at http://www.youtube.com/vedantaorg •	19 Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras \| Swam… Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras \| Swami Medhananda Hollywood Temple June 19, 2025 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm •	20	21 Sanskrit Chanting Class by Pra… Sanskrit Chanting Class by Pravrajika Dayaprana Hollywood Temple June 21, 2025 @ 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm Please email Pravrajika Dayaprana at Dayaprana@vedanta.org if you would like to register for her weekly chanting classes. After registering, you will receive a link in order to join on Google Meet. Pravrajika Dayaprana is hosting weekly online chanting classes. In these classes, you will learn how to chant various Sanskrit verses and songs as well as their meanings. •
22 Sanskrit Class Sanskrit Class Hollywood Temple June 22, 2025 @ 9:00 am - 10:35 am This is a weekly online class on Sanskrit given by Sukirtha Algarswamy. All levels are welcome. This class is held on Google Meet For any questions please contact Sukirtha at sukirtha@vedanta.org. Freedom is Non-attachment \| Sw… Freedom is Non-attachment \| Swami Vedarupananda Hollywood Temple June 22, 2025 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm All classes/ lectures will be livestreamed at http://www.youtube.com/vedantaorg In addition, our Sunday talks are open to the public for in-person attendance • •	23	24 Class: Srimad Bhagavatam with … Class: Srimad Bhagavatam with Swami Sarvadevananda Hollywood Temple June 24, 2025 @ 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm All classes will be live-streamed at http://www.youtube.com/vedantaorg Swami Sarvadevananda will be leading a class on The Srimad Bhagavatam. This holy text teaches us how we can attain supreme devotion to God. Class: Svetasvatara Upanishad … Class: Svetasvatara Upanishad with Swami Sarvadevananda Hollywood Temple June 24, 2025 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm This class will be livestreamed at youtube.com/vedantaorg AND youtube.com/voiceofvedanta (If one stream is not working, please check the other.) Swami Sarvadevananda leads this study of the Svetasvatara Upanishad. • •	25 Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna \| Sw… Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna \| Swami Medhananda Hollywood Temple June 25, 2025 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm All classes will be live-streamed at http://www.youtube.com/vedantaorg •	26 Hymn to the Universal Mother \|… Hymn to the Universal Mother \| Swami Mahayogananda Hollywood Temple June 26, 2025 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm Study and discussion of Swami Abhedananda’s Hymn to the Holy Mother, Sri Sarada Devi, “Prakṛtim paramam”. •	27 Vigil - Chanting of "Jai … Vigil - Chanting of "Jai Sri Ramakrishna" Hollywood Temple June 27, 2025 @ 7:00 am - June 28, 2025 @ 7:00 am We will be performing our monthly vigil where we chant "Jai Sri Ramakrishna" for 24 hours. Our monastics and devotees take turns in the temple chanting for 1 hour each. Feel free to join us and chant from your home anytime you wish. Teachings of the Direct Discip… Teachings of the Direct Disciples of Sri Ramakrishna \| Swami Atmavidyananda Hollywood Temple June 27, 2025 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm • •	28 Vigil - Chanting of "Jai … Vigil - Chanting of "Jai Sri Ramakrishna" Hollywood Temple June 27, 2025 @ 7:00 am - June 28, 2025 @ 7:00 am We will be performing our monthly vigil where we chant "Jai Sri Ramakrishna" for 24 hours. Our monastics and devotees take turns in the temple chanting for 1 hour each. Feel free to join us and chant from your home anytime you wish. •
29 Sanskrit Class Sanskrit Class Hollywood Temple June 29, 2025 @ 9:00 am - 10:35 am This is a weekly online class on Sanskrit given by Sukirtha Algarswamy. All levels are welcome. This class is held on Google Meet For any questions please contact Sukirtha at sukirtha@vedanta.org. Message in the Fifth Chapter o… Message in the Fifth Chapter of the Gita - Swami Baneshananda, Head, Berlin, Germany Hollywood Temple June 29, 2025 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm All classes/ lectures will be livestreamed at http://www.youtube.com/vedantaorg In addition, our Sunday talks are open to the public for in-person attendance • •	30