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

	February 2025
Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
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2 Sanskrit Class Sanskrit Class Hollywood Temple February 2, 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. Swami Brahmananda Birthday Puj… Swami Brahmananda Birthday Puja Hollywood Temple February 2, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 2:00 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 • •	3	4 Class: Srimad Bhagavatam with … Class: Srimad Bhagavatam with Swami Sarvadevananda Hollywood Temple February 4, 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 February 4, 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. • •	5 Class: Gospel of Sri Ramakrish… Class: Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna with Swami Sarvadevananda Hollywood Temple February 5, 2025 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm All classes will be live-streamed at http://www.youtube.com/vedantaorg •	6 Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras \| Swam… Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras \| Swami Medhananda Hollywood Temple February 6, 2025 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm In-depth reading and discussion of Swami Vivekananda’s seminal text Bhakti Yoga. •	7 Teachings of the Direct Discip… Teachings of the Direct Disciples of Sri Ramakrishna \| Swami Atmavidyananda Hollywood Temple February 7, 2025 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm •	8 Karma Yoga Karma Yoga Hollywood Temple February 8, 2025 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm Sanskrit Chanting Class by Pra… Sanskrit Chanting Class by Pravrajika Dayaprana Hollywood Temple February 8, 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. • •
9 Sanskrit Class Sanskrit Class Hollywood Temple February 9, 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. Shiva-Shankara \| Swami Sarvade… Shiva-Shankara \| Swami Sarvadevananda Hollywood Temple February 9, 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 • •	10	11 Class: Srimad Bhagavatam with … Class: Srimad Bhagavatam with Swami Sarvadevananda Hollywood Temple February 11, 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 February 11, 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. • •	12 Class: Gospel of Sri Ramakrish… Class: Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna with Swami Sarvadevananda Hollywood Temple February 12, 2025 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm All classes will be live-streamed at http://www.youtube.com/vedantaorg •	13 Introduction to the Bhagavad G… Introduction to the Bhagavad Gita \| Pravrajika Vidyaprana Hollywood Temple February 13, 2025 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm In-depth reading and discussion of Swami Vivekananda’s seminal text Bhakti Yoga. This class meets in the Hollywood Temple and will be livestreamed at youtube.com/vedantaorg •	14 Teachings of the Direct Discip… Teachings of the Direct Disciples of Sri Ramakrishna \| Swami Atmavidyananda Hollywood Temple February 14, 2025 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm •	15 Antaryoga Retreat: Swamiji… Antaryoga Retreat: Swamiji's Words \| Pr. Dayaprana Hollywood Temple February 15, 2025 @ 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm •
16 Sanskrit Class Sanskrit Class Hollywood Temple February 16, 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. Dynamic Meditation on Holy Mot… Dynamic Meditation on Holy Mother, Followed by Book Signing \| Swami Chetanananda, St. Louis Hollywood Temple February 16, 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 • •	17	18 Bhaktas, Jnanis, and Yogis: A … Bhaktas, Jnanis, and Yogis: A Reconciliation \| Swami Medhananda Hollywood Temple February 18, 2025 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm •	19 Class: Gospel of Sri Ramakrish… Class: Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna with Swami Medhananda Hollywood Temple February 19, 2025 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm All classes will be live-streamed at http://www.youtube.com/vedantaorg •	20 Singing Bowls with Neal Miller Singing Bowls with Neal Miller Hollywood Temple February 20, 2025 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm In-depth reading and discussion of Swami Vivekananda’s seminal text Bhakti Yoga. •	21	22 Sanskrit Chanting Class by Pra… Sanskrit Chanting Class by Pravrajika Dayaprana Hollywood Temple February 22, 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. •
23 Sanskrit Class Sanskrit Class Hollywood Temple February 23, 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. Who Do We Become? \| Swami Medh… Who Do We Become? \| Swami Medhananda Hollywood Temple February 23, 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 • •	24	25 Class: Srimad Bhagavatam with … Class: Srimad Bhagavatam with Swami Sarvadevananda Hollywood Temple February 25, 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 February 25, 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. • •	26 Shiva Ratri Shiva Ratri Hollywood Temple February 26, 2025 @ 6:00 pm - February 27, 2025 @ 2:00 am •	27 Shiva Ratri Shiva Ratri Hollywood Temple February 26, 2025 @ 6:00 pm - February 27, 2025 @ 2:00 am Hymns of Swami Vivekananda \| S… Hymns of Swami Vivekananda \| Swami Mahayogananda Hollywood Temple February 27, 2025 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm In-depth reading and discussion of Swami Vivekananda’s seminal text Bhakti Yoga. This class meets in the Hollywood Temple and will be livestreamed at youtube.com/vedantaorg • •	28 Vigil - Chanting of "Jai … Vigil - Chanting of "Jai Sri Ramakrishna" Hollywood Temple February 28, 2025 @ 7:00 am - March 1, 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 February 28, 2025 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm • •