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

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

July 2025

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1
  • Class: Srimad Bhagavatam with …
  • Wisdom of the Upanishads · Swa…
2
  • Class: Gospel of Sri Ramakrish…
3
  • Letters of Swami Vivekananda |…
4
  • Teachings of the Direct Discip…
5
  • Vivekananda House, South Pasad…
6
  • Sanskrit Class
  • "Now We Have to Become Go…
7
8
  • God's Love & Her Glor…
9
  • Class: Gospel of Sri Ramakrish…
10
  • Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras | Swam…
11
  • Teachings of the Direct Discip…
12
  • Sanskrit Chanting Class by Pra…
13
  • Sanskrit Class
  • Worldly Contentment and Spirit…
14
15
  • Beyond the Known and the Unkno…
16
  • Do You Know Brahman? | Swami S…
17
  • The Seven Feminine Powers | Pr…
18
  • Crystal Bowl Meditation | Atma…
19
  • Antaryoga Retreat: Meditation …
  • Karma Yoga Day
20
  • Sanskrit Class
  • Vivekananda and Ridgely: Past,…
21
22
  • Class: Srimad Bhagavatam with …
  • Class: Svetasvatara Upanishad …
23
  • Class: Gospel of Sri Ramakrish…
24
  • Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras | Swam…
25
  • Vigil - Chanting of "Jai …
  • Teachings of the Direct Discip…
26
  • Sanskrit Chanting Class by Pra…
27
  • Sanskrit Class
  • The Meditation Mantra | Swami …
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29
  • Class: Srimad Bhagavatam with …
  • Class: Svetasvatara Upanishad …
30
  • Class: Gospel of Sri Ramakrish…
31
  • Letters of Swami Vivekananda |…

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