Hollywood Temple

Our Hollywood location is home to a temple, a monastery, a 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 from morning meditation through 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, Sunday School, scripture and chanting classes, kirtans, karma yoga days, and special pujas.

Contact Information

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

Hours:

6:30am to 7:00pm daily

Puja (Worship) Noon daily

Arati (Vespers) 6:00pm daily

Bookstore:

Phone: (323) 465-7114
Hours: Mon-Sat 10:00am to 12:30pm
2:00pm to 5:00pm
Sunday 10:00am to 11:00am
Noon to 5:00pm
CLOSED WEDNESDAYS

Closed Wednesdays, Memorial Day, Fourth of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s Day.

Calendar of Events

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	August 2017
Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
		1 Class: Katha Upanishad Class: Katha Upanishad August 1, 2017 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm Swami Mahayogananda will lead this week's class. •	2 Class: Gospel of Sri Ramakrish… Class: Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna August 2, 2017 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm Read-aloud and discussion of The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna with Swami Atmatattwananda. A copy of the text is not necessary. •	3	4	5 Kirtan with Swami Nirvanananda Kirtan with Swami Nirvanananda August 5, 2017 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm Call and response singing with Swami Nirvananda Saraswati. The swami travels worlwide to support his service to the poor, ill and neglected in India and other countries. Refreshments follow at 9:30. All are welcome, including children. •
6 Sanskrit Class Sanskrit Class August 6, 2017 @ 9:00 am - 10:40 am Led by Sukirtha and Nancy Walder Sunday School Sunday School August 6, 2017 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Sunday school is for children ages 6 and up while their parents attend the spiritual talk. Spiritual Talk: Swami Sarvadev… Spiritual Talk: Swami Sarvadevananda "Ramanuja and His Philosophy" August 6, 2017 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Talks are in the temple and are often followed by a Q & A session in the Green House living room, adjacent to the bookshop. • • •	7	8 Class: Katha Upanishad Class: Katha Upanishad August 8, 2017 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm Swami Sarvadevananda leads this class. •	9 Class: Gospel of Sri Ramakrish… Class: Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna August 9, 2017 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm Read-aloud and discussion of The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna with Swami Sarvadevananda. A copy of the text is not necessary. •	10	11	12 Chanting for Beginners Chanting for Beginners August 12, 2017 @ 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm Pravrajika Dayaprana teaches Sanskrit chanting in the Green House living room, adjacent to the bookstore. •
13 Sanskrit Class Sanskrit Class August 13, 2017 @ 9:00 am - 10:40 am Led by Sukirtha and Nancy Walder Sunday School Sunday School August 13, 2017 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Sunday school is for children ages 6 and up while their parents attend the spiritual talk. Spiritual Talk: Swami Vedarupa… Spiritual Talk: Swami Vedarupananda "The God of Vedanta" August 13, 2017 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Talks are in the temple and are often followed by a Q & A session in the Green House living room, adjacent to the bookshop. • • •	14	15 Class: Katha Upanishad Class: Katha Upanishad August 15, 2017 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm This class is led by Swami Sarvadevananda. •	16 Class: Gospel of Sri Ramakrish… Class: Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna August 16, 2017 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm Read-aloud and discussion of The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna with Swami Atmatattwananda. A copy of the text is not necessary. •	17	18	19
20 Sanskrit Class Sanskrit Class August 20, 2017 @ 9:00 am - 10:40 am Led by Sukirtha and Nancy Walder Sunday School Sunday School August 20, 2017 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Sunday school is for children ages 6 and up while their parents attend the spiritual talk. Spiritual Talk: Swami Mahayoga… Spiritual Talk: Swami Mahayogananda "Birth, Rebirth and No Birth" August 20, 2017 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Talks are in the temple and are often followed by a Q & A session in the Green House living room, adjacent to the bookshop. • • •	21	22 Class: Upanishadic Meditation Class: Upanishadic Meditation August 22, 2017 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm This class is led by Swami Mahayogananda. •	23 Class: Gospel of Sri Ramakrish… Class: Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna August 23, 2017 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm Read-aloud and discussion of The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna with Swami A copy of the text is not necessary. •	24	25 Vigil Vigil August 25, 2017 @ 7:00 am - August 26, 2017 7:00 am During Vigil, members take turns in scheduled shifts to sit in the inner shrine chanting "Jai Sri Ramakrishna" continuously for 24 hours. •	26 Chanting for Beginners Chanting for Beginners August 26, 2017 @ 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm Pravrajika Dayaprana teaches Sanskrit chanting in the Green House living room, adjacent to the bookstore. •
27 Sanskrit Class Sanskrit Class August 27, 2017 @ 9:00 am - 10:40 am Led by Sukirtha and Nancy Walder Sunday School Sunday School August 27, 2017 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Sunday school is for children ages 6 and up while their parents attend the spiritual talk. Spiritual Talk: Pravrajika Sev… Spiritual Talk: Pravrajika Sevaprana "The Present Moment" August 27, 2017 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Talks are in the temple and are often followed by a Q & A session in the Green House living room, adjacent to the bookshop. • • •	28	29 Class: Upanishadic Meditation Class: Upanishadic Meditation August 29, 2017 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm This class is led by Swami Mahayogananda. •	30 Class: Gospel of Sri Ramakrish… Class: Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna August 30, 2017 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm Read-aloud and discussion of The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna with Swami Atmatattwananda. A copy of the text is not necessary. •	31