Hollywood Temple

Important announcement: the Sunday services are suspended, and the bookshop is closed, until further notice, in accordance with the directive issued by the California Department of Public Health.

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 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, 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

Hours:

6:30am to 7:00pm daily

Puja (Worship) Noon daily

Arati (Vespers) 6:00pm daily

Bookstore:

Phone: (323) 465-7114

The Hollywood Bookshop will remain closed at least through the end of March 2020. Visit vedanta.com to purchase books online.

Calendar of Events

	May 2021
Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
						1 Meditation Skills for Meditato… Meditation Skills for Meditators - Theory and Guided Meditation with Swami Satyamayananda Hollywood Temple May 1, 2021 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am This class will be livestreamed at http://www.youtube.com/vedantaorg. Swami Satyamayananda is giving weekly classes on the practice of meditation. This class covers the theory of meditation as well as practical advice on how one can meditate as well as guided sessions. Sanskrit Chanting Class by Pra… Sanskrit Chanting Class by Pravrajika Dayaprana Hollywood Temple May 1, 2021 @ 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. Ram Nam (Livestream) Ram Nam (Livestream) Hollywood Temple May 1, 2021 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm We will be streaming this event at http://www.youtube.com/vedantaorg We will be conducting our monthly Ram Nam. We first perform a puja for Lord Rama followed by devotional chanting and singing. • • •
2 Sanskrit Class Sanskrit Class Hollywood Temple May 2, 2021 @ 9:00 am - 10:30 am This is a weekly online class on Sanskrit given by Sukirtha Algarswamy. All levels are welcome. This class is held on Google Meet Spiritual Talk: Sangha: Buddha… Spiritual Talk: Sangha: Buddha to Vivekananda by Swami Sarvadevananda Hollywood Temple May 2, 2021 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm All classes/ lectures will be livestreamed at http://www.youtube.com/vedantaorg Swami Sarvadevananda will be giving a talk on Sangha and holy teachers such as Buddha and Swami Vivekananda. Vida Espiritual Según Escritur… Vida Espiritual Según Escrituras Hindúes with Swami Dhyanayogananda (Google Meet) Hollywood Temple May 2, 2021 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Google Meet Link : https://meet.google.com/fqe-ntph-svx Class in Spanish led by Swami Dhyanayogananda (a native Spanish speaker) in person or via live video conference. Via Google Meet : https://meet.google.com/fqe-ntph-svx • • •	3	4 Class: Narada's Way of Di… Class: Narada's Way of Divine Love with Swami Sarvadevananda (Livestream) Hollywood Temple May 4, 2021 @ 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm This class will be livestreamed at http://www.youtube.com/vedantaorg AND http://www.youtube.com/voiceofvedanta (If one stream is not working, please check the other.) Swami Sarvadevananda leads this class in the Green House Living every Tuesday afternoon. The class is streamed live on YouTube; past classes are archived there. Class: Shanti Gita with Swami … Class: Shanti Gita with Swami Sarvadevananda Hollywood Temple May 4, 2021 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm This class will be livestreamed at http://www.youtube.com/vedantaorg AND www.youtube.com/voiceofvedanta (If one stream is not working, please check the other.) Swami Sarvadevananda leads this study of the Shanti Gita. This holy text elucidates the words and advice of Sri Krishna on how we can attain to supreme peace. • •	5 Class: Gospel of Sri Ramakrish… Class: Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna with Swami Sarvadevananda Hollywood Temple May 5, 2021 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm This class will be livestreamed at http://www.youtube.com/vedantaorg This class will be given by Swami Sarvadevananda. A Read-aloud and discussion of The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna, the words and stories of Sri Ramakrishna recorded with with an almost stenographic precision by one of his followers. A copy of the text is not necessary. •	6 Class: The Bhagavad Gita with … Class: The Bhagavad Gita with Swami Satyamayananda Hollywood Temple May 6, 2021 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm This class will be livestreamed at http://www.youtube.com/vedantaorg Swami Satyamayananda teaches this class in the temple. The Bhagavad Gita is an essential text in Vedanta. This class uses the translation by Swami Chidbhavananda which is structured verse by verse with the Sanskrit in both devanagri and Roman transliteration as well as commentary from Sri Ramakrishna's teachings. The Swami will also refer to the Swami Prabhavananda and Christopher Isherwood translation of the Gita. All are welcome to join this ongoing class at anytime. •	7 Class: Living Wisdom of Swami … Class: Living Wisdom of Swami Abhedananda with Swami Atmavidyananda and Swami Atmatattwananda(Livestream) Hollywood Temple May 7, 2021 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm All classes/lectures/events will be streamed at http://www.youtube.com/vedantaorg A weekly class on the writings of Swami Abhedananda. This class is led by both Swami Atmavidyananda and Swami Atmatattwananda. •	8 Meditation Skills for Meditato… Meditation Skills for Meditators - Theory and Guided Meditation with Swami Satyamayananda Hollywood Temple May 8, 2021 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am This class will be livestreamed at http://www.youtube.com/vedantaorg. Swami Satyamayananda is giving weekly classes on the practice of meditation. This class covers the theory of meditation as well as practical advice on how one can meditate as well as guided sessions. Sanskrit Chanting Class by Pra… Sanskrit Chanting Class by Pravrajika Dayaprana Hollywood Temple May 8, 2021 @ 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 May 9, 2021 @ 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 sukirtha12@yahoo.com Spiritual Talk: Karma: Its Imp… Spiritual Talk: Karma: Its Implication and Impact by Swami Satyamayananda Hollywood Temple May 9, 2021 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm All classes/ lectures will be livestreamed at http://www.youtube.com/vedantaorg Swami Satyamayananda will be giving a talk on Karma, explaining what it means and how it affects our lives. Vida Espiritual Según Escritur… Vida Espiritual Según Escrituras Hindúes with Swami Dhyanayogananda (Google Meet) Hollywood Temple May 9, 2021 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Google Meet Link : https://meet.google.com/fqe-ntph-svx Class in Spanish led by Swami Dhyanayogananda (a native Spanish speaker) in person or via live video conference. Via Google Meet : https://meet.google.com/fqe-ntph-svx • • •	10	11 Class: Narada's Way of Di… Class: Narada's Way of Divine Love with Swami Sarvadevananda (Livestream) Hollywood Temple May 11, 2021 @ 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm This class will be livestreamed at http://www.youtube.com/vedantaorg AND http://www.youtube.com/voiceofvedanta (If one stream is not working, please check the other.) Swami Sarvadevananda leads this class in the Green House Living every Tuesday afternoon. The class is streamed live on YouTube; past classes are archived there. Class: Shanti Gita with Swami … Class: Shanti Gita with Swami Sarvadevananda Hollywood Temple May 11, 2021 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm This class will be livestreamed at http://www.youtube.com/vedantaorg AND www.youtube.com/voiceofvedanta (If one stream is not working, please check the other.) Swami Sarvadevananda leads this study of the Shanti Gita. This holy text elucidates the words and advice of Sri Krishna on how we can attain to supreme peace. • •	12 Class: Gospel of Sri Ramakrish… Class: Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna with Swami Sarvadevananda Hollywood Temple May 12, 2021 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm This class will be livestreamed at http://www.youtube.com/vedantaorg This class will be given by Swami Sarvadevananda. A Read-aloud and discussion of The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna, the words and stories of Sri Ramakrishna recorded with with an almost stenographic precision by one of his followers. A copy of the text is not necessary. •	13 Class: The Bhagavad Gita with … Class: The Bhagavad Gita with Swami Satyamayananda Hollywood Temple May 13, 2021 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm This class will be livestreamed at http://www.youtube.com/vedantaorg Swami Satyamayananda teaches this class in the temple. The Bhagavad Gita is an essential text in Vedanta. This class uses the translation by Swami Chidbhavananda which is structured verse by verse with the Sanskrit in both devanagri and Roman transliteration as well as commentary from Sri Ramakrishna's teachings. The Swami will also refer to the Swami Prabhavananda and Christopher Isherwood translation of the Gita. All are welcome to join this ongoing class at anytime. •	14 Class: Living Wisdom of Swami … Class: Living Wisdom of Swami Abhedananda with Swami Atmavidyananda and Swami Atmatattwananda(Livestream) Hollywood Temple May 14, 2021 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm All classes/lectures/events will be streamed at http://www.youtube.com/vedantaorg A weekly class on the writings of Swami Abhedananda. This class is led by both Swami Atmavidyananda and Swami Atmatattwananda. •	15 Meditation Skills for Meditato… Meditation Skills for Meditators - Theory and Guided Meditation with Swami Satyamayananda Hollywood Temple May 15, 2021 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am This class will be livestreamed at http://www.youtube.com/vedantaorg. Swami Satyamayananda is giving weekly classes on the practice of meditation. This class covers the theory of meditation as well as practical advice on how one can meditate as well as guided sessions. •
16 Sanskrit Class Sanskrit Class Hollywood Temple May 16, 2021 @ 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 sukirtha12@yahoo.com Spiritual Talk: Unselfishness … Spiritual Talk: Unselfishness is God by Pravrajika Sevaprana Hollywood Temple May 16, 2021 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm All classes/ lectures will be livestreamed at http://www.youtube.com/vedantaorg Pravrajika will be giving a talk on how being totally unselfish leads us to oneness with God. Vida Espiritual Según Escritur… Vida Espiritual Según Escrituras Hindúes with Swami Dhyanayogananda (Google Meet) Hollywood Temple May 16, 2021 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Google Meet Link : https://meet.google.com/fqe-ntph-svx Class in Spanish led by Swami Dhyanayogananda (a native Spanish speaker) in person or via live video conference. Via Google Meet : https://meet.google.com/fqe-ntph-svx • • •	17	18 Class: Narada's Way of Di… Class: Narada's Way of Divine Love with Swami Sarvadevananda (Livestream) Hollywood Temple May 18, 2021 @ 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm This class will be livestreamed at http://www.youtube.com/vedantaorg AND http://www.youtube.com/voiceofvedanta (If one stream is not working, please check the other.) Swami Sarvadevananda leads this class in the Green House Living every Tuesday afternoon. The class is streamed live on YouTube; past classes are archived there. Class: Shanti Gita with Swami … Class: Shanti Gita with Swami Sarvadevananda Hollywood Temple May 18, 2021 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm This class will be livestreamed at http://www.youtube.com/vedantaorg AND www.youtube.com/voiceofvedanta (If one stream is not working, please check the other.) Swami Sarvadevananda leads this study of the Shanti Gita. This holy text elucidates the words and advice of Sri Krishna on how we can attain to supreme peace. • •	19 Class: Gospel of Sri Ramakrish… Class: Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna with Swami Satyamayananda Hollywood Temple May 19, 2021 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm This class will be livestreamed at http://www.youtube.com/vedantaorg This class will be given by Swami Satyamayananda. A Read-aloud and discussion of The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna, the words and stories of Sri Ramakrishna recorded with with an almost stenographic precision by one of his followers. A copy of the text is not necessary. •	20 Class: The Bhagavad Gita with … Class: The Bhagavad Gita with Swami Satyamayananda Hollywood Temple May 20, 2021 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm This class will be livestreamed at http://www.youtube.com/vedantaorg Swami Satyamayananda teaches this class in the temple. The Bhagavad Gita is an essential text in Vedanta. This class uses the translation by Swami Chidbhavananda which is structured verse by verse with the Sanskrit in both devanagri and Roman transliteration as well as commentary from Sri Ramakrishna's teachings. The Swami will also refer to the Swami Prabhavananda and Christopher Isherwood translation of the Gita. All are welcome to join this ongoing class at anytime. •	21 Class: Living Wisdom of Swami … Class: Living Wisdom of Swami Abhedananda with Swami Atmavidyananda and Swami Atmatattwananda(Livestream) Hollywood Temple May 21, 2021 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm All classes/lectures/events will be streamed at http://www.youtube.com/vedantaorg A weekly class on the writings of Swami Abhedananda. This class is led by both Swami Atmavidyananda and Swami Atmatattwananda. Vigil - Chanting of "Jai … Vigil - Chanting of "Jai Sri Ramakrishna" Hollywood Temple May 21, 2021 @ 7:00 am - May 22, 2021 @ 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. • •	22 Meditation Skills for Meditato… Meditation Skills for Meditators - Theory and Guided Meditation with Swami Satyamayananda Hollywood Temple May 22, 2021 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am This class will be livestreamed at http://www.youtube.com/vedantaorg. Swami Satyamayananda is giving weekly classes on the practice of meditation. This class covers the theory of meditation as well as practical advice on how one can meditate as well as guided sessions. Sanskrit Chanting Class by Pra… Sanskrit Chanting Class by Pravrajika Dayaprana Hollywood Temple May 22, 2021 @ 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 May 23, 2021 @ 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 sukirtha12@yahoo.com Spiritual Talk Spiritual Talk Hollywood Temple May 23, 2021 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm All classes/ lectures will be livestreamed at http://www.youtube.com/vedantaorg Vida Espiritual Según Escritur… Vida Espiritual Según Escrituras Hindúes with Swami Dhyanayogananda (Google Meet) Hollywood Temple May 23, 2021 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Google Meet Link : https://meet.google.com/fqe-ntph-svx Class in Spanish led by Swami Dhyanayogananda (a native Spanish speaker) in person or via live video conference. Via Google Meet : https://meet.google.com/fqe-ntph-svx • • •	24	25 Class: Narada's Way of Di… Class: Narada's Way of Divine Love with Swami Sarvadevananda (Livestream) Hollywood Temple May 25, 2021 @ 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm This class will be livestreamed at http://www.youtube.com/vedantaorg AND http://www.youtube.com/voiceofvedanta (If one stream is not working, please check the other.) Swami Sarvadevananda leads this class in the Green House Living every Tuesday afternoon. The class is streamed live on YouTube; past classes are archived there. Class: Shanti Gita with Swami … Class: Shanti Gita with Swami Sarvadevananda Hollywood Temple May 25, 2021 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm This class will be livestreamed at http://www.youtube.com/vedantaorg AND www.youtube.com/voiceofvedanta (If one stream is not working, please check the other.) Swami Sarvadevananda leads this study of the Shanti Gita. This holy text elucidates the words and advice of Sri Krishna on how we can attain to supreme peace. • •	26 Buddha Purnima Buddha Purnima Hollywood Temple May 26, 2021 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm Livestream : http://www.youtube.com/vedantaorg Please join us for the celebration of Buddha Purnima, the thrice blessed day. Class: Gospel of Sri Ramakrish… Class: Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna with Swami Sarvadevananda Hollywood Temple May 26, 2021 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm This class will be livestreamed at http://www.youtube.com/vedantaorg This class will be given by Swami Sarvadevananda. A Read-aloud and discussion of The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna, the words and stories of Sri Ramakrishna recorded with with an almost stenographic precision by one of his followers. A copy of the text is not necessary. • •	27 Class: The Bhagavad Gita with … Class: The Bhagavad Gita with Swami Satyamayananda Hollywood Temple May 27, 2021 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm This class will be livestreamed at http://www.youtube.com/vedantaorg Swami Satyamayananda teaches this class in the temple. The Bhagavad Gita is an essential text in Vedanta. This class uses the translation by Swami Chidbhavananda which is structured verse by verse with the Sanskrit in both devanagri and Roman transliteration as well as commentary from Sri Ramakrishna's teachings. The Swami will also refer to the Swami Prabhavananda and Christopher Isherwood translation of the Gita. All are welcome to join this ongoing class at anytime. •	28 Class: Living Wisdom of Swami … Class: Living Wisdom of Swami Abhedananda with Swami Atmavidyananda and Swami Atmatattwananda(Livestream) Hollywood Temple May 28, 2021 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm All classes/lectures/events will be streamed at http://www.youtube.com/vedantaorg A weekly class on the writings of Swami Abhedananda. This class is led by both Swami Atmavidyananda and Swami Atmatattwananda. •	29 Meditation Skills for Meditato… Meditation Skills for Meditators - Theory and Guided Meditation with Swami Satyamayananda Hollywood Temple May 29, 2021 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am This class will be livestreamed at http://www.youtube.com/vedantaorg. Swami Satyamayananda is giving weekly classes on the practice of meditation. This class covers the theory of meditation as well as practical advice on how one can meditate as well as guided sessions. Sanskrit Chanting Class by Pra… Sanskrit Chanting Class by Pravrajika Dayaprana Hollywood Temple May 29, 2021 @ 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. • •
30 Sanskrit Class Sanskrit Class Hollywood Temple May 30, 2021 @ 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 sukirtha12@yahoo.com Spiritual Talk: Vivekananda in… Spiritual Talk: Vivekananda in California by Swami Vedarupananda Hollywood Temple May 30, 2021 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm All classes/ lectures will be livestreamed at http://www.youtube.com/vedantaorg Swami Vedarupananda will be giving a talk on Swami Vivekananda's stay in California. Vida Espiritual Según Escritur… Vida Espiritual Según Escrituras Hindúes with Swami Dhyanayogananda (Google Meet) Hollywood Temple May 30, 2021 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Google Meet Link : https://meet.google.com/fqe-ntph-svx Class in Spanish led by Swami Dhyanayogananda (a native Spanish speaker) in person or via live video conference. Via Google Meet : https://meet.google.com/fqe-ntph-svx • • •	31 Memorial Day Retreat: Reading … Memorial Day Retreat: Reading from Swami Vivekananda Hollywood Temple May 31, 2021 @ 10:00 am - 1:00 pm Livestream: http://www.youtube.com/vedantaorg We will be holding a retreat in celebration of Memorial Day. On this day we all read together the various writings and works of Swami Vivekananda. •