Hollywood Temple

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
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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	December 2019
Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
1 Sanskrit Class Cancelled 1st D… Sanskrit Class Cancelled 1st Dec. December 1, 2019 @ 9:00 am - 10:40 am The class is cancelled this week. Spritual Talk: Pravrajika Vidy… Spritual Talk: Pravrajika Vidyaprana "Dr. Seuss and You: Moral Lessons for Later Life" December 1, 2019 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Talks are followed by a question and answer session in the Green House living room. Vida Espiritual Según Escritu… Vida Espiritual Según Escrituras Hindúes December 1, 2019 @ 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm Class in Spanish led by Swami Dhyanayogananda (a native Spanish speaker) in person or via live video conference. • • •	2	3 Class: Sri Upadesamrta Class: Sri Upadesamrta December 3, 2019 @ 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm 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: The Nectar of Supreme K… Class: The Nectar of Supreme Knowledge December 3, 2019 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm Swami Sarvadevananda leads this study of a popular text on advaita philosophy in 223 verses. It contains the essential philosophical conclusions of the much larger text, the Yoga Vashista. Original Bengali translation from Sanskrit by Swami Dhireshananda. Translated into English by Swami Sarvadevananda. • •	4 Class: Gospel of Sri Ramakrish… Class: Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna December 4, 2019 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm 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. •	5 Sri Sarada Devi and Her Divine… Sri Sarada Devi and Her Divine Play December 5, 2019 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm Pravrajika Sevaprana leads this reading and discussion in the Green House living room. •	6 Class: Eternal Words of Swami … Class: Eternal Words of Swami Adbhutananda December 6, 2019 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm Led by Swamis Atmavidyananda and Atmatattwananda in the Green House living room. •	7 Karma Yoga day Karma Yoga day December 7, 2019 @ 9:00 am - 12:30 pm This is a day of selfless service to maintain and improve our grounds and services. Range of work varies and might be indoors or out involving physical or mental tasks. We meet in front of the bookshop at 9 am, break for noon meditation in the temple before enjoying lunch in the monastery with the monks and nuns. Chanting for Beginners Chanting for Beginners December 7, 2019 @ 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm Pravrajika Dayaprana teaches Sanskrit chanting in the Green House living room, adjacent to the bookstore. Ram Nam Ram Nam December 7, 2019 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Worship and food offering to Ram with chanting and singing of Ramnam Sankirtan, bhajans, and Hanuman Chalisa followed by prasad supper and satsang. All are welcome. • • •
8 Sanskrit Class Sanskrit Class December 8, 2019 @ 9:00 am - 10:40 am Led by senior Sanskrit students Spritual Talk: Swami Sarvadeva… Spritual Talk: Swami Sarvadevananda "I Have a Mother" December 8, 2019 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Talks are followed by a question and answer session in the Green House living room. Vida Espiritual Según Escritu… Vida Espiritual Según Escrituras Hindúes December 8, 2019 @ 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm Class in Spanish led by Swami Dhyanayogananda (a native Spanish speaker) in person or via live video conference. • • •	9	10 Class: Sri Upadesamrta Class: Sri Upadesamrta December 10, 2019 @ 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm 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: The Nectar of Supreme K… Class: The Nectar of Supreme Knowledge December 10, 2019 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm Swami Sarvadevananda leads this study of a popular text on advaita philosophy in 223 verses. It contains the essential philosophical conclusions of the much larger text, the Yoga Vashista. Original Bengali translation from Sanskrit by Swami Dhireshananda. Translated into English by Swami Sarvadevananda. • •	11 Class: Gospel of Sri Ramakrish… Class: Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna December 11, 2019 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm 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. •	12 Class: "Spiritual Self-Di… Class: "Spiritual Self-Discipline" December 12, 2019 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm Swami Vedarupananda leads this class. •	13 Class: Eternal Words of Swami … Class: Eternal Words of Swami Adbhutananda December 13, 2019 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm Led by Swamis Atmavidyananda and Atmatattwananda in the Green House living room. •	14 Chanting for Beginners Chanting for Beginners December 14, 2019 @ 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm Pravrajika Dayaprana teaches Sanskrit chanting in the Green House living room, adjacent to the bookstore. •
15 Holy Mother Sri Sarada Devi�… Holy Mother Sri Sarada Devi's Puja December 15, 2019 @ 10:00 am - 1:00 pm 1946 Vedanta Pl, Los Angeles, CA 90068, USA 10 am Puja 1 pm Homa Fire & Prasad Lunch 2:30 pm Special Program 5:15 pm Talk by the Swami Sarvadevananda 6 pm Special Arati •	16	17 Class: Sri Upadesamrta Class: Sri Upadesamrta December 17, 2019 @ 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm 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: The Nectar of Supreme K… Class: The Nectar of Supreme Knowledge December 17, 2019 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm Swami Sarvadevananda leads this study of a popular text on advaita philosophy in 223 verses. It contains the essential philosophical conclusions of the much larger text, the Yoga Vashista. Original Bengali translation from Sanskrit by Swami Dhireshananda. Translated into English by Swami Sarvadevananda. • •	18 Class: Gospel of Sri Ramakrish… Class: Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna December 18, 2019 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm 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. •	19 Sri Sarada Devi and Her Divine… Sri Sarada Devi and Her Divine Play December 19, 2019 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm Pravrajika Sevaprana leads this reading and discussion in the Green House living room. •	20 Class: Eternal Words of Swami … Class: Eternal Words of Swami Adbhutananda December 20, 2019 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm Led by Swamis Atmavidyananda and Atmatattwananda in the Green House living room. •	21
22 Sanskrit Class Sanskrit Class December 22, 2019 @ 9:00 am - 10:40 am Led by senior Sanskrit students Spritual Talk: Swami Mahayogan… Spritual Talk: Swami Mahayogananda "Own the Day" December 22, 2019 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Talks are followed by a question and answer session in the Green House living room. Vida Espiritual Según Escritu… Vida Espiritual Según Escrituras Hindúes December 22, 2019 @ 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm Class in Spanish led by Swami Dhyanayogananda (a native Spanish speaker) in person or via live video conference. • • •	23	24 Class: Sri Upadesamrta Class: Sri Upadesamrta December 24, 2019 @ 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm 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. Christmas Eve Readings & C… Christmas Eve Readings & Carols December 24, 2019 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm All are invited to join us for readings, musical offerings and carol singing. • •	25	26	27 Vigil Vigil December 27, 2019 @ 7:00 am - December 28, 2019 @ 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. •	28
29 Sanskrit Class Sanskrit Class December 29, 2019 @ 9:00 am - 10:40 am Led by senior Sanskrit students Spritual Talk: Swami Vedarupan… Spritual Talk: Swami Vedarupananda "Letting Go" December 29, 2019 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Talks are followed by a question and answer session in the Green House living room. Vida Espiritual Según Escritu… Vida Espiritual Según Escrituras Hindúes December 29, 2019 @ 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm Class in Spanish led by Swami Dhyanayogananda (a native Spanish speaker) in person or via live video conference. • • •	30	31 Class: Sri Upadesamrta Class: Sri Upadesamrta December 31, 2019 @ 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm 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. New Year's Eve Meditation New Year's Eve Meditation December 31, 2019 @ 11:30 pm - 12:00 am • •