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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	January 2020
Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
			1 New Year's Reading New Year's Reading January 1, 2020 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm •	2	3 Class: Eternal Words of Swami … Class: Eternal Words of Swami Adbhutananda January 3, 2020 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm Led by Swamis Atmavidyananda and Atmatattwananda in the Green House living room. •	4 Chanting for Beginners Chanting for Beginners January 4, 2020 @ 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 January 4, 2020 @ 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. • •
5 Sanskrit Class Sanskrit Class January 5, 2020 @ 9:00 am - 10:40 am Led by senior Sanskrit students Spiritual Talk: Swami Sarvadev… Spiritual Talk: Swami Sarvadevananda "The Sun and Its Rays" January 5, 2020 @ 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 January 5, 2020 @ 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm Class in Spanish led by Swami Dhyanayogananda (a native Spanish speaker) in person or via live video conference. • • •	6	7 Class: Sri Upadesamrta Class: Sri Upadesamrta January 7, 2020 @ 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 January 7, 2020 @ 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. • •	8 Class: Gospel of Sri Ramakrish… Class: Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna January 8, 2020 @ 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. •	9 Class: The Baghavad Gita Class: The Baghavad Gita January 9, 2020 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm 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 and commentary of Shankaracharya. All are welcome to join this ongoing class at anytime. •	10 Class: Eternal Words of Swami … Class: Eternal Words of Swami Adbhutananda January 10, 2020 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm Led by Swamis Atmavidyananda and Atmatattwananda in the Green House living room. •	11 Karma Yoga day Karma Yoga day January 11, 2020 @ 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 January 11, 2020 @ 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm Pravrajika Dayaprana teaches Sanskrit chanting in the Green House living room, adjacent to the bookstore. • •
12 Sanskrit Class Sanskrit Class January 12, 2020 @ 9:00 am - 10:40 am Led by senior Sanskrit students Spiritual Talk: Swami Satyamay… Spiritual Talk: Swami Satyamayananda "Seven Stages of Knowledge" January 12, 2020 @ 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 January 12, 2020 @ 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm Class in Spanish led by Swami Dhyanayogananda (a native Spanish speaker) in person or via live video conference. • • •	13	14 Class: Sri Upadesamrta Class: Sri Upadesamrta January 14, 2020 @ 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 January 14, 2020 @ 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. • •	15 Class: Gospel of Sri Ramakrish… Class: Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna January 15, 2020 @ 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. •	16 Class: "Prana and Pranaya… Class: "Prana and Pranayama" January 16, 2020 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm Swami Vedarupananda leads this class. •	17 Class: Eternal Words of Swami … Class: Eternal Words of Swami Adbhutananda January 17, 2020 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm Led by Swamis Atmavidyananda and Atmatattwananda in the Green House living room. •	18
19 Swami Vivekananda Puja Swami Vivekananda Puja January 19, 2020 @ 10:00 am - 1:00 pm 1946 Vedanta Place, Los Angeles 90068 6:30 am Breakfast Offering, Reading of Katha Upanishad 10 am Puja 1 pm Homa Fire & Prasad 2:30 pm Special Program 5:30 pm Talk by Swami Sarvadevananda 6 pm Special Arati Vida Espiritual Según Escritu… Vida Espiritual Según Escrituras Hindúes January 19, 2020 @ 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm Class in Spanish led by Swami Dhyanayogananda (a native Spanish speaker) in person or via live video conference. • •	20	21 Class: Sri Upadesamrta Class: Sri Upadesamrta January 21, 2020 @ 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 January 21, 2020 @ 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. • •	22 Class: Gospel of Sri Ramakrish… Class: Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna January 22, 2020 @ 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. •	23 Class: The Baghavad Gita Class: The Baghavad Gita January 23, 2020 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm 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. Class: The Baghavad Gita Class: The Baghavad Gita January 23, 2020 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm 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 and commentary of Shankaracharya. All are welcome to join this ongoing class at anytime. • •	24 Class: Eternal Words of Swami … Class: Eternal Words of Swami Adbhutananda January 24, 2020 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm Led by Swamis Atmavidyananda and Atmatattwananda in the Green House living room. •	25
26 Swami Brahmananda Puja Swami Brahmananda Puja January 26, 2020 @ 10:00 am - 2:00 pm 1946 Vedanta Place, Los Angeles 90068 10 AM Worship, Homa Fire, Prasad 2:30 PM Special Program 5:30 PM Talks by Swamis Sarvadevananda & Satyamayananda 6 PM Special Arati Vida Espiritual Según Escritu… Vida Espiritual Según Escrituras Hindúes January 26, 2020 @ 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm Class in Spanish led by Swami Dhyanayogananda (a native Spanish speaker) in person or via live video conference. • •	27	28 Class: Sri Upadesamrta Class: Sri Upadesamrta January 28, 2020 @ 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 Mystery of the Mand… Class: The Mystery of the Mandala January 28, 2020 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm Swami Satyamayananda leads this class. • •	29	30 Class: "The Spiritual Sig… Class: "The Spiritual Significance of the Three States" January 30, 2020 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm Swami Vedarupananda leads this class. Class: "The Story of Crea… Class: "The Story of Creation" January 30, 2020 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm Swami Vedarupananda leads this class. • •	31 Class: Eternal Words of Swami … Class: Eternal Words of Swami Adbhutananda January 31, 2020 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm Led by Swamis Atmavidyananda and Atmatattwananda in the Green House living room. Vigil Vigil January 31, 2020 @ 7:00 am - February 1, 2020 @ 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. • •