Upcoming Events

Covid-19 Update

Our centers at South Pasadena and Piñon Hills are still closed to the public. Our Trabuco center is open at specified times; and our San Diego center is closed till September.
Our Santa Barbara temple and bookshop are open with restrictions.
Our Hollywood Temple is open with restrictions. 

All Events and Activities are Streamed Live Online
(YouTube links and Meeting info included in the details below)

Daily Evening Vespers/Arati Live on YouTube at 6 pm (Texts)

Monthly Bulletins (includes all centers)

Annual Puja Calendars

This Week’s Events (includes all centers)

To view events for an individual center only, please visit the respective center page under “Locations” menu.

  • Class: Vivekananda’s Karma Yoga with Swami Mahayogananda

    Hollywood Temple

    Thursday, 11 August 2022 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm

    This class meets in the Hollywood Temple and will be livestreamed at youtube.com/vedantaorg

    Swami Mahayogananda’s bi-weekly class on Swami Vivekananda’s Karma Yoga. 

  • Special Program with Swami Nirvanananda

    Trabuco Monastery

    Friday, 12 August 2022 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm

    Swami Nirvanananda Saraswati is visiting Southern California. We don't want to miss the opportunity to have the Swami performing bhajans and kirtan once more at Ramakrishna Monastery. Therefore, we are inviting you to participate in our special program this Friday, 08/12/22 at 7:30 pm. The program will be held in our lecture hall. Mask is required inside the building. 

    Swami Nirvananandaji has been constantly active with his work in India. He has created several projects around the city of Puri, Odisha, especially helping the children of the Mercy Village Leper Colony in the same city.
    Donations will be open for those who would like to support his cause.
    Shantipuri Friends Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit public charity established in 2009 to support the charitable works of Swami Nirvanananda Saraswati.

  • Sanskrit Chanting Class by Pravrajika Dayaprana

    Hollywood Temple

    Saturday, 13 August 2022 @ 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.

  • Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna

    Santa Barbara Temple

    Saturday, 13 August 2022 @ 5:00 pm - 5:30 pm

    You can join us in the temple, or online.

    YouTube:
    https://www.youtube.com/santabarbaravedantatemple/live

  • Sanskrit Class

    Hollywood Temple

    Sunday, 14 August 2022 @ 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 sukirtha@vedanta.org.

  • Sunday Talk: "The Spiritual Quest"

    Santa Barbara Temple

    Sunday, 14 August 2022 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm

    Speaker: Swami Vedarupananda
    You can join us in person or you can join us online. 

    YouTube link:https://youtu.be/XMBWGXXLR0M


    Contact sbnews@vedanta.org for Zoom information.

  • On the Multiverse · Swami Arupeshananda

    Hollywood Temple

    Sunday, 14 August 2022 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm

    All classes/ lectures will be livestreamed at http://www.youtube.com/vedantaorg

    In addition, our Sunday talks are open to the public for in-person attendance

  • Class: Srimad Bhagavatam with Swami Sarvadevananda

    Hollywood Temple

    Tuesday, 16 August 2022 @ 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm

    All classes will be live-streamed at http://www.youtube.com/vedantaorg

    Swami Sarvadevananda will be leading a class on The Srimad Bhagavatam. This holy text teaches us how we can attain supreme devotion to God.

  • Class: Shanti Gita with Swami Sarvadevananda

    Hollywood Temple

    Tuesday, 16 August 2022 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm

    This class will be livestreamed at youtube.com/vedantaorg  AND 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.

  • Spiritual Treasures

    Santa Barbara Temple

    Wednesday, 17 August 2022 @ 5:00 pm - 5:30 pm

    You can join us in person, or you can join us online.


     Join us on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/santabarbaravedantatemple 

    Contact sbnews@vedanta.org for zoom information.

  • Class: Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna with Swami Sarvadevananda

    Hollywood Temple

    Wednesday, 17 August 2022 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm

    All classes will be live-streamed 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.

This Month’s Events (includes all centers)

To view events for an individual center only, please visit the respective center page under “Locations” menu.

August 2022

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  • Sanskrit Chanting Class by Pra…
  • Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna
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