Mount madonna - Hanuman Temple

Sankat Mochan Hanuman Temple in Mount Madonna

The Sankat Mochan Hanuman Temple is a project sponsored by the Hanuman Fellowship and is located  within the grounds of the Mount Madonna Center for the Creative Arts and Sciences, a residential private retreat and conference center. Established in 1978 by the students of Baba Hari Dass, Mount Madonna Center is a community designed to nurture the creative arts and the health sciences within a context of personal and spiritual growth. Residents of the Center are a group whose talents and interests are unified by the common practice of Yoga.The American priest recited the Sanskrit shlokas flawlessly and with love and devotion.

Baba Hari Dass  was born in 1923 near Almora, India. He is a silent monk and guru who was classically trained in the tradition of Ashtanga Yoga. He has maintained a continual vow of silence since 1952. He and his teachings have inspired the Mount Madonna Center and Mount Madonna Institute near Santa Cruz, California, The Salt Spring Centre in British Columbia and the Sri Ram Ashram in Haridwar, India.

Baba Hari Dass was initiated into the Vairagi Vaishnava order in 1942 by Baba Raghubar Dassji Maharaj, a renunciate and Sanskrit scholar. He has not spoken since 1952 and communicates by writing on a small whiteboard. His silence is a yogic discipline, which quiets the mind and develops inner peace.

Babaji has lived in the United States for nearly forty years, coming several days a week to the Mount Madonna Center, founded by his students in 1978. Through his practice of selfless service or Karma Yoga, he has helped to build and maintain the Center as well as develop the Temple complex. Anjaneya's World Cafe located within the Center provides snacks and refreshments.

The Madona Hanuman Temple and Mount Madonna Center are open to day visitors:

Temple Hours: Monday through Saturday 6:00am - 7:00pm and Sundays from 4:00pm - 7:00pm only.

Address :  Mount madonna - Hanuman Temple ( Nearby Gilroy Premium Outlets  )

Sankat Mochan Hanuman Temple, 445 Summit Rd, Watsonville, CA