Mahavatar Babaji Commemoration Day
Please join us at Hollywood Temple on Saturday, July 25 at 7:00 p.m. for a commemorative service honoring Mahavatar Babaji. This special evening celebrates the day in 1920 when Babaji blessed Paramahansa Yogananda’s mission to bring Kriya Yoga to the West.
Please bring a single flower symbolizing your devotion and a monetary offering in an envelope to express gratitude for our line of Gurus. For your convenience, flowers will be available by donation outside the Temple from 6:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. If you are unable to attend in person, you can find a list of online commemorative services and meditations on the official Self-Realization Fellowship calendar.
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Sunday Morning Meditation and Inspirational Service - July 26
Each Sunday morning, Hollywood Temple holds a group meditation from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m., followed by an Inspirational Service from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. You may come for either or both services. All are welcome!
The hour-long service includes a short silent meditation, an inspirational talk on the teachings of Paramahansa Yogananda, and a brief healing service, led by a monastic of the Self-Realization Fellowship order.
The Temple bookroom is open afterward, from 12:00 to 12:45 p.m.
Families are welcome. Children ages 3 to 12 may be dropped off at Sunday School starting at 10:45 a.m., so parents can attend the 11:00 a.m. Inspirational Service. Teens ages 13 to 18 are welcome at Teen Group, which meets at the same hour on the second Sunday of each month.
Sunday School - July 26
The Hollywood Temple Sunday School meets every Sunday from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., for children ages 3 to 12. Drop-off begins at 10:45 a.m. Classes include a short meditation and instruction in Paramahansa Yogananda’s How-to-Live principles.
Teens ages 13 to 18 are welcome at the Teen Group, which meets once a month on the second Sunday at the same time.
To register your child for Sunday School, please complete our online registration form or contact the Sunday School Chair Matt Shea at Matt.Shea@voluntaryleague.org.
Hollywood Temple Singers - July 26
If you love to sing, we’d love to have you! The Hollywood Temple Singers are a year-round choir open to all.
We gather to rehearse every Sunday from 1:30 to 3:00 p.m. in Lower India Hall and perform at local convalescent homes and occasionally at Temple events. Newcomers are welcome any Sunday, no audition necessary!
Friday Evening Meditation - July 31
A longer group meditation with kirtan held every Friday evening from 7:00 to 10:00 p.m. It begins with the Energization Exercises at 7:00 p.m. and includes periods of chanting at the top of each hour, when attendees may enter or leave the Temple.
If this is your first group meditation, please see our Group Meditation Guidelines. All are welcome.
Temple Open for Convocation Visitors - Friday, July 31
Hollywood Temple is open to visitors from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on Friday, July 31, for those arriving early for the Self-Realization Fellowship World Convocation. Visitors are welcome to meditate in the Temple and to walk the grounds, and Temple tours are available. For a Temple Tour, please visit upper India Hall to meet the volunteers who will give you a tour.
To visit the Temple during the week of Convocation, please visit convocation.yogananda.org and inquire about registering for a formal pilgrimage tour. We will also hold our Sunday Morning Meditation and Inspirational Service on Sunday, August 2 and Sunday, August 9.
If you wish to request a tour before Friday, July 31, or after Sunday, August 9, you may fill out the request form on our Location and Hours page.
After closing at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, July 31, Hollywood Temple will reopen in the evening for our 7:00 p.m. Friday Evening Meditation.
August Day of Service (Convocation Setup)
Please join us at Hollywood Temple on the first Saturday of each month for a Day of Service. We meet in the Temple at 9:00 a.m. for a monastic-led prayer and short meditation, and then divide into teams to care for the Temple and grounds.
A short meditation is held at 12:00 p.m., followed by sharing a home-cooked vegetarian lunch. This is a wonderful opportunity to serve and enjoy spiritual fellowship. We hope to see you there!