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After a week of rain, we are finally into our usual mid-winter warm spell. It it close to 60 degrees in the afternoons, so everyone is happy to be working outdoors or in. The fearless stucco crew – who worked through all the rainy days – is in the final stretch of installing the wire lath in preparation for the … Read More

Following a break for the holidays, the crew is back in full force and attacking the project on many fronts! The exterior is being prepared for the application of the stucco. This is a long process of several months as there are three coats of material to be applied to create the final stucco finish. Each coat has to be … Read More

The blue metal roof is installed on the Temple and the building is now weathered in. All the interior infrastructure is proceeding with mechanical & sprinkler rough-ins finishing up this week. The electrical rough-in (installing all the wires to switches and fixtures) is moving forward with many hands on deck. The final piece of the puzzle to complete before the … Read More

We’re firing on all cylinders now… many things are happening on multiple fronts at the Temple of Light. We were fortunate to get the cupola installed just days before our first big rain of November. So now we are moving forward with many different trades on the interior and exterior. The interior wood framing is almost complete, with the altar, … Read More

Enjoy these behind the scenes interviews with the Temple of Light crew and vendors. Temple Crew Video

Best things happening at the Temple of Light this week. Kent interviews Nayaswami Nakula, temple construction Project Manager.  Watch video here.

The cupola was manufactured in Seattle by the same company that built the cupola for the Ananda Washington Temple. It was constructed over the summer, then crated and transported to Ananda Village in September. The  cupola was installed on Friday, November 16, 2018. What a joy to see the cherry on top!! Excellent work by the crew, the crane, and … Read More

The Temple of Light is moving forward on all fronts simultaneously! There are many divergent teams of workers making great steps forward as they install many of the “behind the scenes” utilities such as drainage, septic system, plumbing, electrical and exterior framing details. Ananda Village and California have not had any significant rain this fall, which is to the detriment … Read More

The Ananda Temple of Light is proceeding “all ahead full!” The wood framing is mostly complete and we have all the other trades putting their systems into the building. This includes sprinklers, plumbing, heating/cooling and electrical. It’s quite a beehive of activity with many tradesmen on site making it all happen in a harmonious manner. We have also been blessed … Read More