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A Mahasamadhi Gift From Gurudeva

On the final day of Mahasamadhi, during the final afternoon homa, Iraivan's long-awaited, priceless pieces finally arrived at the temple. Both parts of Iraivan's central Deity are now at the Aadheenam: The Spatika Lingam and now the Avudaiyar. Iraivan's Siva-Shakti.

For those who don't know, this shipment of containers has seen every form of delay and obstacle imaginable, including spending a few days run aground on a reef in the Saipan Channel, sitting atop undetonated World War II mines! Upon being freed and rerouted, the shipping containers saw delay after delay at each point they reached. Knowing when the containers would arrive was anybody's (probably wrong) guess. The fact that the shipment reached Kauai Aadheenam exactly when it did is absolutely extraordinary. Jai Gurudeva!

The two 40-foot containers brought us many precious items for Iraivan Temple, including the five-ton metal auvudaiyar, the four-foot Nandi and important sculptures for the Nandi Mandapam, the five metal Sadasiva bronzes that will be installed on three sides of the vimanam, the black granite statues of Rishi Nandinatha, Gurudeva, Bodhinatha and many other items.

"As I look into the future, I see Iraivan, fully completed, as a center where devotees will come to find the center of themselves. We will preserve it and maintain it so that it is the way Rishikesh used to be, a proper, pure, quiet place where devotees can go within themselves through the practice of yoga. There are very few such places left on the Earth now. Kauai's Hindu Monastery is one of them. I see Iraivan as a yoga citadel, a place of pilgrimage for the devout, sincere and dedicated. I see Iraivan as India's message to the world on visitors' day, when Hindus and non-Hindus alike come to admire the great artistry of the silpi stone carving tradition. I see Iraivan as a fulfillment of our lineage, our scriptures and our monastery. This is a place where you do not have to invoke God, for God is here, for this is where heaven meets the Earth." - Gurudeva


4 Responses to “A Mahasamadhi Gift From Gurudeva”

  1. Efrain Raúl Eduardo Romano Abarca says:

    Really Great Words Of Gurudeva, Jai Gurudeva!
    And The Art Is A Masterpieces, Simply Exquisite.
    Iraivan Its Other Marvelous Of The World.
    Simply Look This Pictures, Sense A Great Bless,
    I Imagine What A Great Bless, If I Visit Iraivan.
    Greetings From Mexico.
    Aum Namah Sivaya.

  2. Holly says:

    Wow. This made me laugh. This made my day. The timing of things is always so exquisite.

  3. Anjali Sundaram says:

    This also made my day. I can’t wipe the silly grin off my face! It’s almost exactly 13 weeks since I saw them in Bangaluru!
    Jai Ganesha! All obstacles removed!

  4. Devi Tandavan says:

    Jai Gurudeva!! Jai to the Great Kailash Parampara!

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