Visiting Hours
FRONT AREA AND GIFT SHOP ONLY, Kadavul Temple is currently closed
• Open Everyday
• 9am to 12pm
• Open most days of the year
• Front grounds do not require a temple reservation
Attend Our Temple Services
Iraivan Temple is currently NOT open to the public. However, on some days a tour to the temple is given around 10:45am (no reservation needed). Ask a host.
To attend worship in Kadavul Hindu Temple You must make a free reservation
NOTE: KADAVUL TEMPLE IS
CLOSED FROM
JULY 28 – AUG 31, 2025 FOR ROOFING REPAIRS
About this Hindu Monastery
Kauai Aadheenam is home to a traditional Saivite Hindu monastic order. If you plan to visit please be respectful that this is a place of peaceful religious practice.
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Greenhouse Greens
Jai Ganesha! Today we explored the greenhouse managed by the mathavasi of Siddhidata Kulam. We found that many vegetables are growing there and decided to share them with you. Aum
Where Have All the Lotus Gone?
It seems Siva is calling for lotus flowers to once again grace His Sacred Garden. Recently, the Prajapati family gifted the monastery a rare and exquisite lotus from China. That offering rekindled our deep love for this sacred flower. Inspired, we began preparing a 100-gallon aquatic pot—not only for the gifted lotus but also for a new collection of sprouted seeds we found through a dedicated vendor. If you’ve ever tried […]
Miscellaneous Updates
A few days ago we enjoyed the monthly Gurudeva Chitra Puja, attended this time by some sishya pilgrims from Mauritius, Singapore and Malaysia and mainland USA. In 2001, Gurudeva spoke about diplomacy, keeping the pranas flowing in a positive way by being careful about what to share with others, also knowing what areas are best not to be talked about at all: unsolvable problems. Keeping the prana between people flowing positively […]
A Search for the Innermost Divine Self
Self-realization in three stages. Realizing oneself as the Soul, realizing oneself as Satchidananda—Omnipresent Consciousness—and realizing oneself as the Source, the Sustainer of that Omnipresent Consciousness, the Self that transcends time, form and space. Parasiva.
Balanced by Temple Worship
A temple is a meeting place of our physical plane and the invisible worlds of the Gods and angelic beings, or devas. The spiritual vibration is kept strong through the monks’ continual worship.
Fueled by Kundalini Yoga
Meditation can be sustained only if one lives a wholesome life, free from emotional entanglements and adharmic deeds. Intensive, consistent meditation dispels the antagonistic, selfish, instinctive forces of the mind and converts those channels of energy into uplifted creative action.
Charted by Monistic Theism
Hinduism, also known as the Sanatana Dharma, or “Eternal Way,” is our planet’s original and oldest living religion, with over one billion adherents.
Illumined by a Potent
Guru-Shishya System
Kauai Aadheenam is the spiritual home and theological seminary for a small band of monks, all under vows, from many nations. They oversee an international religious mission while living a strict lifestyle of daily religious worship, meditation, yoga and service.
Guided by Soul-Stirring Scriptures
Visit our Saivite Scriptures page, which contains timeless wisdom from the oldest living spiritual tradition on Earth. It includes content from the Vedas, Saiva Agamas, writings from saints, and more.
Awakened by Sadhana and Tapas
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– Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1927-2001)
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