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Kauai Aadheenam
A Sacred Temple Sanctuary

Center of Saiva Siddhanta Hinduism in the West.
Home to a 2000 year-old guru lineage.

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Visit
Attend Worship

You must have a reservation to enter for our daily 9am Siva puja in Kadavul Temple—our Nataraja temple, established in 1973.

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Spiritual Life
Become a Monk

Contact us to request consideration for monastic life

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Spiritual Life
Become a Student

For those wishing to begin non-committal study of the teachings of our lineage, and for those who wish to progress further through eventual spiritual initiations.

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Basics
What is Hinduism?

For many decades our monks have worked tirelessly to create material to help Hindus and non-Hindus alike to better understand the many ancient and diverse facets of the Hindu religion

Visiting Hours

We're Currently Closed

• Open Everyday
• 9am to 12pm
• Open most days of the year. Closed Dec 24, 25, 26.
• Front grounds do not require a temple reservation

Attend Our Temple Services

You must make a free reservation to attend worship Kadavul Hindu Temple

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 place of peaceful religious practice.

Satguru Back in State of Missouri
Bodhinatha Temples Travel Missions

Satguru Back in State of Missouri

Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami has returned to the St. Louis metro area on a short trip. He is chief guest for the prana pratishtha of the utsava murtis at the Murugan Temple of St. Louis. Flights were delayed, but he was able to attend the main event on Sept 15 from about 9am to 2:30pm. The event was the second yagashala puja followed by abhishekam of the utsava murtis. In the middle […]

Monastic Life at Kauai Aadheenam
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Monastic Life at Kauai Aadheenam

Jai Ganesha! As many have seen in our latest posts, Yoginathaswami and Nirvani Tejadevanatha recently visited Malaysia. A large part of their mission was to hold youth workshops (and maybe even recruit a few monks for our monastery!). Yoginathaswami came up with the brilliant idea to do a short video about the monastery and monastic life. So, our monks collectively came up with a plan to create a video that showcased […]

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

For those seeking a deeper understanding of our spiritual path, Himalayan Academy provides Online Study Programs to get you started. You can also sign up for our lessons by email.

Moksha comes when earthly karma has been resolved, dharma well performed and God fully realized.

– Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1927-2001)

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