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June 18, 2001 
At noon every day, Gurudeva calls for news from all the monastics. Today was particularly rich. Gurudeva gave an hour long talk on a Tamil Radio station in UK (via telephone). Plans were unveiled to immediately start packing up 5 more containers of stones in India and ship to Kauai to keep up the pace on the temple building. Gurudeva explained that he would be leaving for Canada at the end of the month to join a Kumbhabhishekam temple function in Toronto... He said, referring to his getting well after hurting his back last year, "It seems as this body is getting back in shape things are getting busier and busier!"
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Date: June_15_2001
Title: How Saivism views Krishna
Category: God and Lords of Dharma
Duration: 1 min., 04 seconds
Date Given: May 20, 2001
Cyberspace cadet Daliah, in Madison, Wisconsin, wonders how Saiva Siddhanta or Saivism, looks at Lord Krishna and also, Vishnu.
In Saiva Siddhanta, or South Indian Saivism, Siva is the Creator Brahma, the Preserver Vishnu and the Absorber or Destroyer Rudra. Lord Krishna is looked at one of the hundreds of thousands of Gods. In traditional Saivism, Lord Ganesa is worshipped, Lord Murugan is worshipped and Lord Siva.
There are four major denominations within modern Hinduism - Saivism, Shaktism, Vaishnavism and Smartism. Saivism is the oldest.
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Jiva Rajasankara on the left. He has been our "main man" India and will be returning to Bangalore in three days to start packing up more stones to ship to Kauai.
Here is a lovely top view of the amazing 700 pound Crystal Siva Lingam that will be housed in the central sanctum of the Iraivan temple after it is built.
Looking out from the position where the crystal is located in the Kadavul temple, we get an excellent view of the main mandapam and the huge statues of Nandi the bull that sits outside the main doors.
In the recent shipment from India these lovely Ganeshas were included. They are being blessed here and will be sent off with Gurudeva's blessings and instructions to many new temple societies in various countries around the world.
We are blessed with water here on the island of Kauai. The top of our Mount Waialeale is the rainiest place on planet earth. The aadheenam is fortunate to be down stream from a major reservoir and the stream flowing through the property affords a great opportunity for "water gardening."
Here a magnificent water lily displays its soft but intense
The lily reminds us of the attitude of the devotee who should be ever open to the rays of the Sun and that Light of God will bring out all the beauty of the soul within if we can simply be open and surrender and let Lord Siva enter our hearts and minds.
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Paramacharya Bodhinatha, Acharya Ceyonswami and Jiva meeting on the Iraivan Temple Project. After reviewing budgets and schedules, decisions are finalized for the next shipments of stones to come to Kauai as soon as Jiva gets back to India. Ten months from now we need to send 12 pillars that are supporting the roof beams that join into the main sanctum tower at the 16th course level. In the coming months the ornate carvings on the pillars will be completed. In order to complete them on schedule we plan to hire 15 more craftsmen. Please contribute generously. Now is the auspicious hour to join in building a home for Lord Siva that will last 1000 years.
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