Wailua Mission Iraivan Day and Monastery Tour Day

One Sunday each month, various Saiva Siddhanta Church missions around the world gather to help further manifest Iraivan Temple in some practical way. For the Wailua Mission here on Kaua`i, the focus is on rudraksha processing. The proceeds of all rudraksha sales go to building Iraivan Temple. It's a time of togetherness, bonding, sharing of ideas, hopes, and aspirations for the future of the temple and how to most effectively and joyously continue to make Gurudeva's vision a physical reality. But, you can't do that on an empty stomach. Everyone knows that. So, food is also a part of this valuable family time together. The annamaya kosha must be functioning properly in order for the others to, as well. We offer some images of said gathering as well as a few shots from the subsequent weekly aadheenam tour.

This month, Iraivan Day was hosted in the home of Kulapati and Kulamata Vel and Valli Alahan. Quite the spread!

A delicious feast made by the members, in pot luck style, fuels everyone for a morning of Sivathondu.

The result: beautiful, pristine rudraksha in the form of large malas, smaller ones, and even some bracelets. The amount of work that goes into what you see above is known only to those who do it. Their humility prevents others from this knowledge.

Tour day was the fourth of May. Kulapati Durvasa Alahan recounts construction stories of personally helping with the building of Iraivan Temple.

A lavender colored water lily blooms in the water ways of Kauai Aadheenam

The rare Burmese orchid in full bloom, right hear Umbrella Ganesha on Pihanakalani trail leading to Iraivan Temple.

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