Building Iraivan Temple With Rudrakshas

Aum Namah Sivaya

For many years now, the shishya of our local Wailua Mission have been working tirelessly to harvest, clean, drill, oil and string Siva's most divine seed. These five-faced beads represent the five divine functions of Lord Siva by which we and the whole Universe evolve: Creation, Preservation, Dissolution, Ignorance and Illumination. The rudrakshas are used for malas, bracelets, earrings and more. With this wonderful effort has come an abundance of rudraksha sales in our Mini Mela store, accounting for a large percentage of Iraivan Temple's monthly donations. Aum.

A basket of blessed beads

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