Kadavul Balalaya

Big News! As you may know, soon we will be adding the granite cladding to the bases of the Nandi Mandapam, Bali Pitham and Kodimaram (golden flagpole) in front of Kadavul Temple. This however, requires an important ritual, as is done for any construction that is to take place on an established temple. Beginning on the 11th, priests Kumar Gurukkal and Arul Vishvanathan performed a powerful ceremony which transfers energy out of the temple's Kodimaram, Bali Pitam and Nandi into a bala (small) shrine. This shrine is placed in Kadavul Temple, and mystically serves as these structures for the duration of construction and repairs. The event occurred in two parts over two days. The energies are transferred into kumbha's (water pots) and later from those pots they are transferred to the bala shrine. During the event various pujas occurred around the temple but a majority happened within the yagasala—a temporary structure for housing energies from the temple. The very first ceremony in Kadavul was a traditional puja which gives the priests permission to become temporary proxies for Satguru. As in the Agamas, the elaborate performance of these rituals is performed by the guru himself. They also asked the Kadavul Temple deities for permission to begin. Without this permission the remaining ceremonies would not be fruitful. The next homa was in front of the temple's kodimaram and as soon as it began, unusually heavy rains poured until the moment that it was complete. Perhaps we should warn our neighbors next time. Next, through various pujas and homas the power was transferred out of the large stone Nandi in front of the temple and into Kumbhas. The following day the kumbhas were paraded by Satguru and the monks from the yagasala into Kadavul Temple. There they were used to transfer the power to the bala shrine. This fig wood replica of all three structures now sits in Kadavul in front of the Crystal Lingam and all rites that would normally happen around Nandi are done to the replica instead. Now the silpis can work on Nandi's base without disturbing Kadavul's energies.

Take a moment with each photo experiencing the event as if you were here with us!

Aum Namah Sivaya!

Satguru, the monks and the two shivacharyas carry the sacred kumbhas from the yagasala to Kadavul Temple

Bodhinatha and the priest place offerings into the fire

The yagasala is circumambulated 3 times by everyone

Contemporary style photo of the painted side of the Yagasala

Puffed rice is offered by Bodhinatha

Kumar Gurukkal and Bodhinatha

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The circumambulation continues

The trays contain various offerings

The inside of the Yagasala

Head priest with a kumbha holding Nandi\

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The second priest performing mudras in Kadavul

The Aarti is given to Bodhinatha

The first ceremony is held inside Kadavul

All the monks are present as well as devotees on the island

The second ceremony is held outside under a quick tent incase of rain...

The rain begins

The first ceremony of the second day is held in the grass next to Kadavul for the Bhumi Deva

After this final Yajna the Kumbas were moved to the bala nandi in Kadavul in front of the crystal lingam and the ceremony was complete! Aum Namah Sivaya

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