Iraivan Bronze Bas-Relief Panels

Recently the massive project of creating and installing 35 bronze panels around Iraivan Temple's perimeter wall was completed. Each Panel measures 14" by 47" and encapsulate a distilled library of information for future pilgrims. They include the history of the temple, from vision to chisel; the founder and architect; the simple technology used; the story of Mahalingeshvara; the monastery and its Satguru and monks; the philosophy of Saiva Siddhanta represented by the temple; the scriptures and beliefs in multiple languages, and more.

On many of the panels you'll find a bas-relief, sculpted by Holy Young, and later cast in metal. Rajen Manick was asked to photograph the panels for our digital archival use. Here are his first batch of photos.

A bas-relief of our lineage of gurus

The panels beautifully adorn the perimeter wall

A padapuja to Gurudeva

Visions of Lord Siva

Lord Nataraja

Panchabrahma

The tools used to carve Iraivan Temple

The library in Stone

Gurudeva in front of the Wailua River

Yogaswami and Chellappaswami

Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami at the entrance to Kauai Aadheenam

Nandi

A homa performed by Shivacharyas

The entrance to San Marga

Siva within us all

The Nalvars

Japa yoga

The importance of temples

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The three worlds

Many forms of Lord Siva

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