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Mayilnathaswami performing the Ganesha puja with Satguru’s presence

Many of the other monks attended the event

Satguru carries the blessed Ganesha to the buildings new meeting and shrine room

Satguru offering the arati to Nataraja and the newly installed Ganesha

Yoginathaswami explaining the long journey to the building’s completion

Satguru looking around the place

Yoginathaswami explaining about the space to both the Paramacharya

Jai Ganesha!

On March 9th, the Siddhidata Kulam’s new office was officially inaugurated. A small puja to bless the new office was performed by Mayilnathaswami, with Satguru and the monks attending. Later, after the puja, Yoginathaswami gave a tour of the office, explaining the space and how it would be utilized. It has been a 26 year goal for Siddhidata Kulam to eventually create this new office and machine-shop, reflecting the patience and dedication of the kulam’s monks.

Aum Sivaya!

On February 25, 2025 (USA date), we will be conducting Mahasivaratri at Iraivan Temple. Since it is an 11-hour-long event, we will not be able to live stream the entire event. However, we will be live streaming Satguru’s Upadesha. The link above is for the live stream. Aum!

Putting the wood through our extra-wide planer

Getting the wood from the machine

It’s a lot of heavy lumber to be moving around all morning

The wood after having oil finish added to it

Nirvani Tejadevanatha smiling while doing hard work

Mayilnathaswami storing all the extra wood

Jai Ganesha!

Since it’s the final day of the phase, we took a stroll around the property to see what the Siddhidata Kulam monks were doing. In the morning, we saw Sadhaka Shankaranatha working in the woodshop. He was cutting wood for Siddhidata Kulam’s new office and arranging the pieces in order. Over in the Siddhidata Kulam’s new office, we saw all the mathavasis engaged in cleaning the shop, as their weekly end-of-phase tidying. Aum.

Milk

Yogurt

Honey

Panchamirtham

Orange water

Vibuthi

Sandalwood water

Main Kumbha water

Final Arati

Vetri Vel Muruga Arogaraaa!

Vetri Vel Muruga Arogaraaa!

On February 10th, Mathavasis and devotees celebrated Thaipusam at Kadavul Temple in the presence of Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami. The event began at 3:00 PM and concluded at 5:30 PM. We started with an abhishekam, performed by Sannyasin Siddhanathaswami, of milk, yogurt, orange juice, panchamritam, honey, sandalwood water, vibuthi, chandanam and rose water. After completing the abhishekam, we performed the alankaram—dressing the Deity, which took about 30 minutes. Once the alankaram was finished, we continued the puja. Yoginathaswami sang Lord Muruga’s songs and the monks concluded with a final arati. A fun fact: Lord Muruga is considered the first and foremost renunciate—which is why this day holds great significance for us Mathavasis. Aum.

If you missed the live stream, you can watch it here.

Vetri Vel Muruga Arogara!

We will be celebrating Thaipusam here at Kauai Hindu Monastery. The entire puja will be live-streamed, and those who wish to watch can click the link above to join. Aum Muruga!

As we prepare for the afternoon puja, here are some of the items used during the abhishekam:

Pure Santalum Album (Indian) sandalwood powder

Cardamom powder

Nutmeg powder

Cloves Powder

Raw camphor crystals

Saffron

“Abhisheka Powder”– a mixture of herbs