Sadhu Paksha Begins
Today the monastics of Kauai Aadheenam begin their seasonal two-week retreat known as Sadhu Paksha. During this time the monks break from their usual morning routine to walk about the sacred gardens and worship and meditate to the rising sun. Apart from the aadheenam being more restrictive toward visiting guests, daytime activities for the monks and visitors to Kadavul Temple remain much the same. At the end of these two weeks we will observe the ritau change and welcome the new season with a flag raising. This morning our Takagrapher took a walk out to Iraivan Temple as is his usual morning jaunt. We also asked our task forcer, Kodiswara to take some beautiful nature photos to supplement today's post, for Nature truly is the first temple.
Aum Namah Sivaya.
“The same stream of life that runs through my veins night and day runs through the world and dances in rhythmic measures. It is the same life that shoots in joy through the dust of the earth in numberless blades of grass and breaks into tumultuous waves of leaves and flowers.”
― Rabindranath Tagore
8 Responses to “Sadhu Paksha Begins”
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August 3rd, 2016 at 9:35 pm
aaahhh … That feels so good! Thank you for taking us wandering and wondering with you! Infinite love and eternal gratitude
August 3rd, 2016 at 10:16 pm
The photos are so breathtaking. Thank you for sharing this with us.
August 4th, 2016 at 3:59 am
Nandri for the wonderful trip around the Aadheenam. Very grateful and enjoy Sadhu Pasha. Aum
August 4th, 2016 at 8:22 am
Thank you very much for sharing. Natchintanai ‘Maarkam Sanmaarkam, Magarishigal Kandamaarkam’…….
August 4th, 2016 at 12:03 pm
Om Namah Shivay!
August 4th, 2016 at 7:03 pm
Mikka Nandri for the so inspiring & captivating pictures of the Iraivan Temple and the surrounding grounds. It is indeed a totally different sphere of life to be close to nature, compared to the hustle and bustle of city life.
Aum
August 6th, 2016 at 9:10 am
Mekka nandri for the beautiful photos. We spent a long time absorbing the one of the swami meditating in Iraivan, and the one with the Vel in the bamboo.
August 25th, 2016 at 10:13 pm
Sadasivanathaswami tells me every Hindu temple has flower gardens, used, in part, for offerings. But the gardens at Kauai’s Hindu Monastery are particularly robust when compared to other temples.