Visiting Hours – Reservation Required
• Open every day of the week and the weekend
• 9am to 12pm
• Parking and entry access require a reservation
Attend Our Temple Services
For Access to Kadavaul Temple’s 9:00am Śiva Puja, you must make a “Kadavul Temple Worship” reservation on our reservation site
Iraivan Temple is currently NOT open to the public. However, on some days a tour to the temple is given around 10:45am. Ask a host. (“Late Morning Front Grounds Access” or “Temple Worship” reservation required).
About this Hindu Monastery
Kauai Aadheenam is home to a traditional Saivite Hindu monastic order. If you plan to visit please be respectful that this is a place of peaceful religious practice.
The monastery is a religious center where monks live, worship and work, supporting Hinduism through temple activities, cultural preservation and educational outreach.
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Today at Kauai Aadheenam
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Satguru’s August Trip, Part One
On August 12th, Satguru and Shanmuganathaswami departed for some cities in mainland USA and also to Montreal, Canada. First stop was Chicago to visit with Malhotra family who are SSC sishyas, and also meet a few other devotees. Aran Malhotra had a japa mala blessed as he prepares for his first year of university. From there they traveled to upstate New York to spend some time with the Satish family, longtime […]
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End of Sadhu Paksha
Jai Ganesha! As part of celebrating the end of our Sadhu Paksha, here are some photos taken by our monks around the monastery during the Sadhu Paksha period. Aum.
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Chitra Puja, & Jivana Ritau Begins
As Mother Nature quieted down in the aftermath of the Lala tropical storm, small patches of blue sky began to peek through still-dense-but-fast-moving clouds as we enjoyed another Gurudeva Chitra nakshatra padapuja in the early morning. The puja coincided with the ending of our restful Sadhu Paksha period and entering the season of Jivana Ritau. Hence a small parade then occurred to change the flag. Sometimes there is little wind and […]
A Search for the Innermost Divine Self
Self-realization in three stages. Realizing oneself as the Soul, realizing oneself as Satchidananda—Omnipresent Consciousness—and realizing oneself as the Source, the Sustainer of that Omnipresent Consciousness, the Self that transcends time, form and space. Parasiva.
Balanced by Temple Worship
A temple is a meeting place of our physical plane and the invisible worlds of the Gods and angelic beings, or devas. The spiritual vibration is kept strong through the monks’ continual worship.
Fueled by Kundalini Yoga
Meditation can be sustained only if one lives a wholesome life, free from emotional entanglements and adharmic deeds. Intensive, consistent meditation dispels the antagonistic, selfish, instinctive forces of the mind and converts those channels of energy into uplifted creative action.
Charted by Monistic Theism
Hinduism, also known as the Sanatana Dharma, or “Eternal Way,” is our planet’s original and oldest living religion, with over one billion adherents.
Illumined by a Potent
Guru-Shishya System
Kauai Aadheenam is the spiritual home and theological seminary for a small band of monks, all under vows, from many nations. They oversee an international religious mission while living a strict lifestyle of daily religious worship, meditation, yoga and service.
Guided by Soul-Stirring Scriptures
Visit our Saivite Scriptures page, which contains timeless wisdom from the oldest living spiritual tradition on Earth. It includes content from the Vedas, Saiva Agamas, writings from saints, and more.
Awakened by Sadhana and Tapas
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– Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1927-2001)
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