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May 2020 Chitra Puja

Jai Gurudeva! Today we celebrated our monthly Chitra padapuja to Gurudeva Sivaya Subramuniyaswami. Yogi's Jayanatha and Dayanatha performed the short abhishekam and puja while Satguru and other monks chanted Sri Rudram and dove within in meditation. Aum Namah Sivaya. Founder of Kauai Aadheenam and so much more Gurudeva: \"How strong...

The Evolution of Our Cedar Room Table, Part One: Preparing the Top

Sometime in 2018, we began thinking again about what the new table for the Media Studio's cedar room would be like. We had created an oval design several years earlier and even milled out and cut the top planks, but it became clear it just wasn't going to be up...

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Fostering Steadfastness

Aum Namah Sivaya. After a long three-day retreat, the monks began their new phase today. Here, Satguru gives his usual weekly upadesha in Kadavul Temple. Today he discussed lesson 21 of Living with Siva which details the importance of steadfastness in living a spiritual life.

All the Monks Are Fine

All the monastics are doing well. Thanks to Gurudeva's long term vision, we have the great good fortune of having nearly 72 acres of land upon which we stretch our wings daily. Lockdown for us means no guests, so it's a quiet time. Sannyasin Shanmuganathaswami is the Talaivar of the...

Ganesha Has Arrived!

Our full-color third edition of Gurudeva's wildly popular book, Loving Ganesha: Hinduism's Endearing Elephant-Faced God has arrived in the US from our printer in Malaysia (it took a while, but then Ganesha is known to be a bit ponderous) and is available online here: bit.ly/LGcolor. For those new to the...

Worshiping Siva Nataraja

Aum Namah Sivaya! Today is Ardra Nakshatra, so the monks performed their monthly abhishekam to Lord Nataraja in Kadavul Temple. We hope you enjoyed an inner day as well, worshiping and celebrating this dancing universe. Aum Nataraja, “King of Dance,” is a depiction of God as the Cosmic Dancer. Perhaps...

Placing the First Stones of Iraivan Temple's Fronts Steps

Jai Ganapati! This week our masterful team of siplis has placed the first layer of step stones for Iraivan Temple's main entry stairway. The stairs have a precisely measured concrete foundation over which the granite pieces are placed. After spending weeks adding fine details to the stones and making sure...