Ten Pound Papaya!
July 29, 2019The Siddhidata Kulam has for years cultivated the best papaya from seed. Here is Yogi Adinatha with a ten-pound papaya! Yes, we weighed it. Ten Pounds!
Wailua Mission Rudrakska Day
July 29, 2019The biggest donor to Iraivan is? Guess what? The Rudraksha Tree! Each month the Wailua Mission prepares the rudraksha beads grown on San Marga for sale. The proceeds from the Mini-Mela go to the Iraivan temple. We just had "Rudraksha Day" on July 27th. Rudraksha beautifully cleaned and threaded onto...
The Greatness of Renunciates
July 28, 2019KURAL 21 The Scriptures exalt above every other good the greatness of virtuous renunciates. KURAL 22 Attempting to speak of the renunciate’s magnitude is like numbering all the human multitudes who have ever died. KURAL 23 Behold those who have weighed the dual nature of things and followed the renunciate’s...
Uncrating Bronzes Stanchions
July 27, 2019Today our two taskforcers opened a large wooden crate that had recently arrived from Colorado. Inside is six bronze stanchions which will support our long granite chains as they encircle the silpi pavilion. These stanchions were done in wax by Holly Young and were then crafted in metal by Page...
What Are the Main Hindu Denominations?
July 26, 2019Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami reads from Lesson seven of the Himalayan Academy publication “Path To Siva,” discussing the four main Hindu denominations.
July 2019 News Video
July 25, 2019Our July 2019 news video covers events in June 2019, including: Iraivan Temple progress, Satguru's recent travels, construction at the Mauritius Spiritual Park and our visiting taskforcers.
Through the Lens
July 23, 2019Today one of our taskforcers took these photos around the aadheenam. It's always nice to see what someone visiting the aadheenam takes notice of in our wondrous, natural setting. Song of the Sannyasin by Swami VIvekananda: \"Wake up the note! the song that had its birth Far off, where worldly...
Public Tour Day
July 23, 2019Today was Kauai Aadheenam's weekly public tour. Here are the shining faces of the many forms of Siva that came to visit. While here they were treated to an excellent introduction to Iraivan and the basics of Hinduism before walking out through the sacred gardens to see the siplis in...