January Chitra Padapuja
January 29, 2019Recently the aadheenam celebrated our monthly Chitra Nakshatra Padapuja to Gurudeva Sivaya Subramuniyaswami. Aum Namah Sivaya. Song of the Sannysin by Swami Vivekananda: \"Wake up the note! the song that had its birth Far off, where worldly taint could never reach, In mountain caves and glades of forest deep, Whose...
Lord Hanuman Lands at Kauai Aadheenam
January 26, 2019Jai Hanuman! At 1:31pm on Friday, January 25th Lord Hanuman's feet touched down on a small mountain near the sacred Rudraksha Forest at Kauai Aadheenam, where they will remain firm for a thousand years. This brought to an end a more than decade long project set in motion by Gurudeva...
Lord Hanuman in Bronze
January 25, 2019An introduction to the creation of Kauai Aadheenam's 13-foot-tall bronze Hanuman. Stay tuned for tomorrow's big news.
2019 Thai Pusam Abhishekam
January 25, 2019For all those Muruga bhaktars out here, here is a full length video of Kauai Aadheenam's 2019 Thai Pusam abhishekam held in Kadavul Temple.
How Do We Celebrate Festivals?
January 23, 2019Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami reads from Lesson 64 of the Himalayan Academy publication “Path To Siva,” discussing Hindu festivals.
January 2019 News Video
January 20, 2019Our January 2019 news video covers events in December 2018, including: recent progress on Iraivan Temple; our change of seasons; and the aadheenam's celebration of Ardra Darshanam.
Perimeter Wall Placement
January 19, 2019Yesterday the Silpis (with the help of Yoginathswami and a fork lift) moved many of the main portions of Iriavan Temple's perimeter wall into place along the east side of the foundation. As seen in the final photo, the finished wall will have a center section, small pillars on either...
A Visit From a Hawaiian High Priestess
January 18, 2019Today the monastery enjoyed a visit from Leimomi Mo'okini Lum. She is the soon-to-be 93 year old, Hawaiian Priestess who originally presented Gurudeva with the Kuloulou Staff. The staff still sits to the right of the Guru Pitam, opposite to Satguru's Silver Danda. She is currently doing wonderful work to...