Felicitation of Hinduism Today Magazine at Bangkok Congress
December 6, 2023The recent World Hindu Congress 2023, organized by the World Hindu Foundation, was first held in 2014 in Delhi, then again in Chicago in 2018. It is “a global platform for Hindus to connect, share ideas, inspire one another and impact the common good.” At the opening plenary session, plaques...
We're Collecting Photos of Gurudeva
December 3, 2023We're asking people far and wide to send us their historical photos of Gurudeva, just in case we're able to find something that isn't in our archival collection. If you have such a photo, please click this link and drag the file(s) into the folder that it opens. Please read...
New Maintenance Building Blessing
December 2, 2023After many months of construction and recently passing occupancy inspection by county departments, the Siddhidata Kulam can now officially move into the maintenance and storage sections of the new building. They hired our Iraivan Temple priest, Pravin Kumar Gurukal, to perform a "house blessing" puja on his day off. Enjoy...
Sivalaya Deepam
December 1, 2023Recently, the monastery held its evening celebration of Sivalaya Deepam, worshiping God Siva as a pillar of fire. This year, deepa lamps were placed throughout Iriavan Temple. Earlier in the day we observed the monthly krittika homa at Iriavan, and into the evening the deepas were lit, setting aglow Iriavan...
The Famed Pihanakalani Hula Dance
November 30, 2023For decades while living on the island, Gurudeva reached out to the Hawaiian community, invited them to events, involved them in our various temple consecration ceremonies. His love of the confluence of the two cultures continues this week. On November 26th, Kumu Leihi'ilani Kirkpatrick and ten hula dancers came to...
Karma the Natural Law - Part 4
November 30, 2023Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami gives his weekly upadesha in Kadavul Temple at Kauai’s Hindu Monastery in Hawaii. It is part of a series of talks elaborating on the inspired teachings of Satguru Śivaya Subramuniyaswami as found in his book Merging With Śiva. "Responsibly resolving karma is among the most important reasons...
Bangkok Congress
November 25, 2023The World Hindu Congress, held every four years, invited Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami to Bangkok to receive a special honorary award. He and Arumuganathaswami flew there and attended three days of events and panels. On the first night, the award was given from the stage before a crowd of some 2,000...
Sishya Rajen Manick on Taskforce
November 24, 2023Longtime Saiva Siddhanta Church formal sishya, Rajen Manick from Mauritius, has arrived on Kauai for his first in-person visit to his Guru's home. He'll be staying with us for a few months to finally experience Kauai Aadheenam in depth and continue his service of translating the Master Course trilogy books...