Siva the Divine Manifestation
February 13, 2018The photo of Sadasiva you see here is not a photo at all. It is a 3-D digital image, part of a remarkable process that has been happening for over a year. So remarkable, auspicious and miraculous, in fact, that it has been awarded the 2018 Monks' Superlative Achievement Award...
Our Island Aumakua
February 12, 2018The monastery was recently gifted a stunning photo on canvas showcasing the beautiful wingspan of a Barn Owl, Tyto alba, mid-flight. The owl is among the many animals in the Polynesian islands lovingly known as Aumakua or "family god, deified ancestor." According to Wikipedia's definition of the Hawaiian mythology regarding...
Kadavul Pilgrims
February 11, 2018Mrs. Siva Priya, left, and friend Shivu, middle, from Malaysia. Shanmuganathaswami hosted this morning Swami shows our guests the ancient banyan tree and all the little Ganesha murthis inside } ];
Iraivan Stones Get Moving
February 11, 2018Yoginathaswami takes advantage of the sunny spell we have right now on Kauai and moves Iraivan stones into place. The temple is getting a good inspection for stone placement and soon everything will be ready for the next batch of silpis. These are perimeter wall stones } ];
Recent Visitors
February 11, 2018Bhavana Patel and husband from Ontario Umapathi and Geetha Cattamanchi from Chicago Siva Priya and Shivu from Malaysia } ];
Sun One Afternoon
February 9, 2018Monks are hard at work in their respective departments. We captured some of them this sunny Sun 1 afternoon. Arumuganathaswami and Nirvani Haranandinatha continue their work on developing material for the Holy Saivite Bible project. Taskforcer Trey made lunch and helped with dinner today. He is on his way to...
February 2018 News Video
February 8, 2018Our February 2018 news video covers events in January 2018, including: our celebration of Maha Ardra; recent progress on Iraivan Temple; the consecration of our new noni processing facility; and our observance of Thai Pusam
Iraivan Carbide Chisels: Who, What, When, Where, Why...and How?
February 6, 2018Iraivan Temple is built with chisels--there's no getting around that fact. This all important tool just got a facelift and the timing couldn't be better. With the last containers making their way to our island, and the last batch of silpis, the temple construction is coming to an end with...