Off to Thailand!
November 23, 2023Jai Ganesha! Recently Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami and Acharya Arumuganathaswami boarded a plane to begin their week-long journey to Thailand. The two are there to attend the 2023 World Hindu Congress at which Satguru will be receiving an award for Hinduism Today magazine and its global impact. Satguru and Acharya will...
Associated Press Story Goes Global
November 22, 2023Meet the Associated Press (arguably the world's largest provider of news) described as: "The AP has a vast global reach, distributing news in multiple languages, reaching audiences across diverse cultures worldwide." In July they sent a journalist (Deepa Bharat) and a photographer (Jessie Wardarski) to Kauai to do a story...
Skanda Sashti and Supplicant Pledge
November 21, 2023We share here a few photos of the Skanda Sashti puja a few days ago (which was also livestreamed), and in the middle of the puja, while Karttikeya was decorated, Brahmachari Shankara Veylan took the six-month Supplicancy Pledge. Having already taken the vow of purity, he now takes on two...
Kauai Aadheenam's 2023 Skanda Shashti Live Stream
November 17, 2023Join us on November 18th at 3:00pm (Kauai time) for our 2023 celebration of Skanda Shashti. Each year in Kadavul Temple, our monks perform this special abhishekam for Lord Murugan . Om Skandaya Namah
Siddhidata Kulam New Maintenance Shop Updates
November 17, 2023Following are some of the specific progress steps taken over the last weeks. During their final days here, the silpis crafted a beautiful granite sign for the new maintenance shop, storage and office building, called Hale Hana. The concrete "apron" around the building cured and is ready to use Mobile...
Gurudeva Annual Puja-- More Photos of Day 3
November 16, 2023As the annual Gurudeva Puja events have winded down and we head into Skanda Shashthi, sishya Rajkumar Manickam shares additional photos, taken with his fancy camera, of scenery and the San Marga murthi moves on day three. The final afternoon will be a separate post. } ];
Five Potencies of God Siva
November 15, 2023Today a glimpse of the golden murtis of Siva that abide in five niches around the Iraivan vimanam. As you know, this form of God Siva (called Sadasiva or Panchabrahma) is among the most important forms of God found in the Saiva Agamas. Enjoy the darshan of the five 32"...
Karma the Natural Law - Part 3
November 14, 2023Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami gives his weekly upadesha in Kadavul Temple. It is part of a series of talks elaborating on the inspired teachings of Śivaya Subramuniyaswami as found in his book Merging With Śiva. "'I am the master of my fate.' This is how you become the master of your...