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On Taskforce

On Taskforce

Our taskforcers have been hard at work in their respective kulams. In the Ganapati Kulam, Dean has been working extensively in our digital photo archives, labeling photos based on content for future ease in searching and using our vast repository of images. He's also been able to take a break...

Iraivan Drainage Installation

Iraivan Drainage Installation

This week Iraivan Temple is having it's main drainage system installed. The system is built for the heaviest of Kauai's rains and will take water from the foundation and channel it away, thereby helping to prevent erosion. The team doing the installation is headed by Pradeep, an expert machine operator...

Word of the Day with New Underwater Photos

Word of the Day with New Underwater Photos

We want to send a special thanks to Arulnageswaran Aruleswaran in Malaysia for sharing his collection of underwater photos to enrich the backgrounds for Word of the Day. Click Next to see more photos. Click the white eye to hide the quote and see the whole photo. Go Lexicon

On the Road Again!

On the Road Again!

Today Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami, Sannyasin Shanmuganathaswami and Sannyasin Siddhanathaswami packed their luggage and headed for the airport. The traveling team is headed to California, Vancouver, Victoria, Chicago and Syracuse on a whirlwind two-week trip. Om Namah Sivaya Our Satguru and swamis drive off to the airport Have a nice flight!...

Recent Visitors

Recent Visitors

Here are a few photos of our recent guests and taskforcers. "It is not a question of seeing God. How can a part see the whole? Regard everything as a manifestation of God, and you will realize the truth. The servants of the Lord regard every single thing as the...

A Little Walkabout

A Little Walkabout

We present to you today but a brief vignette of the aadheenam as it was mid-afternoon. Enjoy. Standing with our back to Kadavul Temple, we see its kodimaram (dwajastambha or flag staff). Near its base sits a four-sided structure, each ensigned with a distinct emblem. The side facing the temple\s...

Quote of the Day

Quote of the Day

Sorry for the delay, here is your Quote of the Day [caption id="attachment_31223" align="alignright" width="805"] Another quote to help inspire and motivate your day[/caption]

Celebrating the Ardra Nakshatra

Celebrating the Ardra Nakshatra

Today is the Ardra Nakshatra, a time each month when Siva's star comes into alignment and His divine energies are easily felt. It is on this day each month that the monks perform an abhishekam to Nataraja in Kadavul's inner sanctum. He is the God of forms infinite in whose...

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