Happy Mahasivaratri
March 6, 2016Om Namah Sivaya Blessings from Kauai Aadheenam on this sacred day (and night). This evening, the monks celebrate Siva's Great Night with a homa and abhishekam to the small crystal Lingam in Kadavul Temple. While at Maha Ardra we celebrated Siva's perfect form, during Mahasivaratri we stay up late, worshiping...
A Few More Recent Pilgrims
March 5, 2016Ghanshyam and Daksha from Chicago, Chinmaya Mission teachers Raven and Estha from Montana, USA } ]; transitionSpeed:150});
Our MiniMela
March 5, 2016The monastery has its own gift shop. We call it the MiniMela and it has grown and grown since its inception years ago. We started out with a run-down shack and ended up with a beautiful store chock full of deites, incense, clothes, books, jewelry, magazines, trinkets; you name it,...
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March 3rd Homa
March 3, 2016This morning we observed our weekly morning havana in Kadavul Temple. Today we had two special guests, Jayshree Patel from Winnipeg and her friend Anju from Denver. They sponsered the homa this mroning and are active donars to Iraivan Temple. They joined Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami and Sannyasin Yoginathaswami in providing...
Landscaping with Adi Shrikantha
February 29, 2016While on taskforce at the Aadheenam, Adi Srikantha has been doing a great deal of work on the Iraivan Temple's landscaping project, particularly in Chola Gardens. This is the area on the east side of the temple which leads down into Rishi Valley. Adi has been planing plants, helping to...
Growing Up Without Prejudice - Publisher’s Desk
February 28, 2016httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXFQk4AGnKw Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami reads his editorial from the April/May/June 2016 edition of Hinduism Today magazine. "Conflict and violence have their roots in hatred learned during youth. By teaching children tolerance, we create a more peaceful future."
Quote of the Day
February 28, 2016[caption id="attachment_30777" align="alignright" width="805"] Another inspiring quote to help uplift your day[/caption]