Thiruarumugam Visits Kauai from Sri Lanka
January 22, 2015This is a much belated post on a visit by Thiruarumugam from Sri Lanka who came to Kauai with Thondunathan in December. Thiruarumugam is the current head of the Siva Bhoomi Trust in Sri Lanka that has been doing so much service in various areas of the north. He came...
January 21st Homa
January 21, 2015This morning the aadheenam begins a new phase--our lunar calendar's version of a 5-day week. This does vary however, and sometimes the monks observe shorter or longer weeks and weekends which we call "retreats." This will be a five day phase. Gurudeva began the tradition of beginning each phase with...
Annual Wailua Mission Pizza Lunch
January 21, 2015Recently we had our annual pizza lunch with members of the Wailua Mission to show appreciation for the work they do in raising money for Iraivan temple, working at the visitor center, greeting guests, answering visitor's questions and guiding the weekly tours. As special guests to this event we had...
January 2015 News Video
January 19, 2015Our January 2015 news video covers events in December 2014, including: progress on carving the Iraivan Temple perimeter wall and the arrival of the avudaiyar, or base, for the Sivalingam, the planting of hardwood trees on our agricultural land, our many recent guests throughout the holiday season, and Arumuganathaswami's and...
Family Reunion
January 18, 2015Sri GV Chellam visited us ten years ago on his 80th birthday, and requested his children and their families to bring him back to celebrate his 90th birthday, so here they are! His daughter Jothika and her husband Anantha Manepalli hosted Satguru Bodhinatha at their home some time back for...
Recent Visitors
January 17, 2015Pathmarajah and Jeyalingam families from southern California and New York Suresh and Veena Gupta from San Antonio, Texas. They were former trustees of the Flint, Michigan Kasi temple, met our late Gurudeva back then and did sthapana of Shivalingam with his blessings. } ]; transitionSpeed:150});
Hanuman's Granite Peedam
January 17, 2015Gurudeva commissioned a giant Hanuman to be carved in India and decreed that He be installed in Iraivan's Sacred Garden, holding in His hand a small mountain on which Iraivan Temple sits. As you know, Hanuman arrived, but His base is still in progress in India. Today we received these...
Early Tai Pongal For Young Pilgrims
January 17, 2015During our most recent Maha Samadhi Observances, Shanmuganathaswami gave a class to all in attendance on the sacred cow with many dimensions of this most wonderful animal. In an instant all the half sleeping children in the class moved to the front and started asking many questions! This was their...