May 9th Afternoon Through 10th Morning Events
May 10, 2023Here are photos of the next set of pujas. Yesterday afternoon was the first kala homas in the yagasala. Five different shapes of homa kundas were operating simultaneously, each representing one of Sadasiva's faces-- Isana, Tatpurusha, Aghora, Vamadeva and Sadjyotata. Surrounding the large middle kumbha are 108 little conches in...
2023 Iraivan Temple Mandala Puja - Yagasala
May 10, 2023A short clip of the Mandala Puja events taking place this week at Iriavan Temple. This is the yagasala where five special homa kundas are kindled as per Agamaic tradition. Your browser does not support the video tag.
Iraivan Temple Final Mandala Pujas Underway
May 9, 2023Led by Kumar Gurukal, nine Sivacharya priests arrived yesterday and today, bringing the total to eleven who are now performing the last of the 45-day Mandala Pujas post installation of the sphatika Mahalingeswara. Of the priests is Anand Sivacharya who officiates at the Concord, California Murugan Temple that we used...
Mandala Puja Preparations
May 8, 2023The priests arrive today, nine in all, to conduct the final four days of holy homas and pujas to complete Iraivan's historic Pranapratishta consecration. Many are the items needed to conduct the elaborate rituals. These are being assembled in the yagasala today, and we give you a glimpse.We asked our...
The Conscious Mind - Part 2
May 7, 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. "It really hardens a person to live in the conscious mind all the time, because he...
May 2023 Chitra Puja
May 3, 2023Today we celebrate the 288th monthly Chitra padapuja for Sivaya Subramuniyaswami. Satguru, his monastics and our local members joined in Kadavul Temple for an hour long honoring of Gurudeva. "Then there is the joy of the mysticism of Hinduism. It is the world's most magical religion, offering worlds within worlds...
Preparing for Final Mandala Pujas
May 2, 2023We have just six days before the final Iraivan Temple Mandala Pujas are performed by Kumar Gurukal and many accompanying priests. In the first two photos, Sivanadiyar Vatshalan and Malaysian taskforcer Sivajnani Nagappan work together on setup of the yagasala and audience tent. The specially designed and painted homakundas have...
Sevaka Here From Malaysia for a Few Weeks
May 1, 2023Longtime sishya, Sivajnani Nagappan, is serving in the monastery's Siddhidata Kulam on our resident taskforce program for a few weeks. The timing works out well for him to especially help preparations for the Iraivan Temple final Mandala Pujas from May 8-11. Sivajnani has never husked a coconut before, so we...