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Tour Day

Tour Day

Yesterday was tour day at the monastery. It acts as a chance for regular guests to see more of the Aadheenam grounds, as well as Iraivan Temple. It offers our visitors not only beautiful sights, but also something of an education about Hinduism, which is often lacking in the Western...

Morning Havana

Morning Havana

Jai Ganapati! Today the monastery begins its new phase. As usual, Sun one morning starts off with a powerful Siva homa. This is a six day phase, with Kadavul Ardra Abhishekam on Sun four. Tomorrow is Akshaya Tritiya, a very auspicious day as the Sun and the Moon are both...

Bengaluru Work Site

Bengaluru Work Site

Today we received a short report from Jiva Rajasankara in India. As you will remember the team there is erecting a tall wall to minimize noise in the neighborhood. Here is his report: Aum sivaya,swami. Here are the updates on the compound wall. Now the present height is 25 feet from...

Recent Pilgrims

Recent Pilgrims

Anbu and Gowthamy Balakumaran are visiting for the first time from southern California. They are from Jaffna, Sri Lanka, originally. Anbu just returned from Sri Lanka where he attended the Satguru Yogaswami 50th Anniversary celebrations. } ]; transitionSpeed:150});

Our Picture-Perfect Pali

Our Picture-Perfect Pali

For those unaware, the Monastery recently acquired an official 65 year lease for the small section of state land, which surrounds this unique section of the Wailua. "Pali" means "cliff" in Hawaiian. This large dip in the land is a well-known part of what makes many of our daily visitors...

Laser Printing

Laser Printing

For the past week, Natyam Rajanatha has been working to print Luggage tags, for the upcoming 2014 Innersearch to Mauritius. The tags are being made out of wood, and etched using the monastery's laser printer. It takes about an hour for each print, so as you can imagine, it's a...

Kauai Aadheenam Quad Copter Compilation

Kauai Aadheenam Quad Copter Compilation

httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPnqnPOUgq8 A Video Compilation of Quad Copter footage, taken by the monks at Kauai Aadheenam. The video shows a broad view of our agricultural land, sacred gardens and flyovers of Iraivan Temple.

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