TUESDAY MARCH 21, 2023 - EVENING DAY 1 ~ IRAIVAN TEMPLE CRYSTAL SIVALINGA INSTALLATION
March 21, 2023TUESDAY MARCH 21, 2023 - DAY 1 3:00 PM - 7:00PM HST (Day 1 - Evening Session) Sri Maha Ganapathy Pooja, Punyahavachanam, Grama Shanthi, Bhairava Saptha Aavarana Pooja, Aalaya Ashta Dik Bali Daanam, Poornahuthi, Deeparadhana 7:00 PM - END
Iraivan Temple Sivalinga Installation Ceremonies
March 19, 2023As most of you already know, the large crystal Sivalinga has been “temporarily” residing in Kadavul Temple since August 1987, awaiting its move to the Iraivan Temple sanctum. Our architect, Selvanathan Sthapati, has indicated that now that the Iraivan Temple structure is complete and the 11,000-pound panchaloha Avudaiyar base has...
Pillaiyar Kulam Back Storage Room Progress
March 18, 2023With good weather, the contractor is moving quickly with framing the final back storage room which will hold the rest of our publication print runs, now that we have discontinued a storage warehouse on the mainland. } ];
The Universe of the Mind – Part 2
March 17, 2023Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami gives his weekly upadesha in Kadavul Temple at Kauai's Hindu Monastery in Hawaii. It is part of a series of talks elaborating on the inspired teachings of Śivaya Subramuniyaswami as found in his book Merging With Śiva. "The first steps on the spiritual path consist in learning...
Golden Murtis Return to Kauai
March 16, 2023When we last left the five murtis of Siva, whty were in Honolulu being gilded with 23-karat gold leaf by Hawaii's premier gilding experts, Thor and Diane Minnick. The team had to stay up til 11 or 12 each night to make the deadline, which they did. The crates returned...
Chitra Puja March 2023
March 13, 2023Several days ago Satguru, the mathavasis and local members gathered together in Kadavul Temple for our monthly padapuja to Gurudeva's shrine during the Chitra Nakshatra. Jai Gurudeva! "The Truth is deeper and is discovered by the resolute devotee who dedicates his life to the search, who lives a balanced life...
Mandala Puja for Kadavul Nandi, Balipeetam and Dhvajastambha
March 12, 2023Following the Kadavul Temple kumbhabhishekam to mark the stone upgrades to Nandi, Balipeetam and dhvajastambha, another homa and abhishekam must be performed 48 days later as a vibrational completion to the intensity of a kumbhabhishekam. March 12th was the 48th day, which also just happened to be the 50th anniversary...
Siddhidata Kulam's New Building Frame Takes Shape
March 11, 2023The Siddhidata Kulam's new office and and machine maintenance building frame is quickly taking shape. The contractor team of two put this much together in just five days. It is a metal building, so the work consists of bolting all the pre-fabricated pieces together. Here they are nearly finished assembling...