Long Time Kauai Neighbours Finally Visit Aadheenam
May 23, 2013Hideo Tanaka established Hideo Plumbing and Sheetmetal Inc on Kauai in the earlier 1900's. He worked from his home in Kapaa, literally a stone's throw from Kauai Aadheenam, just down the hill. Through the years he and his son Bryan (pictured here) established a reputation for excellent work and customer...
May Chitra Puja
May 22, 2013Today the monastery and countless people worldwide honer Gurudeva, along with the joy, beauty and simple divinity that he brought to all of our lives. The monks perform today's chitra puja, bathing his tiruvadi in milk, ghee, yogurt, vibhuti and more. His loving energy and wisdom filled the temple. Nirvani...
Bodhinatha Returns to Kauai Aadheenam
May 21, 2013All the monks send a big Mikka Nandri, Mahalo and Thank You -- to all the Saiva Siddhanta Church members in Malaysia for taking care of Bodhinatha and doing such a great job with coordinating and putting on all the events! After a very long 15-hour journey straight from Singapore...
Progress on the Solar Project
May 21, 2013With all the footings in place the main structure for the panels was ready to go up. Yoginathaswami put in many hours making sure the first set was structured correctly, creating an accurate model by which the others could be easily built. The SK has been working hard, and will...
Malaysia SSC Aloha Dinner
May 20, 2013A sishya writes-- We were blessed with another event with our beloved Satguru Bodhinatha.... The Aloha Dinner at the Pullman Hotel was held for the students and members of SSC... The evening was stunning...well organized.. The event was coloured with variety of programmes and performances.. Dinner followed with time for...
Malaya One-Day Seminar for SSC Sishyas
May 20, 2013A sishya writes-- We were blessed to have spent the whole day with Satguru at the Pullman Hotel, Putrajaya, Malaysia... The 1 day seminar had 4 different sessions on Practising Hinduism, My friend Lord Ganesha, Colour meditation and Letting go of past and future.. Each session was accompanied by Satguru's...
May 19th Homa
May 19, 2013This morning the monastery held a sacred fire ritual to begin the new phase. Satguru Bodhinatha is traveling in Singapore and Malaysia, so Sadasivanathaswami burned the written prayers and gave a short talk in his stead. He discussed the Iraivan carvings that are on their way from Bangalore, which include...
Ancient Creatures
May 19, 2013Cycads and their close relatives the Encephalartos are among the ancient plants of the world, found in fossil remains some 280 million years old. Plus, they are known to live as long as one thousand years. So they are a natural choice for the monks to plant near Kadavul Temple...