Bodhinatha Departs for Phoenix
May 25, 2012A temple in Phoenix has invited Bodhinatha for the Kumbhabhishekam. He is off on a whirlwind two-day trip, comes home and then departs again on Sun One for Santa Cruz.
The Carving of Iraivan's Nandi is Finished!
May 25, 2012Another small milestone for Iraivan temple: the Nandi that will sit in the Nandi Mandapam and look straight into the eye of Siva for the next 1000 years or more is done! The work is exquisite.
Gajanan Serving in the Pillaiyar Kulam
May 24, 2012Here is Gajanan Nataraj, our dynamic and cheerful taskforcer from Saint Lucia in the Caribbean. He's been serving in the Pillaiyar Kulam of late--the team that manages our monastery's Minimela Gift Shop. The Minimela enterprise was initiated by Gurudeva himself in 1983 in San Franscisco. His goal was to make...
News of Kauai Aadheeanam Spreads in Telegu
May 23, 2012  Long-time devotee and supporter of Kauai's Hindu Monastery, Dr. Narayana Rao of Illinois, has written an enthusiastic article on our monastery and our work, especially the construction of Iraivan temple. It is in the Telegu language and appeared in the March, 2012 issue of the Telegu Association of North...
Dandapani in the Garden
May 21, 2012At Kauai Aadheenam during our last retreat the Dandapani mound in Siva's Garden was taken apart in preparation for a major overhaul. It had grown dense and needing of resuscitation, as life often is. Sadasivanathaswami was supported by Tandu Sivanathan and Vel Alahan, and the three of them removed all...
Palani Hills Temple
May 21, 2012Atop Palani Hill in South India stands one of India's most frequented and potent temples. The deity is Palani Andavar or Dandapani, a form of Lord Murugan or Karttikeya. He holds the danda, a staff symbolizing his renunciation of the world and his yoga disciplines. He wears nothing but a...
A New Phase Begins with Sun One Homa
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National Day of Prayer Observed by Interfaith Roundtable of Kauai
May 21, 2012Posters of the Golden rule At the County Office Building in Lihue. The Rotunda. Every seat was filled and standing room only for the event. Pule, Oli Aunty Hanakaulani Montgomery to opens the event ' Pule, Oli Aunty Hanakaulani Montgomery to opens the event ' Rev Catherine Stovall starting the...